DERRY
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08/11/2026
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Parish of Dunboe, Macosquin and Aghadowey
Sunday 25th October 2026 Year A Psalter Week Rev Neil Farren PP. Chapelfield, 59 Laurel Hill Road, Coleraine BT51 3PY Tele: 028 7034 3130
Parish Secretary: Clare White at Chapelfield Office hours This week:
Monday 26th October – OFFICE CLOSED
Tuesday 27th October – OFFICE CLOSED
Thursday 29th October – OFFICE CLOSED Parish
cpdma@btinternet.com Parish Website: www.dmaparish.com SVP Helpline:
Safeguarding Officer: Mrs Bernadette Eastwood Emergency Calls: Father Neil Farren - 07710860966
Age Concern Tele 02870357966
Good morning, Causeway For elderly and vulnerable people. Tele 02870558005
Lifeline Crisis Response Helpline 0808 808 8000
North Coast Community Transport Tele 02870321234
Samaritans Tele 116123 St Vincent de Paul Tele 07752017340
Wave Trauma Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Tele 0282766990
Women’s Aid Tele 02870356 Onus – Men & Women affected by domestic or sexual abuse in NI – 0808 802 1414 (Freephone 24hr)
John McGill ( Anniversary Mass
Tues 27th Oct St Johns ), Kevin Greene, Paddy Donnelly (Anniversary Mass
Sunday 25th 11am), Hugh Miller, Jim McQuade, Freda & Geoff Dudgen.
Parish Collections 17th & 18th October 2026 St Johns Aghadowey Dunboe Weekly: £744.68 £210.50 £140.00 Loose: £294.97 £20.15 £25.60 Total: £1435.90 Masses - week commencing 26th October Church St Johns Dunboe Aghadowey Monday 10am Tuesday 10am Wednesday 7pm Thursday 10am 12pm Friday 10am Saturday 6pm 7.30pm Sunday Feast of All Saints 11am 9.45am Dunboe Reader/ Offertory Rota
Saturday 24th October – Ann / Offertory – Seamus & Linda
Saturday 31st October – Brenda / Offertory – Alice & Michael
Saturday 7th November – Catherine / Offertory – Martin & Philomena Dunboe Eucharistic Minister Rota
Saturday 24th October – Maggie
Saturday 31st October – Vincent
Saturday 7th November – Linda
Saturday 14th November – Karen Dunboe Cleaning & Flowers Rota November - Catherine McNally St Johns Eucharistic Minister
Saturday 31st – Sharon Boorman
Sunday 1st November – Liam McLaughlin St Johns Minister of the Word November Vigil: Nuala
Anita Aghadowey Offertory
Sunday 25th October – Kathleen & Eva McBride
Sunday 1st November – Bill & Eilish
Sunday 8th November – Christopher & Kathleen Owens
Sunday 15th November – Paddy & Violet Dempsey Aghadowey Cleaning rota November - Ava Clarke & Lauren Gibson ARK (Aghadowey Rural Kinship)
Monday 26th October at 8pm in the Brown Trout Inn. “Stories of the Local People at Home and Abroad “ Speaker: Ms. Fiona Pegrum QG Family Historian.
Admission £8 including supper. Members £5. Everyone very Welcome.
Choir Director: St Eugene’s Cathedral, Francis Street, Derry, 10 hours per week: St Eugene’s Cathedral is recruiting for an experienced choir director to lead and manage all aspects of the cathedral choir.
They will ensure that the music enhances worship services and aligns with the church’s liturgical themes.
For a job description and application pack, tel (028) 7126 2302 or
recruitment@derrydiocese.org . Submit completed applications to Personnel, Bishop’s House, St Eugene’s Cathedral, Francis Street, Derry, BT48 9AP, or email them to recruitment@derrydiocese.org . Applications must be received by noon on
Thursday 12 November 2026. Derry Diocesan Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
We welcome applications from all men and women and from members of all communities.
ACCORD DERRY MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSES January 2027 to March 2027 are now online for booking.
The courses can be booked on the website at www.accordni.com JANUARY 29TH/30TH 2027 FEBRUARY 19TH/20TH 2027 MARCH 19TH/20TH 2027. Email; derry@accordni.com . Web; www.accordni.com SMA Fathers Annual Subscription Envelopes for the SMA Fathers annual subscription will be left at the back of Our Lady of the Assumption chapel Aghadowey for your donation.
Many thanks, Karen Hanna and Maura Creelman All Saints Day Pilgrim Walk On
Sunday 1st November . From the Convent steps to St Patricks Holy well (Tubber Patrick).
Meeting at 3pm and walking up the steps along the Convent walk towards Portstewart Strand, just before the Strand on the brow of the hill, is St Patricks Well.
All are welcome to join us! Parish Draw - October £500 – Fr Frank Moloney £100 – Vera Law £100 – Winifred Gribbon £100 – Patrick Dempsey £50 – Sheila McGonigle £50 – Kathleen Connolly £50 – Sean Kelly Congratulations to all our winners!
We Pray St Paul reminds the Thessalonians that it was ".with the joy of the Holy Spirit that [they] took to the Gospel.
We pray for the future priests of our diocese that they will feel the joy that comes from the Spirit of God as they read, live, and preach the Good News of God's love.
SVP Senior Citizens Night out St John’s SVP Conference is hosting a ‘Senior Citizen Night Out’ for St John’s Parish at the Lodge Hotel on
Monday 16 November at 6pm. The evening begins with a free draw, followed by a two-course meal and music by Henry Gaile & Bernadette Quinn.
Tickets for a second draw will be sold after the meal.
Places are limited. To reserve yours, you must book and make a minimum donation of £10. Payment is due by
Wednesday 11th November. Leave your name, contact number and donation in the sacristy at St John’s to book, or contact Anne on 07789306587 . Bookings close on
Wednesday 11th November. Sick Visitation Monday – Dunboe & Articlave area Thursday Aghadowey RISE & SHINE TRUST - Group 110 (Derry) Do you know a young person who would benefit from a week of friendship, fun, faith and unforgettable memories in Lourdes?
Rise & Shine Trust brings children (11+) and young adults with additional needs on a week-long pilgrimage holiday to Lourdes each Easter.
The trip is free for our guests as our volunteers fundraise for it.
For more information, and to apply, please see www.riseandshine.ie . Save The Date………
Sunday 13th December , our Annual Carol Service in St Mary’s Church , followed by our annual Bazaar, cake sale and December draw.
More details to follow in due course! Christmas Wreath Making Save the Date, for our Christmas Wreath Making Class in Aghadowey Hall
Wednesday 16th December at 7.00pm . Message to book your place 07746618857 . DMA Parish (Claudy area) https://dmaparish.com