Moville Parish Bulletin

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The Parish of Moville St Pius X, Moville St Mary’s, Ballybrack St Columba’s, Ballinacrae St Joseph’s Oratory, Shrove Parish Priest: Fr Colm O’Doherty (074) 9382057

Parish Office

(074) 9382057/ 0899421375 emails: movilleparish@derrydiocese.org movilleparish@gmail.com Bulletin email address: movillebulletin@gmail.com Parish website: www.movilleparish.com CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK AHEAD

Sunday 1st All Saints We celebrate the great company of all those who have gone before us and now enjoy the beatific vision, sharing in God’s life in the glory of heaven.

Monday 2nd All Souls’ Day , when the Church honours with great respect the memory of the dead and offers her prayers for them . Annual Mass for the Dead at 7.30pm in St Pius X Church.

Tuesday 3rd St Malachy (1094-1148). As bishop of Armagh he continued the reforming work of his predecessor, Ceallach.

He introduced the Cistercians and the Canons Regular into Ireland.

Returning to Ireland from a visit to Rome, he revisited Clairvaux, where he caught a fever and died in the arms of his friend St Bernard.

They are buried together.

Wednesday 4th St Charles Borromeo (1538-84). A great reforming Archbishop of Milan after the Council of Trent.

Thursday 5th St Martin de Porres (1579-1639), a Dominican lay brother, who spent his nights in prayer and penance and his days caring for the sick and poor.

Renowned for his devotion to the Blessed Sacrament.

Friday 6th All the Saints of Ireland. We commemorate all our fellow countrymen and women of every age and condition who have gone before us in faith and now enjoy the vision of God.

Saturday 7th St Willibrord (658-739). Born in Northumbria, he entered the Benedictine order and was sent to study in Ireland, before going abroad as a missionary.

He worked in parts of what is now Holla nd, Northwest Germany and Luxembourg.

He is remembered as the first of the renowned Anglo-Saxon missionaries who went to continental Europe.

First Anniversary Mass for Hugh O’Sullivan at 6.30pm.

Sunday 8th 11.30am Mass will be celebrated in Ballinacrae. Mass this week in St Pius X: Monday to Friday 10am.

Saturday 6.30pm; Sunday 10am. Confessions in St. Pius X Church :

Saturday 5.45pm to 6.15pm. The Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet will be recited in St. Pius X Church, Moville, at 7.30pm every day, from Sunday – Friday.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Monday, 2-9pm; Wednesday, 6-9pm. Thank you for your generous financial support to the parish in the past week, which amounted to €2204. Moville https://movilleparish.com

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Prayer for Vocations: For the future priests of our diocese, the men who will preach the Good News of the Beatitudes (today's Gospel) - the happiness that comes from persevering in faith, and t rusting in the goodness and mercy of Almighty God through the ups and downs of life.

We pray to the Lord. “It is to the glory of my Father that you should bear much fruit and then you will be my disciples.” Are you being called to love the Lord and His people as a priest, sister or brother?

Anyone i nterested in serving the Church as a priest of the diocese of Derry should contact the diocesan Vocations Director, Fr Pat O’Hagan, PP Bellaghy and Greenlough, at 0487938 6259 or at pgoh2111@gmail.com The theme for our next day of Prayer for Marriage and Family Life, on

Tuesday 3 November, is remembering our beloved dead. First Saturday Rosary on

Saturday 7 November at 1pm in Market Square, Letterkenny. Rosary on the Coast will be held at 3pm today,

Sunday 1 November, at Lisfannon Strand, Buncrana.

Carrowmena Community Centre (9367061) Places are available on several courses including Creative writing; woodcraft; digital skills for farmers; plumbing and Christmas decorations including a course for kids.

Greencastle Community Centre (9381054) info@greencastlecentre.ie Six-week Beekeeping for Beginners course begins

Saturday 7 November at 11am. Christmas Wreath Workshop on

Thursday 26 November at 7pm.

Contact Hayley 00447947431574. Christmas Craft Fair on

Saturday 21 November from 12noon to 3pm Tables €20. Citizens Advice drop-in every Wednesday from 9.30am – 4.30pm. Serenity House (9382945) serenityhouse@eircom.net Linocut, Card Making and Calligraphy course begins

Wednesday 4 November. Serenity House is a drop off point for the Inishowen Christmas Shoebox Appeal again this year. All boxes must be in Serenity House by

Monday 9 November. Trócaire is looking for volunteers to deliver school talks during their annual Lent Appeal in 2027. The role involves approximately 1-2 short talks per week.

Full training, presentation materials a nd ongoing support will be provided.

Please contact Fionnuala McGuinness on 048 9080 8033 or fionnuala.mcguinness@trocaire.org by the first week of December if you are interested!

Indulgences : You may receive a plenary indulgence once each day, from 1 to 8 November, by visiting a graveyard and praying for the dead.

The conditions are that you go to Confession at sometime wi thin the week following 1 November, that you go to Holy Communion any day from 1 to 8 November and that you pray for the Pope’s intentions (one Our Father and Hail Mary or any other prayer of your choice).

Safeguarding If you have any concerns with regards to Safeguarding children or adults, please contact Marie O’Kane, The Diocesan Designated Liaison Person at 00447596500793 or dlp@derrydiocese.org . Local Safeguarding Representatives are Mary McGranaghan and Brídín Hannaway The Annual Mass for the Dead will be celebrated on

Monday 2nd November at 7.30pm in St Pius X. At this Mass we remember in a particular way those who have died since last All Souls Day.

A candle will be lit in their memory and family members are invited to attend this Mass and afterwards take home the candle which can be lit at family prayer times, especially during November.

People are invited to write down names of loved ones who have died and place them in the special box at the November Display at the front of the chur ch.

They will be remembered at all our masses during the month ahead.