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ST. BAITHIN’S MASSES
12th Sept Saturday 6pm Joe McNulty RIP
13th Sept Sunday 2.15pm Bernadette Lynch RIP
15th Sept Tuesday 9.30am Mass
16th Sept Wednesday 7pm Joe Wilson RIP
17th Sept Thursday No Mass
18th Sept Friday 7pm Joan McGee RIP (1st Anniversary)
19th Sept Saturday 6pm William & Sadie Brogan
& Marian Carlin RIP
20th Sept Sunday 12.15pm Mass
Anniversaries: Eva Peoples RIP. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful,
departed rest in peace.
NEWTOWNCUNNINGHAM MASSES
12th Sept Saturday 7.30pm Patrick Devenney and
Margaret Sullivan RIP
13th Sept Sunday 11am Jim Duffy RIP
14th Sept Monday 7pm Mass
15th Sept Tuesday 7pm Mass
16th Sept Wednesday 9.30am Tommy & Maggie Gillespie RIP
17th Sept Thursday 9.30am Mass
19th Sept Saturday 7.30pm Nuala Martin RIP
20th Sept Sunday 11am Pro-Populo
KILLEA MASSES
13th Sept Sunday 9.30am Pro-Populo
18th Sept Friday 9.30am Mass
20th Sept Sunday 9.30am Mass
Recently Deceased: We pray for the soul of Gerard Callaghan RIP, Derry and
Bridgend – brother of Kevin Callaghan. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful,
departed rest in peace.
Please Note that Baptisms in Both Parishes take place at alternative
weekends on set scheduled days. Should it be a Saturday - it will be at 3.30pm ,
while Sunday Baptisms are at 1.30pm.
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER13th September 2026 – Twenty-Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Confirmations 2027 : Bishop Coll has given the dates for
Confirmations in the Diocese in 2027. He will administer the Sacrament:
All Saints, Newtown at 11am on Sat 27th February
St. Baithin’s, St. Johnston at 3pm on Sat 27th February
Families should note that if their children were baptised in places other than
locally , now would be a good time to contact those parishes to get a copy of the
child’s Baptismal Certificate, as this will be asked for before Confirmation.
In St. Johnston in 2027 only the 6th Class pupils will be making Confirmation.
Youth Parish Missionaries: This week a group of 6 young Adult
Missionaries from the John Paul the Great University in California will arrive
in our parishes and stay with us until the end of November. They will be
involved in several initiatives in both parishes during these next 10 Weeks.
Among their tasks will be the weekly interaction in our schools with the 6th
Class pupils who are preparing for Confirmation in the Spring. They will run a
Youth Group for them and give them Retreats in November. The team will a lso
assist at our popular Ogs Youth Group on Friday Evenings and will be a very
welcome and positive presence among us. We hope to introduce them to you
the parishioners over the next 2 Weekends.
OGS Youth Group : The OGS Youth Group begins again next Friday (18th
September) from 7pm – 9pm in the Columban Hall in Newtown . This
group is for Teenagers of Secondary School age and proved very popular with
them last year. This will also be an opportunity for our teenagers to me et the
Youth Missionary Team. New members are always welcome and those who,
last year, took part in OGS Ignite (program for Confirmation Candidates) are
now eligible to take part in the OGS senior group. While this Youth Group
takes place in Newtown it is open to all teens from all areas of Both Parishes.
Parents/Guardians – when dropping your teenager off please make sure
that you give the volunteer leaders at the door an emergency contact
number.
Parish of Newtowncunningham & Killea
Email: office@newtownkilleaparish.ie
Website: www.newtownkilleaparish.ieFr Philip Kemmy, PP Fr. Damien Nejad, CC
Office Address : Parochial House, Main Street,
NewtowncunninghamEmergency Number
087 3443600Newtown Killea https://newtownkilleaparish.ie/bulletin/raphoe/newtown-killea/

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Sunday Collections : €1398; Feast of the Assumption : €27. Thank you
for your continued generosity to your Parish. Thank you for the following several
donations received amounting to €80 for Light and Heat and €60 for church flowers.
Sacrament of Confession: All Saints Newtown every Saturday 10.30am –
11.30am.
Eucharistic Adoration: takes place on Wednesday in Newtown from 11am – 8pm
and in Killea from 2pm – 6pm on Friday. Although all the hours are covered in
Newtown and Killea - new additional Adorers are welcome across any of these
hours.
Parish of Taughboyne, St Baithin’s
Email: stbaithins@yahoo.com
Sunday Collections : €1090; Development Fund: €380; Feast of
the Assumption: €10. Thank you for your continued generosity to your
Parish.
Sacrament of Confession: St. Baithin’s each Saturday from 4.30 – 5.30pm. Eucharistic Adoration in St. Baithin’s this Thursday from 1pm – 6pm .
New Adorers are welcome and encouraged to commit to any of these hours.
NO 6pm Holy Hour & Rosary, and NO Mass this Thursday Evening i n
St. Baithin’s as Fr. Damien is unavailable.
Items for the Parish Newsletter must be submitted to the Parish office no later
than 12 Noon on a Thursday to be considered for the Newsletter
WE INVITE YOU TO COME AND SEE what the Encounter School of Ministry Course is all about. Join us on Thursday 17th September from 6.30pm (first half hour is prayer
and worship) to 9.00pm at All Saints Church, Newtowncunningham. Participants can atte nd up to 3 classes without committing to pay for the course. If a partic ipant decides to enrol
before the application deadline of October 1st, tuition fees will then be applied. If a participant decides not to continue, there is no obligation. For further information please register
here: https://encounterschool.org/donegal/ or email donegal@encounterschool.org.
Annual Parish(es) Pilgrimage to Medjugorje : Our 2027 Parish Pilgrimage will take place in April – Preliminary Date will be flying out of Derry City Airport
on Wednesday 14th April for 7 nights. If you are interested in taking a place on this pil grimage, then please text your name and the number of places you will requi re to 087 9823261 in the
coming days. Places are limited and priority will be given to those who are residents of both the Parish of St. Johnston and the Parish of Newtown and Kil lea. Once sufficient names have
been gathered of those expressing interest, then we will have a meeting with more information - the price etc, all fi nalised.
Padre Pio Triduum: A Triduum in preparation for the Feast of St. Pio (23rd Sept) will take place at the Franciscan Friary, Rossnowlagh from Sunday 20th until Wednesday 23rd
September. There will be Mass, Homily and Blessing with Padre Pio’s glove at 7.30pm each evening. The Preacher will be Fr. Pius McLaughlin, OFM, who met Padre Pio. All are
very welcome for these prayerful celebrations.
Abide Women's Conference, will take place in the Great Northern Hotel Bundoran from the 20th – 22nd November. Speakers include Sarah Swafford, Fr Barry Braum, Fr
Mark Wharton, Kimberlee Wooling, Danielle Noonan, Nashville Dominicans & more, Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Fintan Gavin, from Cork & Ross Diocese. For details,
please visit Abide in His Love at eventbrite.ie Registration link:  https://abideinhislove.eventbrite.com
BALANCE – Healthy & Affordable Cooking – A FREE six-week cooking course will commence on Wednesday 23rd September in Trinity Court and running weekly for 6 weeks each
week 7pm until 9.30pm. Register NOW as places are limited. Email  lmcgoran@dldc.org  or call 086 8339548 or drop your details to  teresa@trinitycourt.ie
A clearance sale of gifts, bric-a-brac and lots more will take place on Saturday, 10th October in St Mary’s Hall, Convoy from 11am to 3pm. All are welcome. All proce eds are to help
Mary's Meals feed more children.