Stranolar Parish Bulletin

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Parish of Stranorlar
Church of Mary Immaculate
PRIESTS: Rev. Kieran McAteer, P.P. Tel. 9131135 or 087 3496172
Rev. John Attoh, C.C. Tel 9131157 or 089 9889240
St. Mary ’s Parish Centre Tel 9175853
St. Vincent de Paul Tel 087 9955351
BIC: BOFIIE2D IBAN:IE69BOFI90471228947482
Bethany Bereavement Tel 089 4402787
Mon - Friday 10am - 6pm.
Parish Website - www.stranorlarparish.ie
Email - stranorlarparish@gmail.com
Live Streaming - churchservices.tv/stranorlar
Facebook - St Mary ’s RC Parish Stranorlar
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ 13th September 2026
MASSES: Saturday - 6pm (Vigil) Sunday - 9am & 11am
Weekdays: Monday ~ Thursday 10am Friday 10am & 7.30pm
Saturday 10am
CONFESSIONS: Saturday 12pm - 1pm & 5.15pm - 5.45pm.
ADORATION: Thursday 10.30am - 10.00pm.
BAPTISMS: Every Sunday -12 noon & 1st Saturday of every month. To
book contact the Parish Office on 9131135 on Fridays between 10am &
12.30pm or by email stranorlarparish@gmail.com.
Please give two weeks notice
Recent Deaths: We offer sympathy to the family, relatives & friends of
Natalie Mc Clean, formerly Ard Mc Carron, Ballybofey, whose funeral took
place on Saturday. May her soul and the souls of the faithful departed rest in
peace.
Month ’s Minds: The 7.30pm Mass on Friday September 18th will be of-
fered for the repose of the soul of Roisin Ward, Main Street, Stranorlar.
1st Anniversary: The 6pm Mass on Saturday September 19th will be of-
fered for the repose of the soul of Bernard Dowds, Glenfin Street, Bally-
bofey.
Concern: The annual Concern Church Gate Collection will take place this
weekend Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th at all Masses. SEED Community Employment Project: have a vacancy for a Seed Com-
munity Employment Supervisors. For more information contact Shane on
085 8631853.
Special Olympics Coffee Morning: Will take place in the Parish Centre on
September 17th from 9.30am to 12noon in aid of the Special Olympics. Your
support is greatly appreciated.
Alzheimer Society: Memory Walk 2026 will take place on September 20th
11.30am. The walk will take place at Drumboe woods – River Walk entrance
situated beyond Jacksons Hotel Car Park. We will have light refreshments for
our walkers in Jacksons Hotel after the walk. Get your tickets today
at www.memorywalk.ie to sign up. Price: Adults €20 Children €5.
Let ’s walk together in memory, in hope, and in support of every family living
with dementia, every step makes a difference.
Lough Derg Pilgrimage September: One Day Retreats – Guided Days of
Prayer & Reflection Places available on September 15th 19th & 20th. Admis-
sion €50. Group discounts available. Advance Booking Essential. Includes –
Vocations Monstrance. 19th September – Divine Mercy Pilgrimage. To book
email info@loughderg.org or phone 071 986 1518 for more information visit
www.loughderg.org.
Coffee Morning: Annual Hospice coffee morning in memory of the late Ai-
lish Gallinagh will be held on Thursday Sept. 24th from 10.00am to dark in the
home of Hazel Kee Backleas, Stranorlar. On this the 20th time for this event
there will also be a coffee morning in Brentwood Manor nursing home, Let-
terkenny Road, Convoy. Everyone welcome.
Donegal Group 173 Rise & Shine Trust: (formerly The Irish Handicapped
Children ’s Pilgrimage Trust & The Irish Pilgrimage Trust) are celebrating 40
years of taking young people with special needs to Lourdes each Easter.
We are celebrating with a special Mass on Saturday September 26th at 12noon
in the Church of the Irish Martyrs, Letterkenny. The Mass will be
concelebrated by Bishop Niall Coll & Bishop Donal Mc Keown, Bishop of
Derry and many of the priests who travelled to Lourdes with us over the
years. We invite all the guests and their families and all the helpers who trav-
elled with us over the years to our Mass to celebrate the work of the Donegal
Group over these forty years.
Thank You . We would like to thank everyone who supported our recent
“Pink Coffee Morning ”, for Breast Cancer Ireland. Thank you to all who
called to our home on the day, those who sent donations, anyone who baked
and to the team who helped with the setup & serving. We were overwhelmed
by your generosity which raised €3,120 for such a vital cause. Thank you all
again. Shauna & Frank Kelly Stranolar https://www.stranorlarparish.ie/newsletter/