The Contents of a letter sent out to parishioners which highlights the importance of this initiative to our parish can be read below. We would encourage all in their support
‘Come and Rest a While’ Solemn Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will begin after 11.00am Mass on Saturday 16th May and will continue until midnight. The Vigil Mass will be celebrated at the usual time of 6.00pm. Adoration will resume again after 12.00noon Mass on Sunday and will conclude with a Holy Hour at 6.00pm.
Parish of Glendermott: Retreat 2009: ‘Sir, we should like to see Jesus…’From Sunday 29th March to Wednesday 1st April, there will be a time of mission and reflection in our parish. This year’s theme is “Sir, we should like to see Jesus”, taken from the Gospel of Sunday 28th March. During this time, our parish community will have time to reflect on how, when, where and why we have this encounter with Jesus the Risen Christ. The Parish Mission will be led by four priests of the Diocese of Derry: Fr. Eddie Gallagher, Fr. Francis Bradley, Fr. Paddy O’Kane and Fr. Gerard Mongan. Pick up a retreat leaflet for further information!
Mass arrangements for St Patrick's day 2009
St Columb’s Church:7.30pm (Vigil) 10.00am & 12.30pm.Church of Immaculate Conception: 6.00pm(Vigil) 10.30am & 12noonSt Mary’s Oratory:9.30amSt OliverPlunkettChurch:6.00pm (Vigil) 11.15am.
PLEASE NOTE: There are no evening Masses on St Patrick’ Day (Tuesday).
Confirmation
Saturday, 31 Jan 2009 -There will be confirmation today at 11:00 am in the Church of the Immaculate Conception Trench road for primary school children at Trench Road, OakGrove,Newbuildings and Lisnagelvin and at 3:00pm in St Columb's Church Chapel Road for the Good Shepherd Primary school children Sunday, 1 Feb 2009 - There will be Confirmation today in St Oliver Plunkett Church Strathfoyle
SOLEMN ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT will take place next Sunday, 23rd November and Monday, 24th November. We invite parishioners from all areas in the Parish to pray during the following hours. Please check your area and time. Remember, if this time is unsuitable for you; please feel free to come at another time to pray. SUNDAY 1:30 - 2:30pm: Mid Waterside (Chapel Rd, Hayesbank Pk, Fountain Hill etc)
2:30 - 3:30pm: Lisaghmore, Ashthorpe & surrounding areas
3:30 - 4:30pm: Clooney, Brigade, Triangle, Dungiven Rd, Shepherds Glen
4:30 - 5:30pm: Brunswick Rd, Kensington Rd and surrounding areas
5:30 - 6:30pm: Strabane Old Rd, Corrody Rd, Harbour View, Eskaheen View,
Tamneymore, Woodbridge Hill, Oldbridge, Woodside Rd & Hts
6:30 - 7:30pm: Limavady Road & surrounding areas
7:30 - 8:30pm: Folk Groups, Eucharistic Ministers, Pioneers, Collectors & Cursillo MONDAY 11:00 - 12noon: Gobnascale, Anderson Crescent, Gelvin Gardens, Hollymount Pk,
Top of the Hill, Trench Rd
12:00 - 1:00pm: Poplar Rd, Knockwellan Pk, Ardilea Dr, Clondermott Pk,
Lisnavar, Lisnamon, Gelvin Grange, Harberton Pk, Irish St
1:00 - 2:00pm: Woodburn Park & surrounding area.
2:00 - 3:00pm: Hillview, Woodfield, Prehen Rd, Prehen Pk & surrounding areas
3:00 - 4:00pm: Lyndhurst Rd, Landsdowne Rd, Richill Pk & surrounding area
4:00 - 5:00pm: Violet St, Benvarden Ave, Primrose St, Dervock Pl, Dervock St,
Malvern Tce, Newlyn Tce.
5:00 - 6:00pm: Victoria Rd, Stoneywood, Stoneypath, Dunhugh & Newbuildings
6:00 - 7:00pm: Belt Rd, Ashcroft Close, Glenaden Hill, Osprey Dr, Hollywood
Ave, Dunseverick Pk, Grouse Hill Park.
7:00 - 8:00pm: Abbeydale, Church Meadows, Rossmore, Rossdowney Rd &
surrounding areas
8:00 - 9:00pm: Parish Groups, Legion of Mary, Altar Society, Church Cleaners,
DIOCESAN MASS FOR DECEASED YOUNG PEOPLE – There will be a special Mass on (today) Sunday, 9th November at 3.00pm in Holy Family Church, Ballymagroarty, Derry. The Mass will be an opportunity for family and friends who have lost young loved ones to come together in a spirit of prayer and hope.. All are welcome
DIOCESAN MASS FOR DECEASED TEACHERS – The Annual Diocesan Mass for deceased teachers will be celebrated in Immaculate Conception Church, Strabane on Wednesday, 12th November at 7.00pm. Bishop Lagan will celebrate the Mass and all are welcome
YOUTH PILGRIMAGE TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELLA Glendermott Parish Youth Group are organising a walking Pilgrimage for young people. It is a 7-day trip beginning Tuesday 30th June returning Tuesday 7th July. It involves 5 days walking through Galicia in the North of Spain. There are 10 places still available open to anyone from the parish aged between 15-23, application forms are available from Fr Chris. Expected personal contribution for the trip is £150.00, while a £50.00 deposit is required to secure place.
WELCOME!
This weekend, we welcome Rev. Christopher Ferguson, a native of Carnhill, to our parish community. Fr. Chris was ordained in 2002 and, following postgraduate studies at Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, was appointed to Holy Family Parish, Ballymagroarty in August 2003. He has been appointed as Curate in this parish and Assistant Chaplain to Altnagelvin, Gransha and Waterside Hospitals. We also welcome Rev. John Irwin, the Chaplain to the Nazareth House, who has come to live with us in Chapel Road Parochial House.
Changes to Sunday Mass TimesThe present programme has some Mass times which are too close together when priests are going to Newbuildings and Strathfoyle on Sunday.
From Sunday 5th August 2007 our new Mass schedule will be:
St Columb’s Church:Vigil 7.30pm
Sunday 10.00am and 12.30pm (no change)
Immaculate Conception:Vigil 6.00pm
Sunday 10.30am and 12noon (no change)
St Oliver Plunkett:Vigil 6.00pm
Sunday 11.15am*
St Mary’s Oratory:Sunday 9.30am*
Parish Visitation
Fr Mullan & Fr Peter and a number of Lay Parishioners will carry out a Parish Visitation programme in The Old Fort and Butler's Wharf area's starting on Monday 30th July.
The purpose of this programme, which will continue every Monday evening through the month of August, is to help bring Waterside Catholic Church closer to the communities there.
The visitation team will advise people of Mass times in local parish churches and find out if anyone would like to make contact with the priests of the parish, to have their home blessed for example.
Fr Mullan said that he is very excited about this programme as it will give parishioners an opportunity to feed back their thoughts and ideas to the team and it will also give them an opportunity to find out about various aspects of parish activity.
Gift Aid
I am writing this letter on behalf of the Priests of our parish and the Parish Finance Committee to all parishioners who are registered in the Parish Gift Aid scheme.
The purpose of my letter is to thank you for your ongoing support of your Parish through your participation in the weekly Gift Aid envelope collections and to explain to you just how important this scheme is to the parish of Glendermott and Strathfoyle.
As you know, Gift Aid is an incredibly simple and profitable scheme sponsored by the Inland Revenue. In practical terms, when you participate in the scheme for the benefit of Glendermott and Strathfoyle parish, the Inland Revenue adds a further 28% to your contribution – giving this money to the parish once a year. To give you an example of what this actually means in financial terms, our parish received the sum of £31,800 from the Inland Revenue in 2006. As you can imagine, this goes a long way towards helping with the normal maintenance and capital costs associated with our churches and parish hall.
One interesting observation from our weekly Gift Aid collections is that, whilst there are some 615 Gift Aid envelopes in circulation, only around 400 of these envelopes are returned each week. I am appealing to you therefore to please ensure that your weekly collection is placed in your Gift Aid envelope – otherwise the parish receives no financial benefit from the Inland Revenue, immediately cancelling the benefit of your good work.
As you can see from the amount of money returned by the Revenue last year, the Gift Aid scheme provides us with invaluable financial assistance. If you have any ideas as to how we might be able to encourage others to join the Gift Aid scheme, or if you have any queries about it, please feel free to contact Marie, our parish secretary on 028 71 342 303, or if you prefer, email Marie at:
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. Your views and ideas are most welcome.
I would like to thank you for taking the time to read my letter and most importantly, on behalf of our Priests and Parish Finance Committee, thank you for your continued financial support through the Gift Aid collections. Your help is greatly appreciated.
Yours faithfully
On behalf of Waterside
Parish Finance Committee
Eucharistic Ministers day of Reflection - Eucharistic Ministers – Waterside/Strathfoyle – Date for your diary! The annual Prayer and Reflection Day for all Eucharistic Ministers will take place on Saturday, 10th November from 10.30am – 4.00pm in Parochial Hall, Malvern Terrace.
