PARISH OF RASHARKIN – ST. MARY’S AND ST. COluMbA’S

Parish Priest: Fr. Raymond Fulton PHONE– 028 2957 1212 PARISH WEBSITE – www.stmarysparishrasharkin.org PARISH EMAIL – [email protected]

27th & 28th January – Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

MASS TIMES: St. Mary’s – Sat 6.30 pm; Sunday 11.00 am. St. Columba’s “The Plains” - Sunday 9.30 am

MASSES FOR WEEK: 29th January 2018 – 2nd February 2018: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday – Mass at 9.30 am No Mass on Wednesday

Sick will be attended: Wed 31st Jan: Finvoy, Tullaghans, Bann & Mullan Roads; Thur 1st Feb: Dreen, Townhill, Tamlaght, Lisheeghan, Bendooragh & Vow Roads; Fri 2nd Feb: Slaght Lane, Mullan Road and Rasharkin Village.

Ministers of the Word: Sat 27th Jan: Padraic Tunney Sun 28th Jan: Christine McMullan Sat 3rd Feb: Clodagh McGurk Sun 4th Feb: Gemma McGurk

Eucharistic Ministers: Sat 27th Jan – Eibhlin McMullan, Michael Hasson, Odhran Darragh Sun 28th Jan – John O’Boyle, Maura O’Mullan, Lorraine Hasson Sat 3rd Feb – Rosemary O’Mullan, Patrick Kennedy, Cora McLernon Sun 4th Feb – Nuala McMullan, John Mooney, Eneas Quinn

Prayers of The Faithful: Sat 27th Jan – 6.30 pm – Claire Reilly & Niamh McIvor Sun 28th Jan – 9.30 am – Ciánan & Finn Mooney Sun 28th Jan – 11.00 am – Róise Smyth & James McKeown Sat 3rd Feb – 6.30 pm – Niamh McMullan & Claire Reilly Sun 4th Feb – 9.30 am – Alice McKee & Niamh Mooney Sun 4th Feb – 11.00 am – Daniel Doherty & Sean Condron

Anniversary Masses: St. Mary’s - Saturday 27th Jan Tina Clements (First Anniversary) Sunday 28th Jan: Paddy McLernon (Month’s Mind) Saturday 3rd Feb: John Doherty, Evie Crawford Sunday 4th Feb: Peter McMullan, Paddy Black Saturday 10th Feb: Stephen McAuley (Month’s Mind) Sunday 11th Feb: James Henry

We pray for – Marilyn Kinney (nee Mullan) who died recently, Tina Clements, Maeve McIlvenna, Pat Murray, Frank and Michael McNeill, Dorothy Logan, Eileen Kane, Jean, Winnie, Martha & John McGurk, Patrick & Colum Halloway, Elizabeth Donaghy, Denise McKillen, Martha O’Kane, Josephine Taylor, Neil & Susie Atkinson, Josie McMullan, Patrick & Sarah McFerran, Thomas McErlaine, Mary C Kelly – and all whose anniversaries occur at this time.

Rosary: 29th January – 2nd February: Christina McMullan & Maura McGuiggan 5th February – 9th February: Liam McCart & John Conlon Offertory Collection: £1,272 Youth Commission: £398 Many thanks to everyone

Baptisms: Next Baptisms Sunday, 18th February 2018 Baptism Forms are available in the Sacristy.

Altar Society for February – Group 1: Etta McMullan, Anna May Glendinning, Maureen McKenna, Fiona Kelly, Anita Kennedy.

Counters for February – Group 1: Pat McMullan, Dominic O’Neill, Sean McIlfatrick, Kathleen McGuckian, Clodagh McGurk, Gemma McGurk

Holy Hour: Takes place from 7 pm – 8 pm on Thursday nights in the Adoration Chapel. All are welcome.

Apostolic Meeting: Thursday, 1st February at 7.30 pm in St. Olcan’s Hall.

Baptism Friends Initiative: There is a new/extra Baptism Friends training in Dunloy on 15th February for anyone wishing to become part of our Parish team of Baptism Friends. For more information please contact Fr. Fulton or John O’Boyle 07850905356.

Children’s Liturgy Training and appeal for more helpers: There is free Children’s Liturgy Leader training, with a Lenten focus, coming up in St. Mary’s Uni, Belfast on 3rd Feb and All Saint’s Ballymena on 10th Feb. Both commence at 10.30 am until 4.00 pm. Please contact Fr. Fulton or Cora McLernon 07851279641 as soon as possible if you wish to help with Children’s Liturgy and if you wish to attend training. Thank you.

Prayers of the Faithful readers: We would like to invite young people from P7 – Year 13 to join our Readers of Prayers on a rota basis. If you would like to be included please let Fr. Fulton or Cora McLernon know on 07851279641.

Portglenone: There will be a Quiz in Roger Casement’s GAA Hall on Friday, 2nd Feb commencing 8 pm. Fr. Vincent is the Quiz master, so please come along and support as it should promise to be a good night’s craic. All proceeds in aid of St. Mary’s Church, Portglenone Building Fund.

Rasharkin Comhaltas Branch News: Rasharkin CCE are holding a 40th Anniversary music session in St. Olcan’s Hall on Saturday, 27th Jan at 8.00 pm sharp. Looking forward to seeing past and present branch members and musicians there.

Friends for Romania Fund-raising collection: St. Louis Grammar School, Ballymena are sending a group from the school travelling with the Charity ‘Friends for Romania’ in February where they will visit disabled centres, orphanages and schools throughout Brasov to bring much needed items to the children and young adults to help improve their standard of living. As part of the fund-raising, Fionnuala Donaghy is organising a collection after each Mass this weekend 27th and 28th January. Your support for the collection will be greatly appreciated.

St. Vincent De Paul: Many thanks to all those who contributed so generously at Christmas. The Church door collection raised £1,221.73. A further £2,750 was received in donations. A special thank you to the younger children and their parents who braved the snow and ice and raised £485 in a “Santa Walk” organised by the G.A.C. Seventy-eight households received assistance over the Christmas period.

ST. BENEDICT’S RULE ON SILENCE: The Chapel must be, simply, a place of prayer as the name itself implies, and it must not be used for any other activities. At the completion of the work of God all must depart in absolute silence which will maintain a spirit of reverence towards the Lord so that anyone wishing to pray alone in private may not be prevented by the irreverent behaviour of another.

February Messengers are now available for collection.

GAA Lotto – 3, 13, 16, 17 £50: Denise Darragh; £30: Oran O’Kane; £20: Finn Murray Jackpot £1900.