This year the Diocese will be organising the following Pilgrimages. Lourdes: June 21st – fully booked & 30th September – booking now open at joewalshtours.ie
Knock Shrine: Sunday 7th July
Diocesan Pilgrimage Lough Derg: Bank holiday Monday 5th to Wednesday 7th August
All pilgrimages will be led by Bishop Fintan
Milford Care Centre will be hosting its annual Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving at Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Castletroy, on Sunday May 12th 2024 at 3pm for those people who have died under our care in Milford Care Centre and across our community services. We hope that you may wish to join with us and we look forward
Mass for Exam Students on Sunday 2nd June at 11am in St Mary’s Church Quin.
Next weekend the Annual collection for the Sacristans of Clooney and Maghera will take place and the appeal in St Mary’s Church is to help with the cleaning of the Church. Our thanks to our Sacristans and all who help care and keep our three Churches clean and tidy.
We welcome to the Christian Community Fionn James O’Neill and Sophia Ava O’Loughlin who recently received the Sacrament of Baptism
5th May 2024, Team 5: Brian O’Connor, Fionnuala Rooney & Angela O’Gorman.
12th May 2024, Team 6: Rachel McHugh, Johanne Nihill & Anna Corry.
May the Month of Mary: On Wednesday we celebrate the feast of St Joseph the Worker. May is the month of Mary – an opportunity for a May Altar in your home or classroom and also an opportunity to pray the Rosary.
Congratulations: We congratulate the boys and girls of Clooney School who received their First Holy Communion on Saturday in St John XXIII Church, Clooney. Our thanks to their teacher, school and all who helped prepare them for this sacrament. First Holy Communion for the children of Scoil na Mainistreach Quin will be celebrated in St Mary’s church Quin on Saturday
Sacrament of Marriage: Couples who wish to celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage are reminded that they need to: 1) Meet one of the priests in the pastoral area to complete the pre-nuptial enquiry form. 2) Complete a premarriage course – details at accord.ie. 3) Notify the civil registrar at least three months before the wedding date.
Fr Tom will visit with the Sacraments, parishioners who are housebound or sick at home. If you know of any parishioners who would like to receive sacraments, please contact Fr Tom on 087 2349816.