Buncrana Parish Newsletter For Sunday 20/06/2010
Baptisms
We welcome into God’s family
Alice Rose Boyd, Weronika Aneta
Bialous and Adrian Lyndon Lowther who were baptised recently.
Lonely Lady
A hymn inspired by the statue beside the Adoration Chapel. Composed by
Colm Smith and Neil Doherty now
available on CD price €5 and can be
purchased in the Parish Office,
Eurospar, Mac’s & Post Office.
All proceeds to St. Mary’s Oratory.
Healing Through Remembering
a day of private reflection on Monday 21st June at Columba House, Derry, St Anthony’s Retreat Centre, Burnfoot & the Celtic Prayer Garden, Muff.
Deaths
Your prayers are asked for Sheila Dorman who was buried recently and for her family and friends saddened by their loss.
Adoration Chapel
There are still many vacant hours in the Adoration Programme. Please consult the timetable and choose a slot that suits you.
On Friday 25th June at 10.30am there will be a Mass in Cockhill School Hall to mark the retirement of Mrs. Gallanagh, all very welcome
to attend.
One day retreat for Senior Citizens
and their friends will take place at the Carmelite Retreat Centre,
Termonbacca, Derry on Wed. 23rd June. Registration from 10.30 am
finishing around 5 pm. Cost €18
includes a four course lunch.
To book Tel: 04871262512.
Bus leaving the Lake of Shadows
Hotel at 10am, tel. 93614
Anyone wanting to have the Pilgrim Statue in their home for one week
tel. 9361864 or 9362359.
Buncrana Tidy Towns Initiative clean-up will take place every Sat. at 11am & Wed. at 7pm. Meeting at the Shore Front car park, bibs, pickers & bags are provided, everyone welcome.
Little Acorns Montessori Buncrana have places available for Sept. 2010
tel. Jennifer 9322414.
Buncrana Community Combatting Suicide (B.C.C.S.) official launch will take place in the Inishowen Gateway Hotel on Thurs. 24th June at 7.30pm.
Independence Day in the Laurentic Bar, Linsfort on Sun. 4th July .
Fundraising family day, live music, stalls, face painting etc.
DVD from Buncrana Strictly Come Dancing 2010 is available from Mac’s Bookshop. All profits to the Foyle Hospice.
Country Market will take place on Sat. 26th June in the Church Hall, Church Street from 2-3pm. All welcome.
FOUND: Manx cat, in the Tullyaravan area, tel. 074 9361045.
LOST: brown wallet, please tel. 9321523 or 085 7493633.
Buncrana Parish Draw
Week 13–13th June
1st Prize €500: Cahir
Fullerton, Corvin
Promoter: €30 Marie
Henderson
2nd prize €300: Mary McGonagle, Trillick
Promoter: €20 Mary
McGonagle
3rd Prize €150: Sadie
Doherty, Sledrin
Promoter: €20 Mary
McGonagle
The Cinema
Sat. 19th June for 5 nights
Sat. at 8.15 & Mon.-Thurs.
at 8.15
Robin Hood (12a) (140mins)
Coming Sat. 26th for 4 nights (only)
Hot Tub Time Machine
(16’s) (100mins)
Digital Dolby Surround Sound
Balcony €5 Stalls €4.50
Matinee €3.
BINGO Fri. & Sun. @ 9pm. Snowball €11,000
Big prizes paid out on the night. New BINGO on Wed. nights at 9pm, starting Wed. 30th June.
Circuit Training Classes at Tullyarvan Mill Mens: every Tues. 9-10pm, Thurs. 8-9pm.
Ladies: every Tues. 8-9pm, Thurs. 7-8pm. “Bums & Tums”. If interested tel. 086 1070154 or email inish.fitness@gmail.com
Stability Ball Classes for all fitness levels at Kickstart, Milltown Business Park. Morning classes Mon, Wed. & Fri. at 10am, evening classes Mon. 8.30pm, Wed. 7pm & Sat. 5.30pm. More info. tel. John 086 1070154.
ALSO female boxercise classes at Kickstart, Tues. 7-8.30pm & Wed. 8-9pm, tel. 086 3238437.
Ladies Leisure Cycle every Sun. morning at 10am, leaving the car park opposite the
Leisure Centre, tel. Georgina 086 3273619.
Irish Dancing Classes will take place in Scoil Naomh Padraig, Drumfries on Wed’s 5-6pm by Valerie Harkin T.C.R.G. Tel. 087 9499063.
Vivid Performances presents Children’s Feis training workshops on Mon. 21st June from
4-5pm & on Fri. 25th June from 3.30-4.30pm children from 5-12years, in thee Tullyaravan Mill, €5 per child. To book contact Emma
086 3601537.
Swilly Gardening Club next meeting on Mon. 21st June at 8pm in the Anglers Centre, guest speaker Clive Alcorn. There are a few seats left for bus trip on Sat. 26th June. Tel. Margaret 9361114. Anyone who wishes to pay for the trip can do so at the meeting.
Kinnego School Reunion will take place on Sun. 25th July in The Laurentic Bar, Linsfort, from 5 to 9.30pm. Buffet served at 6pm. Also live music, tickets €10, available from 9324017 or 9368417.
Inishowen Tourism Co-operative Society Ltd. will hold their AGM on Wed. 23rd June at 8pm in the Malin Hotel.
Gallagher Meats now open at St Mary’s Rd. Buncrana, traditional butchers supplying locally sourced produce. Opening offers.
Buncrana Youth Club are holding their annual summer camps from Mon. 5th-Fri. 9th July and Mon. 19th-Fri. 23rd July. Camp includes Canoeing, Swimming, Arts-Crafts, Basketball, Soccer & other sports activities. First come first served
tel. Marcella Sheridan 9361594.
FAI Summer Soccer Schools coming to Buncrana for boys & girls age 6-14. To book log on www.fai.ie/tel. 1890653653.
Cockhill Youth Club Summer Camp
application forms are available at
Club from 6.30pm each evening.
Summer Drama Workshops 5th-9th
July inclusive. Acting skills, Drama &
lots of Fun!! For more details tel.
Loretta 074 9321699.
Inishowen Rural Transport are running a coach to Glenveagh National Park & Dunlewey Centre on 14th July. Special price for bus pass holders €25, others €30. Price includes 3 course meal at Dunlewey Centre. To book contact Noreen 9322291 or Cormac 087 9861606.
Music Festival Street Parade & Pageant
with music, dance, stilt walkers etc &
performance on the shore green is planned for the Music Festival in July. The launch will take place in the Tullyaravan Mill on Sun. 20th June at 5pm. All welcome.
Clonmany Genealogy are hosting a table quiz in aid of Clonmany Community & Resource Centre in the Rusty Nail,
Clonmany on Fri. 2nd July at 10pm.
Foyle Hospice presents Borderland
Reunion Night, on Fri. 2nd July at the
City Hotel, Derry. Tel. 048071359888
for tickets & details.
Dr. Denis McLaughlin Memorial
Boxing Tournament DVD 2010
now on sale, tel. 086 3238437.
Parents Advice Parents Helpline every parent experiences difficulties from time to time.
Volunteers required. Call us free on 0808
8010 722 or log on parentsadvicecentre.org
Multiple Sclerosis support group meeting last Mon. of every Month at 8pm in the Half Way House, Burnfoot.
Free Hearing Tests & hearing aid servicing in Irene Higgins opticians. For appointment tel. 0416858808/9184267.
Inishowen Development Partnership new
Job-seeking programme starting soon. Free to all. Please contact Aisling on 074 9361376.
Scripture Study Circle open to all including
beginners, tel. 9362444.
Millbrae Bedding Plants for sale, bedding plants, window boxes etc.
OPEN DAY in the Naionra BhunCranncha, 4 Cloncool, Buncrana (Irish language pre school) on Mon. 28th June, from 9.30am-12 noon, for all children starting in Sept. 2010. 074 9363736.
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 16th to 21st July
The pilgrimage welcomes general pilgrims but also provides
particular support to those who might need care/assistance while in Lourdes. For further details contact the
Pilgrimage Office tel. 048 71260293.
Pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi on Friday 16th July. Seven nights half board €975 per person sharing flying from Belfast Airport. Spiritual director Fr Colum Curran. More details tel. Terry 04844831308/00447879998559.
Aware Depression Support Group will meet in Carndonagh Day Hospital every Wed. at 8pm. For more details tel. Maria 086 7702860.
Grow Meetings Wed. at 8pm in Carndonagh Day Hospital. Grow is a 12 step programme working in a safe and confidential environment. For more info. tel. 086 7702860 or 9161628.
Buncrana Hearts 50 Years Celebration
Buncrana Hearts Football Club will be 50 years old next year, 2011. To celebrate this momentous occasion a committee has been formed to organize a series of events.
A festival of football will take place from Sun. 24th July to Sun. 31st July 2011,
culminating in a gala ball/dance in the Inishowen Gateway Hotel with special guest
former Republic of Ireland & Liverpool legend, Ray Houghton. All past & present Hearts players should mark this date in their diary. More details to follow.