International Eucharistic Congress - This year’s International Eucharistic Congress will be held in Dublin from 10th –17th June, the first time the event has been held in this country since 1932. The high point of the many Masses, liturgies and events of the Congress will be the final Mass which will be celebrated in Croke Park on Sunday, 17th June. Admission to the Mass is by ticket only and the tickets are now available. There are only 1600 for all of the Diocese of Derry, 60 of which have been allocated to the Parish of Melmount. Application forms for tickets are available from the Parish Office and should be completed and returned to the Derry Diocesan IEC Office, 55 St. Patrick’s Street, Draperstown, Magherafelt, Co. Derry, BT45 7AJ. Please include £10 with your application form. Cheques should be made payable to Fr Seamus Kelly. In the event that you are not successful with your application your money will be refunded. Fr Michael McCaughey in Derry has agreed to organise buses for those who prefer that means of transport and will give more details later. Details of places and times of departure as well as cost, including refreshments will be made available at a later time. Please mark on form your interest in travelling by bus.

Preparing for International Congress: Fr. Kelly and Colette Furlong will speak in the Thornhill Centre on Saturday 25 February from 2.30pm – 4.30pm. Light refreshments will be served. Cost £5.00 per person. To book telephone 79628248 or email derrydioceseies@btinternet.com.

International Eucharistic Congress - There is a bus available for those who wish to go to Fr. Seamus Kelly’s talk on preparation for the Eucharistic Congress on Saturday 25 February in the Thornhill Centre, Derry. Please contact Margo Doherty on 71883453 for more information and booking.