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Cappagh
Parish News
(Vol.33 No 09) - 1st March 2009
First
Sunday of Lent
The
Kingdom of God is Close at Hand
Jesus said: "Repent
and believe the Good News".
At the beginning of Lent, this call
of Christ sets the agenda for the
next six weeks. The first thing we
have to do is 'repent'. What does
that mean for us? It simply means
'let go' - let go of the things and
the ways of living that limit our
freedom to love God with our whole
heart and strength and our neighbour
as ourselves. Secondly Christ calls
us to 'believe the Good News'. This
means to live the Good News, to practise
being happy, to bring joy and peace
and healing to all those we live with
and those we meet. This obviously
has huge implications for married
couples in their relationship; for
families in their life together; and
for every parish community. Lent is
not just about giving things up but
rather about changing in ways that
will bring life to others. Six weeks
practice should make a profound difference
to our lives.
Fr. Johnny
Doherty, C.Ss.R.
Baptism
We welcome into the Parish Community
through
the Sacrament of Baptism
Bethany Kate McGinty,
14, Meadowvale Park
Anniversary
Masses
Monday 2nd
Packie & Teresa McGinn
McIvor Villas (CTK 07.30 pm)
Wednesday
4th Paddy Friel
Belvoir Park (CTK 07.30 pm)
Friday 6th Mary McCrossan
Tirquin Road (CPC 07.30 am)
Sunday 8th Pat Ward
Main Street, MF. (MF 10.00 am)
Additional
Anniversaries.
Kevin Bradley, St
Mary’s Road
Peter Fisher, Pinfield
Mary McCrossan, Tirquin Road
Catherine McCrory, Woodside Terrace
Richard Byrnes, Artizan Terrace
Alice McCrory, Knocknamoe Bungalows
Bridie Pryce, Campsie Road
St Mary’s
church will re-open this day fortnight
Most Rev Seamus Hegarty
will be with us for the Mass at 3.00
pm. This occasion will be a great
source of celebration for the people
of Cappagh and we hope to see a great
number in attendance. We will have
a finger buffet afterwards in the
Cappagh Parish
Centre and we would hope as many as
possible will join us there.
Host families required:
Have you 3 weeks to
spare in July? Chernobyl children's
aid needs you. Could you give a Chernobyl
child a recuperating holiday? This
can be one of the most rewarding experiences.
Weekly activities are organised and
translators are available at all times.
To take a child out of a contaminated
area even for a week can boost their
immune system up to 1 year. If so
contact Dominic on 02871383523 or
07980092493.
CHILD PROTECTION
Final Vetting
Session for Parish Volunteers
Vetting for parish
volunteers is now almost completed
and thanks are
extended to all who participated in
this important exercise.
A final session for those unable to
attend previous sessions will be held
in the Committee Rooms at Christ the
King Church on Tuesday 3 March from
7.30 - 9.00 pm.
40 Days for Life Campaign
- During Lent,
Precious Life is encouraging
parishes to join a 40 day campaign
of prayer fasting and community outreach
to end abortion. For more information
and your FREE Prayer Pack please contact:
Precious Life (028) 9027 8484/ info@preciouslife.com
Cappagh Parish Draw:
The March draw will
take place at the Bingo on
Tomorrow, Monday 02 March.
No money will be accepted
on the night of the draw.
Parish Choir for reopening
of Killyclogher Church -
there will be a practice for the Female
Voice Section of the choir on Tuesday
3rd March and the Male Voice Section
of the choir on Wednesday 4th March.
Both practices begin at 8.00pm in
Christ the King Church.
Workshop on Marriage:
Renew Your
Wedding Vows:
Marriage Encounter is a weekend away
(Friday 8pm to Sunday 5pm) for married
couples of all ages with a stable
relationship. Couples explore, in
complete privacy, how to come to a
deeper mutual understanding of each
other.
The dates for the next Marriage Encounter
weekends are: 27th-29th March, Dromantine
Conference Centre, Newry. Phone: 028
90 626503 or 02871350612
Divine Mercy Group
will meet today Sunday 1st March at
3 pm in the Cappagh Parish Centre.
All are welcome to join us in this
Community Prayer.
Carers support:
Foyle Hospice Day
Therapy Unit is providing Carer Support
for carers and family members looking
after a person with a life-limiting
illness. Meetings on the 1st Wednesday
of the month 10am - 12noon. Next meeting
Wednesday 5th March. For further information
please contact Julia McIvor, Tel.
No. (028 7135 9888.
If you live in the Circular Road area
and you would like to enter the Parish
Draw, please contact
Philomena O’Donnell, 67 Circular
Road or call her on 8224 4269.
Friday is the first Friday
of the month.
Father Boland, Father
McElhennon and Father Murray will
visit their sick and housebound on
the usual days. The sick in Mountfield
will be visited Thursday 5th March.
There will be Stations of
the Cross each Sunday during
Lent in Killyclogher at 7.00 pm.
ACT OF FAITH
: [SPECIAL FOR LENT]
Almighty Father, You
have called me to walk by the light
of Christ, Your Son, and to trust
in His wisdom. During Lent, I submit
my self to Him completely and strive
to believe in Him with all my heart.
With my renewed commitment to Jesus,
I endeavour to continue His work here
on earth in helping to build Your
Kingdom so that all may benefit from
the message of salvation. Amen.
Cappagh Parish
Centre
Weekly Bingo: Each
Monday evening in Cappagh Parish Hall
at 9 pm.
GAA - Weekly Lotto
Numbers 6, 7, 11,12 & 22. Ten
winners
each received £10. The jackpot
has been capped at £5,000.
New jackpot now stands
at £4,650.
Questions people ask
Q. Could you
tell me about the temptations of Jesus.
Was it the way we are tempted to sin?
A. The
temptations of Jesus may be understood
as attempts by the devil to divert
his mission from its real purpose.
The devil’s name is diabolos,
a Greek word meaning one who misleads
people, throwing them off course.
Providing free bread or floating on
angels’ wings would certainly
arouse curiosity, but would it lead
to conversion of life? Jesus rejected
these diabolical suggestions and chose
the way of solidarity with human powerlessness,
even death. This showed his total
love for us. And then, resurrection
from the dead was a sign infinitely
more important than miraculous stunts.
Fr Silvester
O’Flynn OFM Cap
Email silvesteroflynn@gmail.com
Last week’s
collection £3,742.
Nazareth
House to £2,259. Thank you.
Killyclogher Collectors -
March: Vigil Mass: (1)Matt
Swift (2) Eamon O’Neill (3)
Sean Deehan (4) Danny McCusker (5)
Brian McGlone (6) Pat Livingstone
10.30am: (1) Raymond Fox (2) Ennis
Dobbin (3) Aidan McPhillips (4) Patrick
Campbell (5) Niall Duffy (6) Brian
McMenamin 12 Noon: (1) Frank Donaghy
(2) Bob Lingwood (3) Tony McKenna
(4) Basil Neville (5) Gerry Kelly(6)
Eamon McGlone.
Killyclogher Counters
- March: Ann McCusker, Pat & Noreen
Conway and Maureen McElmurray. Others
welcome.
Knockmoyle Collectors
– March: Jackie Maguire, Willie
John O’Lone, Matt Ward and Frank
Devlin.
Mountfield - Collectors
– March: Sean Carlin and Francie
Haughey.
Readers for Killyclogher
Church in March: Vigil Mass
- Michael Duffy; 10.30 am - Orla Dyson
and 12 noon - Philip Conaty.
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