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Cappagh
Parish News
(Vol .32 No 5) 3rd February 2008
Fourth Sunday In Ordinary Time
Lent begins
this week. Ash Wednesday
is a day of Fast and Abstinence. Ashes
will be distributed after all the
Masses. During Lent there will be
an extra Mass from Monday to Friday
at 7.45am in St Mary’s Church
Killyclogher. As the church is due
to close on Sunday 10th February,
the 7.45am Mass will be celebrated
in the Cappagh Parish Centre from
Monday 11th February.
The distribution
of ashes comes from a ceremony of
ages past. Christians who had committed
grave faults performed public penance.
On Ash Wednesday, the Bishop blessed
the hair shirts which they were to
wear during the forty days of penance,
and sprinkled over them ashes made
from the palms from the previous year.
Then, while the faithful recited the
Seven Penitential Psalms, the penitents
were turned out of the church because
of their sins -- just as Adam, the
first man, was turned out of paradise
because of his disobedience. The penitents
did not enter the church again until
Maundy Thursday after having won reconciliation
by the toil of forty days' penance
and sacramental absolution. Later,
all Christians, whether public or
secret penitents, came to receive
ashes out of devotion. In earlier
times, the distribution of ashes was
followed by a penitential procession.
Baptism
We welcome into the Parish Community
through the Sacrament of Baptism
Ciara Anne Fretigny,
Kylemore Court.
Caitlin Aofie Corrigan,
18, Crannyfield.
Saoirse Louise Corrigan,
18 Crannyfield.
Aoibhe Teresa Keenan,
20, Loughmacrory.
Notices
Please remember about the
parish meeting in the Cappagh Parish
Centre on Tuesday February 5th 2008.
As mentioned last week the fund raising
committee need at least 100 promoters
to get the parish draw up and running.
It is vitally important that you attend
this meeting.
Knockmoyle News
To-night and every Sunday night for
the next 6 weeks from 7.30-9.30pm
a Ceili Dancing Class will be held
in the hall Entertainment for all.
Candles blessed on
Saturday will be on sale in the sacristy
at £1.
The Alzheimer’s Society
Omagh Branch wish to invite
you to our Annual Open Meeting at
the Silverbirch Hotel, Omagh on Tuesday
5th February 2008 at 7.30pm - 9.30pm.
There will be various representatives
from our local community providing
information stands on many different
subjects some of which include:Independent
Living, Carers advice and information
and Reflexology among other topics.
There will also be an opportunity
to speak with Dr Michael Williams,
Research Fellow, from Belfast City
Hospital on various issues surrounding
dementia. Light Refreshments provided.
St Vincent de Paul:
The members of the aforementioned
Society wish to thank the people of
the parish most sincerely for their
tremendous help and support over the
Christmas period. We were overwhelmed
by the outstanding response to the
Special Collections, Carol Service
and Christmas Tree and Holly Wreath
sale. We would like to express our
gratitude for the very generous personal
and businesses contributions and the
great effort made by the children
attending the local schools. Finally
our appreciation also goes to everyone
who volunteered their services over
the busy period and the people who
contribute to our weekly Sunday collection
throughout the year.
Divine Mercy Prayer Group,
St Mary’s Killyclogher
meet the first Sunday of every month
at 3pm. (This is an open prayer group
and all are welcome to come and pray.)
At three o’clock, implore My
mercy, especially for sinners; and
if only for a brief moment, immerse
yourself in My Passion, particularly
in My abandonment at the moment of
agony: This is the hour of great mercy
for the whole world. I will allow
you to enter into My mortal sorrow.
In this hour, I will refuse nothing
to the soul that makes a request of
me in virtue of my Passion.
A
number of people have expressed an
interest in purchasing one
of the seats being removed
from the church. We have now decided
to put them up for sale and put any
revenue into the development fund.
The shorter seats are priced at £25
and the longer ones are £50.
If you are interested, please contact
the parish office.
Cappagh Parish Centre
Weekly Bingo: Each
Monday evening in Cappagh Parish Hall
at 9pm.
GAA - Weekly Lotto Numbers:
11, 12, 25, 28 and 29. Eleven
winners each received £10. The
jackpot has been capped at £5,000
and the new jackpot now stands at
£3,350.
There will be a meeting of the Pioneers
on Thursday night in Christ the King
Conference Room at 8pm. 2007 being
the “Year of the Centre”,
Father McGreil visited all centres
in Ireland both lapsed and active.
As a result he has decided to conduct
a census. With this in mind you will
find a short questionnaire at the
back of the church and we would appreciate
if you could complete it and place
in the box provided.
Anniversary Masses for the
week
Tuesday 5th Patrick
Corcoran, Arvalee Road (KC 7.30pm)
Thursday 7th Harry
Melley, Circular Road (KC 10.00am)
Friday 8th Thomas
Murray, McIvor Villas (KC 10.00am)
Saturday 9th Bridget
McGinn, Old Mountfield Road (KC 10.00am)
Saturday 9th Francis
McCrory, Shandon Park (KC 8.30pm)
Other Anniversaries
Sarah Molloy, Campsie Crescent
Joseph Brogan, Oakland Villas
Patrick Quinn, Lisanelly Park
Ann Ward, McIvor Villas
Maureen Drury, Slievecoole Park
Thomas Molloy, McIvor Villas
Connie Martin, Arleston Road
Vera Donnelly, Castleroddy
George Harkin, Gardenville
Mary McCrory, Cannondale
Patrick Green, Fermanagh
Rose Williams, Clydebank, Scotland
PRAY FOR PRIESTS
Last year the diocese published a
prayer card with the names of all
the Derry diocesan priests. Many of
you have these cards and every day
a specific priest is named. This week
we ask you to pray for the following
priests:
Fr. Patrick Doherty Monday 4th February
Fr. Andrew Dolan Tuesday 5th February
Fr. Brian Donnelly Wednesday 6th February
Fr. Joseph Donnelly Thursday 7th February
Fr. Liam Donnelly Friday 8th February
Fr. T. Phillip Donnelly Saturday 9th
February
Fr. John Downey Sunday 10th February
Lenten Talks and Reflections:
There will be a series of Lenten talks
and reflections each Monday evening
during Lent in Christ the King Church,
Strathroy from 8 - 9.15pm. Guest
speakers will speak on a range
of topics. Further details next
week.
Last
week’ s collection £3,980
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