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Cappagh
Parish News
(Vol.32 No 36) - 7th September 2008
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reflection
‘O
that today you would listen to his
voice. Harden not your hearts!’
From a spiritual point of view, hardness
of heart is one of the worst things
that can happen to anyone. To adopt
a hardhearted attitude is to maim
oneself. A hard heart can’t
feel, can’t respond, can’t
love. A hard heart can’t experience
joy. A hard heart is a closed heart.
A soft heart, on the other hand, is
a blessing. A soft heart can receive
and can respond. It can be saddened
but it can also be deliriously happy.
Softened by the rain of God’s
grace, and warmed by the sun of his
love, the human heart can be turned
from a desert into a garden.
Sunday 7th September 2008
Twenty-third
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Parish Missal Readings
(Year 1) p 347 & Proper p 1086
First Reading
Ezekiel 33: 7-9
The appointed leaders hear the responsibility
to point out to wrong-doers the error
of their ways and to try to get them
to reform.
Second Reading
Romans 13: 8-10
If we truly loved our neighbours we
would not harm them in any way.
Gospel Matthew
18: 15-20
We hear about the
duty a Christian has to correct an
erring brother and sister. But there
is a proper way of doing it.
Satan-In-Law
One bright, beautiful
Sunday morning, everyone in the tiny
Midwest town got up early and went
to the local church. Before the services
started, the townspeople were sitting
in their pews. Suddenly, Satan appeared
at the front of the church. Everyone
started screaming and running for
the entrance, trampling each other
in a frantic effort to get away from
an evil incarnate. Soon everyone was
evacuated from the church, except
for one elderly gentleman who sat
calmly in his pew, not moving seemingly
oblivious to the fact that God's ultimate
enemy was in his presence. Now this
confused and irritated the Devil a
bit, so he walked up to the man and
said, "Don't you know who I am?"
"Yep, sure do," the elderly
man said. Satan asked, "Aren't
you afraid of me?" This time
the man said, "Nope, sure ain't!"
Satan, a little more perturbed at
this, asked, "Why aren't you
afraid of me?" The man calmly
replied,
"Been
married to your sister for 56 years."
Divine Mercy Group
will meet today Sunday 7th August
at 3 pm in the Cappagh Parish Centre.
All are welcome to join us in this
Community Prayer.
Baptism
We welcome into the Parish Community
through
the Sacrament of Baptism
Chloe Ann Hughes, 6, Beltany Grove
Anniversary Masses for the
week
Friday 12th Barney Maynes, Tirquin
Road (CPC 07.30 pm)
Sunday 14th John McMahon, Waterworks
Road (CPC 12.00 noon)
Additional
Anniversaries
John McGlinchey, Glenview
Ethel O’Neill, Woodvale Avenue
Edward Scallon, Rostrevor
Sean McGrath, Carnoney Road
CAPPAGH PARISH
DRAW RESULTS (01/09/2008)
1st Prize £2,000. Pauline
McMahon Richmond Park (Promoter
Colm McBride)
2nd Prize £1,000 Anne McDermott
Woodbank Road
(Promoter Pat O’Conor)
3rd Prize £500 Aidan McKiernan
Glendore Wood
(Promoter Joe McKnight)
4th Prize £250 M. McCullagh
Loughmacrory
(Promoter Mary Brogan)
5th Prize £100 T. Nugent Castleroddy
Road
(Promoter Brian Donnelly)
Promoter’s Prize £100
Paddy Quinn
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: HOME-START
is available to families
who have at least one child under
5 years of age. Volunteers all have
parenting skills and understand the
stresses and strains involved in bringing
up a young family. We are currently
recruiting volunteers. Full induction
training will be given and all volunteers’
expenses are met by HOME-START. If
you are interested in finding out
more about volunteering, please contact
our office at Unit 1, Market Street
Arcade, Omagh or by telephoning 028
82 240902.
Holy Land Trip: Due
to a clash of dates, Father Sweeney
is unable to go on the trip next year
September 9th. The trip is still going
ahead and anyone interested should
contact Charlie Gillespie. Tel:07533330756.
Killyclogher Bowls Club
reopens on the eleventh of September
at 8.00 pm in Cappagh Parish Centre.
New members very welcome and bowls
are available in the hall on the night.
A good night’s fun is guaranteed.
Vetting procedure for parish
volunteers: The vetting process
for all who work or have contact with
children and vulnerable adults is
well underway. If there are groups
or individuals who have not registered
their names or completed the application
form, we are offering a further opportunity
to do so. Call 82251162 or 82247378
on or before 12 September 2008.
Please Note: as of Wednesday 10 Sept
‘08 St. Joseph’s
Prayer Group returns to the
Christian Brothers Oratory, Kevlin
Road, Omagh and invites anyone who
wishes to spend an hour in Community,
Friendship & Prayer every Wednesday
night from 8.10 pm. (September Focus:
Stop Abortion in N.I.) Everybody
Welcome. Contact: 07880588041 or 07751874422
Charity Dance in
Knockmoyle Hall in aid of Heart, Chest
and Stroke
Association takes place on Tuesday
12 September. Music by Country Legends
and refreshments will be served. Tickets
are available from Majella on 82248401
or pay at the door.
Omagh Music Society are
rehearsing “The Armed Man”
by Karl Jenkins, a piece associated
with the Twin Towers. If you would
like to sing in the chorus please
come to Loreto Grammar School on Mondays
7.45 - 10 pm.
If you would like a Mass in
your home during October,
please contact the parish office or
any of the priests. Please state which
night suits you.
Forgiven...a true story. Pro
- life group Precious Life invite
you to hear the testimony of Denise
Mountenay as she shares how she found
healing after the pain of three abortions.
Denise is a captivating international
speaker reaching out to thousands
of women and men who are suffering
after abortion. The Information Evening
will be held in the Europa Hotel,
Belfast, on Thursday 11th September
at 8 pm. For further information please
contact Bernadette on 028 90278484.
To find out more about
the Samaritans come to the Silverbirch
Hotel On Tuesday 9th September at
8 pm.
Cappagh
Parish Centre
Weekly Bingo:
Each Monday evening in Cappagh Parish
Hall at 9 pm
GAA - Weekly
Lotto Numbers: 1, 5, 11,
17 and 21.
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Sweeney, Farmhill
Road received £100.
The jackpot has been capped at £5,000
and the new jackpot now
stands at £4,100.
PRAY FOR PRIESTS
This week we ask you to pray for the
following priests:
Fr. Desmond Polke Monday 8th September
Fr. Michael Porter Tuesday 9th September
Fr. Anthony Quinn Wednesday 10th September
Fr. William Rafferty
Thursday 11th September
Fr. John Ryder Friday 12th September
Fr. Gerard Sweeney Saturday 13th September
Fr. Gary Wade Sunday 14th September
Last week’s collection:
£3,388 Thank you.
University
Students - The Catholic Chaplaincy
@ Queen’s Belfast
E-mail: cc@qubcc.org
Website www;qubcc.org
The Catholic Chaplaincy,
28 Elmwood Avenue,
re-opens on Sunday 28th September
for 8 pm Mass.
The Chaplains’
café and the rest of the chaplaincy
facilities
(Corpus Christi Chapel,
library, lounge and prayer room)
re-open on Monday 29th September 9
am
Daily Mass
Monday to Friday 12.15 pm
Sunday Mass 12 noon & 8 pm.
Welcome night for
all new students: Wednesday the 8th
October 7 pm
The dedication of
Studies Mass will be on Sunday 12th
October 8 pm.
Please sign up
with the Chaplaincy as part of the
Online Enrolment Procedures.
Workshop on
Marriage - Renew Your Wedding Vows:
Marriage Encounter
is a weekend away (Friday 8 pm to
Sunday 5 pm) 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
26th-28th September, Drummond Hotel,
Ballykelly
10th-12th October, Emmaus Conference
Centre, Swords
Phone: 028 71350612
www.marriageencounterireland.com
www.marrigeencounter.ie
Killyclogher Collectors -
September 2008.
Vigil Mass: (1)
Matt Swift (2) Terry McGinn (3) Sean
Deehan (4) Danny McCusker (5) Brian
McGlone (6) Pat Livingstone
10.30 am: (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
- September : Mr. & Mrs. Tony
Windser and Mrs. Rita Dobbs. Others
welcome.
Knockmoyle Collectors
– September: Jackie Maguire
Willie John O’Lone Matt Ward
and Frank Devlin.
Mountfield - Collectors
– September : Noel Gormley,
Kieran Carlin and Luke Donnelly.
Readers for Killyclogher
for September: Vigil Mass
Matthew Quinn
10.30 am Brona Dyson 12 noon Celine
Fox
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