Parish Priest

Fr. Boland 82243375

Curates
Fr. Murray 82242793

Fr. Sweeney 82247440

Fr. Mc Elhennon 82251055

Parish Office

Contact Agnes

Monday to Friday - 9am - 5pm.

Tel : 82243375

Fax : 82251881

E.mail: info@cappaghparish.com

Cappagh Parish News
(Vol .31 No 23 ) 8th July - Psalter: Week 2
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dún Uladh Notes

Our Summer Seisiún’s tour continues next Saturday night (13th July) with the best of Dún Uladh’s very own talent presenting a night of Music, Song & Dance. Music starts at 9pm, a perfect night for family, friends and visitors. Music will continue in the bar this Saturday with the best live traditional talent from all over Tyrone. Late Bar.

Dún Uladh would like to extend its thanks and gratitude to the members and committee of Coalisland/Clone C.C.E. Branch for the fantastic night of entertainment they provided last Saturday night.

Sharon Shannon Live in Concert, Sharon Shannon and her Big Band will play Dún Uladh on the 9th of September; tickets are still available for this, only her second gig after the launch of her forth-coming new album. This will be her first time in Omagh for many years. Tickets are £20 and booking early is advised. Tel 028 8224 2777.
Dún Uladh is available to hire for all Wedding, Birthday, Anniversary or other functions. Contact us for further details. 028 8224 2777.

Cappagh Parish Centre
Weekly Bingo: Each Monday evening in
Cappagh Parish Hall at 9pm.

GAA - Weekly Lotto Numbers: 12, 14 18, 24 and 30. No winner and 12 people received £10. The jackpot has been capped at £5,000 and the new jackpot now stands at £2,650.

Are you or your family affected by Addiction?
– alcohol, drugs, gambling? Hear Pat Doherty, a recovery counsellor at Ramada Hotel Letterkenny on Wednesday 11th July at 8pm ; or at Doms Restaurant Donegal on Wednesday 18th July also at 8pm. Admission Free. Everyone welcome.

CAPPAGH PARISH NEWS

There will be no CPN next weekend (Sunday 14th July) due to holidays. It will return on Sunday 21st July as normal.

Baptism
We welcome into the Parish Community through the Sacrament of Baptism:
Chloe Kelly, 13 Clontarf Drive
Andrea Rose McLaughlin
72 Rylagh Road
Tyler Lee Donnelly
7 Mullaghmore Drive

Requiescat In Pace:
We extend our sympathy to the family and relatives of
Colm Brannigan, Dungannon,
Eilish McNamee, 36, Farmhill Road

Anniversaries
Josephine Browne, Circular Road
Geraldine Kelly, Crocknacor Road
Mary McCanny, Oakfield Avenue
Diane Conway, Oakland Villas
Molly McElholm, Mountjoy
James Morris, Corran Road
Seamus Gallagher, Holmview Terrace
Sarah O’Neill, The Fold James Street
Charles Corcoran, Pinefield Avenue
Bessie Ferris, Woodside Terrace

Next Sunday’s Readings
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Is. 66:10-14
Ps. 65
Gal. 6:14-18
Lk. 10:1-12 17-20

Last week’s collection £3,544. Pope’s Collection £2,527. Thank you

Questions people Ask
Q. I have a neighbour who makes my life very difficult. I don’t want to be bitter but it’s hard. Have you any advice?
A. Yes it is very difficult not to allow the wrongdoing of another to poison our reactions. The ability to move beyond the hurt doesn’t come naturally, so we need super-natural help, namely the grace of the Holy Spirit. Anybody who acts like your neighbour is really a person sick in mind and soul. The Holy Spirit lifts us up to give us a broader picture of the problem. There we understand the sick personality and we move from bitterness towards compassion. So, my advice is to constantly hand it over to the Holy Spirit.

Iona Carmelite Retreat Centre
Bible Study and Prayer. Shared Scripture reading and Prayer in the above centre, Termonbacca, Derry on Tuesday 10th July at 8pm. Conducted by Fr. Sean Conlon OCD. All are welcome.

Mass in honour of our Lady of Mount Carmel will take place in the above centre on Her Feast Day, Monday 16th July at 7pm. All are welcome.

Carmelite Pilgrimage to Knock, Sunday 22nd July 2007. Coach leaves Termonbacca at 7.40am with pick up points at Strabane Square and Melmount Centre at 8.15am. Returning to Derry at approx. 11pm. Return coach, snack on the way down and evening meal. Fare £27 or €40. For further information, telephone Termonbacca, at Derry 7126 2512 during office hours only.

Youth Trip to Croagh Padraig

Do you fancy a trip to Westport, Co Mayo combined with a hike of one of Ireland’s most famous mountain’s ‘Croagh Padraig’ locally known as the ‘The Reek’. The trip will be on Sunday 22 July for those aged 18-30 and it will cost approx £35. This fee will include transport from Derry, an official guide and dinner in Westport. Experience your faith in a new way. Join young people from other parishes for a great day’s fun, adventure and prayer. For further details or to book a place, please contact 028 71264087 or collect a booking form from the parish office. Places are limited, please book by 6th July

Knockmoyle Youth Club Summer Workshops
August 2007
Tuesdays, 7th 14th and 21st August
Thursdays, 9th and 16th August

Knockmoyle Community Hall
Registration £3.00 per day
Registration will take place in Knockmoyle Community Hall on Wednesday 27th June from 7.30pm to 9.00pm Places are limited and only secure by payment on the night. Please note that children will only be able to attend the workshops if they have been registered on the registration night, no late registrations will be accepted.

Two Prayers

Last night my little boy confessed to me
Some childish wrong and kneeling at my knee he prayed with tears
“Dear God make me a man like daddy wise and strong
I know You can.’

Then while he slept I knelt beside his bed.
Confessed my sins and prayed with low bowed head,
‘Oh God make me a child like my child here
Pure, guileless, trusting Thee with faith sincere.’

Morning Prayer

O Lord, grant me to greet the coming day in peace. Help me in all things to rely upon your holy will. In every hour of the day reveal your holy will to me. Bless my dealings with all who surround me. Teach me to treat all that comes to me throughout the day with peace of soul, and with the firm conviction that your will governs all. In all my deeds and words guide my thoughts and feelings. In unforeseen events let me not forget that all are sent by you. Teach me to act firmly and wisely, without embittering and embarrassing others. Give me the strength to bear the fatigue of the coming day with all that it shall bring. Direct my will; teach me to pray, pray in me.

Prayer Before Exams

Dear Father, Source of all wisdom,
help me to use my time and my intelligence wisely
as I prepare for exams.
Help me to dispose myself to listen to your Holy Spirit
so that you, as my loving Father,
may place me in a state of prayer
and lead me to understand
that the supreme wisdom
is knowing I am your child.
Help me to remain serene
so that my work may truly reflect
this profound truth
Mary, Mother of my spiritual life,
guide me in the ways of your Son,
so that my work may help
to transform this world for His glory.
Amen

Praying...and Waiting...and Patience
Let us ponder for a moment
Life's three seasons:
Praying...and waiting...and patience.
Life's unpredictable seasons.
The season of praying,
When we bring our concerns and worries
And lay them at Jesus' feet.
Crying out for God's help in our time of need.
The season of waiting,
When our timing is so much different than God's.
When we think we have waited too long
And yet there is more waiting to be done.
The season of patience,
When waiting and patience meet.
You cannot have one without the other.
They must go hand-in-hand.
Welcome prayer...and waiting...and patience
For we know God is teaching us
And using them for our good
To bring about His perfect will for our lives.