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Cappagh
Parish News
(Vol .32 No 10) - 9th Mar 2008
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Deepening our Experience of
Lent
A Series of Adult Faith Reflection
Evenings
in
Church of Christ the King, Strathroy
The final talk
of the Lenten reflections will take
place this Monday 10 March. Preparing
for Holy Week - Reflecting on the
Holy Week Ceremonies. Speaker: Fr.
Kevin McElhennon CC
Monday 10 March
Preparing for Holy Week - Reflecting
on the Holy Week Ceremonies
Speaker: Fr. Kevin McElhennon CC
Eucharistic
Healing in Christ the King Church
during Lent
Each Friday after
10am Mass – 4pm.
‘Come and spend
some time in prayer.’
The new Planned Giving Envelopes
are due to be distributed to the different
areas before Sunday 6th April. A lot
of new families have moved into the
Cappagh area over the last few years.
It would be appreciated if you would
hand in your family details a.s.a.p.
It should be pointed out that with
the new transfer system, the parish
priest is now being asked to verify
that you are a resident in the parish.
If you are not on the system it is
very difficult for him to know your
circumstances. Therefore it is in
your own best interest to register
your family details including all
children and their ages before the
new envelopes are distributed. If
you are already contributing through
the planned giving envelopes and you
are a tax payer, have you signed a
Gift Aid form? If not please give
your details to any of the priests
or to the parish office. Gift Aid
adds 25p to every pound that you donate
to the parish.
Saturday is being treated as St Patrick’s
Day because we cannot have a celebration
during Holy Week. It is not a holy
day of obligation.
The Masses
in the parish for St Patrick are as
follows:
Killyclogher Friday
7.30pm
Saturday 10.00am
Saturday 8.30pm
Christ the King Saturday
6.30pm
Knockmoyle Saturday
10.00am
Mountfield Saturday
10.00am
Loneliness and the feeling of
being uncared for and unwanted are
the greatest poverty. (Mother
Teresa)
Notices
Creggan Drama
Circle present a three act
comedy "All the Kings' Horses"
in Dun Uladh Centre on 28 March .
Proceeds will go towards Cappagh
Parish Church Restoration Fund. Further
details to follow.
West Tyrone
Feis entries for Art, Craft
and Design should be submitted on
Wednesday April 23rd and collected
on Monday April 28th.
“St.
Patrick, Tyrone, and the politics
of Viking Armagh” -
a talk by Catherine Swift of the University
of Limerick in the Strule Arts Centre
this Wednesday @ 8.30pm. Admission
free
Dún
Uladh
St Patrick’s
Celebrations kick off on Friday 14th
March with a weekend of Music, Song
& Dance for all the family.
The Nuala
Hehir & Briege Harpur concert
scheduled for Saturday the
5th April has had to be cancelled
due to unforeseen circumstances. The
talented Finbar Dwyer & local
man Ryan Molloy will take to the stage
instead that night. These talented
musicians will showcase all that is
good about Traditional Irish Music.
Readers for
weekend 15/16 March including Saturday,
St Patrick’s Day.
St Patrick’s
Day 10am John McKenny
Vigil 8.30pm Pauline McDonald
Sunday 10.30am Sheila Cunningham
Sunday 12noon Eamon O’Neill
Cappagh Parish
Draw: Thanks for the great
response to the Parish Draw. We still
need more help. If you are in an area
of the parish which is not covered,
especially in the Killyclogher/ Strathroy
districts, please contact the Parish
Draw Team a.s.a.p.
Dates for
your diary: Monday 31st March
is the beginning of a seven week series
of teachings, music, song and Holy
Mass which will be held in the Sacred
Heart Church. Each evening will begin
with music and song at 7.10pm with
Holy Mass at 7.30pm. Marie Beirne
will be the speaker on the first night
while Fr Michael Campbell will be
the celebrant and speaker on Monday
7th April. Other speakers include
Patricia Mitchell, Fr Martin Tierney,
Tony Hanna, Fr Stefan Park and Thomas
Carey. Confessions will be available
on Monday 21st April after Mass and
on Monday 5th May the Mass of the
anointing of the sick and infirm will
be celebrated. Keep Monday nights
free to praise God and prepare for
Pentecost
Station Masses
this week:
Thursday 13th March Frank Sweeney
Farmhill Road
Friday 14th March Bridie Kelly 18,
Glenside
Workshop
on Marriage: Renew Your Wedding
Vows: Marriage Encounter is a weekend
(Friday 8pm to Sunday 5pm) for married
couples of all ages in a stable relationship.
Next dates 28-30 March, Dromantine
and 18-20 March, Swords.
Cappagh Parish Centre
Weekly Bingo: Each
Monday evening in Cappagh Parish Hall
at 9pm.
GAA - Weekly Lotto Numbers: 8, 11,
14, 20 and 29. Three lucky
winners, Barry McCann, Louise Chambers
and Eamon O’Hagan
each received £35. The jackpot
has been capped at £5,000 and
the
new jackpot now stands at £3,475.
at £3,450.
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 Paul McCaffrey
Monday 10th March
Fr. Bryan McCanny Tuesday
11th March
Fr. Michael McCaughey
Wednesday 12th March
Fr. Andrew McCloskey
Thursday 13th March
Fr. James McCrory
Friday 14th March
Fr. John J. McCullagh
Saturday 15th March
Fr. Noel McDermott Sunday
16th March
Anniversary Masses for the
week
Wednesday 12th Leo
O’Hale, Willowmount (CTK 7.30pm)
Friday 14th , Jean
Armstrong, Berkeley Heights (CPC 7.30pm)
Saturday 15th, Peter
Judge, Circular Road (CPC 10.00 am)
Saturday 15th, Catherine
McDermott, Knocknamoe Bungalows (CPC
8.30pm)
Other Anniversaries
Francis Gormley, Buchanan Villas
Mary Keenan, Strathroy
Ellen McCormack, Orangefield Park
Eileen Gardener, McClay Park
Veronica Moxon, Gardenville
Elizabeth McGowan, McIvor Villas
Annie Lowry, The Fold
Bernard Deeney, Downpatrick
Patrick McAleer, Mullaslin
Josephine O’Neill, Creggan Park
Mary Sweeney, Hunter’s Crescent
Mary Bradley, Barnas Gap
Rose Conlon, Sixmilecross
Susan Rooney, Belfast
Molly Maguire, Lisanelly Avenue
Baptism
We welcome into the Parish Community
through
the Sacrament of Baptism
Nathan Jake Corbin,
5, Carnan Park, Strathroy.
Jamie Oran O’Neill,
60D, Meelmore Drive, Strathroy.
CAPPAGH PILGRIMAGE TO ROME
AND ASSISI August 29th -
September 5th 20008
There are still some places left on
the above pilgrimage. If you are interested,
please collect a booking form from
the parish office as we want to make
the final arrangements. The pilgrimage
will be led by Fr Eugene Boland and
Fr Francis Bradley. Price: £700
(B&B).
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