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Cappagh
Parish News
(Vol.32 No 32) - 10th August 2008
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Courage,
it is I
Jesus said to his
disciples: “Courage! It is I.
Do not be afraid.” Fear is identified
in the Scriptures as the single greatest
enemy of life and love. It affects
everything we do and everything we
hope for. Courage, on the other hand,
is one of the qualities we most need
to develop if we are to live and love
and hope to the full. It takes courage
for any woman and man to pledge their
love for the rest of their lives in
marriage. It takes even more courage
to live that out any way fully. It
takes courage for parents to have
children and even more so to bring
them up to be people of hope and confidence.
And it takes courage to believe in
Christ and to live out that belief
in everyday life. This kind of courage
for the sake of all that is best in
our lives means making decisions that
are in favour of what we hold dear.
These decisions can often mean denying
ourselves things for a greater good.
They can also mean going against the
norm that is around us.
Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.
Please
note that the Friday night Mass in
the Cappagh Parish Centre
will be discontinued during July and
August. The last Friday night Mass
will be celebrated on July 4th and
will resume on Friday September 5th
.
On their
way to get married, a young couple
are involved in a fatal car accident.
The couple find themselves sitting
outside the Pearly Gates waiting for
St. Peter to process them into Heaven.
While waiting, they begin to wonder:
Could they possibly get married in
Heaven? When St. Peter shows up, they
asked him. St. Peter says, "I
don't know. This is the first time
anyone has asked. Let me go find out,"
and he leaves.
The couple sat and waited for an answer
. . . for a couple of months. While
they waited, they discussed that IF
they were allowed to get married in
Heaven, SHOULD they get married, what
with the eternal aspect of it all.
"What if it doesn't work?"
they wondered, "Are we stuck
together FOREVER?"
After yet another month, St. Peter
finally returns, looking somewhat
bedraggled. "Yes," he informs
the couple, "you CAN get married
in Heaven."
"Great!" said the couple,
"But we were just wondering,
what if things don't work out? Could
we also get a divorce in Heaven?"
St. Peter, red-faced with anger, slams
his clipboard onto the ground.
"What's wrong?" asked the
frightened couple."
OH, COME ON!!" St. Peter shouts,
"It took me three months to find
a priest up here! Do you have ANY
idea how long it'll take me to find
a lawyer!
The memorial Ceremony on the
Tenth Anniversary of the Omagh Bombing:
will take place on Friday August 15th
at 3 pm on Drumragh Avenue. We will
be invited to say together the following
dedication to Peace:-
We were not made for this,
Neither for the taking of our own,
Nor the darkening of the light.
For this, earth’s men and women
were not made.
And now,
In love and hope,
To the suffering and the threatened
We pledge the living of our days.
Baptism
We welcome into the Parish Community
through the Sacrament of Baptism
Katelyn Taggart, 10, Shergrim Glen.
Clodagh McCloskey, 18, Lissan Drive,
Omagh
Requiescat
In Pace
We extend our sympathy to the family
and relatives of
Laurence Brannigan,
22, St Julian’s Way.
Anniversary
Masses for the week
Monday 11th June
McAleer (MM), Beltany Road (CPC 10.00
am)
Monday 11th Laurence
McCaskie, Knockmoyle Grove (CTK 07.30
pm)
Friday 15th Brian
McCrory, Ballinamullan Road (CPC 08.30
pm)
Saturday 16th Phillip
Byrne, Knockgrennan Park (CPC 08.30
pm)
Saturday 16th Kathleen
McCabe MM, Meelmore Drive (CTK 06.30
pm)
Saturday 16th Mary
Green, Castleview Crescent (KM 10.00
am)
Other
Anniversaries
Alice McSorley, Tamlaght
Road
Rita McCusker, Sperrin Park
Kathleen Lunney, Deverney Road
Eileen Sloan, Brookmount Crescent
Michael Gillen, Inisclan Road
Kathleen Hasson, Dungiven
Ruby McGuigan, Old Mountfield Road
Johnny Nugent, Meelmore Drive
Jim Hannigan, Meelmore Drive
Margaret McKillion, Slievecoole Park
PRAY
FOR PRIESTS
This week we ask you to pray for
the following priests:
Fr. Patrick McLaughlin Monday 11th
August
Fr. Peter McLaughlin Tuesday 12th
August
Fr. Stephen McLaughlin Wednesday 13th
August
Fr. Ignatius McQuillan Thursday 14th
August
Fr. Peter Madden Friday 15th August
Fr. Anthony Mailey Saturday 16th August
Fr. Eamon Martin Sunday 17th August
CAPPAGH
PARISH DRAW RESULTS August 2008
1st Prize £2,000. Dermot
McAleer Killyclogher Road
(Promoter Margaret O’Kane)
2nd Prize £1,000
Jo & Michael Ward Lisanelly Park
(Promoter Mary Ward)
3rd Prize £500
Shane Broderick McIvor Villas
(Promoter Sean Deehan)
4th Prize £250
Gussie McDermott Main Street, MF
(Promoter Breege McCauley)
5th Prize £100
Fr. Kevin McElhennon Strathroy Road
(Promoter Alice Rafferty)
Promoter’s Prize
£100 Teresa McDonald
Cappagh U12 Boys.
Gaelic Football is back! After
a well-earned break (still unbeaten
this season), it's time to get back
to it. Training starts again this
SATURDAY @ 11 am. The date of
the next match has been changed -
it now takes place on Wednesday 13th
August at 7.30 pm (be at the pitch
for 7 pm). This is the last
home game of the season, so bring
all the family to support you and
the team.
Last week’s
collection: £3,672. Thank you.
Development Fund collection: £2,076
Cappagh
Parish Centre
Weekly Bingo: Each
Monday evening in Cappagh Parish Hall
at 9 pm
GAA - Weekly Lotto Numbers:
2, 6, 8, 13 and 20.
One lucky winner, Patricia Mullan
received £100.
The jackpot has been capped at £5,000
and the new jackpot now
stands at £4,000.
Love
your neighbour, but don’t pull
down the hedge.
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