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Cappagh
Parish News
(Vol.33 No 02) - 11th January 2009
The
Baptism of Jesus
“You are my Son, the
beloved, my favour rests on you.”
Those wonderful words, spoken
to Jesus on the occasion of his Baptism
in the Jordan, are spoken to each
one of us because of our baptism into
him. Just listen to God speak those
words from his heart into your heart
now: “you are my daughter, my
son, the beloved, my favour rests
on you.” Our major task is to
live out that love of God in our vocation.
For you as a couple committed in love,
make your life together full of the
joy of God’s love. Single people,
religious, priests, live out the same
vocation of love in different ways
but for the same purpose, to fill
the world with the presence and the
love of God. As a community of faith,
the parish is a gathering of all these
vocations so that, working with one
another, we can radiate that same
love to all those around us.
Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.
A Vision
for the Future of our Parish
In eight weeks time we will
be celebrating the re-dedication of
our Parish Church. St Mary’s
Church has been a much loved place
of worship and prayer for many generations
in our Parish, and our hope and prayer
is that it will continue to be so
for many generations to come.
Although our Church building is important
and lies at the heart of our parish
community, there is something more
important – we as God’s
people, we are the Body of Christ
– we are much more important
than any building. St Paul reminds
us that “You are God’s
building” (1 Cor 3:9). It is
not only bricks and mortar that makes
a church, but people. St Paul also
tells us that God has given us gifts
and talents so that we might all work
together to build people up, to build
a supportive and loving community,
“to knit God's holy people together
to build up the Body of Christ”
(Eph 4:12).
It is not just the responsibility
of the priest alone to do this work,
but it is our shared duty. As we all
know there is a growing shortage of
priests. Within the next ten years
it is very likely that there will
be only two (and possibly just one)
priest in this parish. It is therefore
very important that we prepare now
so that we are in better shape to
face the future with fewer priests.
At this time when we are preparing
for the re-dedication of our parish
church it is fitting that we also
begin the process of preparing our
parish to face the challenges of the
future.
On Wednesday 21 January we are organising
a ‘parish conversation’
as a first step in putting in place
a pastoral strategy for the future.
The evening will be facilitated by
Mr Martin Kennedy, who as a layman
has worked in pastoral ministry for
many years. He has a wealth of experience
in helping parishes put structures
in place to meet their pastoral needs.
It is our hope, that over the coming
months we will have a Pastoral Council
in place and a vision for the future
that will call upon the gifts and
talents of all of us so that together
we will build up the Body of Christ
here in Cappagh. We hope to have structures
in place that will reach out to the
youth in our parish, to those alienated
from the Church, to the sick, the
weak and vulnerable. We hope to work
at creating more enriching and meaningful
liturgies and deepening the spirituality
and religious knowledge of everyone
in our parish. These and more ideas
will be shared and discussed at the
meeting on 21 January.
You are very welcome to come along
to this ‘conversation evening’
on 21 January in the Cappagh Parish
which will last from 7 - 9.30pm.
Anniversaries
Patrick Blee, Circular
Road
Peggy Gormley, Castleview Park
Rita Ewing, Westview Terrace
James Ward, Fairmount Avenue
James Wallace, Killybrack Road
Francis McCullagh, Tirquinn Road
Mick Winter, Riverview Park
Teddy Baxter, Campsie Road
Margaret McCrory, Buchanan Villas
Patricia McDermott, Inisclan Road
Annie McNally, Winter Garden
Tommy McGuigan, Woodside Avenue
Daniel O’Connell, Meelmore Drive
Anniversary
Masses for the week
Monday 12th Brigid McCaskie, Strathroy
(CTK 07.30 pm)
Wednesday 14th Damian Doherty (MM),
Strule Park (CTK 07.30pm)
Saturday 17th Anna Kerrigan (née
McAleer), Strathroy (CTK 06.30 pm)
Saturday 17th Shea Hutchinson, Knocknamoe
Bungalows (CPC 08.30 pm)
Sunday 18th Patrick McCrory, Cullion,
Lislap. (KM 10.30 am)
Sunday 18th Mary Murphy, Buchanan
Villas (CPC 12 noon)
Baptism
We welcome into the Parish Community
through the Sacrament of Baptism
Niamh Marie Gallagher,
61, Berkeley Heights
Cappagh Parish
Draw:
The January draw will
take place at the Bingo tomorrow
Monday 12 January.
Omagh Traditional
Dancing Club: Set Dance classes
resume on Monday 12 January in Dun
Uladh, Carrickmore Road, Omagh. Beginners
class 8.00 pm. Main class 9.30 pm.
Children class 7.00 pm. All welcome
including beginners. See us at www.omatradancing.com.
Well known American
composers Marty Haugen and
Tony Alonse are holding a
workshop in St. Patrick’s College,
Killymeal Road, Dungannon on Monday
2nd February 7.30-9.30pm. They will
present music for contemporary youth,
the work of Justice and Peace, Lent
and Easter. All welcome. Contact Father
Peter McAnenly on 8772 2631.
St Mary’s
Primary School and Nursery Unit Killyclogher
are holding an Open Morning on Wednesday,
14th January at 9.30 am. Application
forms for children commencing Nursery
and Year 1 in September 2009 are now
available in the school office. Contact
028 8224 2313. Application forms must
be returned before 12 noon on Wednesday,
21st January 2009.
Sacred Heart
College, Omagh are having
an Open Day on Saturday 17th January
from 10.00 am - 1.00 pm. Pupils of
P7 and their parents are cordially
invited to meet the Principal, staff
and pupils and to view the wide range
of facilities available. PRINCIPAL’S
ADDRESS 10 AM.
Loreto Convent
Primary School Open Day Wednesday,
14th January 2009
Time: 11.00pm – 12.00pm (Refreshments
and musical entertainment in school
assembly hall from 11.30am) Come and
see what we have to offer in our Co-Educational
Playgroup and Reception class and
visit our Yr. 1 – 7 classrooms
to gain an insight into the life and
work of our school. Those unable to
attend are welcome to contact the
school for further information or
to arrange an alternative visit Tel:
8224 3551.
St. Joseph's
Guides, Omagh, are starting
back on Tuesday 13th, in St. Joseph's
Hall, from 6.15 - 8pm for Year 10+
girls. On Thursday 15th, in the Station
Centre, we will restart from 4.30
- 6.30pm for girls in Year 1 - 9.
New members welcome. In order to maintain
our high membership levels, we urgently
need leaders. Please come along to
one of our meetings; you will be most
welcome.
Circuit Training
will resume in Knockmoyle Hall
on Wednesday 14th January.
Female circuits @ 6.30 pm Male Circuits
@ 7.45 pm Cost - £20 for 6 weeks
For more information please contact
Michaela on 07803135100.
ENGAGED?
Getting married within the next year?
An Engaged Encounter Weekend is a
recognised form of marriage preparation.
It is a communication enrichment workshop
designed for couples preparing for
marriage. The weekend is non-residential
and will take place in the Thornhill
Centre, Derry on 21st-22nd February.
Early booking is advised. For information
contact 02879300340 or 02827638512.
(after 4.30 pm)
Cappagh Parish Centre
Weekly Bingo: Each Monday evening
in Cappagh Parish Hall at 9 pm.
GAA - Weekly Lotto Numbers 10, 11,
18, 20 & 23. Fourteen
winners each received £10. The
jackpot has been capped at
£5,000 and the new jackpot now
stands at £4,500.
PRAY FOR PRIESTS
This week we ask you to pray for the
following priests:
Fr. Michael Canny Monday January 12th
Fr. John Cargan Tuesday January 13th
Fr. Neal Carlin Wednesday January
14th Fr. Walter Carolan Thursday January
15th
Fr. Colum Clerkin Friday January 16th
Fr. Roland Colhoun Saturday January
17th
Fr. Michael Collins Sunday January
18th
We have become aware
that the Eucharistic Adoration
in Christ the King Church
is being very poorly attended. If
this does not improve we will have
to shorten the hours or discontinue
it altogether. We can not have the
Blessed Sacrament exposed in an empty
church.
Last week’s
collection £3,690. Thank You
Killyclogher
Readers for January:
Vigil Mass - Leanne
Daly;
10.30 pm - Colette McAleer and 12
noon Seamus Devlin.
Killyclogher Collectors -
January: Vigil Mass: (1)Matt
Swift (2) Eamon O’ Neill (3)
Sean Deehan (4) Danny McCusker (5)
Brian McGlone (6) Pat Livingstone
10.30am: (1) Artie Treanor (2) Ennis
Dobbin (3) James McGirr (4) Eamon
McGrath (5) Tony Lyttle (6) Sean Quinn
12 Noon: (1) Thomas Blee (2) Tony
McKenna (3) Anthony Quinn (4) Basil
Neville (5) Martin McGrath (6) John
Wallace.
Killyclogher Counters
- January: Gerry & Maura McCaughey,
Peter O’Kane and Laurence Kelly.
Others welcome.
Knockmoyle Collectors
– January: Olly McGirr, Eunan
Kerlin, Declan McGrath and John O’Donnell
Mountfield - Collectors
– January: James Meenagh and
Tony McDonald.
Killyclogher Readers for
January:Vigil Mass - Leanne Daly;
10.30 pm - Colette McAleer and 12
noon Seamus Devlin.
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