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Cappagh
Parish News
(Vol.32 No 19) - 11th May 2008
Pentecost Sunday
Receive
the Holy Spirit
“As the Father
sent me, so I am sending you.”
As we celebrate Pentecost, it is important
to remember what it is about. The
Holy Spirit is given to us, not as
a possession, but as a power. And
this power is one that can transform
the world. We are given the power
of love, which is invested in a special
way in the various important relationships
of our lives. That power of God is
there in the sacrament of marriage,
calling couples to love for the sake
of the world. The power of love is
in our families, making our homes
the Domestic Church to the glory of
God. And it is this power of God’s
Spirit that is at the heart of every
parish. All we have to do is practise
that power and great things will happen
all around us. There can be no doubt
that great things need to be made
happen in our world today. Receive
the Holy Spirit.
Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.
The
Sacrament of Confirmation will be
administered to our Primary 7 children
by The Most Rev Seamus Hegarty in
Christ the king Church this Saturday
17th May at 11a.m.
N.B. Because
of Confirmation there will be no 10am
Mass in Cappagh Parish Centre on Saturday
morning.
Baptism
We welcome into the Parish Community
through the Sacrament of Baptism
Dylan Joseph Andrews, 24, Buchanan
Villas
Rhys Anthony Marlow, 53, Royal Ave.
West, Isle of Man
Thomas James Meenan, 17a, Farmhill
Meadows
Requiescat In Pace:
We extend our sympathy to the family
and relatives of
Gerard Kennedy, 49,
Old Mountfield Road
Pat O’Neill,
formerly St Julian’s Road.
Anniversary
Masses for the week
Sunday 18th Jim McCallion,
Buchanan Villas (CPC 12noon)
Sunday 18th Annie Carlin,
Mountfield (MF 10.00am)
Other Anniversaries
Donal McIvor, Farmhill Road
Francie Quinn, Farmhill Road
Tony Donnelly, Fintona
Packie Murphy, Buchanan Villas
Nora Torney, Clements Villas
Kitty McKenna, Mountfield
Annie Cole, Merchantstown
Fr John McGrath, Australia
Eileen McGaughey, Hawthorn Road
Harry Chivers Drunsurn
Maura O’Donnell, Castleview
Crescent
Questions people ask
Q.
Saint John says that
the Holy Spirit came to the Apostles
on Easter Sunday whereas Saint Luke
says it was Pentecost, fifty days
later. Any explanation?
A.
Neither writer intends to specify
a calendar date but chooses a day
of symbolic meaning. John celebrates
the coming of the Holy Spirit as the
first day of the mission of the Church.
‘As the Father sent me, I send
you.’ The mission of Jesus and
then of the Church were empowered
by the Spirit. Luke uses the harvest
festival at Pentecost, when people
of many languages were in Jerusalem,
to express the universal mission of
the Church. First day or fiftieth?
Both are true, each expressing a different
aspect of the Spirit in the Church.
Fr Silvester
O’Flynn OFM Cap : Email silvesteroflynn@gmail.com
CAPPAGH
PARISH DRAW RESULTS (05/05/2008)
1st
Prize £2,000. Mary McSorley
40, Bankmore Road
(Promoter Dympna McParland)
2nd Prize
£2,000 Kathleen Strain Knockmoyle
(Promoter Cecilia & Geraldine)
3rd Prize
£500 Noel Ballesty Pinefield
Court
(Promoter Sean Deehan)
4th Prize
£250 Dolores Patterson Retreat
View
(Promoter Lorna McGrath)
5th Prize
£100 James & Mary Teague
Killens Mews MF
Promoter (Brian McCaffrey)
Promoter’s
Prize £100 Anne McKinney Knockmoyle.
Fr. Sweeney’ s photograph
of the Stained Glass Window:
There are still a number of prints
which have not been collected. Fr.
Sweeney would be very grateful if
the owners would collect them from
the office as soon as possible.
Charity Whist Drive
in aid of Friends of Africa will take
place on Sunday 18th May in St. Joseph’s
Hall. Starting time 8.30pm. Admission
£5. Contact Vera 82249521.
The Annual Lourdes Hospitalite
Collection takes place at
all Masses on 17th & 18th May
2008. This fund is used solely for
the purpose of providing medical care
and support to people of the Diocese
who are sick and wish to go to Lourdes.
Your support would be very much appreciated.
3 Days of Prayer and Fasting
against the “HFE Bill”
on 12th May - 14th May. Precious Life
asks you to unite with them on these
three days in sending up a great outpouring
of prayers to Heaven by fasting and
offering Rosaries to Our Lady of Fatima,
so that through her intersession,
the Holy Spirit will descend into
the hearts of all Westminster MP’s
and they will respect the sanctity
of human life and vote against The
Human Fertilisation and Embryology
(HFE) Bill and any attempts to extend
abortion to N. Ireland. For further
information please contact
Precious Life (028) 90278484.
ENGAGED? Getting
married within the next year? An Engaged
Encounter Weekend is a recognised
form of marriage preparation. It is
a communication workshop designed
for couples preparing for marriage.
The weekend is non-residential and
will take place in the Thornhill Centre,
Derry on 14th - 15th June. Early booking
is advised. For information contact
0871350612 or 02827638512, (after
4.30p.m.).
Cappagh
Parish Centre
Weekly Bingo: Each
Monday evening in Cappagh Parish Hall
at 9pm
GAA - Weekly Lotto Numbers: 5, 12,
19, 29 and 30. Twelve winners
each received £10. The jackpot
has been capped at £5,000
and the new jackpot now stands at
£3,675.
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 Patrick Baker Monday 12th May
Fr. Declan Boland Tuesday 13th May
Fr. Eugene Boland Wednesday 14th May
Fr. Francis Bradley Thursday 15th
May
Fr. Manus Bradley Friday 16th May
Fr. Shane Bradley Saturday 17th May
Fr. Brian Brady Sunday 18th May
You are invited to a community
prayer & healing service
in Omagh Methodist Church on Sunday
11th at 7 pm. Special speaker: Brother
David Jardine (Divine Healing ministries
Belfast).
Lepra have acknowledged
receipt of £7.162 which they
collected outside Cappagh Parish Centre
and Christ the King churches last
weekend. This money is sufficient
to cure 341 people from leprosy. Unfortunately
due to lack of manpower it was impossible
to collect outside Knockmoyle or Mountfield
but if anyone would like to donate,
it is not too late. There are so many
ills in the modern world that we cannot
cure but if we consider that £21
is all it takes to cure one person
from leprosy, a disease that most
of us thought was a thing of the past,
we know our money has been put to
great use.
Upcoming Events at Dún
Uladh Cultural Heritage Centre.
Old Tyme Dancing Class
will finish on Thursday May 15th with
Dancing in the Main Hall from 9 -
11 pm (supper served). Everyone is
welcome.
Sean Nós & Old
Style Traditional Step Dancing Classes
will be held in Dun Uladh Heritage
Centre on Tuesday nights during May
from 9 - 10 pm. For further Information
please contact Marie Garrity or Dun
Uladh (82242777).
Riverdance returns
to Letterkenny Aura Leisure Centre
Thursday 22nd – Sunday
25th May 2008, Show times are 8.30pm
and 2.30pm on Sunday for Matinee show.
For more information contact Aisling
on 00353 749102107.
Last
Week’s Collection £3,306
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