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Cappagh
Parish News
(Vol.33 No 30) - Sunday, 12th July
2009
15th
Sunday in Ordinary Time.
“So
they set off to preach repentance.”
There are many strange contradictions
in our world today. One of them
is that so many of us have lost
a sense of sin and yet the power
of evil was never so obvious. Maybe
this is a reaction to the past where
sin seemed to be in everything.
One of the major sins for most of
us is in settling for so little
when so much is on offer. This happens
when a couple settles for mediocrity
rather than a sense of adventure
in their marriage; when a family
settles for coexistence rather than
love; when a parish settles for
duty rather than building a real
faith community. We may not be able
to do a lot about the general evil
that is in the world. We can do
a lot about our own setting of limits
and this in turn will affect the
world we live in.
Fr. Johnny
Doherty, C.Ss.R.
Sunday,
12th July 2009
15th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
First Reading
Amos 7: 12-15
God sent Amos to prophesy to the
people of Israel.
Second Reading
Ephesians 1: 3-14
God chose us in Christ to live through
love in his presence
Gospel Mark
6: 7-13
Jesus sends the Twelve Apostles
to preach and to heal.
Tolerance
by John Leroy Maxwell
This
is not a perfect World, we see things
everyday.
That make us take a second look, or
make us turn away..
The heart of man has turned to stone,
and compassion is not found..
We've
taken Love and Friendship, And beat
them to the ground..
No longer do we hold our Hopes and
all our Dreams so dear..
At any given moment, we will trade
them in for fear..
Let's end this reign of violence,
and halt these evil designs..
We are all in this as one Human Race,
to that we must resign..
So please reach out, so all of us,
cease the malice and the pain..
And maybe one day soon, we'll hear
Sweet Music in the Rain..
So as you kneel and Pray to God for
a better life for all..
Ask that Peace and Tolerance be placed
visible on the Wall.
Baptism
We welcome into
the Parish Community through
the Sacrament of Baptism
Orlaith Josephine McMahon, 4a Gleannan
Park.
Requiescat In Pace
We extend our
sympathy to the family and relatives
of
Sean McGinn, 34,
Strathroy Road.
Anniversary
Masses for the week
Wednesday 15th Felix McAleer
(Jun)
Circular Road (KC 10.00 am)
Friday 17th
Oonagh Maguire
The Hawthorn (CTK 07.30 pm)
Saturday 18th Margaret O’Reilly
Richmond Park (CTK 07.00 pm)
Sunday 19th
Brian Duff
Mullan Park MF (MF 10.00 am)
Sunday 19th
Tom & Mary-Anne Gormley
Knocknamoe Bungalows (KC 11.00 am)
PRAY
FOR PRIESTS
This week we ask you to pray for the
following priests:
Fr. Seamus Kelly Monday July 13th
Fr. Edward Kilpatrick
Tuesday July 14th
Bishop Francis Lagan Wednesday July
15th
Fr. Charles Logue Thursday July 16th
Fr. Paul McCafferty Friday July 17th
Fr. Bryan McCanny Saturday July 18th
Fr. Michael McCaughey Sunday July
19th
Wedding
Congratulations
to the following
couples who were married recently
Raymond Cummings
& Laura Smith.
Robert Rodgers
& Mary Clare Smith.
Mark Cunningham
& Mandy Munton.
May they
enjoy a long and happy union and may
the grace of the sacrament sustain
them in the years ahead.
CAPPAGH
PARISH DRAW RESULTS FOR JULY
1st Prize £2,000. Conor Carrigan
Glenderg Road
(Promoter Jimmy Carrigan)
2nd Prize £1,000
Gerry McCusker Bracken Walk
(Promoter Michael Kelly)
3rd Prize £500
Fionntan O’Brien Hawthorn Road
(Promoter Mary Molloy & Gertie
O’Brien)
4th Prize £250
Declan Martin Arleston Road
(Promoter Joe Martin)
5th Prize £100
Mark McDermott St Julian’s Brae
(Promoter Sean Deehan)
Promoter’s Prize
£100 Donna Burns &
Pauline Gallagher
Berkeley Heights
Thousands march in pro-life
Rally: Gardai put the figure
at around 3,000, organizers believe
it was more like 4,000 - 5,000 participants,
but no matter what the attendance
at Saturday’s All-Ireland Pro-life
Rally the message was made very clear:
the people of this island want Ireland
to remain abortion free.
The rally heard speakers from such
anti-abortion groups as Youth Defense,
Precious Life and Coir. Bernie Smyth
of Precious Life told the marchers
of the threats to life in the north
of Ireland: “we’re dealing
with an attempt by the Department
of Health in the north to introduce
abortion on broad grounds by attempting
to introduce new so-called abortion
guidelines”.
Thornhill Centre: 8 Monthly Saturday
Seminars on “Pastoral Ministry
begins 3 October 11am - 4 pm. A basic
formation programme to help those
involved in pastoral ministry, appreciate
the role of the priest and the role
of the laity in building parish community.
For further details contact The Secretary,
Thornhill Centre, 121, Culmore Road,
Derry.
The Clonmacnois Youth Festival
is a lively 4 day festival
with workshops, concert, inspiring
talks, great music and prayer. And
plenty of time for relaxing, chilling
out and meeting new people. The Festival
takes place from 13th - 16th August
(free buses no cost, donation only).
For further details please contact
Youth 2000 Office 01 6753690, Lana
07929095820 or visit www.youth2000.ie.
Marriage Preparation Courses
for 2009/2010 are as follows
October 16th & 17th
; November 13th & 14th ; December
4th & 5th. 2010 January 15th &
16th :
February 5th & 6th : March 5th
& 6th ; April 16th & 17th;
May 14th & 15th and June 11th
& 12th. Numbers on courses are
limited so please book early. The
fee is £100 per couple and must
be included with your completed form
and sent to The Secretary, ACCORD,
Mount Saint Columba Pastoral Centre,
48, Brook Street. OMAGH BT78 5HD.
Cappagh
Parish Centre
Weekly Bingo: Each
Monday evening in Cappagh Parish Hall
at 9 pm.
GAA - Weekly Lotto
Numbers 6, 14, 24, 27 & 29. Twenty
one
winners, each received £5. Two
jackpots have now been capped at £5,000.
New jackpot now stands at £2,100.
Thank
you for last week’s Collections:
£3,281, Peter’s Pence
£1,974 and Church Renovation
Fund £1,675.
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