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Cappagh
Parish News
(Vol.33 No 11) - 15th March 2009
Third
Sunday of Lent
Christ,
the Wisdom of God
Jesus said: "Stop turning
my Father's house into a market."
Isn't it amazing how we human beings
can miss the point of even the things
we treasure most. The Jewish people
saw the Temple as the greatest treasure
they had in their life of faith and
yet they developed a system of abusing
that sacred place in the very name
of their religion. We do the same:
when we call marriage a Sacrament
and then have little care for the
couple relationship except when it
is in trouble; when we call our homes
the Domestic Church and treat them
as if Christ did not live there among
us; when we talk about our parish
as a community of faith but do very
little to build community; when we
are fed on the Body and Blood of Christ
and yet refuse to love and respect
many members of the Body of Christ.
Fr. Johnny
Doherty, C.Ss.R.
The
Reopening of St. Mary’s Church,
Killyclogher.
Seldom has an event
been so eagerly awaited by the parishioners
of Cappagh. During the past year we
held all our services in the Cappagh
Parish Centre and this worked very
well. This was due in no small way
to the dedication of our sacristans
and a special word of thanks to our
caretaker, Martin Logue who kept the
Centre in pristine order. Nevertheless
we are very happy to be moving back
to our beloved St. Mary’s which
holds so many memories for so many
people. I think you will all agree
that the refurbished church looks
wonderful and still retains the original
character of the old church. The re-installation
of the old bell has been a source
of great excitement and we await with
anticipation the sound of its peal
which we hope to hear in the very
near future. We are delighted to welcome
our bishop, Most Rev. Seamus Hegarty
here today to rededicate the new altar.
We also welcome all the priests, many
of whom have served in Cappagh and
last but by no means least, we welcome
the people of Cappagh. May
you all have a memorable day.
Tuesday is the Feast
of St. Patrick.
Masses in the parish are as
follows:
CTK: Vigil 7.30 pm (Monday)
10.00 am (Tuesday)
KC 10.30 am (Tuesday)
12 Noon (Tuesday)
KM 10.30 am (Tuesday)
MF Vigil 8.00 pm (Monday)
Requiescat
In Pace:
We extend our sympathy to the
family and relatives of
Eilish Bradley,
34, Killyclogher Road
Anniversary
Masses for the week
Monday 16th Mary McGlinchey
Mullan Park MF (MF 8.00 pm)
Friday 20th Laurence Broderick
McIvor Villas (CTK 7.30 pm)
Saturday 21st Patrick Bonner
Beragh (CTK 6.30 pm)
Saturday 21st Catherine McDermott
Knocknamoe Bungalows (KC 8.30 pm)
Sunday 22nd Seamus Brannigan
Gleannan Park (KC 12 noon)
Sunday 22nd Ignatius McCollum
Buchanan Villas (CTK 12 noon)
Additional
Anniversaries
Frank McKenna, Patrick
Street
Jonathon Fulton, Mullaghmore Drive
Teri Townsend, Knocknamoe Heights
John McCrory, Knocknamoe Bungalows
Vanda Baxter, Strathroy Road
Mary McGlinchey, Mountfield
Mary Sweeney, Hunter’s Crescent
Molly Maguire, Lisanelly Avenue
Baptism
We welcome into the Parish Community
through the Sacrament of Baptism
Ryan Oran Kelly, 235,
Killyclogher Road.
Christy Patrick McCrory, 24 McIvor
Villas.
Sean Oran Dillon, 1, Pinefield Walk.
Omagh Floral Art Society -
demonstration “Spring Blossoms”
by Eunice Cuddy at Trinity Hall, John
Street, on Tuesday 17th March.
Knockmoyle
News: A 45 Card Drive in
aid of the Church Restoration Fund
will take place in the Hall on Sunday
22nd March at 7.30 pm 8-Hand partner
or 4 Hand single. Prizes: Lines for
a year in Cappagh Parish monthly draw
with total prizes in excess of £50,000.
Draw for unplayed tickets presented
on the night.
Tickets £7.50.
Old Tyme Workshop are
holding a dance on St. Patrick’s
Night from 8.30 - 11.30 pm. Music
is provided by Connect 2. Admission
£5 includes supper.
After Mass on Tuesday 17 March
2009 there will be a cup
of tea and biscuit with some traditional
Irish music - everyone is invited
to come along.
Knockmoyle Committee
are running a Night at the Races and
this is pencilled in for Friday 17th
April. More details later. The AGM
will be held on Wednesday 29th April.
The Novena of Hope at the
Graan this year is from Sunday
22nd March (Saturday night Vigil 21st
March @ 6.30pm) to Monday 30th March.
Sunday services are 9am, 10.30am,
12 noon and 4.00pm. Weekdays 12.30pm
and 8.00pm. In addition there are
services for the sick on Wednesday
25th and Saturday 28th at 2.30pm.
This is our Centenary Year and the
Novena is the central celebration
of the Centenary. Graan phone 028
6632 2272.
A choir workshop
directed by Sister Perpetua of the
Cathedral Choir will take place in
Castlederg on Saturday 21st March
from 2 – 4pm. The fee is £3
per
person.
Omagh Lions Club
is presenting a Spring Fashion show
in the Mellon Country, in aid of Care
for Cancer. Featuring a range of local
shops including Modena, Dorothy Perkins,
Classic Urbanwear etc, this charitable
event will take place on Friday 20th
of March at 8pm in the Mellon Country
Inn. Tickets are priced at £10
which includes a wine reception, and
are available from the Care for Cancer
shop (behind Boots), with a limited
number of tickets available on the
night.
A Mass for
the sick with Eucharistic Blessing
will take place in the Carmelite Retreat
Centre, Termonbacca, Derry, on Tuesday
17th March at 8.00 pm. All are welcome
to attend.
With the
reopening of St Mary’s Church
we thought it would be a good time
to talk about car-parking. While attending
services in the church, please endeavour
to park in a designated parking place.
Some people have taken to parking
on the footpath. This is inconsiderate
and could lead to an accident because
it forces people to step on to the
road. Other people simply drive into
private housing estates and sometimes
even block in residents. This is very
frustrating so we would ask that you
leave home a little earlier and have
more time to find a proper parking
place.
Omagh Branch
of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann
will hold a Traditional Irish Concert
in the Strule Arts centre on Monday
16th March @ 8.00 pm.
Admission £10. For tickets call
8224 7831 or 8224 9450.
Cappagh
Parish Centre
Weekly Bingo: Each Monday evening
in Cappagh Parish Hall at 9 pm.
GAA - Weekly Lotto Numbers 3, 7, 10,
15 & 24. 27 winners
each received £5. The jackpot
has been capped at £5,000.
New jackpot now stands at £4,680.
Keep free Saturday 21st March for
a Car Boot Sale in the Cappagh Parish
Car park.
PRAY FOR PRIESTS
This week we ask you to pray for
the following priests:
Fr. Noel McDermott Monday March 16th
Fr. Eamon McDevitt Tuesday March 17th
Fr. John McDevitt Wednesday March
18th
Fr. Michael McEldowney
Thursday March 19th
Fr. Kevin McElhennon Friday March
20th
Fr. Daniel McFaul Saturday March 21st
Fr. Dermot McGinn Sunday March 22nd
Fr. John J. McCullagh Sunday March
15th
Last Week’s Collection
£3,549. Thank You
Killyclogher Collectors -
March: Vigil Mass: (1)Matt
Swift (2) Eamon O’Neill (3)
Sean Deehan (4) Danny McCusker (5)
Brian McGlone (6) Pat Livingstone
10.30am: (1) Raymond Fox (2) Ennis
Dobbin (3) Aidan McPhillips (4) Patrick
Campbell (5) Niall Duffy (6) Brian
McMenamin 12 Noon: (1) Frank Donaghy
(2) Bob Lingwood (3) Tony McKenna
(4) Basil Neville (5) Gerry Kelly(6)
Eamon McGlone.
Killyclogher Counters
- March: Ann McCusker, Pat & Noreen
Conway and Maureen McElmurray. Others
welcome.
Knockmoyle Collectors
– March: Jackie Maguire, Willie
John O’Lone, Matt Ward and Frank
Devlin.
Mountfield - Collectors
– March: Sean Carlin and Francie
Haughey.
Readers for Killyclogher
Church in March: Vigil Mass
- Michael Duffy; 10.30 am - Orla Dyson
and 12 noon - Philip Conaty.
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