Parish Priest

Fr. Boland 82243375

Curates
Fr. Murray 82242793

Fr. Sweeney 82247440

Fr. Mc Elhennon 82251055

Parish Office

Contact Agnes

Monday to Friday - 9am - 5pm.

Tel : 82243375

Fax : 82251881

E.mail: info@cappaghparish.com

Cappagh Parish News
(Vol .31 No 24 ) 8th July - Psalter: Week 4
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Marriage Preparation Courses 2007-2008
Weekend Courses will be held by ACCORD in the Mount St. Columba’s Pastoral Centre, 48 Brook Street, Omagh.
Dates: October 26 & 27,
November 23 & 24,
December 8 & 9,
January 25 & 26,
February 22 & 23
April 4 & 5, 25 & 26
May 23 & 24
June 13 & 14
Cost: £80.00 per couple.
Application forms are available from the Parish Office telephone 028 8224 3375 or contact The Secretary, ACCORD, Mount St. Columba’s Pastoral Centre, 48 Brook Street, Omagh telephone 028 82242439 or e-mail:accordomagh@btopenworld.com

Cappagh Parish Centre
Weekly Bingo: Each Monday evening at 9pm.

GAA - Weekly Lotto Numbers: 2, 5, 7, 16 and 30. One lucky winner, Aidan Corry, Knock Na Moe Road received £100. The jackpot is still capped at £5,000 and the new jackpot now stands at £2,700.

Saints of the week
Monday 23rd St Bridget of Sweden
Tuesday 24th St Declan of Ardmore
Wednesday 25th St James
Thursday 26th Saint Joachim and Anne (parents of the Blessed virgin)

Requiescat In Pace:
We extend our sympathy to the family and relatives of
Charlie Rafferty, Woodside Avenue
Catherine Costello, Ballynahinch

Anniversary Masses for the week
Monday 23rd Catherine McDonald - Deverney Road (KC 10am)
Monday 23rd Colm & Sheila McElholm - Richmond Park (CTK 7.30pm)
Wednesday 25th Mrs Ellen Molloy - Knockmoyle Grove (CTK 7.30pm)
Friday 27th Charlie Rafferty - Woodside Avenue (MM) (CTK 7.30pm)

Other Anniversaries
Martin Maguire, Mullaghmore Cottages
Kathleen McAleer, Dergmoney Place
Susan McMenamin, McIvor Villas
Catrini McGrath, Thornville Park
Patrick Bradley, Inisclan Road
Mary Kelly, Kylemore Gardens
Michael Flannagan, Knocknamoe Bungalows
Noelle Kelly, Killycurragh Road
Nathan Kelly, Killycurragh Road

Sunday’s Readings
Parish Missal: Readings p 870 & Proper p 1072

First Reading Genesis 18:1-10
Lord, do not pass your servant by.

Second Reading Colossians 1:24-28
The mystery is Christ among you, your hope of glory.

Gospel Luke 10:38-42
You worry and fret about so many things, and yet few are needed.

Last week’s collection £2,846. Pope’s Collection £2,707. Thank you

As reported in the CPN on the first of July, Geraldine McBride , Ashgrove Park, Omagh is going to work in the Kwale Eye Clinic Mombassa Kenya for two weeks in September and plans to bring donated children’s glasses to Kwale. Children’s glasses, sunglasses and magnifying glasses can be left in the collection box in the church porch. Last year Geraldine cleaned and measured 400 pairs of donated glasses-this helped both children and adults to lead a normal life and to earn a living.

Boxes have now been placed in all the churches and will be picked up on Monday 30th July

Annual Cairn Walk
The above will take place on Sunday 29th July beginning at 2.30pm
Route 1 From top of the Gortin Road at the Gortin Glens. ( bus will be available for those who feel unable to complete the walk.)
Route 2 From Mountfield village.
This traditional walk to the summit of Mullaghcairn is a very significant event in our local heritage dating back hundreds of years. Refreshments will be provided and we will be entertained with traditional music, song and dance Please come along whether you’re young, middle aged or more senior and join us in a most enjoyable walk.

Young Church
Today’s story of the two sisters, Mary and Martha, shows that Jesus needed friends as much as we do. He needed to get away from it all from time to time and relax. He could do this at their house in Bethany where he was always made welcome. He enjoyed Martha’s hospitality and her cooking, but he appreciated even more that Mary was willing to sit down, listen to him, and spend time with him.
Questions: Are you able to recognise and make time for the Lord in friend and stranger alike?
How much time do you spend with Jesus every day? What do you do to get to know Jesus better?
Are you a Martha or a Mary type? Is it possible to be a bit of both?
How can you apply today’s Gospel to yourself if you are a boy?

Baptism
We welcome into the Parish Community through the Sacrament of Baptism:
Jack Peter Kennedy, 142 Serpentine Road, Belfast

Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service

will be in the Omagh College
2. Mountjoy Road, Omagh
on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday
30th & 31st July & August 1st
1.30pm-4pm & 5.30pm-8pm
Please give blood
94% of people here still don’t give blood
6% give blood on a regular basis
Which group are you?

Knockmoyle Youth Club Summer Workshops
August 2007
Tuesdays, 7th 14th and 21st August
Thursdays, 9th and 16th August

Two Prayers

Last night my little boy confessed to me
Some childish wrong and kneeling at my knee he prayed with tears
“Dear God make me a man like daddy wise and strong
I know You can.’

Then while he slept I knelt beside his bed.
Confessed my sins and prayed with low bowed head,
‘Oh God make me a child like my child here
Pure, guileless, trusting Thee with faith sincere.’

Morning Prayer

O Lord, grant me to greet the coming day in peace. Help me in all things to rely upon your holy will. In every hour of the day reveal your holy will to me. Bless my dealings with all who surround me. Teach me to treat all that comes to me throughout the day with peace of soul, and with the firm conviction that your will governs all. In all my deeds and words guide my thoughts and feelings. In unforeseen events let me not forget that all are sent by you. Teach me to act firmly and wisely, without embittering and embarrassing others. Give me the strength to bear the fatigue of the coming day with all that it shall bring. Direct my will; teach me to pray, pray in me.

Prayer Before Exams

Dear Father, Source of all wisdom,
help me to use my time and my intelligence wisely
as I prepare for exams.
Help me to dispose myself to listen to your Holy Spirit
so that you, as my loving Father,
may place me in a state of prayer
and lead me to understand
that the supreme wisdom
is knowing I am your child.
Help me to remain serene
so that my work may truly reflect
this profound truth
Mary, Mother of my spiritual life,
guide me in the ways of your Son,
so that my work may help
to transform this world for His glory.
Amen

Praying...and Waiting...and Patience
Let us ponder for a moment
Life's three seasons:
Praying...and waiting...and patience.
Life's unpredictable seasons.
The season of praying,
When we bring our concerns and worries
And lay them at Jesus' feet.
Crying out for God's help in our time of need.
The season of waiting,
When our timing is so much different than God's.
When we think we have waited too long
And yet there is more waiting to be done.
The season of patience,
When waiting and patience meet.
You cannot have one without the other.
They must go hand-in-hand.
Welcome prayer...and waiting...and patience
For we know God is teaching us
And using them for our good
To bring about His perfect will for our lives.