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Cappagh
Parish News
(Vol .31 No 46) 23rd December 2007
- Psalter: Week 4
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Reflection
The birth of Christ is a key
moment in God’s plan of salvation.
Through the prophets God prepared
his people for the coming of his Son.
We pray that we too may be prepared
for Christ’s coming, because
each of us is also a part of God’s
saving plan. As Mary nurtured the
Christ-child and Joseph protected
him, we must welcome him into our
hearts and by our lives proclaim his
presence to the world.
Cappagh Parish Centre
Weekly Bingo: Each Monday evening
in Cappagh Parish Hall at 9pm.
GAA - Weekly Lotto Numbers:
5, 7, 12, 20 and 21. Rose McCrossan,
Ballinamullan and Enda Dolan, Knocknamoe
Park each received £50. The
jackpot has been capped at £5,000
and the new jackpot now stands at
£3,250.
Our next bingo session will be held
in the Hall on Monday 7th January
2008 and on behalf of the GAA we would
like to thank all those who supported
our bingo in 2007 and hoping for an
even bigger turnout in 2008.
Sunday’s Readings
First Reading Isaiah 7:
10-14
The coming of the Messiah is foretold.
Second Reading Romans
1: 1-7
Christ, the Son of God, has come to
save all people.
Gospel Matthew 1: 18-25
The prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled.
Last week’s Collection
£4,150. Thank You!
Baptism
We welcome into the Parish Community
through the
Sacrament of Baptism
Daire Louis McManus,
2 Finner, Beleek
Niamh Katie Mullin,
2 Loughview Gardens
Tom James McGlone,
8 Pinefield Brae
Deaths
We extend our sympathy to the
family and relatives of
Maureen McGrath,
99 Brookmount Road
Mary Douche, London
Anniversaries
Maureen Kelly Hospital
Road
Br Louis Nolan CBS
Omagh
Kathleen Montague
Castleview Court
Gabriel Morris Mullaghmore
Drive
Mary Livingstone
Brookmount Road
Mary Ann Molloy Carricknore
Jane McMenamin Loughmacrory
Aidan McMenamin Fintona
Gerry Murphy Killybrack
Road
Anniversary Masses for the week
Thursday 27th
Kathleen Montague, Castleview Court
(KC 10am)
Friday 28th
James McCrory, Tattyreagh (KC 10am)
Saturday 29th
Brian McAleer, Cloughfin (KC 8.30pm
Sunday 30th
Michael & Charles Daly (KC 12
noon)
Divine Mercy Group meet on
Sunday 6th January at 3pm in Killyclogher
Church. All are welcome to join us
in this Community Prayer
Reader for Killyclogher Church
for January 2008.
Vigil Darragh Robinson
8.30am Matthew Quinn
10am Sheila Cannagh
12noon Louise McCamphill
Killyclogher Collectors -
January 2008.
Vigil Mass: (1) Matt Swift
(2) Eamon O’Neill (3) Sean Deehan
(4) Danny McCusker (5) Brian McGlone
(6) Pat Livingstone
8.30am: (1) Vincent Coburn,
(2) Michael Rowan (3) John Poyntz
10.30am: (1) Artie Treanor
(2) Hugo McCaul (3) James McGirr (4)
Eamon McGrath (5) Tony Lyttle (6)
Brian McMenamin
12 Noon: (1) Thomas Blee
(2) Bob Lingwood (3) Anthony Quinn
(4) Basil Neville (5) Martin McGrath
(6) Frank Donaghy.
Killyclogher Counters - January:
Gerry & Maura McCaughey;
Peter O’Kane Patricia Curran.
Others welcome.
Knockmoyle Collectors –
January:
Eunan Kirlin, Declan McGrath and John
O’Donnell
Knockmoyle - Counters - January:
Brian and Mary McGrath, Gortnagarn
Road
Mountfield - Collectors –
January:
James Meenagh & Tony McDonald.
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. Francis P. O’Hagan
Monday 24th December Fr. Patrick
J. o’Hagan
Fr. David O’Kane
Tuesday 25th December Fr.
Patrick O’Kane
Fr. Peter O’Kane
Wednesday 26th December Fr.
Seamus O’Kane
Fr. Arthur O’Reilly
Thursday 27th December Fr.
Kieran Page
Fr. Desmond Polke
Friday 28th December Fr. Michael
Porter
Fr. Anthony Quinn
Saturday 29th December Fr
.William Rafferty
Fr. John Ryder Sunday
30th December Fr. Gerard Sweeney
ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS
MASSES AND CONFESSIONS
Masses
Christmas Eve (Monday)
8pm Christ the King
9pm Corpus Christi Mountfield
10pm St Mary’s, Killyclogher
10pm St Mary’s Knockmoyle
11pm Christ the King
Christmas Day Masses (Tuesday)
are the same as Sunday
There will be no Mass in CTK on Wednesday
26th, Thursday 27th or Friday 28th
Confessions
KC Christmas Eve after 10am Mass
MF Christmas Eve 12 noon.
KM Christmas Eve after 10am Mass
Notices
Used stamps:
If you have any used stamps over Christmas,
please leave them in a bag in any
of the Churches. These stamps can
be used to raise money for guide dogs
for the blind.
Cappagh Parish Pilgrimage
to Rome & Assisi will
take place August 29th - September
5th 2008 led by Fr Eugene Boland and
Fr Francis Bradley. Price: £700
(B&B) .
Christmas Fishing Competition
Creggan Country Park will be hosting
its annual fishing competition on
Thursday 27th December 2007. Participants
will compete for the coveted Creggan
Cup and a selection of high quality
fishing equipment. Prizes will be
awarded for the heaviest fish caught
and there will be a selection of boats
for hire. Gift Vouchers available.
Tel 028 71 363133 or visit www.creggancountrypark.com
Mary’s Dream
I had a dream, Joseph.
I don’t understand it, but I
think it was about a birthday celebration
for our son.
The people in my dream had been preparing
for about six weeks.
They had decorated the house and bought
new clothes.
They’d gone shopping many times
and bought many elaborate gifts.
It was peculiar, though, because the
presents weren’t for our son.
They wrapped them in beautiful paper
and stacked them under a tree.
Yes, a tree, Joseph, right inside
their homes! They’d decorated
the tree with sparkling ornaments.
There was a figure like an angel on
the top of the tree.
Everyone was laughing and happy.
They gave the gifts to each other,
Joseph, not to our son.
I don’t think they even knew
him.
They never mentioned his name.
I had the strangest feeling that,
if our Jesus had gone to this celebration
he would have been intruding.
How sad for someone not to be wanted
at his own birthday party!
I’m glad it was only a dream.
How terrible Joseph, if it had been
real!’
Author Unknown.
Killyclogher Collectors
- December (including Christmas Day).
Vigil Mass:
(1) Matt Swift (2) Terry McGinn (3)
Sean Deehan (4) Danny McCusker (5)
Brian McGlone (6) Pat Livingstone
8.30am: (1) Vincent
Coburn, (2) Michael Rowan (3) John
Smith
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) Eamon O’Neill(3)
Tony McKenna (4) Basil Neville (5)
Gerry Kelly (6) Eamon McGlone.
Knockmoyle Collectors –
December: Kieran McGrath,
Enda McCrory, John McKinney and Aidan
McGlinchey.
Mountfield Collectors –
December: Christopher Gorman,
Michael Gallagher and Michael Meenagh.
Killyclogher Counters
- December:
Philomena ODonnell; Noel
& Marie McDevitt. Others welcome.
Knockmoyle - Counters - December:
Ann Burns & the Moore family,
Knockmoyle.
Readers for Killyclogher
Church - December
Vigil: Una Crossey
8.30am: Margaret
Moohan
10.30am: Sheila McCaul
2. noon: Celine Fox
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