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 21 ) 24th June - Psalter: Week 4
Birthday of John the Baptist

Requiescat In Pace:
We extend our sympathy to the family and relatives of
Molly Townsend, 61 Farmhill Road who died this week.

Anniversaries of our dead:
John O’Lone, Reaghan Road
Bernadette Hibbert
Mary McAleer, Campsie Crescent
Jean Ewing, Knocknamoe Bu
Charlie McCullagh, Tirquin Road
John Kirk, McIvor Vilas
Josie Brown, Circular Road

Young People and Suicide

There will be a ‘Youth Vigil’ held in Ballymagroarty Parish Church on Sunday 24th June from 7pm-11.30pm. This vigil is being held for all those affected in any way by suicide and also for all young people. There will be an evening of prayer, drama, music, silence, talks and healing. The evening is aimed at giving hope and consolation and we particularly invite those finding it hard to cope with the struggles of life or who are interested in any way and want to pray for our young people. Everyone is welcome. The evening will be run by young people for young people.

The Child Protection Document for the Parish of Cappagh is now on line.
Click here.

Killyclogher Collectors - July:
Vigil Mass: (1) Matt Swift (2) Terry McGinn (3) Sean Deehan (4) Danny Mc Cusker (5) Brian Mc Glone (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) P.J.McAleer (2) Bob Lingwood (3) Anthony Quinn (4) Basil Neville (5) Martin McGrath (6) Frank Donaghy.

Killyclogher Counters - July:
Chris Passmore, James McGinn and Danny McCusker. Others welcome.

Mountfield Collectors - July; Paul McDonald and Pat McKeown

Knockmoyle Collectors - July; Frank Devlin, Austin McGrath, John O’Donnell & Paul Goan

Knockmoyle Counters - July: Mr. & Mrs. Oliver McGirr, Glenpark Road

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

GAA - Weekly Lotto Numbers: 1, 7, 15, 26 and 10. One lucky winner Peter McDonald, Creggan received £100. The jackpot has been capped at £5,000 and the new jackpot now stands at £2,600.

GAA-Cappagh

New website launched - http://www.cappaghyouth.com

This week looks at the images of the 2007 Donnelly Cup.
All relevant information should be forwarded to comments@cappaghyouth.com
Ladies Notes
Training for U12’s will take place on Saturday mornings from 10-11am in Ballinamullan. Anyone interested in playing U12 football should contact either Antoinette 82 249050 or Mairead 807 71330

Boys Notes

U12 Boys play Strabane on Saturday morning @ 11.00am.
U12 training on Monday @ 6.45pm.
Well done to the Juveniles on their opening game win against Carrickmore.

All Ireland Rally for Life
Join Precious Life at the All Ireland Rally For Life in Dublin on Sat 7th July. A bus will be picking up in Ballymena, Antrim and Belfast. Contact Bernie for more details on 028 9027 8484

Flood Damage
A one-off grant of £1,000 is presently available for people whose homes suffered flood damage. This payment is to compensate for the inconvenience and disruption caused by the flooding. For further information on how to access this grant, cal the District Council offices on 8224 5321.

We welcome into the Parish Community through the Sacrament of Baptism:
Demi-Leigh Kelly, 50 Shergrim Glen
Fainche Marie McDermott, 75 Shergrim Glen

Last week’s collection £3,743. Thank you

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Knockmoyle Youth Club Summer Workshops
August 2007
Tuesdays, 7th 14th and 21st August
Thursdays, 9th and 16th August
Knockmoyle Community Hall
Registration £3.00 per day

Registration will take place in Knockmolye Community Hall on Wednesday 27th June from 7.30pm to 9.00pm Places are limited and only secure by payment on the night. Please note that children will only be able to attend the workshops if they have been registered on the registration night, no late registrations will be accepted.

Traffic Calming Scheme

The long awaited traffic calming consultation will take place in the Parish Centre on Wednesday 27th June from 6pm-8pm. At this meeting draft plans of the proposed scheme will be unveiled. The public are encouraged to study these and make their views known to Road Services personnel who will be present at this meeting.

Lost and Found

Lost: pair of glasses on a black & white string.
Found: A small silver crucifix has been found on the footpath near the entrance of Slieveard on the main Omagh to Cookstown Road.

Contact the Parish Office for info on either item.

Youth Trip to Croagh Padraig
Do you fancy a trip to Westport, Co Mayo combined with a hike of one of Ireland’s most famous mountain’s ‘Croagh Padraig’ locally known as the ‘The Reek’. The trip will be on Sunday 22 July for those aged 18-30 and it will cost approx £35. This fee will include transport from Derry, an official guide and dinner in Westport. Experience your faith in a new way. Join young people from other parishes for a great day’s fun, adventure and prayer. For further details or to book a place, please contact 028 71264087 or collect a booking form from the parish office. Places are limited, please book by 6th July

Dympna and Vincent Brogan, from our parish, are in South Africa doing one year's voluntary work in a school for children with special needs. They are in the Parish of Our Lady of Light, Hermanus, which covers an area about the size of Tyrone, 4 churches and one Priest, Fr Frank Conlisk from Galway. It is a struggle to provide services to all of the people. In particular the black community has no Church accessible to them and uses the local school and Anglican church for services. The Parish has decided to build a church and community facilities in the black townshipof 12,000 peoplewhere there is rampant poverty, social problems and little employment. A member of SVdP runs a soup kitchen for 50 children from her house and this, along with other community services, will be located in the new building. They have a site and are committed to build at a cost of £90,000. There is a shortfall of £20,000.
Dympna and Vincent have asked if an appeal could be made in Cappagh Parish for donations to reduce the shortfall so that as much funds as possible can be made available to provide for the local community. A collection will be taken up on Sunday 1st July after all Masses.

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.