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Cappagh
Parish News
(Vol.32 No 21) - 25th May 2008
The Body & Blood of Christ
“Anyone who
eats this bread will live forever”.
Only the young believe that they will
live forever. As we grow older we
become aware of how short life is.
Jesus, however, comes down on the
side of the young. He calls on us
to stay young, to be like children,
to hope and to dream. And he gives
us the way to do that – the
way of love. For people who are married,
it is vitally important that they
keep their love for each other fresh
and alive so that they can remain
young no matter what age they are.
It is also so important to keep family
life as a wonderful adventure so that
all those who are part of it can know
the wonder of life. Jesus gives us
the ultimate pledge of his love, his
Body and Blood in the Eucharist, the
Sacrament of eternal life and youthfulness.
This extraordinary gift is celebrated
in a special way in the parish community.
The test of how truly we celebrate
it is how alive our parish is.
Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.
Sunday 25th
May 2008 - The Body and Blood of Christ
Parish Missal Readings
(Year 1) p 285 & Proper p 1054
First Reading
Deuteronomy: 2-3.14-16
God sustains the people of Israel
with manna in the desert.
Second Reading
1 Corinthians 10: 16-17
The celebration of the Eucharist unites
all God’s people in communion
with Christ.
Gospel John
6: 51-58
The Body and Blood of Christ is our
pledge of eternal life.
NOVENA
PROGRAMME
Saturday
& Sunday ............. Novena
Prayers at all Weekend Masses
Sunday
25th May 2008
7.30 pm .....Evening Service: “The
Compassionate Heart”
Guest Speaker: Fr Peter McVerry SJ
Monday
26th 7.30 am ..... Mass
7.30 pm .....Evening Service: “The
Healing Heart”
Guest Speaker: Sr Consilio Fitzgerald
RSM
Tuesday
27th 7.30 am ..... Mass
7.30 pm .....Evening Service: “The
Reconciling Heart”
Guest Speaker: Fr Paul Symonds
Wednesday
28th 7.30 am ..... Mass
7.30 pm .....Evening Service: “The
Merciful Heart”
Guest Speaker: Fr Aidan Troy CP
Thursday
29th 7.30 am ..... Mass
7.30 pm .....Evening Service: “The
Loving & Life-Giving Heart”
Guest Speaker: Fr Paschal McDonnell
OFM
Friday
30th 7.30 am ..... Mass
7.30 pm .....Evening Service: “The
Suffering Heart”
Guest Speaker: Dr Frances Robinson
Saturday & Sunday
Novena Prayers at all Weekend Masses
Confirmation 2008
The priests of the parish wish
to congratulate the 119 children who
were confirmed in Christ the King
Church on Saturday 17 May by Most
Rev Seamus Hegarty. We would like
to take this opportunity to thank
firstly the teachers who prepared
the children in the months leading
up to the ceremony, the sacristan
and cleaners who had the Church looking
so well for the occasion, the choir
who provided the music, the parents
for their support and cooperation
and finally Christ the King School
for providing the very welcome refreshments
after the ceremony.
THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS
The old couple had
been married for years, and they were
getting a bit forgetful about things
so they decided that the way to meet
their responsibilities was to write
important things down. One night they
were reading the paper, the old man
got up and started out to the kitchen.
"Want anything while I'm up?"
he asked. "Oh yes, bring me some
ice cream," said the woman. "Don't
forget to write it down before you
go." "I can remember ice
cream," he said. "But I
want strawberries too," she said.
"You better write this down."
"I'm not that badly off, I can
remember ice cream and strawberries,"
he replied. "Maybe," she
answered, but I want whipped cream
on it too; so write it down."
"Ridiculous," he muttered
and disappeared into the kitchen.
When he came back twenty minutes later,
he was carrying a platter of bacon
and eggs. "Now look what you've
done. You didn't write if down,"
his wife said. "I knew you'd
forget the toast." So much for
rigid responsibility. In the end it's
the thought that counts.
Killyclogher Collectors -
June 2008.
Vigil Mass:
(1) Matt Swift (2) Kevin Rooney (3)
Sean Deehan (4) Danny McCusker (5)
Brian McGlone (6) Pat Livingstone
10.30 am:
(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 - June
:Bernadette McMullen, Aileen McAnespy
and Marian Mallon. Others welcome.
Knockmoyle
Collectors – June
Eunan Kerlin, Declan
McGrath, Olly McGirr and Frank Devlin.
Knockmoyle
- Counters - June : Brian
and Mary McGrath.
Mountfield
- Collectors – June :
Sean McAleer, Brian Fury and Anthony
Carlin.
Readers for
Killyclogher for June.
Vigil: Michael Duffy;
10.30 pm:
Andrew Dyson and
12 noon:
Tony McKenna.
Divine Mercy Group
will meet next Sunday 1st June at
3 pm in the Cappagh Parish Centre.
All are welcome to join us in this
Community Prayer.
Fundraising 5 mile walk
or 15 mile cycle in aid of Haematology
patients comfort fund
Out Patients Dept Tyrone County Hospital
.on Monday 26th may at 10 am
starting Grange car park Gortin road
£5 or £10 per family.
The Annual
Pioneer Mass will be held
on 25th June at 7.30 p.m. in Christ
the King. Anyone who is
eligible for Gold, Silver or full
pioneer pins please contact either
Michael Livingstone or Bridie Connolly
or indeed any other member of the
Committee." Keep free Sat 14
June for day trip to the Mournes/Newcastle.
For further details contact Marie
Tel 80771280 or Mary Tel 80771644.
Knockmoyle
News: At the AGM on 30th
April the committee were pleased to
welcome two new members namely, Marian
Kerlin and Bartley McCullough. The
organisers of the 2008 Knockmoyle
Community Event wish to thank all
the members of the community who organised
sponsorship, contributed, assisted
on the day and participated in the
walk and cycle event on Sunday 27th
April and those who supported the
Dance on Friday 2nd May. The total
raised for Macmillan Cancer was an
astonishing £2,435.00. - See
you all in 2009 God willing.
Dún
Uladh would like to thank Cappagh
Badoney CCE for their fantastic
display on Saturday night of all that
is good with our traditional culture.
We welcome requests from groups who
would like to display their talents
or just to come along and watch our
musicians in action.
New
Eucharistic Ministers for the Hospitals.
Fr. Sweeney, invites
all the new volunteers, who submitted
their names to become Eucharistic
Ministers for the Sunday Hospital
visitation, to a brief meeting at
his home
20 Killyclogher Road, on Tuesday
27th of May at 7.30 pm. The meeting
is to update those interested and
explain what is happening.
Thanks for you support. Fr. Gerry.
Last week’s
collection amounted to £3,789.
We hope to be
able to give you an update on the
fundraising collection next week.
Weekly Bingo:
Each Monday evening in Cappagh
Parish Hall at 9pm
GAA - Weekly
Lotto Numbers: 2, 5, 6, 12
and 26. Twenty two winners each received
£5. The jackpot has been capped
at £5,000 and the new jackpot
now stands at £3,725.
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 Roland Colhoun - Monday 26th May
Fr. Michael Collins - Tuesday 27th
May
Fr. Oliver Crilly - Wednesday 28th
May
Fr. Patrick Crilly - Thursday 29th
May
Fr. Brendan Crowley - Friday 30th
May
Bishop Edward Daly - Saturday 31st
May
Fr. Peter Deeney - Sunday 01st June
Baptism
We welcome into the
Parish Community through the Sacrament
of Baptism
Tegan Grace
McAleer,26b, Knockmoyle Grove
Katie Rose
McCartan, 9, Burrow Road,
Tamlaght, Omagh.
Requiescat
In Pace:
We extend our sympathy
to the family and relatives of
Raymond McGuigan,
4, Campsie Crescent.
Marie McCamphill,
10, Knockcarra Grove.
Anniversary
Masses for the week
Friday 30th Felix McAleer
(Sen) - Arleston Road (CPC
7.30 pm)
Saturday 31st Margaret O’Reilly
- Richmond Park (CPC 10.00 am).
Saturday 31st Mark Ewing
- Tormore Road (CPC 8.30 pm)
Other Anniversaries
Amelia Reilly, St
Julian’s Downs
Patrick McBride,
Loughview Cottages
Andrew Bannon, Mullaghmore
Drive
Frank McKillion,
Slievecoole Park
Eileen O’Lone,
Reghan Road
Michael McHugh, London
Agnes Early, Arvalee
George Coulter, Glencam
Road.
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