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Cappagh
Parish News
(Vol.32 No 30) - 27th July 2008
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The
Treasure We Have Found
“The farmer
sells everything he owns and buys
the field.” In the Gospel reading
of this Sunday, Jesus is calling on
us to look at our priorities and set
them straight. And that’s easier
said than done! How do we know what
our priorities are? The first test
is what we spend our time at. If,
for example, a couple want to make
their marriage a priority, each one
must be willing to invest time in
their relationship. This time needs
to be regular, good, creative time.
Many couples do not give that time
to each other. The same is true of
family life. Time is the first and
greatest gift of parents to their
children. The second test of priorities
is what we are passionate about. There
are many sports widows in our country
because this is what so many men are
passionate about rather than their
sacred commitments to marriage and
family life. We can also look at this
in relation to our faith commitment
and the time and energy we give to
those with whom we worship God.
Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.
Please
note that the Friday night Mass in
the Cappagh Parish Centre
will be discontinued during July and
August. The last Friday night Mass
will be celebrated on July 4th and
will resume on Friday September 5th
.
Sunday, 27th
July 2008
Parish Missal Readings
(Year 1) p 325 & Proper p 1074
First Reading
1 Kings 3: 5.7-12
Told by God that he could have any
gift he wanted, Solomon chose the
gift of wisdom.
Second Reading
Romans 8: 28-30
Those who love God can turn everything
to their spiritual advantage.
Gospel Matthew
13: 44-52
What God offers us is so precious
that it is worth everything we have.
No
Different (by Laura Cade)
She ate the muffin greedily, hardly
pausing between bites. Traffic flew
by next to her, no one noticed her.
Climbing back into the dumpster, she
had stopped feeling self-conscious
about it a long time ago. In fact,
she had stopped feeling much of anything
since being out on the streets...one
can only be depressed for so long
before they eventually go numb. Life
is only about survival right now,
which makes emotions totally unimportant.
She didn’t want to be alive
anymore, but for some reason she couldn’t
kill herself. There was something
inside herself that forced her to
go on, day after arduous day, night
after cold night. Taking some bread
out of the dumpster, she was suddenly
startled by one of the bakers as he
flew open the back door. “Hey!!”
he shouted, but she had already hightailed
it down the alley way. She had gotten
good at getting away from trouble
before it got started. She had been
hackled at, spat at, and chased after
more times than she could remember.
Anybody could get good at getting
away in the nick of time if they were
treated that way too. In fact, there
may be a lot of similarities between
you and this woman. Most people don’t
want to look at the homeless as being
real people, though. No one wants
to come to terms with the fact that
this could easily be them. Sarah (that’s
her name; not that anyone ever asked)
discovered that when she first started
standing on street corners, asking
for handouts. Most folk who went by
wouldn’t even look at her. Those
who did would quickly look away as
if looking in her eyes would somehow
cause them to have the same fate.
Then there were the folks who would
look her right in the eye, smile warmly
and then hand her change or food.
There was something about those people
that intrigued her, but she couldn’t
figure out what it was. Whatever it
was a part of her always felt thankful
for their generosity. Sarah lived
the rest of her years, surviving on
dumpster food, curling up under bridges
for sleep and receiving whatever she
could from kind souls. No one ever
asked her about herself; it was as
if she never had a family, a home
to call her own. Everybody comes from
somewhere, though and Sarah was no
exception. When a shop owner found
her remains behind his store, he discovered
a note in the ripped pocket of her
only pair of pants. It said, “My
name is Sarah and I was a person too.”
Baptism
We welcome into the Parish Community
through the Sacrament of Baptism
Blathnaid Mary McNamee, 125, Meelmore
Drive.
Byrn Tyrone Octavian Camac, 4, Maryville
Terrace.
Daniela Darcy Taggart/McConnell, 72,
Cherry Glen.
Requiescat
In Pace:
We extend our sympathy to the
family and relatives of
Mary Ann Green, Castleview
Crescent.
Molly Hackett, Brookmount
Road.
June McAleer, Beltany
Road.
Anniversary
Masses for the week
Monday 28th
Michael Slattery (MM), Meelmore Drive
(CTK 7.30 pm)
Saturday 2nd
Peggy Kelly, Kylemore Gardens
(CPC 8.30 pm)
Sunday 3rd
Sean McMullen, Arleston Road (CPC
12.00 noon)
Other Anniversaries
Colm McElholm, Richmond
Park
Kathleen McAleer,
Dergmoney Heights
Arthur Joe Mullan,
Circular Road
Cabrini McGrath, Omagh
Evelyn Toner , Newcastle,
Co. Down
Killyclogher
Collectors - August 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) Pat McGread (2) Michael Duffy
(3) James McGirr (4) Patrick Campbell
(5) Niall Duffy (6) Sean Quinn
12 Noon: (1) P.J.
McAleer (2) Frank Donaghy (3) Tony
McKenna (4) Basil Neville (5) Gerry
Kelly (6) John Wallace.
Killyclogher
Counters - August : Mr. &
Mrs. Michael Rowan and Mrs. Mary Quinn.
Others welcome.
Knockmoyle
Collectors – August:
Vincent McRory, Benny Monaghan, Joe
Devlin and Frank Sweeney
Mountfield
- Collectors – August
: Stephen Gorman and Peter Carlin.
Readers for
Killyclogher for August
Vigil: Una Crossey;
10.30 pm: Cara McAleer and 12 noon
Philip Conaty.
Friday is the First Friday
of the month. Father Murray
has already attended his sick, Father
Sweeney will visit his sick and housebound
on the normal days. Father Boland
will do his visits on Thursday 31st
July and Father McElhennon will do
his visits at a later date.
Blood
Transfusion Service
will be in Omagh College on Mon, Tues,
and Wed 4th, 5th& 6th August from
1.30 pm-4 pm & 5.30 pm - 8 pm.
Today is
Cairn Sunday.
Travel to the top of Mullaghcarn mountain
and keep alive the tradition of Cairn
Sunday. Walk from Lenagh
(between Mountfield and Gortin) from
Glenmacoffer or along the roadway
from the Gortin Glens to the top of
the mountain. All walks start
at 2.30 - a bus is available for those
unable to walk the distance.
Congratulations to the Tyrone
Ladies on winning the All
Ireland Minor semi final. A special
word of congratulations to Clodagh
Poyntz for her magnificent score of
one goal and four points. They now
go on to meet the might of the Dubs
and this will be shown on TG4 on August
4th.
Creggan Country
Park will be hosting the
2nd annual Féile Raft Race
on Thursday 31st July from 6-9 pm.
Adults and children (aged 8 years
and over) are invited to compete in
the raft race and cross border teams
are welcome.
Call 02871 363133 or go to www.creggancountrypark.com.
Final opportunity
to register for the Girl Guides:
Sat 5-7 and Sun 10-2 in St Mary’s
hall.
Dun Uladh
Quilting workshops will begin
on the 9th of September at Dún
Uladh. Anyone interested in these
classes should register their interest
with Dún Uladh by telephoning
028 8224 2777 or email info@dunuladh.ie
Last week’s
collection: £3,579
Development Fund collection: £1,900
Thank you for your generosity.
Cappagh Parish
Centre
Weekly Bingo: Each Monday evening
in Cappagh Parish Hall at 9 pm
GAA - Weekly Lotto Numbers: 5, 13,
19, 23 and 29.
Nineteen winners each received £5.
The jackpot has been capped at £5,000
and the new jackpot now stands at
£3,950.
PRAY
FOR PRIESTS
This week we ask you to pray for the
following priests:
Fr. Dermott McGirr Tuesday 29th July
Fr. James McGlinchey Wednesday 30th
July
Fr. Brian McGoldrick Thursday 31st
July
Fr. Neil McGoldrick Friday 1st August
Fr. Patrick McGoldrick Saturday 2nd
August
Fr. James McGonagle Sunday 3rd August
CAPPAGH
PARISH DRAW
Our next Parish Draw takes place on
Monday 4th August at 9 pm, just before
the Bingo starts. All returns for
the month of July must be brought
to the Parish Centre on Thursday 31st
of July at the usual time.
No money will be taken on the night
of the draw.
Expect the best, plan
for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
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