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 25 ) 29th July 2007 - Psalter: Week 1
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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

GAA - Weekly Lotto Numbers: 1, 2, 11, 20 and 25. One lucky winner, John Toal, Killyclogher Road received £100. The jackpot is still capped at £5,000 and the new jackpot now stands at £2,725.

First Friday
Friday is the first Friday of the month. Father Murray has already visited his sick. Father Sweeney and Father McElhennon will visit their sick on the normal days. Father Boland will do his visits on Monday 6th August.

Baptism
We welcome into the Parish Community through the Sacrament of Baptism:
Seanaann Louise Montague, 54 Shergrim Glen, Omagh

Requiescat In Pace:
We extend our sympathy to the family and relatives of
Anthony Molloy, 24 Meelmore Drive
Laurence Mongan, 1, Milestone Way, Fintona
Eugene Flanagan, 1, Knocksilla Park
Joe Mullan, Circular Road.


Anniversary Masses for the week
Sunday 29th July - Alice Toal, Berkeley Heights (KC 12noon)
Friday 3rd August - Michael Montague, Castleview Court (KC 10am)
Friday 3rd August - Leo Meenan , Fecarry (MF 8pm)
Saturday 4th August - Bernard Woods, Old Mountfield Road
Margaret Buckley, Kinsale (KC 10am)
Sunday 5th August - John James McCrory, McIvor Villas (KC 12noon)

Other Anniversaries
Kathleen Devlin, Crevenagh Road
Sean McMullen, Arleston Road
Kathleen Martin, Castleview Crescent
Martin McAleer, Brick House
Joseph Keating, Richmond Park

Parish Missal: Readings p 874 & Proper p 1074

First Reading Genesis 18:20-32
Abraham intercedes with God on behalf of Sodom, a city full of evil.

Second Reading Colossians 2:12-14
Paul presents a theology of baptism to the Colossian community.

Gospel Luke 11:1-13
Jesus teaches his disciples how to pray.

Last week’s collection £3,877. Thank You

Reminder
The Annual Cairn Walk will take place today
Sunday 29thJuly 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.
Route 3 From Gortin village
Refreshments will be provided and we will be entertained with traditional music, song and dance
Enjoy spectacular views of 5 counties when you reach the summit. Come and enjoy this historic traditional walk. The walk to the summit is 2 miles.

Vincent & Dympna Brogan write to express their deep gratitude for the generous donation of £5,003 by the people of the parish to the black community in Hermanus to help build their own church to serve the community. They are so impoverished they would never be able to raise the money themselves. The church will act as a service point and base for SVdeP to deliver aid and training to the local people. One example of the needs is that their shacks are built so closely together that a recent fire destroyed 37 homes before it was brought under control. These families lost all their possessions and were left homeless in winter. The support from outside, as well as being financially necessary, is also of great help in raising the spirits as they realise that others are thinking of them.

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

Killyclogher Collectors - August:
Vigil Mass: (1) Matt Swift (2) Kevin Rooney (3) Sean Deehan (4) Danny Mc Cusker (5) Brian Mc Glone
(6) Pat Livingstone
8.30am: (1) Vincent Coburn (2) Michael Rowan (3) John Smith
10.30am: (1) Pat McGread (2) Michael Duffy (3) James McGirr (4) Patrick Campbell (5) Niall Duffy (6) Sean Quinn
12 Noon: (1) Thomas Blee (2) Tony McKenna (3) Anthony Quinn (4) Basil Neville (5) Gerry Kelly
(6) John Wallace.

Killyclogher Counters - August:
Michael & Mary Rowan and Mary Quinn. Others welcome.

Mountfield - Collectors - August; Eamon Meenagh and Dermott Carlin.

Knockmoyle Collectors - August Vincent McRory, Benny Monaghan, Joe Devlin Frank Sweeney.

Knockmoyle Counters - August: The Quinn Family, Erganagh Road

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

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

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.