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Cappagh
Parish News
(Vol.33 No 29) - Sunday, 25th July
2010
17th
Sunday in Ordinary Time
“So
I (Jesus) say to you: ask and it
will be given to you; search and
you will find; knock and the door
will be opened to you.” The
greatest power that we have is undoubtedly
the power of prayer. And unfortunately
it’s a power that we don’t
use often enough. The three words
that Jesus uses here are dynamic
words that have to involve us at
a personal level. Ask: to do this
we have to decide what we are really
looking for in marriage and family
life as well as in our parish and
then we have to be willing to invest
ourselves in it. Search: if what
we are looking for is important
to us we will be willing to change
to find it and to change even more
having found it. So many people
want everything but without any
cost and this is not the way of
the Lord. Knock: God wants us to
come to him with confidence but
then to abandon ourselves into his
hands, knowing that we will be well
looked after.
Fr.
Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R
Sunday, 25th
July 2010
17th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
First Reading:
Genesis 18: 20-32
God responds to the prayer of Abraham.
Second Reading:
Colossians 2: 12-14
Through baptism, we have been raised
up with Christ.
Gospel: Luke
11: 1-13
Jesus teaches his disciples about
prayer.
Envy
Centuries ago in
the country of Greece there was a
young athlete who had so distinguished
himself in the public games that his
fellow citizens raised a statue in
his honour, to keep fresh the memory
of his victories. This statue so excited
the envy of another athlete who had
been defeated in the races, that one
night he went out under cover of darkness
with the intention of destroying that
statue and knocking it to pieces.
First he tried and tried to tip over
the statue. He tugged and pulled and
shoved... and after an hour it moved
just a little bit. This encouraged
him and he gave one mighty push and
the statue fell -- on top of him,
and killed him. Envy always harms
the one who is guilty of it.
Did it ever occur
to you that when you envy somebody
or you are jealous of somebody, that
this does not hurt that person in
any way... He or she does not feel
it at all... It only hurts you: it
eats your insides out... So, you see,
that it is a useless, self-destructive
exercise.
PRAY FOR PRIESTS
This week we ask you to pray for the
following priests:
Fr. Michael McEldowney Monday 26th
July Fr. Kevin McElhennon Tuesday
27th July
All other priests Wednesday 28th July
Fr. Dermot McGirr Thursday 29th July
Fr. James McGlinchey Friday 30th July
Fr. Brian McGoldrick Saturday 01st
August
Fr. Neil McGoldrick Sunday 02nd August
Anniversaries
Geraldine McGuigan,
Castleview Park
James McAleer, Richmond Park
Charlie Rafferty, Woodside Avenue
Joe Mullan, Circular Road
Colm McElholm, Richmond Park
Catherine McDonnell, Deverney Road
Kathleen Devlin, Crevenagh Road
Kathleen McAleer, Campsie Bar
Anniversary
Masses for the week
Monday 26th Rita Wallace (MM)
Killybrack Road (CTK 7.30pm)
Tuesday 27th Jim McAleer
Richmond Park (KC 10.00am)
Saturday 31st Brian
McDaid
Circular Road (CTK 7.00pm)
Sunday 1st Jean Taggart
Cashty Road (KM 10.30am)
Sunday 1st Sean McMullen
Arleston Park (KC 11.00am)
Baptism:
We welcome into
the Parish Community
through the Sacrament of Baptism
Daniel John Kelly, 15, Highfield Close.
Killyclogher
Collectors - August 2010.
Vigil Mass: (1) Matt
Swift (2) Terry McGinn (3) Sean Deehan
(4) Danny McCusker (5) Brian McGlone
(6) Pat Livingstone 9.00 am: (1) Artie
Treanor (2) Ennis Dobbin (3) James
McGirr (4) Eamon McGrath (5) Tony
Lyttle (6) Sean Quinn 11am: (1) Thomas
Blee (2) Bob Lingwood (3) Anthony
Quinn
(4) Gerry Kelly(5) Martin McGrath
(6) Frank Donaghy.
Killyclogher Counters - August
: Michael & Mary Rowan
and Mary Quinn. Others welcome.
Knockmoyle Collectors –
August : Vincent McRory,
Benny Monaghan, Joe Devlin and Frank
Sweeney.
Mountfield - Collectors –
August : Pat McKeown and
James Meenagh.
Killyclogher
readers for August - Vigil
- 9am - John McKenny 11am Stephanie
Daly.
Daily Readers
Monday & Tuesday
- Joe Martin,
Wednesday & Thursday
- Maureen McElmurray &
Friday & Saturday
- Marie McDevitt.
A Car Boot Sale will be held at Mountfield
community centre on Saturday
31st July from 10am to 1pm. Entrance
fee is £5 per car and £7
per van. Proceeds in aid of the Community
Association.
The West Tyrone Feis hold
their AGM on Tuesday 7th
September at 8.00pm in St. Joseph’s
Hall. If you have any suggestions,
please come along.
"The 4th National Grandparents'
Pilgrimage will take place
the The Shrine of Our Lady of Knock,
on Sunday 12th September. Anointing
of the Sick at 2pm, Pilgrimage Mass
at 3pm, followed by Eucharistic Adoration.
Special guest singers: Michael English,
Dana and Chloe Coyle. For further
information, visit website www.catholicgrandparentsassociation.com
or telephone 0035398 24877.
Cairn Sunday is on
this Sunday 25th July 2010 commencing
around 2pm. A bus will be available
for those not wishing to walk. A welcome
cup of tea will be served in the marquee
at the top and entertainment will
be provided.
Divine Mercy
Group meet next Sunday 1st
August at 3 pm in St.Mary’s
Church Killyclogher. All are welcome
to join us in this Community Prayer.
The next draw for our renovation
fund will take place on Monday
2nd August at the Bingo. All returns
must be taken to the Cappagh Parish
Centre on
Thursday 29th July between 7.30 and
8.30pm.
Killyclogher
Senior Citizens committee
would like to thank anyone
assisted in any way at the parish
Dance on Friday 9th July. The proceeds
amounting to £260 were donated
to the Church Renovation Fund.
Clothing collection
in aid of Tyrone Haiti Build.
The organizers of
the above appeal wish to thank most
sincerely all those who contributed
to the clothing collection in Carrickmore.
The response has been magnificent.
The collection will last for one more
week and ends on Saturday 31st July.
Last week’s
collections: Church £3,285.
Refurbishment
collection £1,837 Thank you.
There
is no saint without a past, and no
sinner without a future.
Cappagh Parish
Centre
GAA Weekly Bingo:
Each Monday evening in Cappagh Parish
Hall at 9 pm.
Weekly Lotto
Numbers 4, 9, 18, 21 and 26. One lucky
Winner, Rebecca McCrea, Sion Mills
had four numbers and received £100.
Two jackpots have now been capped
at £5,000. New jackpot now stands
at £3,450.
Questions
people ask
Q.
Years ago a priest told me I was
scrupulous and gave me a general formula
for confession. But this never leaves
me satisfied. Should I continue to
tell every sin in detail?
A.
If you suffer from scrupulosity which
is an obsessive-compulsive condition,
even the most detailed confession
would not satisfy you. Stay with the
general formula. God already knows
every detail and wants you to experience
the sacrament, not as a torture, but
as a celebration of his mercy.
Fr Silvester O’Flynn
OFM Cap
Email silvesteroflynn@gmail.com
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