Sunday 18th May 2008

Trinity Sunday

Our God of Love

“God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son”. Isn’t it amazing how easily we settle for less than is possible? We settle for the fact that there is a God in terms of faith. Jesus tells us that God is not just in existence but is alive and in love and passionate about us – that God is Three in One. Our faith is a call into a deep personal love of God so that we can come to know the wonder and the fullness of life. However, we also settle for life as being just all right. Jesus tells us that we are wonderful; we are the beloved of God. We are called into a deep personal love for one another in marriage, in family life and in our faith community so that we can engage with the adventure of life that leads us into eternal life. The challenge of this week is to open ourselves to the wonder and excitement of life and love.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R. - http://www.loveisforlife.com

Trinity Sunday, 18th May 2008

Parish Missal Readings (Year 1) p 282 & Proper p 1052

First Reading Exodus 34: 4-6.8-9
God reveals himself to Moses on Mount Sinai as a God who is faithful to his promises and rich in tenderness and compassion.

Second Reading Corinthians 13: 11-13
Paul encourages the Corinthians to live in peace with love. The reading contains a Trinitarian blessing which is used as a greeting at Mass.

Gospel John 3: 16-18
God has shown his love for us by sending his Son to save all of us. All who believe in him will be saved.

Masses during the coming week

Monday & Tuesday 10.00 am each day

There will be no Mass on Wednesday Thursday & Friday this week.

Weekend Masses:
Vigil Mass Saturday evening 8.00 pm

Sunday morning 9.00 am & 11.00 am

Confession Times: Saturday Evening after Vigil Mass

Mass Intentions for this week:
Saturday 8.00pm - Anv. Mass - Margaret & Charles McHugh.

This Week’s Calendar

Monday 19 - Weekday (7th Week in Ordinary Time)

Tuesday 20 - St Bernadine of Siena, priest. St Bernadine was born in Siena in 1380. He became a Franciscan and travelled through Italy, preaching with great success. He promoted devotion to the Holy Name and to St Joseph. He died in 1444.

Wednesday 21 - Saints Christopher Magall‡nes priest, and Companions, martyrs. These twenty-five priests and laymen were executed in 1927 in Mexico.

Thursday 22 - St Rita of Cascia, religious. St Rita, 1386-1457, was married for eighteen years. Her husband, an ill-tempered and abusive man, was murdered. Later Rita entered the Augustinian convent in Cascia and spent forty years in prayer and charity and working for peace in the region.

Friday 23 - Weekday

Saturday 24 - Weekday

Baptism
We welcome into our Faith Community
Caolan Sean McGuire who was Baptised and welcomed into the family of God recently.

MAY THE MONTH OF THE ROSARY.
The prayer group from the parish will recite the Rosary on Wednesday evening in St. Patrick’s Church at 7.30 pm. It is hoped that many will come and join the group in praying the rosary.

Legion of Mary
Usual weekly meeting in the parish hall on Thursday at 8pm.

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION

We congratulate the Primary 7 children of the parish who will be confirmed this weekend when Bishop Hegarty visits the parish to confer on the children this special sacrament which is part of their spiritual journey in the church. During all masses this weekend you are asked to pray for these children as they continue on their spiritual journey.

Eanan Byrne, Kayla Collins, Ellie Dolan, Frankie Dolan, Gareth Dolan, Mairead Dolan, Odhran Gallen, Ciara McGrath, Edel McHugh, Ronan McHugh, Tiarnan McSorley, Brennan O’Donnell, Brian Penrose, Laura Young.

The Annual Lourdes Hospitalite Collection takes place at al Masses this weekend (17th and 18th May) This fund is used solely for the purpose of providing medical care and support to people of the Diocese who are sick and wish to go to Lourdes. Your support would be very much appreciated.

Border Arts would like to invite you to the launch of an exhibition of paintings by Castled Artists in Omagh Community House on the 22nd May at 7.30pm. Paintings will be on display until the 8th June 2008.

Ballroom & Old Tyme Dance in Garvagh Hall Wednesday 21st May 2008 Music by The Cannon & Ramsey Band : Admission £3 Dancing 9.30 - 12.00

St. Davog’s G.A.A

Seniors & Reserves
Seniors gained there first point of the season last week-end with a draw against Coalisland.Reserves were defeated. Sunday see them home to Cookstown reserves 2.15pm & seniors 3.45pm.

Minors
Minors were defeated during the week to Urney.

U’14’s
U'14 boys played Trillick & Beragh away during the week with.

U10’s
U'10's have a blitz next Saturday 24th May in Dregish details will be given at training.

Training for all under-age Monday & Wednesday 6.30pm to 8pm. Girls U'12 & senior girls playedÊthere first league matchesÊthis evening Saturday. U'14's had a good win overÊUrney in the league & play Newtownstewart this MondayÊatÊ home all girls to be at centre for 6.15pm.

Deal or No Deal is back in centre on 24th May at 9.30pm jackpot £700, congratulations to Martin Devine who won £300 last week on it. Keep Saturday 31st May free for Night at the Races.

The Deep End

God by Any Other Name ‘Trinity’, a cold, abstract word is all head and no heart. Putting ‘holy’ before it, even ‘most holy’, doesn’t do much for it. ‘Holy’ is a little on the remote side too. Listen to today’s first reading (Exod 34: 4-6, 8-9) and see if calling the God we meet there ‘Trinity’ does God justice.

Putting names on God (we have to use at least one to know whom we’re talking about) does God no favours - nor us either. It can give the illusion of comprehending God to a degree that may not be true. It takes mystery from God. It seems to make God more approachable - or should that be manageable? But removing God’s mystery removes God’s challenge.

We call God, ‘Father’. We call God, ‘Love’. These are the closest approximations of human language to what God is. But even these fail to do God justice. God is everything good that these words could ever imply, and much, much more besides. ‘Father’ and ‘Love’ are but tips of icebergs in a sea of mystery.

Today we celebrate God as is: Father, Son, and Spirit. We celebrate God’s mystery and unknowability. For, if God could be ‘known’, God would not be God. Our journey to the ‘God in a cloud’ of Exodus peaks when we meet the God in our heart of today. Breathtaking!

 

 

 

Marriage Preparation Courses.


2008


April 4th , 5th, and April 25th & 26th,
May 23rd & 24th,
June 13th &14th.
Numbers on courses are limited. The fee of £80 per couple must be included with completed application form and forwarded to the Accord office