The Parish of Aghyaran (Termonamongan), Derry Diocese, IRELAND.

St. Patrick's Church, Aghyaran.

Parish Priest: Fr. J. Gilmore

Telephone 8167 0728

Sunday 19th July 2009

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Jesus took pity on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd.” We are all aware of a lot of turmoil and trouble in the world in general and often in our own communities and even our own families. The temptation is to either despair or to ignore. For us as followers of Christ, the only way is to see the opportunity rather than the problem and to work together at bringing Christ into our world ever more fully. We do this firstly in our homes through love and prayer. Our homes should be places where each one is glad to be. This can only happen when we make it happen for each other. We do it in our community by working together to make the parish a community of faith and hope. And we do it for our world by becoming a sign of hope because we are a people among whom Christ lives.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.

Weekend Masses:

Vigil Mass Saturday evening 8.00 pm

Sunday morning 9.00 am & 11.00 am

Masses during the coming week

Monday & Tuesday 10.00 am

Thursday & Friday 10.00am

Mass Intentions for this week:

Monday 10.00am - Anv. Mass Patrick & Susan McElchare

Wednesday 8.00pm - Months Mind Mass Cathleen Dolan

Thursday 10.00am - Anv. Mass Sean McHugh

Friday 10.00am - Anv. Mass Michael, Sarah Jane & Patrick Gallen

Saturday 8.00pm - Months Mind Mass Bridget Gillespie

Confession Times

Saturday Evening after Vigil Mass

Each day in the Derry Diocese we are asked to

pray for our priests named on that particular day.

THIS WEEK WE PRAY FOR:

Fr. Michael McCaughey
Fr. Andrew McCloskey
Fr. James McCrory
Fr. John J. McCullagh
Fr. Noel McDermott
Fr. Eamon McDevitt
Fr. John McDevitt

This Week’s Calendar

Monday 20 - 16th Week in Ordinary Time.
Tuesday 21 - 16th Week in Ordinary Time.
Wednesday 22 - St. Mary Magdalene
Thursday 23 - St. Bridget of Sweden.
Friday 24 - 16th Week in Ordinary Time
Saturday 18 - St. James, Apostle.

Weekly Church Collection
Last week’s collection totalled:
£1320stg. - € 58.50

Marriage Preparation Courses

2009

October 16th & 17th.
November 13th & 14th.
December 4th & 5th

2010

January 15th & 16th,
February 5th & 6th
March 5th & 6th,
April 16th , 17th,
May 14th & 15th,
June 11th & 12th.

Application forms are available from the parochial house or from the Accord Office 48 Brook Street,Omagh. Tel. 028 82242439

email:accordomagh@btopenworld.com Courses are limited to 15 couples. It is advisable to take part in the course 6 months before your wedding.

Gift Aid Reminder!

Paying tax - then there is still time to get your Gift Aid form returned. If you have mislaid your form or did not get one please ask and one can be forwarded to you.

The Friends of St Caireall’s would like to thank everyone who gave their time on Saturday 11th July for our bag pack in Asda. The total amount raised was: £1,378.73 and € 50.90

The success of the day was down to the fantastic support we received from everyone involved.

Aghyaran St. Davog’s Club Notes

Lotto numbers drawn were 2, 14, 15, 27 and 34.ÊOwen Devine picked up the £100 prize

The senior game between Aghyaran and Clonoe was postponed.

The minors were beaten by Eskra in the Championship Semi Final by a point in extra time.

Senior girls played Omagh in the league last Friday night, but were defeated.
Under 16 Girls are away to Edendork on Monday night. Still looking for a manager for the under 16s. If interested please contact Caroline Mc Hugh

Congratulations to Under 12 girls in winning the County Final Blitz
Barbecue Barbecue Saturday - 9 pm sharp Tickets can be purchased at Dinny Mc Crory’s Shop, Killeter Shop or The Centre.

The Ulster Final between Tyrone and Antrim will be shown live in the centre on Sunday. All drinks are £1.50 during the game. Happy hour 6pm-8pm (all drinks £1.50) Music from 7pm to 9pm

The next monthly meeting is on Monday 20th July at 9pm

Wedding in Aghyaran.

We pray for and congratulate Stephen O’Neill and Phenah McSorley who were married in St. Patrick’s Church recently. We wish them many happy days and Gods blessing on their marriage as they begin a new life as Mr. & Mrs.

YOUTH 2000 SUMMER YOUTH FESTIVAL

All 16-35 year olds are invited to attend the Youth 2000 Summer Festival in Clonmacnois, Co. Offaly. The festival will take place the weekend of Thursday 13th-Sunday 16th August. The weekend will include inspiring talks, dramas, a concert, prayer, Mass, games and times of sharing. The event is being run on a donation only basis and there are free buses available. For more information or to book a place on the bus contact the youth co-ordinator at 07929095820 or check out the website www.youth2000.ie"

Prayer of Solace

May Christ support us all the day long,
till the shadows lengthen
and the evening comes,
and the busy world is hushed,
and the fever of life is over
and our work is done.
Then in his mercy
may he give us a safe lodging,
and holy rest and peace at the last.
Amen.

Questions people ask

Q. What is the point of repeating Hail Marys or other prayers over and over again? To me it is totally mechanical and boring.

A. The most important functions in life are repetitive, like heart beat, breathing, eating, etc. I never heard anybody say that heartbeat or breathing were boring. The fact is that you could not live without them. Repetitive prayer need not be an empty mechanical exercise but a means of calming the mind as an aid to holding attention on sacred mysteries

Bulletin Notices

Parish email address is kathleen@parishofaghyaran.com

USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Accord - 8224 2439
Al-Anon Famly Groups - 9086 2368
Alcoholic's Anonymous - 9043 4848
AWARE - 7126 6602
Care for Cancer - 8224 6599
CRUISE - 8224 4414
Drugs Anonymous - 8224 6177
Gamblers Anonymous - 7135 1329
The Samaritans - 8224 4944
Women's Aid - 8224 5998
Parkinson's Disease - 8224 2889