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St.
Patrick's Church, Aghyaran.
Parish Priest: Fr. J. Gilmore
Telephone 8167 0728
Sunday
21st February 2010
First
Sunday of Lent
“Jesus
was led by the spirit through the wilderness
and was tempted there by the devil for
forty days.” As we
begin Lent, we are put in touch with the
basic temptations of human life that can
lead us to disaster. The first of these
is pride. This does not mean thinking
well of ourselves but rather thinking
of ourselves as the only and most important
thing in our lives. During this time we
are invited to sort out our priorities
once again. The second temptation is to
power that makes us want to prove that
we are better than others. The only power
we should exercise as followers of Christ
is the power of love through which we
forget ourselves, die to ourselves so
that others may have life. And Lent is
also a time to change our ways of life
that are not in accordance with God’s
ways as the third temptation is presumption.
God does respect our choices and rewards
and punishes us accordingly.
Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.
Sunday,
21st February 2010
1st
Sunday of Lent
First
Reading : Deuteronomy 26: 4-10
The Lord heard our voice and saw our misery, our
toil and our oppression.
Second
Reading: Romans 10: 8-13
If your lips confess that Jesus is Lord and if
you believe in your heart that God raised him
from the dead, then you will be saved.
Gospel:
Luke 4: 1-13
You must worship the Lord your God, and serve
God alone.
Weekend
Masses:
Vigil Mass
Saturday evening 6.30pm
Sunday morning
9.00am & 11.00am
Confession
Times
Saturday
Evening 6.00pm Before the Vigil Mass
Masses
during the coming week
Monday &
Tuesday 10.00 am
Thursday
& Friday 10.00am
Mass
Intentions for this week:
Thursday
- 10.00am - Anv. Mass - Tommy Baxter
Friday
10.00am - Anv. Mass - Rosemary McCrory
Saturday
6.30pm - Anv. Mass - Winifred & Donnie
Connolly
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. John
Gallagher
Fr. John
Gilmore
Fr. Joseph
Gormley
Fr. Eamon
Graham
Fr. Patrick
Grant R.I.P.
Fr. Karl
Hann
Fr. Eugene
Hasson
This Week's Calendar
Monday 22 - The Chair of St. Peter, Apostle
Tuesday
23 - lst.Week in Lent
Wednesday
24 - lst.Week in Lent
Thursday
25 - lst.Week in Lent
Friday 26
- lst.Week in Lent
Saturday
27 - lst.Week in Lent
THE SEASON
OF LENT
Lenten
Exposition
Each Friday
during Lent the Blessed Sacrament will be Exposed
from after 10.00am Mass until 1pm. It is hoped
that as many of you as possible will be able to
spend quiet time in the church with the Lord during
the time of Exposition.
Rosary
The Rosary
will be recited each morning before Mass commencing
at 9.30am. It is hoped that as many as possible
will come and join the group in praying the rosary.
Lenten
Reflections
based on
the five sorrowful mysteries of the Rosary and
facilitated by the Omagh Prayer Guidance Team
will commence on Thursday 25th February after
10.00am Mass.
N.B.
Did you remember to take a Trociaire box home
last weekend?
Family
Support Programme
''The Columba
Community, Columba House, 11 Queen St, Derry,
in conjunction with the YARD project, will be
hosting a 2-day Family Support Programme on the
13th & 14th March at Columba House. The programme
is for anyone over 18 years who has been affected
by or is concerned about the abuse of alcohol,
drugs or gambling of a family member or friend.
The programme will help people understand addiction
and through support, encouragement and information
it aims to help you learn new ways to cope and
improve the quality of your life. This is an introduction
to the 12 Step programme way of living. For more
information or to book a place on the course please
contact Claire on 02871 269113 (RoI 04871 269113)
or email the yardproject@btinternet.com
ST EUGENE’S
HIGH SCHOOL
Presents
‘Grease’
On Sunday
28th March - Monday 29th March and Wednesday 31st
March
@ 7.30 pm
each night
Tickets
- Adult £6 - Child £4 - Family 2AD+2CD
£14
Tickets
on sale in school office
One
day retreats for Senior Citizens and
their friends will take place at the Carmelite
Retreat Centre, Termonbacca, Derry on Tuesday
23rd February and Thursday 25th February. Registration
from 10.30a.m. finishing around 5.00p.m.Cost £15stg
or €18euro includes lunch. Payment at the
Centre on the day. To book Tel: Termonbacca Derry
71262512 during office hours only.
DANCE
In Colcreaghy Hall
Friday 26th February
Music by Country
Sensations
CD
Launch
Chloe Coyle
is launching a CD consisting of ‘She Moves
Through the Fair’ and two other songs with
all funds going towards Haiti and the Special
Olympics. Minimum cost £3 - Available from
school office and various businesses in Castlederg
THE PARISH BINGO
The parish bingo
continues in the Parish Hall
@ 9.00 pm on Friday.
Weekly Church Collection
Last
week’s collection totalled:£1101stg.
- € 67.50
Derry Diocesan
Pilgrimage to Lourdes
(16th-21st
July 2010) Application forms are available for
any young person aged 14-15 years old who would
like a place on the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes.
Special arrangements are made for the youth who
will be lead by the Pilgrimage Youth Team. For
information please contact The Pilgrimage Office,
164 Bishop Street, Derry BT 48 6UJ. telephone
028 71351233
Church Readers for the month of February
2010
Vigil Mass
6.30 pm Saturday - Eugene McMenamin
Sunday 9.00
am Martina Dolan
Sunday 11.00
am Michelle Slevin
If you are
unable to attend do try and get another reader
to cover for you.
Church Door & Car Park Attendants
February 2010
Sat. Night
Danny O’Donnell, Eamon Moss & George
McGrath
Sunday 9.00 am Allie McSorley & John McGlynn
Sunday 11.00 am Patsy Connolly, Charlie McGuire
& Kevin Mackey
Altar Society for February 2010
Kathleen
Dolan, Marian McGrath
Diocesan
Vocations Information Day
The annual
Vocations Information Day will take on Saturday
20th February from 11.30am-4pm. in Thornhill Centre,
121 Culmore Road, Derry. For further information
contact any of your local priests / or: Fr. Paul
Farren 7126 4087 Email ddcc@derrydiocese.org or
Fr. Colm O’Doherty 8166 1475. email collydoc2000@hotmail.com
There
will be a choir practice after 11.00am mass this
Sunday (28th February)
New
members would be most welcome.
The Lenten Stations
Friday
26th February - Clegernagh, Meenagrogan
& Essan in the home of Johnny & Ann McNamee
Friday
5th March - The Laught’s in the
home of Gerard & Sally Byrne
Wednesday
10th March Meencarriga, Drumahon, Altgoland,
Scraghey & Meencloghore in the home of Charlie
& Margaret Lynch
Friday
12th March Third, Fourth, Fifth &
Sixth Corgaries in the home of Pat & Betty
McGrath
Monday
15th March Trienamongan, Aghyaran, Mullinabreen
& Magheranageeragh in the home of Mark &
Rosemary Connolly
Cards
Winner of
the card play this week was Pat Catterson runner
up was George Mc Grath.
Seniors
The seniors
lost to Ballinderry in their second game in the
Ulster senior league by 4-11 to 2-8. Membership
The club membership night is on Saturday night
20th February in the centre @ 8oclock Adult/Youth
underage must be accompanied by a parent, membership
must be paid by the 1st March (no exceptions).
Club
Draw
The clubs
new monthly draw begins on Saturday the 27th February
paying out monthly 1st £200 2nd and 3rd
£100 each you have three chances each month.The
main draw will be held in December and will consist
of prizes 1st £2000, 2nd £1000, 3rd
£500 and 5x £100 a total of £4000.
Anyone interested in joining this draw contact
the following the centre (81670385)or Patrick
mob: (07967803282) Gerard mob: (07730342520) James
mob: (07752056596) or any committee member.
Note! the figure published in the recent club
draw information bulletin concerning travel and
buses is incorrect, the amount stated includes
other club travel outgoings as well as buses.
Scor
Sinsear
Best wishes
to our quiz team in the Co final in Killeeshill
at the weekend.Go along and give them your support
Entertainment
The Mr and
Mrs competition got off to a good start on Saturday
night with three couples competing for a place
in the final, the couple to get through to the
final were Eamon and Jenny. Next week we have
four couples taking part they are: Jimmy and Jerry
Byrne, Dinny and Kathleen Carlin, Denis and Ann
Marie Dolan, and Johnny and Lucy.Music on the
night by the Crystals.
Sympathy
At the monthly
meeting votes of sympathy were extended to the
following families: Coyle, (Pollyarnon) Gallen,
(Laught) Foster, (C/derg) Davidson, (Lisnacloon)
Gillespie, (Carrycoughan) Baird, (Mullinabreen)
Mc Hugh, (C/derg) and Slater (Dungannon)
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
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