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

St. Patrick's Church, Aghyaran.

Parish Priest: Fr. J. Gilmore

Telephone 8167 0728

Sunday 23rd May 2010

Pentecost Sunday

Jesus said to his disciples: “I shall ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate to be with you forever.” As we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit on the Church it is good to ask the questions: How do we let the Spirit be actively present? and, How do we exclude the Spirit? We should ask these questions in the two contexts of our homes and our faith community. The Spirit is present when we are at peace with one another; the Spirit is absent when we are divided. The Spirit is present when we are living in joy; the Spirit is absent when we are settling for dullness. The Spirit is present when we are being creative and changing; the Spirit is absent when we are trying to keep things the way they always were. The Spirit is present especially when we are building relationships of love in our homes and parish.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.

Sunday, 23rd May 2010

Pentecost Sunday

First Reading : Acts of the Apostles 2: 1-11
The Holy Spirit descends upon the apostles.

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12: 3-7
There is a variety of gifts but always the same Spirit.

Gospel: John 20: 19-23
As the Father sent me, so am I sending you: receive the Holy Spirit.

We congratulate the Primary 7 children of the parish who were confirmed last weekend when Bishop Hegarty visited the parish to confer on the children this special sacrament which is part of their spiritual journey in the church. You are asked to pray for these children as they continue on their spiritual journey.

Sunday May 30th we welcome the Primary 4 children from the parish schools who will make their First Holy Communion at the 10.00 am Mass. It is a very special day in the Spiritual Life of these children as they continue their journey in the church.

The Legion of Mary group in the parish will recite the Rosary every Wednesday evening during the month of May here in St. Patrick’s Church at 8.00pm

All those who walked/ran in the marathon will receive their awards This is a family night if you haven’t supported this event yet well you can do so on the night

Also launch of lord mayor/mayoress of Aghyaran candidates and agents present on the night.

We pray for and congratulate Malacy Martin and Leontia McManus who were married in St. Patrick’s Church recently. We wish them many happy days and Gods’ blessing on their marriage as they all begin a new life as Mr. & Mrs.

Primary 6 Parents Information Evening regarding Transfer 2011 Holy Cross College Wednesday 26th May 7.30 pm.

A major consultation is currently in progress to plan the next 10-15 years strategy development for the Derg electoral ward. Consultants will be in Killeter Heritage Centre on Thursday 27th May from 6:30pm to 8pm. Anyone wishing to make a contribution is welcome to call in. Also at the same time someone is coming to inform people about the availability of broadband in the Killeter/Aghyaran area. All interested should drop in during this time.

The Pilgrimage welcomes general pilgrims but also provides particular support to those who might need care/assistance while in Lourdes. For further details contact the Pilgrimage Office Tel. 028 71260293

The Lourdes Hospitalite collection will be taken up next weekend 29th/ 30th May.

The seniors and reserves went to Donaghmore on Sunday, the reserves were beaten while the seniors came away with two valuable league points. The next game will be a home fixture to Clonoe on Sunday 30th May.

The minors defeated Gortin away in the league last week.
Next game is Wednesday 26th at home to Drumquin.

Training continues as usual for U8s & U10s on Mondays & Wednesdays from 6-30 to 8pm.

The senior girls travelled to Kildress at the weekend and beat the home side. Our minors beat Moy during the week. Last Saturday the U14’s lost to a very strong Coalisland side.

Saturday 29th May we have Patsy o Hagan.(The Bard of Armagh) at 10pm sharp. Dancing to Charlie & Claire. Then on Friday 25th June the Aghyaran 5km road race/walk/fun run from Aghyaran centre at 7.30pm. Everyone is welcome to take part in this event.Contact Mark (07590765103).

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