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

St. Patrick's Church, Aghyaran.

Parish Priest: Fr. J. Gilmore

Telephone 8167 0728

Sunday 25th April 2010

4th Sunday of Easter

Day of Prayer for Vocations

The Lamb will be our shepherd

Jesus said: “The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice”. One of the big questions of today for people is: “Who am I?” and there are all kinds of self-awareness courses around to help us answer that question. It is an important question and many of these courses are helpful. But it is not the most important question for us. Much more important is the question: “To whom do I belong?”. Belonging is of the essence of being human and our belonging is identified by and lived out through the voices that we listen to. Some people listen to the voice of the world around which tells us to put ourselves first and they belong to the world. Others listen to the voice of Christ telling us to put others first and by so doing they belong to him. In the struggle between the two, Christ invites us to listen to his voice.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.

Sunday 25th April 2010

4th Sunday of Easter

Day of Prayer for Vocations

First Reading : Acts of the Apostles 13: 14.43-52
I have made you a light for the nations, so that my salvation may reach the ends of the earth.

Second Reading: Apocalypse 7: 9. 14-17
The Lamb will be their shepherd and will lead them to springs of living water.

Gospel: John 10: 27-30
The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me.

Prayer for Vocations

Heavenly Father,
Bless our diocese with the grace of many vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grant those You have called the willingness and generosity of spirit to give themselves
in devoting their lives and their talents to the service of our Lord and to His Church.
Increase the faith of everyone in our diocese, and particularly the Faith
of those You have called and will continue to call.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Mass Times from Sunday 21st March for the parishes of Aghyaran and Castlederg

"The angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: And for fear of him the keepers did shake...And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for He is risen." St. Matt. 28: 2-6.

Parish Bingo continues on Friday night in the Parish Hall commencing at 9.00pm. Everyone welcome. Proceeds in aid of parish funds.

The Clerical Education & Ongoing Formation Collection taken up on 17th March totalled £1083.50stg - € 89.70 has been forwarded to Bishop Hegarty.

Thanks to all who contributed so generously to the Haiti Appeal. The final figures from our parish for this voluntary collection amount to £3635.50stg. € 228

If you are unable to attend do try and get another reader to cover for you.

Next Sunday (2nd May) we will have the Forty Hours Adoration in the parish. This will begin after the 10.00 am Mass and continue until Sunday evening, closing with a period of prayer at 6.00 pm. This is a time of special prayer in the parish when it is hoped that there will always be someone in the church spending quiet time with the Lord.

The Seniors picked up their first league points of the season on Sunday when they defeated Greencastle at home on the score 1-10 to 1-8 the scores coming from Martin Penrose (0-6) Caolan Dolan (1-1) Michael Anderson (0-2) Shane Sweeney (0-1) The reserve side were beaten by five points. Both senior & reserves are away to Cookstown on today Sunday.

The minors had a hard earned victory in the first round of the minor championship away to Fintona on Wednesday evening the final score 1-11 to 1-8

The U14s gave a good account of themselves in the Tir Eoghain Feile in Loughmacrory on Saturday they defeated Tattyreagh and Eskra before losing out to Strabane in the final (well done boys)

Training will begin for U8’s outdoors on Monday nights 6.30pm to 8pm Wednesday night indoors 6.50 1pm to 8pm (Parents help is required please) Strictly Come Dancing Preparations are still under way for our strictly come dancing competition dancing lessons will begin shortly. anyone interested in taking part can contact Phenah Mob: (07821047033).

The final of the Mr & Mrs took place on Saturday night in a very close fought contest Billy & Marian Mc Grath were the eventual winners. We thank all those couples who took part in the competition and helped make it a great success, and congratulations to our winners for 2010. A big thank you to the compere/organiser of the competition Mark Connolly Also thanks to the sponsor Byrne Taxi & Coach Hire.

Minor girls defeated Badony at home on Monday evening the final score 7-13 to 4-3.The next game is away to Urney on Tuesday evening at 6.30pm.

We pray for and congratulate James Thomas Keenan and Catherine Cannon 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.

A leaflet, ‘Why Marriage Matters’, has been published by the Irish Bishops’ Conference, in support of marriage and family life. The leaflet summarises key elements of Catholic teaching on marriage and reiterates the importance of the family as the natural primary and fundamental unit of society. It is available on the Irish Bishops’ Conference website www.catholicbishops.ie. Parishes can also order copies from Veritas, through the Diocesan Office.

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