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St.
Patrick's Church, Aghyaran.
Parish Priest: Fr. J. Gilmore
Telephone 8167 0728
Sunday
28th February 2010
Second
Sunday of Lent
Peter
said to Jesus: “Master,
it is wonderful for us to be here”.
As we gather for Mass this Sunday,
how many of us can say those words
of Peter from our hearts? And
yet we have a right to be able
to say them. Unfortunately for
so many Catholics, Mass has become
a burden rather than a joy and
a source of enthusiasm and energy.
We need to help each other to
gain that grace. And as we return
home from Mass this Sunday, how
many of us can say those words
of Peter in relation to our family
life? At best, so many can only
say it is not bad, it is ok. But
can we say it is wonderful? And
yet we have a right to be able
to say that. It takes a lot of
working at the relationships in
our home, the relationships of
marriage, of family, of neighbourliness,
to make those words possible and
to ring true. But it is in those
two places that the practice of
faith takes place.
Fr. Johnny Doherty,
C.Ss.R.
Sunday,
28th February 2010
2nd
Sunday of Lent
First
Reading : Gensis 15: 5-12.17-18
God makes a covenant with Abraham.
Second
Reading: Philippians 3: 17-4:1
Christ will transfigure our bodies into copies
of his glorious body.
Gospel:
Luke 9: 28-36
The disciples witness the Transfiguration of Christ.
Weekend
Masses:
Vigil Mass
Saturday evening 6.30pm
Sunday morning
9.00am & 11.00am
Confession
Times
Thursday
morning after 10.00am Mass
Saturday
Evening 6.00pm
Before the
Vigil Mass
Masses
during the coming week
Tuesday
10.00 am
Thursday
& Friday 10.00am
Mass
Intentions for this week:
Tuesday
- 10.00am - Anv. Mass - Charlie McHugh
Thursday
- 10.00am - Anv. Mass - Susan Doherty
Friday
- 10.00am - Anv. Mass - Paddy Joe McMenamin
Saturday
- 6.30pm - Months Mind Mass - Michael
McPhilomey
Each day in the Derry Diocese we are asked
to pray
for
our priests named on that particular day.
THIS
WEEK WE PRAY FOR:
Dr. Seamus
Hegarty
Fr. John
Irwin
Fr. Charles
Keaney
Fr. Stephen
Kearney
Fr. Lawrence
Keaveny R.I.P.
Fr. Michael
Keaveny
Fr. Seamus
Kelly
This Week's Calendar
Monday 1 - 2nd Week in Lent
Tuesday
2 - 2nd Week in Lent
Wednesday
3 - 2nd Week in Lent
Thursday
4 - 2nd Week in Lent
Friday 5
- 2nd Week in Lent
Saturday
6 - 2nd Week in Lent
The Lenten Stations
Friday 5th March
The Laughts in
the home of Gerard & Sally Byrne
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.
N.B.
Did you remember to take a Trociaire box home
last weekend?
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
DANCE In
Garvagh Hall
Friday 5th March
Music by Larry
& Co.
Meenreagh
Social Centre - Dance on Saturday 6th March
Dancing
11.00 -1.00am. Music by Country Legends.
Refreshments
Served - Everyone Welcome
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 : £1425.70stg.
- € 69.50
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 March 2010
Vigil Mass
6.30pm Saturday Josephine Byrne
Sunday 9.00
am Eileen O’Donnell Sunday 11.00 am Tommy
Moss
If you are
unable to attend do try and get another reader
to cover for you.
Church Door & Car Park Attendants
March 2010
Sat. Night
Gary Falls, Hugo McGuire & Seamus McGrath
Sunday 9.00
am Noel Moss, Kieran Dolan & John McGlynn
Sunday 11.00
am Dinny Carlin, Alex Falls & Danny McSorley.
Altar Society for March 2010
Teresa McMenamin,
Sally Corry
& Pearl Falls
First Friday
Sick.
The sick
of the parish will be attended this incoming week:
Thursday Tullycar, Ballymongan, Killeter, &
Scraghey.
Friday:
Carn, The Laught’s & Aghyaran
Can
neighbours inform the housebound that I will be
calling
PLEASE NOTE!
There will
be NO Mass on Monday morning
Haiti Appeal
Thanks to
your generosity, the total collected to date for
the Haiti disaster fund amounts to £3575.50
stg. Û 228 If you would still like to make
a donation you can do so within the next few weeks.
Cards
Winner of the 25 card play this week was Mick
Rouhan.
Cards continue
every Monday night as usual.
Seniors
- The seniors were defeated by Carrickcruppen
in the Ulster senior league last Sunday. Their
next outing is away to Donaghamore today Sunday
28th and their next game away on Sunday next to
Termon. Club Membership Adult/Youth membership
will be collected on Friday and Saturday night
@ 8-30 in the centre (please note this is your
last opportunity to pay your membership)
Coaching
- Anyone interested in football or stewarding
coaching can contact Sect: Gerard Byrne (81679528)
or Mob: (07730342520).before (Friday). Club Draw
The new club draw will begin at the weekend anyone
interested in tickets contact any committee member
before Saturday.A lot of interest has been shown
in this draw with monthly prizes, 1st £200
2nd & 3rd £100 each. with £4000
in the December draw.
Mr
& Mrs - The couples to get through
on Saturday were Johnny and Lucy, and Denis and
Ann Marie Dolan. Next Saturday night three more
couples will take to the hot chair for a place
in the final,they are Charles and Colette Mc Hugh,
Mark and Majellaand Martin and Annette.Music on
the night is by WesternSatelite.
Congrats!
Congratulations go to our club player Martin Penrose
who picked up the Ulster GAA writers merit award
for January,Martin received his award in Quinns
Corner last week. Well done Martin.
Scor
Sinsear: Commiseration's to our quiz
team of (Gerry, Kieran & Jonathan who were
most unlucky to get beat in the County final in
Killeeshil on Sunday.A big thank you to all our
competitors who took part in Scor this year and
all those who helped in any way.
All
Ireland Talent Show Semi final next Sunday
7th March on Rte One @ 6-30 Please support Chloe
Coyle and give her your vote on the night
Engaged
Encounter is designed for couples preparing
for marriage and seeking to enrich communication
in all aspects of their relationship. It fulfills
diocesan requirements for marriage preparation.
The next weekend will take place on 20-21st March
2010 in Dromantine Conference Centre, Newry. Booking
essential before 8th March
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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