Sundays  
Fincairn: Vigil 7pm, 9.30am
Altinure: Vigil 6pm, 10.30am
Ballymonie: Vigil 7.30pm, 11.30am
   
Week Days:  
Fincairn: 9.30am; Wed & Fri 8pm
Altinure: 10am; Fri 7.30pm; Sat 11am
Ballymonie: 10am

Sunday 1st June 2008 - 9th Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

Jesus said: ‘the person who does the will of my Father in heaven will enter the kingdom of heaven.’ In the Church we have done a great disservice to the whole idea of the will of God. We so often identify it with the things that go wrong – like someone dying, or getting ill, or losing their job etc. We hardly ever think of success and health and well-being as the will of God. In the Scripture we come to know that the will of God is about all that is good and best for our lives and our loves. And we have a great responsibility to bring all that is best to one another in God’s name. So, we can say that it is God’s will that we comfort one another in bereavement; that we support one another in sickness; that we help one another in adversity etc. It is when we are like this in our homes and our community that we enter the kingdom of God.


Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.

 

 

EXAM PRAYER

Dear Lord,
Help me approach my exams
with a clear head and a calm mind.
Give me your strength
and your peace
and let me do justice to
all that I have learned.
Thank you Lord,
for all my talents and gifts. Amen.

 


Sunday 1st June 2008, Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

Parish Missal Readings (Year 1) p 296 & Proper p 1058

 

First Reading
Deuteronomy: 11: 18.26-28

See, I set before you today a blessing and a curse.

 

Second Reading
Romans 3: 21-25, 28

We are justified through the free gift of God’s grace.

 

Gospel Matthew 7: 21-27
The house built on rock will not fall.

 

LAST WEEKS COLLECTION – thank you for your generosity

 


St Joseph’s £826 and £245
St Mary’s £787 and £250

 

DERRY DIOCESAN LOURDES HOSPITALITE GATE COLLECTION
last weekend in the Parish amounted to £1137.96
St Mary’s Altinure - £352.15; St Peter & St Paul’s, Foreglen - £314.00 (inc €5); and St Joseph’s, Fincarn - £471.81. Thank you for your generosity

 

FRIDAY IS THE FIRST FRIDAY

 

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT – on Monday in the Grotto Chapel from 10.am to 4.pm.

 

FR JOHN WILL ATTEND HIS SICK – on Wednesday in Teeavan and Carnanbane and on Thursday in Feeny and Drumcovitt.

 

 

READERS FOR ST. JOSEPH’S
Sat 7th June Annemarie O’Kane Conor O’kane
Sun 8th June First Holy Communion Children

 

READERS FOR ST PETER & ST PAUL’S
Sat 7th June Elaine Sheerin
Sun 8th June Nuala McCloskey


ALTAR SERVERS FOR ST JOSEPH’S
Sat 7th Team 3 (weekdays) – Nicole Farren, Trudy Farren, Clodagh Simpson,
Anna-Marie Murphy, Ciara McCloskey
Sun 8th – Team 4 – Luanne McGrellis, Aedan McGrellis, Ellie McGrellis, Emma O’Neill

 

ALTAR SERVERS FOR ST. PETER & ST PAUL’S
Starting Sun 8th June – team 2 – Liam O’Hara, Aidan Burke, Kiernan McCormick, Sean O’Connor

 

PRIESTS TO REMEMBER THIS WEEK


Sun 2nd - Robert Devine
Mon 3rd - Brendan Devlin
Tues 4th - Kieran Devlin
Wed 5th - Peter Devlin
Thurs 6th - Fintan Diggin
Fri 7th - Brendan Doherty
Sat 8th - George Doherty

 

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

 

 

The children from P4 in St Canice’s will be making their First Holy Communion next week, 8th June. Our Mass will be at 11.00am again for this important occasion. This will be our only Sunday Mass next week so everyone is welcome.

 

Congratulations to all the children from St Mary’s Altinure who made their First Holy Communion on Saturday, the first of many we hope. Thanks to the teachers and parents and all involved in their preparation. Thanks to all who provided refreshments in the school afterwards.


ST PATRICK’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY – We received a letter from St Patrick’s Missionary Society thanking you for your kind and generous welcome to Fr Con a few weeks back. He enjoyed his short time in our parish and thanked those who subscribed to ‘Africa’ magazine, joined Mission Circle or made contributions.

 

FOUND – a watch has been found outside the St Joseph’s. The owner can claim it from Margaret in the Sacristy

 

 

ST MARY’S GAC, BANAGHER

 


The lotto numbers this week were 11,20,23 and 25. The jackpot stands at £2200.

There will be underage football training every Thursday night for Primary 1 to Primary 6 boys and girls at the pitch from 6.30pm to 8.00pm.

There is under 12 hurling training every Friday night from 6pm to 7pm.

Under 12 camogie training every Friday night from 6pm to 7pm.

The Carlin/Duffy Cup final was cancelled last Sunday evening and will be played at a later date.

The Senior footballers will play their next Championship game against Ballinascreen next Friday night at Glenullin.


 

 


 

 

NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEKS BULLETIN should be left with Josephine before 7.30pm on Wednesday evening, tel 77781627 or email to johassan@btinternet.com