Sunday 8th June 2008 - 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

The Lord is My Light and My Salvation

 

“What I want is mercy not sacrifice”. Aren’t we great people for working hard and giving so much of ourselves? And yet we can be so unhappy. The clue to life is found once again in the word of Jesus in the Liturgy for this week. Love is not so much doing things, as treasuring this other person as s/he is. That often takes mercy, which is about holding another gently in our minds and hearts and arms. This is particularly true of family life. Parents are generally very generous people and yet the complaint of so many young people is that their parents don’t listen to them. This is often because the parents are so busy getting things for their family rather than spending time with them. Married couples need to also listen to this message of Jesus and practice relaxing with each other. And in our parish we all need to contribute to a community that is built on reverence rather than ritual.

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 8th June, 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

Parish Missal Readings (Year 1) p 299 & Proper p 1060

 

First Reading Hosea: 6: 3-6
What I want is love, not sacrifice.

 

Second Reading Romans 4: 18-25
Abraham provides an example of steadfast faith.

 

Gospel Matthew 9: 9-13
I did not come to call the virtuous, but sinners.

 

LAST WEEKS COLLECTION – thank you for your generosity

 

St Joseph’s £1305 and £382

St Mary’s £870 and £235

St Peter & St Paul’s £346 and £101

 

READERS FOR ST. JOSEPH’S
Sat 14th June Dee McGrellis Rachel Farren
Sun 15th June Diane Hegarty Ryan Hegarty

 

 

READERS FOR ST PETER & ST PAUL’S
Sat 14th June Kevin O’Kane
Sun 15th June Margaret McLaughlin

Readings: Year A part 2 pages 44 & 45 (brown book) - please collect your new book for Sunday readings in the Sacristy after Mass this weekend. It is very important to return any other book you might have. Thank you.

ALTAR SERVERS FOR ST JOSEPH’S
Sat 14th Team 3 – Nicole Farren, Trudy Farren, Clodagh Simpson, Anna-Marie Murphy, Ciara McCloskey
Sun 15th – Team 4 (weekdays) – Luanne McGrellis, Aedan McGrellis, Ellie McGrellis, Emma O’Neill

ALTAR SERVERS FOR ST. PETER & ST PAUL’S
Starting Sun 15th June – team 3 – Siobhan Duffy, Shane Farrell, Ryan Downey

 

NORTH/SOUTH CROSS COMMUNITY PROJECT – “OVER 60”
Come and enjoy a holiday in Cork from 6th – 12th July. Travel by coach. Trips to Killarney / Clonakilty / Kinsale. Accommodation – signle room apartments. Total cost €185. Full weeks entertainment programme. For more details call Carol on 02871 318982 or Dan on 028777 81675

ALZHEIMERS SOCIETY – please support Joseph Dunton and 3 student friends in doing pedalo paddle on the River Thames – 130 miles – starting 2nd June. Sponsorship can be paid at O’Kane Meats, Claudy; Jane Dunton, 345 Longland Road, Claudy BT47 4AJ; online www.yourunion.net/staag Please support the effort to eradicate this devastating disease.

 

KNOCK SUMMER YOUTH FESTIVAL – Living life to the full? Looking for something more? Tired of the same? This is what you are looking for! Time out for YOU…. Knock Summer Youth Festival 24th – 27th July, Our Lady’s Shrine, Knock, Co. Mayo. 18 – 35 years. For mor eifo and to book your place contact 00353949388100 / 08776927850 or check out www.knock-shrine.ie/youthministry

 

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION – This weekend in St Joseph’s we celebrate with the children of P4 and their families. As the children come to receive Christ for the first time we pray that this will be a lifelong relationship with God in the Holy Eucharist. It can be, but it needs the support of those same families and friends each sweekend to bring the children back time and again to Christ. Family prayer, even one Our Father together each day can cement a friendship between a child and Jesus forever.

 

GUARDIAN ANGEL PRAYER
Angel of God, my guardian dear,
to whom His love commits me here;
ever this day (or night) be at my side,
to light and guard to rule and guide. Amen.

 

LEARMOUNT DROP IN – A bus trip has been organized to Lisburn Leisure Centre. The bus will leave outside Learmount Resource Centre on Sunday 15th June at 2pm sharp. Permission forms need to be signed by parents, these forms can be collected from Ashleen Schenning, 35 Bushfield Mill. Signed forms must be returned to Ashleen by Thursday 12th June. NO FORM – NO TRIP.

 

PRIESTS TO REMEMBER THIS WEEK Sun 8th George Doherty Mon 9th James Doherty Tues 10th John Doherty Wed 11th Joseph Doherty Thurs 12th Michael Doherty Fri 13th Patrick Doherty Sat 14th Andrew Dolan

 

 

 

ST MARY’S GAC, BANAGHER

 

Fixtures for next will be Sunday 8/6/08 u10 football Go Games @ Glenullin. Monday 9/6/08 – u14 football league Banagher v Foreglen.

Tuesday 10/6/08 – Minor football league Loup v Banagher.

Wednesday 11/6/08 u16 hurling league Kevin Lynchs v Banagher.

Thursday 12/6/08 – u16 football round robin game.

Saturday 14/6/08 – Senior football league game Banagher v Dungiven; plus u12 Co games @ Steelstown.

Underage football every Thursday night at 6.30pm – 8pm for P1 to P6 boys and girls.

U12 hurling training every Friday night from 6pm – 7pm

 

Banagher GAC will have a Summer Scheme this Summer for football, hurling and Camogie for u8 to u14. It will start on Tuesday 8th July and finish on Saturday 2nd August. The Scheme will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for 4 weeks. The coaches for the Summer Scheme will be Sean Martin Lockhart, Mark Lynch and Andrena O’Kane. There will be guest coaches every Saturday taking a session. Registration day is Sunday 22nd June.