Sunday 9th September
2007
23rd Sunday in
Ordinary Time
A COSTLY LOVE
They tell of a man speaking after the death of his daughter. From before she was born, she cost them, they prepared her room, got her clothes, fed her, schooled her. When she started driving, the car and insurance cost. She broke a limb, and that cost them. She went to Third Level and that really cost. Her whole life was in front of her when the young woman died. Their last expense as a couple was her funeral. As he remarked; ‘our daughter hasn’t cost us since, but we would gladly give everything we have, just to have her back.’ The point is, anything that is alive costs us something. Thank God your family, your community, your church is in need of your giving. Only something living does cost – if it is dead; it doesn’t need your gifts.
We understand instinctively that things cost. Some can unfortunately know the price of everything but the value of nothing. But on the whole people are hungry to give their lives to something more important than themselves. It is a fact of life, not only that everything costs us something, but that, in our better moments, we are even eager to pay the cost. And so we need to ask of each other; how much do you love and what will you give?
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LAST WEEK’S
COLLECTION - thank you for your generosity
St. Joseph’s £880 and £326
St Mary’s £750 and £270
St Peter & St Paul's £450 and £145
READERS FOR ST. JOSEPH’S
Sat 15th Sept - Ciara Donaghy Dee McGrellis
Sun 16th Sept - Liam Campbell Odhran Hassan
READERS FOR ST PETER & ST PAUL’S
Sat 9th Sept - Kevin O’Kane
Sun 10th Sept - Margaret McLaughlin
Year C part 2
24th Sunday page 74/75
ALTAR SERVERS FOR ST JOSEPH’S
Sat 15th Sept – Team1 (weekdays)
Lauren Mullan, Rory Archibald, Cahan Brolly, Shane Murphy
Sun 16th Sept – Team 2
Shea Mullan, Sorcha O’Hara,
ALTAR SERVERS FOR ST
PETER & ST PAUL’S
Starting Sunday 16th Sept – Team 4
Cliona Donaghy, Nicola Donaghy, Olivia Donaghy, Padraic Morahan, Caolan O’Hara
PRIESTS TO BE PRAYED FOR THIS WEEK
Sun Fr Michael Porter, curate Fahan
Mon Fr Anthony Quinn, retired
Tues Fr William Rafferty, retired
Wed Fr John Ryder, retired
Thurs Fr Gerard Sweeney, Curate, Cappagh, Omagh
Fri Fr Gary Wade, curate Cathedral / part time St Columb’s College
Sat Fr John R Walsh, parish priest, Buncrana
BAPTISM – We welcome into God’s family through the Sacrament of Baptism:
Cahir Noel McBrearty, 11 Oakdale Park
LIGHT A CANDLE IN NAZARETH – www.mirezo.comnazareth
This is a new website that was set up by a group of Palestinian and Cypriot Christians. The site allows visitors to virtually light a candle at the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth. The idea for this non-profit website was conceived during Pope John Paul’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 2000. Since the website went live in March 2007 it has had thousands of visitors requesting the lighting of a candle through the ‘Light and Pray Service’ on the home page of the website. The site is very easy to navigate and attractively designed. It’s one to bookmark. (This is the view of Brenda Drumm who is Communications Officer with the Catholic Communications Office. Brenda has designed and produced several websites on behalf of the Irish Bishop’s Conference)
McNICHOLL SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCING
Classes commencing in St Joseph’s Hall, Fincairn, Feeny on Wednesday 12th September at 7.00pm
BANAGHER PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES – There will be a 7 day Pilgrimage to Lourdes from the Parish at the beginning of July 2008. We will be joining in the 150th anniversary of the Apparitions of Our Lady to St Bernadette. For that reason it is a special year and there will be bigger numbers of people than usual wanting to go to Lourdes. Our group will be limited to 52 places , so if you want to secure a place please book early. Telephone Fr. John or Kathleen at the Parochial house – 77781223.
USING THE SKIP AT ST. JOSEPH’S If you have anything in plastic bags, plastic flowers, any plastic at all or oasis for flowers that you wish to discard, please put it in the black wheelie bin. Thank you.
LEARMOUNT COMMUNITY CENTRE
Over the next few weeks the following classes will be taking place at the Learmount Community Centre:
- Time for Me
- Craft Class
- Computer for beginners (internet & email)
- Drama/Script Writing
- Food Safety in the home
- Smoking Cessation
For further details telephone 028777 81881 or pick up a flyer at the Community Centre
FOREGLEN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION DAYCARE
Daycare provides:
- Stimulating and varied activities for over 65 year olds
- A day to look forward to each week
- Opportunity to meet old and new friends
- Excellent and nourishing meals
- Good craic
- Friendly and caring staff
We have a few vacancies for each day – Tuesday, Wednesday (twice monthly), Thursday
Contact Norman on 02871 338347 or call and see daycare for yourself. All enquiries welcome
NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK’S BULLETIN – please leave with Josephine before 7.30pm on Wednesday evening or email to johassan@btinternet.com
Don’t forget - the bulletin
will now be uploaded each week to the parish website
– so your notices will go global –
can’t get better advertising for your group
or function than that!!!
CHURCH WORKERS
FOR SEPTEMBER
ST JOSEPH’S
Collectors
Saturdays : Sean McGrellis, Peter McGrellis
Sundays : Gerard Lynch, Jim Brolly
Cleaners
Margaret and Caroline Carton, Donna O’Kane
Flowers
Margaret Forrester and Brigid Kealey
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CHURCH WORKERS FOR SEPTEMBER
ST PETER & ST PAUL’S
Altar Society : Annie Hegarty, Kathleen O’Kane, Aisling O’Connor, Kerrie Burke
Collectors : Niall Bradley, Eamon Brolly, Clarence McElhinney,
Michael O’Kane
Counters : Linda McElhinney, Angela Brolly
Eucharistic Ministers : John McTaggart & Patricia McTaggart
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NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEKS BULLETIN
should be left with Josephine before 7.30pm on
Wednesday evening, tel 77781627 or email to johassan@btinternet.com
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