Sunday
27th September 2009
26th
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday 27th September
2009
26th Sunday in Ordinary
Time
First Reading Numbers
11: 25-29
Are you jealous on my account? If only the
whole people of the Lord were prophets!
Second Reading James
5: 1-6
Your wealth is all rotten.
Gospel Mark 9: 38-43.47-48
Anyone who is not against us is for us.
If your hand should cause you to sin, cut
it off.
THE ANNUAL FORTY HOURS ADORATION OF THE
BLESSED SACRAMENT takes place this Sunday
and Monday 27th & 28th September.
God is with us in so many
ways. The essential and central way that
God is with us in our parish community is
through His presence in the Eucharist. Every
time Mass is offered we re-enact the saving
and mysterious sacrifice of Christ on Calvary
and we draw upon the grace and power of
Christ who helps us every day and brings
us to eternal peace in heaven.
The Eucharistic presence of Jesus in the
Tabernacle makes our church a holy place
and reminds us that we, the members of the
Body of Christ, are called and anointed
to be His presence in the world. The Forty
Hours Eucharistic Adoration is a time of
special celebration of this most sacred
presence at the heart of our lives and at
the centre of our parish. So let us avail
of this precious opportunity to celebrate
our many gifts and let us bring all our
needs, sorrows and pain and ask for healing
and renewal.
The Forty Hours begins at the end of the
12.30pm Mass today when the Sacred Host
consecrated at the Mass will be exposed
in the Monstrance all day. (There will be
a pause in Eucharistic Adoration from 6pm-7pm
today Sunday because of the St. Vincent
De Paul Mass) Tomorrow the Host will remain
on the altar after the morning Mass. Every
member of the parish should take some time
to come to the church and spend a short
while with the Lord. There will be a half
hour of prayer tonight from 9.30pm-10.00pm
The Forty Hours will close tomorrow (Monday)
with a half hour of prayer from 9.30pm and
Benediction at 10.00pm.
SYMPATHY
We offer our sympathy
to the family and friends of
Angela Bogue
67 Templegrove
who died during the
week. May she rest in peace.
SUNDAY COLLECTION
19th Sept amounted
to £2056.07and €204.05 - Thank
you.
FIRST FRIDAY
Friday is the first Friday
of October. The sick in Buncrana Road and
Coshquin will be visited on Thursday 1st
October and Ballymagroarty, the Branch and
Foylesprings, will be visited on Friday
2nd October.
Confessions will be at
the usual times on Thursday. There will
be a Holy Hour on Thursday from 8-9.00pm
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
FOR October
Vigil Mass Sheila O’Comain
Angela Cassidy, Mary Forbes
Philomena Brown
9.30 am Mass Anne Roddy
Maria Mc Geehan Joe Doherty
Liz Harvey
11.15am Mass Brian Walker
Jimmy Jennings Willie Mc Shane
Bernadette Duddy
12.30 pm Marcella Patterson
Anne Marie Duddy, Natalie Bryson
Ruth Heaney
READERS FOR OCTOBER
6.00pm Sr. Ann
9.30am Ken Austin
11.15am Jackie Conway
Anna Begley
12.30pm Frank Quinn
Patricia Murphy
GROUP GUIDED PRAYER
Thursday 8.00pm - 9.00pm
in the Upper Room. This group which will
meet each week to pray with regard to Sunday
Scripture readings. All welcome.
The Holy Family
Parish Adult Faith Group will meet
each Wednesday evening in the Upper Room
at 8pm and we invite everyone to Come and
See what is on offer.
During this year we will be hosting a six
week course on the Eucharist, the centre
of any Catholic faith journey, we will announce
dates later.
ANNUAL DERRY DIOCESAN
PIONEER MASS will be celebrated
by Bishop Hegarty at 3pm on Sunday 18th
October in St.Mary’s Church Ardmore.
All pioneers and their friends are earnestly
requested to make every effort to attend.
ST ANTHONY’S RETREAT CENTRE,
DUNDREAN
A space of quiet, prayer
and solitude. Available for individual retreats
and spiritual guidance. Residential accommodation
and meals in the Centre’s hermitages.
PROMOTIONAL OFFER €45 per night. “Come
away by yourself to a desert place and rest
for a while.” Contact Fr Neal Carlin
on (00353) 074 9368370 or sacre@eircom.net
for enquiries and bookings
COSY Club Classes
now being run in the office, 12a Farland
Way, Tel 7137019 The following are FREE
for the over 50’s Quilting, Flower
Arranging, Tai Chi Storytelling, Peace &
Reconciliation training, .If you would like
more information contact us on 71370196
Kids Are Us Out Of School Club have
full time & part time places available,
indoor and outdoor facilities available,
for more information or any details on pricing
please contact 028 71 367186"
ST. PETER’S HIGH SCHOOL
After school study 3-5pm
classes in English and Maths. If this second
chance study interests you contact St. Peter’s
71361981 GCSE Maths Wed 3-5pm English Thurs
3-5pm.
GASYARD ARTS FACTORY’S
EVENING CLASSES begin tomorrow
Mon for ten weeks. Classes include Salsa
Dancing for beginners, An Introduction to
Classic Literature, wood carving and painting
for beginners. All classes are open to adults
and youth aged 16 + Cost £1 per week.
There are also some places for 7-12 years
old on The Gasyard Minors Saturday club
which runs every Saturday from 11-1pm. Cost
£1
TROCAIRE’S ANNUAL GLOBAL GIFTS offer
the chance to purchase real Christmas gifts
for the poor in developing countries- food,
water, shelter, farm animals and many more.
Trocaire are look for volunteers in Derry
Diocese to help promote these life-changing
gifts in the parish or community. If you
have time to give to this rewarding work
please contact Trocaire’s new N.W.
representative Lawrence McBride on 71357298
North of Ireland
Family History Society
Mr Randal Gill, will be
coming to Derry on Monday 5th October to
formally launch the new Foyle Family History
Society, a branch of the North of Ireland
Family History Society. He will be giving
a talk on 'Tracing Your Family History'
in the Central Library in Foyle Street at
7 PM. Coming from a long established expert
genealogist and historian, this will be
an interesting talk for anyone wanting to
trace their family history Further information
is available on the North of Ireland Family
History Society website at www.nifhs.org.
SEAN DAVIS INDOOR
FUN SOCCER
Saturday mornings 10am-12noon
at Sports Complex for boys and girls 5-17.
For further info tel Sean Davis 71263044
Thornhill College
will recommence night classes for parents
and adults
in the local community.
Anyone can join now, the
classes are free and it is intended to expand
the number and type of classes.
Cookery Classes commence
on Thursday evening (24th September )
starting at 7p.m in Thornhill College, other
classes will begin later.
These classes will continue until early
December, resuming again in January.
COLMCILLE PILGRIMAGES
Pilgrimage to the Holy
Land Including Egypt and the Pyramids, Ephesus
in Turkey, Paphos in Cyprus Rhodes and Athens
Price £1095 Travelling Derry-Stanstead-Athens
Returning Athens-Stanstead-Belfast.
Seats limited to 16 1st-11th March 2010.
Contact Margaret 07732468511
St. Mary’s
Parish Pilgrimage Lourdes 16th
June – 23rd June 2010. Staying at
Hotel Paradis. Cost 755 Euro. For further
information please contact Eugene McDaid
71360572 or St. Mary’s 263152.
DERRY DIOCESAN LOURDES
PILGRIMAGE 16-21 July
The Derry Diocesan Pilgrimage
to Lourdes will take place 16-21 July 2010
£629. Application Forms are available
at the Parochial House or the Diocesan Pilgrimage
Office 164 Bishop St. Special booking forms
for pilgrims who are sick or are in need
of care/help are available only from pilgrimage
office. Tel 71260293
Aware Defeat Depression
– Derry self-help group “If
you, or a family member are affected by
depression, Aware Defeat Depression can
help. The self-help support group meets
every Tuesday at 7.10pm in the Aware offices
at 10 Clarendon St, New members always welcome
– come along on the evening. For further
info, telephone 71-260602 or e-mail: collette@aware-ni.org
Chernobyl Children's
Project. are currently trying to
recruit new families to come on board for
next year. It entails hosting a child/children
for a four week period around July. This
is a very worthwhile cause which many expressed
an interest in. Now is the time to plan
for next summer. Can you please call Siobhan
on 07588866865 or Ann 02871266768 before
the end of October if you would like further
information.
LIAM BRADLEY TOURS
New Year (4th Jan) Galway
4 days. Dancing £210 Departs City
Hotel 9am. Tel. 71269109
