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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.


 

 


Sunday Masses:

Vigil Saturday: 6pm

Sunday: 9am 11am

Masses during the Week

Monday - Friday 9.30am Saturday: 10am.

Confessions: Saturday 10.30 -11am and after the 6pm Vigil Mass

Baptism: 12noon Sunday. Contact Parochial House.

TODAY IS CEMETERY SUNDAY






 

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.

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Extra Ordinary Ministers of the Eucharist for June.

6pm Siobhan Doherty & James Stewart. 9am - Donna Hartop
11am Lena Kelly & Patsy Gallagher.

Readers for Sunday 15th June
6pm: Roisin Dixon.
9am: Rita Murphy
11am: John Boyle.

ST MARY CHURCH ALTAR SOCIETY : JUNE

Maura Cruickshank. Rita Murphy. Kathleen Chambers. Angela Stewart.

Thanks to May cleaners.

Deaths


Dean Brolly, Son of Pat Brolly Beechill Cottages died in England.

Eleanor McDonnell, Carnhill.

Mary Healy, 22 Heron Way.

Bridie Callan, formerly Rossdowney Park.

Anniversaries

Kitty Burrough (nee Tracey). Josie Dixon. Caroline Gallagher. Katie Gormley. Rosina Crilly. Michael Lyons. Willie McDermott. Mary Donnelly. Martin O Neill.

Offertory Collection

Sunday June 1st - £1157
Building Fund Collection - £766


Pastoral Centre

Mon.9th: Festival Meeting at 8.30pm
Wed 11th: Ceili Classes from 8.00-10.00pm

ARDMORE FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CHILDREN

Congratulations to all the P4 Children from Glendermott Primary School who received their first Eucharist on Saturday. Our thanks to their parents and teachers who helped prepare them for their special day.

ARDMORE CONFIRMATION YOUNG PEOPLE.

BRANDYWELL YOUTH MASS THIS FRIDAY 11AM for P7 Confirmation children of our Diocese. Our congrats to them on their pledge and becoming Pioneers.

THANKS TO THE PARISH VOLUNTEERS FOR PREPARING THE HALL AND PROVIDING THE LIGHT REFRESHMENTS FOR BOTH THE SACRAMENTS OF FIRST COMMUNION AND CONFIRMATION.


Ardmore Parish Sports Day - Sunday 22nd June

This year’s Sports Day will be held on the green outside the Pastoral Centre. which will be a great outdoor day for all the family featuring Races, Stalls, Face Painting, Bonnie Baby, Glamorous Granny, Irish Dancing, Tug o’ War, Penalty Kicks (Goalkeeper Barry Molloy Derry City football club) , Talent Competition, Fancy Dress

Invited Guests.

A Parish Raffle will be held - Great Prizes!

1st Prize: Patio Table + 4 chairs + Parasol

2nd Prize: Matsui 14’’ TV/DVD combination unit with Teletext. Scart. DVD Player.

3rd Prize: Lunch for 2 at the Beechill House Hotel.

Tickets £1 each


Cemetery Sunday TODAY

The Service of Intercession for our Dead will take place today Sunday 8th June in Ballyoan & Altnagelvin Graveyards 3pm and in Ardmore Cemetery at 6pm. We ask those who are travelling by car to help the stewards. Disabled parking will be available at the upper end of the new cemetery. Please try to be in the Ardmore Cemetery by 5.50pm.

A collection to help maintain the upkeep of the cemetery will be taken up at all gates. We thank you in anticipation of your generosity. We ask everyone to make sure all waste is left in the appointed area of each graveyard. The sale of flowers in Ardmore on this evening is strictly by arrangement with cemetery committee. We thank people for their ongoing care of their familygrave. We ask God to reward you and we pray for all our deceased loved ones.

Pilgrimage to Knock - St Joseph’s Young Priests Society Saturday 28th June Bus from Ardmore bridge dep. 8.00am & dep. Currynierin 8.05am.Total Cost £31 includes Tea &?Scones (mid-morning) and a 4 course dinner (evening).Contact: Angela. Brolly Tel:71348419 or Kathleen Chambers Tel: 71347833

Derry Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 16th-21st July 2008

29 places still available. Contact Pilgrimage Office on Tuesdays 11am -2pm. Thursdays 11am - 2pm Saturdays 11am - 1pm and 2pm- 4pm. Tel: 71260293


ARDMORE GAA. LOTTO WEEK 21. Nos 1.19.24. No winner this week. £50 won by Marie McLaughlin.

‘Be kind and merciful,

Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.

Give not alone your care but also your heart’

Mother Teresa of Calcutta