15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday, 11th July 2010

The man was anxious to justify himself and said to Jesus: “And who is my neighbour?” The story of the Good Samaritan is one of the best-known stories of the Gospels. One of the points of it is that Jesus is telling us there should be no limits set by us as to who our neighbour is. For a married person the neighbour is a wife or husband who is to be loved and cared for with great affection. For parents, their family is their neighbour and every day they are called to love with great care. In our faith community our neighbour is the person we are with at any given point of time and our responsibility is to love to such an extent that the family of God becomes visible. And the surest sign that we are taking Christ’s word to heart is when we are growing in a deep reverence for every human person and expressing that reverence in action in our daily lives.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R

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Sunday Mass Times.

Vigil 6pm. Sunday 9am & 11am.

Weekday Masses

Mon– Wed 9.30am
Thursday 7.30pm
Friday 9.30am
Saturday 10am

 

Readers for Sunday 18th July
Vigil: Charles Lafferty
9am: May Hegarty
11am: John Boyle

Eucharistic Ministers for July
6pm Vigil: Angela Brolly, George Brolly
9am: Dermot Chambers
11am: James Stewart, Maureen O Kane
Tony Crilly

Deaths

Gordon McKeegan (Milltown View, Brother in law of Linus O Donnell)

 

 

Anniversaries

James Donnelly, Joe Edwards

Mary Murray, Hugh McDermott,

John Gallagher, Laurence Donnelly

 

Offertory Collection

Sunday 4th July Collection £1215

Building Fund Collection £715

Thank you for your continued generosity.

Carmelite Pilgrimage to Knock, Sunday 18th July 2010. Coach leaves Termonbacca at 7.30a.m. with pick a up point at Melmount Centre at 8.00a.m. Returning to Derry at approx.11.00 pm. Return coach, snack on the way down and four course evening meal. Fare £35.00 stg. or €40 Euro. For further information, telephone Termonbacca, at Derry 71262512 during office hours only.

Currynierin and District Women's Group
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR will take place on 29th August, leaving at 12noon and returning at 12midnight. The Donegal area will be visited. Cost is £29 which will include morning tea and Dinner in the evening. £5 deposit secures a place and concessionary rates will apply for senior citizens. Contact Anne on 71344629.

The Holy Family Padre Pio Prayer Group will hold their monthly meeting in the Holy Family Church, Ballymagroarty, Derry, on Mon night 12th July starting with 7.30 pm Mass. There will be two 1st class relics of St Pio at the meeting. All are welcome.

OPEN MIC NIGHT Saturday 24th July @8pm, Piazza in the Millenium Forum. If you’d like to try your hand at some stand up comedy we’d love to hear from you. Contact Aidan on aidanb@milleniumforum.co.uk or on 028 71272772

ACCORD Derry Marriage Preparation Workshops 24/25th Sept 2010 and 22nd/23rd Oct 2010. Thornhill Centre Culmore Derry. Friday 6.45pm to 10pm and Saturday 10am to 4pm. To book any of these courses please contact Rosemary (028) 71362475. (Mon-Thurs 9.30am– 1.30pm)

Children in Crossfire are recruiting participants for the Barcelona Half Marathon in February 2011 and the Derry Waterside Half Marathon in September 2010.For more information on either event, please contact Sarah on 02 871 26 98 98 or e-mail events@childrenincrossfire.org

Ardmore GAA Lotto Results Week 26 Jackpot £1000. Numbers were 2-19-20 No Winner £50 won by Danny Gavin. Next weeks Jackpot £1100

Liam Bradley Tours Galway 14th Sept, Dublin 27th Sept 4 days £225pps. Tel 71269109 anytime. Departs City Hotel 9am.

New Yoga Classes at Malvern House Age Concern Derry/ Older People North West are offering free yoga sessions to all people over 60 living within Derry City Council area. Yoga aims to alert the mind as you exercise the body. The classes will increase flexibility, strength and balance. Work to your own ability in a non competitive atmosphere. Classes will start Thurs 15th July at 2 pm at Malvern House, Chapel Road. For further information, please telephone (028) 71347478. All welcome.

Take a Hike… for Arthritis Ireland On Saturday 24th July over 50 teams all across Ireland will Pick a Peak to climb to support young people living with arthritis. The easiest hill on offer is Howth Hill and the most challenging is the highest mountain in Ireland, Carrauntoohil – but you can choose your own! All you have to do to be part of this fun day out is contact Arthritis Ireland on 01 6618188 or visit www.arthritisireland.ie So come on! get outside to the great outdoors, have fun and raise money for a really great cause!

THE BIG KNIT 2010 is a fundraiser organised by Innocent Drinks partnering Age NI (new charity combining Age concern NI and Help the Aged). The organisation needs people from across NI to knit small woolly hats to place on top of Innocent Smoothie bottles. These will be sold in Sainsbury's and Boots stores during winter 2010. For every hat knitted , 5p will go to Age NI. Simple knitting patterns and instructions are available from Dorothy McConkey on 028 9024 5729 or email Dorothy.mcconkey@ageni.org

‘The Playhouse Children’s and Teen’s Art Festival
The Playhouse’s famous annual Children’s and Teen’s Art Festival will also be returning for its 18th year from 19th-30th July and includes workshops in drama, dance, art, and for the first time ever, music and the digital arts. Contact The Playhouse on (0)28 71268027.

Acting masterclasses with Bronagh Gallagher

Acting sensation Bronagh Gallagher will hold unique acting masterclasses at The Playhouse from August 16th- 20th. Places are limited so anyone interested should submit 150 words about why they think they should be chosen to take part. Entries should be emailed to whatson@derryplayhouse.co.uk by Friday 16th July.’