Sunday 29th June 2008

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sts. Peter & Paul

Jesus put this question to his disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” That would not seem like a question that we would be able to answer today. But for us it can be translated into the question of: “where do people look for their happiness, their fulfilment, their hope?” Everyone is looking for these in their lives, some in very strange places. The second question Jesus asks is: “Who do you say I am?” And Peter answers: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” The core of our Christian faith is that Jesus is the only one who can teach us true human living. He teaches it very clearly as the way of love. That is the only way to happiness and fulfilment and hope – the only way to the fullness of life. This has huge implications for us in marriage, the sacrament of love; in family life, the school of love; and in our faith community, the prophet of love. The practice of our faith is measured mainly by how we love God with our whole hearts and how we love one another.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.

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FIRST FRIDAY SICK: Currynieran Monday morning/Afternoon. Rural area - Wednesday afternoon

Deaths

Mary Quigley, (Brother of Noel SevenOaks)Waterside Hospital formerly of Florence Street.

Mary Veronica Russell (Nee Fahy formerly of 17 Lyndhurst Manor

Anniversaries

Pat Breen,Gerard Crawford, Renee Crilly, Margaret Doherty,

Pat Johnston, Violet McAllister, Tom O’Neill, Donald Ward, Sean Ward. Paul Curran

Readers for Sunday 6 July
6pm Vigil: Caroline Sproule
9am: Helena Quigg
11am: Rosemary Logue

Offertory Collection Sunday June 22nd
£1383 Popes Collection.

£785 June Parish Draw taking place this weekend. Thanks for membership

Pastoral Centre - this week
Wed 2nd 8.00-10.00pm: Ceili Classes

Extra Ordinary Ministers of the Eucharist. July.
6pm. Anne McGuinness & Michael McMenamin
9am. Dermot Chambers.
11am. Les Hallows & Bridie McKenna

ST MARY CHURCH ALTAR SOCIETY : JULY

Anne Dixon. MaureenMolloy. Marian Nicholl (4th helper needed for July)

Many thanks to the June Altar Society in their assistance in keeping our Church so tidy. If you would like to give a hand and be part of a team.

Parish Festival

Thanks to all who helped organise and manage this year’s Festival. Everyone enjoyed the day and it was a great success in the Pastoral Centre despite the rain! Congratulations to the Raffle Winners 1st Prize: Paul Hartop 2nd Prize: Jacqueline Mooney 3rd Prize Teresa Ward. £1380 was raised for the Building Fund.

Spirituality Course. A One Year Practical Theology course, ‘Points of Intersection’ will be held in the Thornhill Centre each Monday from 7.30pm- 9.30pm. beginning 6th October 2008. This course is an opportunity to search out who we are, who we are called to be and how we relate to God and one another. For more details Tel. 02871 351233.

ARDMORE GAA. LOTTO WEEK 24:Week Jackpot £1100. Nos were 6-14-18. No winner this week £50 won by Joyce O Kane. Next week’s Jackpot £1200

Playhouse, Little Theatre,St. Columb’s Hall Tel: 71268027

Tuesday 1 July: Opera Theatre presents ‘Bastien and Bastienne’ Tickets £10/£7

Friday 4th & Saturday 5th July: Foyle Follies - songs from musicals including ‘Annie’, ‘My Fair Lady’ and many more. Tickets £8

Carmelite Retreat Centre. Termonbacca. July 1st Marian Devotion 7.30pm - 9.45pm. A monthly devotion in honour of Our Lady including the Sacrament of Reconcilation, Rosary and Mass.

Eucharistic Congress.

Dublin has been selected as the city in which the 50th World Eucharistic Congress will be hosted This will take place in 2012 (1932 was last time it was in Eire)

Thornhill College Class Reunion for those who began in 1968 and left in 1975 - Sunday August 23rd in the City Hotel. To register contact Mary McLaughlin Tel: 078911120407 or email: marymcl@gmail.com

PRAYER FOCUS

Father in heaven, the light of your revelation brought Peter and Paul the gift of faith in Jesus your Son. Through their prayers may we always give thanks for your life given us in Christ Jesus, and for having been enriched by him in all knowledge and love.