23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday, 5th September 2010

Jesus said to the crowds: “None of you can be my disciple unless you give up all your possessions”. Sometimes the teachings of Jesus seem impossible to follow, and this is certainly one of them! Because of this difficulty some people give up while others simply ignore it and go on their way. When Jesus talks about possessions he is not condemning them as evil but rather calling on us to look at the evil effect that they have on our hearts and lives and because of that to put them in their proper place. Possessions possess us so easily. The more we have the more of our energy and attention have to go into protecting what we have. We can become very self-centred and forget our responsibility to care for one another. Even within our homes and families, our possessions can become more important than the people we love. They certainly become more important than taking care of the poor of our world.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R

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SUNDAY 5th September 2010

Sunday Mass Times.

Vigil 6pm. Sunday 9am & 11am.

 

Weekday Masses

Mon-Wed 9.30am,
Thurs 7.30pm
Friday 9.30am
Saturday No Morning Mass

Readers for Sunday 12th September
Vigil: Josephine McDermott
9am: May Hegarty
11am: Rosemary Logue

Eucharistic Ministers for September
6pm Vigil: Siobhan Doherty, Marie Melaugh
9am: Anne Dixon
11am: Bridie McKenna, Bernie Woods,
Nina Ling

Anniversaries

Mary Curley, Bridget McCloskey,

Nellie Ward, Nana Tracey, Bobby Chambers

Offertory Collection
Sunday 29th August Collection £1270
Thank you for your continued generosity.

Parish Draw Winners for August
1st Prize No 286– Patricia Doherty, Promotor, A Storey
2nd Prize No 180– Teresa McGrotty, Promoter, T McGrotty
3rd Prize No 229–Jimmy Logue, Promoter, J Boyle

Minutes of Pastoral Council Meeting of Monday 31st August

Thurs 28th Oct 7.30pm, Youth celebration in St Mary’s conducted by Stephen Doherty (Lumen Christi).

St Mary’s Church 80th Anniversary 2nd November 1930-2010

Friday 29th October: 7.30pm for 8pm Parish Dinner/Dance in Pastoral Centre for all parish volunteers who have assisted the parish.

Saturday 30th October– Pictoral Record of Parish Life in Pastoral Centre 2pm-4pm and after Vigil and Sunday Masses, in Pastoral Centre (If you have any photos or old video tapes of parish life please let us know so that they can be seen on the day in the Pastoral Centre)

Sunday 31st October– Screening of 1970s Parish events (6mins) in St Mary’s Church after the Vigil and Sunday Mass.

Sunday 31st October– 6pm Triduum Opening Celebration with the Carmelite Fathers from Termonbacca.

Monday 1st November (All Saints) Morning and evening Mass and talk by Carmelite Fathers.

Tuesday 2nd November (All Souls) 80th Anniversary Day Morning and evening Mass, talk by Carmelite Fathers.

Wednesday 3rd 9.30am -Morning Mass and talk by Carmelite Fathers

Further Details will become available nearer the time.

Ardmore Parish Area Mass
Drumahoe/Ivy Meade/Glenshane Road Area Mass will take place on St Mary’s on Thursday 18th November at 7.30pm. Light refreshments afterwards in Pastoral Centre.

Next Pastoral Council Meeting Tuesday 28th September at 7.30pm

Hike to Croagh Padraig

Do you fancy a trip to Westport, Co Mayo combined with a hike up one of Irelands most famous Mountains ‘Croagh Padraig’? The trip will be on Saturday 18th September for those aged 16-35 and it will cost approx £35. This fee will include transport from Derry and dinner in Hotel Westport. For further details or to book a place please contact the Catechetical Centre on 028 71264087 or email ddcc@derrydiocese.org. Places are limited so please book before 13th September.

Volunteers required for Age NI:

We need volunteers in your community to help us fundraise! If you are willing and available to help out at: B&Q Partnership - collection day on Saturday 2nd October OR Tesco stores in NI - collection day on Saturday 30th October
please contact Rosalind Cole on 02871886472 or email rosalind.cole@ageni.org Just a few hours of your time can help us raise the money we need to improve the lives of older people throughout N. I.

 

Thornhill Centre Autumn Courses

The Church: A 12-session course that considers aspects of Church through theology, spirituality and engagement with some of the questions of our time. This Adult Fatih Development Course begins Monday 4 October 2010 in Thornhill Centre from 7:30 to 9:30 pm.

Dreams Workshop: (Thursday nights - starts 16th Sept) 7-Session Workshop that explores the Dream-World from the Christian Perspective.

Small Poems; Big Journeys: A 4-session poetry course starting Wed 22 September led by Mary Murphy.

For application forms & further details on these courses contact Thornhill Centre at 71351233 or thornhillcentre@derrydiocese.org.

Foyle Sign Language Centre are offering beginners classes to teach people the basics in sign language. This course will begin in September and will last for a period of one hour over ten weeks. The cost will be £10.00 per person. TEL/FAX: 02871264062 EMAIL: info.fslc@gmail.com

Ardmore GAA Lotto Results Week 34 Jackpot £1700. Numbers were 14-15-16 No Winner. £50 won by David Coyle. Next weeks Jackpot £1800