The Second Sunday of Christmas

January 4th – 10th

Christ, the Wisdom of God.

“The Word was made flesh, he lived among us, and we saw his glory.” It is the beginning of a new calendar year and I am thinking of all the wonderful married couples that I have met over many years of my priesthood. Thank you for being the hope of the Church and the world simply through your love for one another. It is said that the ‘the glory of God is humanity fully alive’. That is found in a very special way in your committed love in marriage and this new year is a really good time to renew your love and set out to make this year 2009 a time of joy and gladness for one another and for all of us. At this time of New Year’s resolutions it would be to the glory of God and the good of all if we were to make the health and well-being of marriage and family life our main concern this year, as couples, as families, and as a parish community. What could you put in place that would help this?

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.

REV PATRICK DOHERTY
Tel 028 816 71393
patrick.doherty@derrydiocese.org

REV COLM O’DOHERTY
Tel 028 816 61475
07786115471 (emergencies only)
c.odoherty@btinternet.com

NEIGHBOURING PRIESTS:
Fr K Mullan 82 831225 Fr J Gilmore 816 70728 Fr E Graham 816 61445

Sunday 4 January 2009
2nd Sunday after Christmas
‘The Word was made flesh, and lived among us’

FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY (6th January) is on Tuesday of this week and is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses on Tuesday as on Sundays - see Mass Schedule. On the Feast of the Epiphany, we celebrate Jesus as true King of the Jews, the Christ Child, who was to give his life for all of us.

Sincere thanks to the donor of £100 this week towards the cost of the new window in St Francis of Assisi.

VISITATION OF THE SICK AND HOUSEBOUND: Fr O’Doherty will visit the sick and housebound this week, in the Drumnabey area on Thursday and in Dregish on Friday.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will resume in St Francis of Assisi this Thursday, 8thh January, at 6.30pm. The Prayer Intention for January is Prayer for Peace throughout the world.

WEEKDAY MASSES

St Francis of Assisi: Monday 10.00am
Tuesday (Holy Day) 11.30am Thursday 7.30pm

St Mary’s, Dregish: Tuesday (Holy Day) 10.00am
Wednesday 10.00am Friday 10.00am

THANK YOU for your generosity in recent collections:
Sunday 21st December: Dregish £355, Drumnabey £416
Sunday 28th December: Dregish £455, Drumnabey £450.
The total income from our Candle Shrines in 2008 was:
Dregish £945, Drumnabey £1,369.

The lighting of candles at Candle Shrines is a great traditional expression of prayer, of hope and of faith in Christ our Light. I encourage you to continue the practice of lighting candles at the shrines in our churches, for all your special intentions. In particular, I ask parents and grandparents to encourage your children to use this form of prayer and intention.

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION Bishop Hegarty will administer the Sacrament of Confirmation on Sunday 22nd February, at 11.00am Mass in St Patrick’s Church, Castlederg.

USED STAMPS Please remember to bring in your used stamps from over the Christmas period to the chapel, for collection by the people from our parish who save them for the missions. There is a collection box at the back of both churches.

DREGISH GFC Lotto: Numbers last week: 2, 6, 3, 1, 5, 7, 4. £50 shared between Kay Nugent and Sean Taggart. Jackpot £600.

25 CARD PLAY tomorrow night at 8.30pm.

AGM takes place on Friday 23rd January. Nominations and motions should be with Liam Strain by this Friday, 9th January.

TYRONE ANNUAL is now on sale, price £10.

SPAMOUNT SWIFTS LOTTO Numbers last week: 2, 5, 22, 15. No winners. Jackpot £3,500.

PLEASE NOTE: Notices for the parish bulletin are welcome; however, they need to be with Fr O’Doherty by Thursday afternoon at the latest, for inclusion.