Sunday 10th May 2009

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Christ the True Vine

Jesus said to his disciples: "It is to the glory of my Father that you should bear much fruit." When we think of faith we generally think of our faith in God. Jesus reveals God's faith in us, and the trust he puts in us to show his love to the world in which we live. We 'bear much fruit' for God by the way we love one another, first of all in our homes, and then in our community. Each of us has a great responsibility to practise all the qualities of love constantly - kindness, gentleness, compassion, understanding, forgiveness, encouragement, praise, thanksgiving and so on. Our homes and our parish community should be places where everyone can be glad to be and can know God's love and praise his name. In this way, the renewal of the Church is never completed but is something that is started fresh every Sunday.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R

Sunday 10th May 2009

5th Sunday of Easter

First Reading Acts of the Apostles 9: 26-31
Saul (Paul) overcomes the suspicions of the other disciples and begins preaching.

Second Reading John 3: 18-24
Our love must be expressed not just in words, but in real action.

Gospel John 15: 1-8
Whoever remains in Jesus bears fruit in plenty.

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

Parish website: www.castledergparish.com
Derry Diocesan website: www.derrydiocese.org
Derry Diocesan Catechetical Centre: www.catecheticalcentre.org
Irish Bishops’ Conference: www.catholicbishops.ie

Sunday 10th May 2009
Fifth Sunday of Easter

‘I am the vine; you are the branches’

As part of the 125 years celebration of the GAA, our Mass in St Mary’s, Dregish, today, is being offered up for the deceased members of the Dregish GAC.

WEEKDAY MASSES

Drumnabey: Monday 10.00am, Thursday 7.30pm

Dregish: Wednesday 10.00am, Friday 10.00am

THANK YOU for your generosity in last week’s collection:
Dregish £480, Drumnabey £375.

DIOCESAN PURPOSES COLLECTION will be taken up as a second collection at our Masses today. Your generosity to this collection will be much appreciated.

SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST

The P4 children of Envagh PS and Drumnabey PS will make their First Holy Communion at our Masses in Dregish and Drumnabey next Sunday, 17th May.

MAY ALTARS, ST MARY’S, DREGISH AND ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI

I invite you to place your prayer intentions during the month of May in the Prayer Intention Boxes at the May Altars. As you pray at the Altars during the month of May, I ask you to remember all the prayer intentions that are placed there.

FORTY HOURS ADORATION in St Francis of Assisi, Drumnabey, next Sunday, 17th May, starting with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 1.00pm and finishing with Devotions and Benediction from 7.30pm – 8.00pm. To ensure that the Blessed Sacrament is attended at all times during Exposition, a sheet will be placed at the doors of the Church during the week, for you to assign yourselves a time for adoration next Sunday.

ST PATRICK’S, CASTLEDERG, are hosting a PARISH MISSION WEEK from Saturday 6th June to Sunday 14th June. The Mission is being preached by the Ceili Community, from Kilbeggan, Co Westmeath. The Evening Devotions will be held in Castlederg, at 7.30pm. A 6.30am Mission Mass will be held in Dregish from Monday to Friday and a 12.30pm Mission Mass will be held in Drumnabey, Monday to Friday. A full schedule of the Mission will be available for everybody within the next couple of weeks.

DERRY DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK, SUNDAY 7th JUNE Provision of Care for the Sick: Anyone intending to participate in the pilgrimage who has poor mobility, or is in need of assistance while at Knock, is invited to register for assistance by phoning the Pilgrimage Office in Derry on 028 7126 0293.
Bus: Pick-up points at Drumnabey PS, at 8.00am, and McGuires, Envagh, at 8.20am. Adult fare £12, children under sixteen £7. To book the bus, please put your name on the sheet at the back of the church or phone Brian Devenney on 816 79806.

SPAMOUNT SWIFTS Lotto Numbers last week: 5, 10, 14, 23 . No winners. Jackpot £3,500. AGM on Wednesday 3rd June at 7.30pm.

DREGISH GFC Lotto: Numbers last week: 3, 2, 7, 5, 4, 6, 1. £50 shared between Johnny Timoney and Jackie Breen. Jackpot £1,000.

This afternoon, at 3.00pm, the Football Club is hosting an afternoon of reminiscence in the clubrooms, of some of its more successful years, namely 1983, 1984 and 2001. Videos will be shown of those special years. Anyone with memorabilia from yesteryear, such as photographs, reports etc, is invited to bring them along and share old memories. Everyone is welcome to attend. We look forward to an enjoyable and interesting afternoon.

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.