Sunday 14th February 2010

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Fixing his eyes on his disciples Jesus said: “How happy are you who are poor; yours is the kingdom of God. Alas for you who are rich; you are having your consolation now”. Isn’t this a very difficult teaching to accept, even when we know that it comes from Jesus? And because it is difficult, we can tend to ignore it and go on our way. Obviously Jesus is not promoting poverty. Rather he is saying that when we are poor we know that we depend on God. When we have riches we put our trust in them even though in reality we still depend totally on God for everything including our next breath. The task of every human person is to let go of our self-importance and enter into the wonderful love relationship God wants to have with us. We will then use our resources, material and spiritual, for the well-being of each other.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.

Sunday 14th February 2010

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Day of Prayer for Temperance

First Reading : Jeremiah 17: 5-8
The prophet contrasts the life of the wicked with the life of the righteous.

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12: 16-20
St Paul stresses the reality of Jesus’ bodily resurrection, and the meaning of that resurrection for Christians.

Gospel: Luke 6: 17, 20-26
The Gospel passage assures us there is only one set of guidelines worth heeding.

REV BRIAN DONNELLY PP
Tel 028 816 71393
patrick.doherty@derrydiocese.org

REV COLM O’DOHERTY CC
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

St Luke’s version of The Beatitudes

Wednesday of this week is Ash Wednesday and marks the beginning of the Season of Lent. Ashes will be distributed at all Masses in our parish on Wednesday. Please see Mass schedule for Dregish and Drumnabey below.
‘May this penitential Season be for every Christian a time of authentic conversion and intense knowledge of the mystery of Christ, who came to fulfil every justice’

Extract from the Lenten Message of Pope Benedict XVI

MASS SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK

DRUMNABEY: Monday 10.00am, Ash Wednesday 7.30pm, Thursday 7.30pm

DREGISH: Ash Wednesday 10.00am, Thursday 11.00am, Friday 7.30pm

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT in St Francis of Assisi, resumes this Thursday evening, (18th), and continues every Thursday evening during Lent, from 6.30 – 7.20pm. I invite as many people as possible to take up this opportunity of spending some time of prayer and reflection in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament.

TROCIARE LENTEN CAMPAIGN 2010 will focus on Rural Poverty and Hunger, under the loose banner ‘One in Six’, emanating from the UN statement that one sixth of humanity is hungry. TROCAIRE BOXES are available for collection at the back of our churches today. I ask that each family take a Trocaire Box.

THANK YOU for your generosity in recent collections:
Sunday 24 January: Dregish £252 Drumnabey £333
Sunday 31 January: Dregish £256 Drumnabey £274

James Bradley RIP, formerly of Tullymuck

We offer our sincere sympathy and the prayerful support of our parish community to the brother, sister, relatives and friends of James Bradley who died in London this week. May his soul rest in peace.

His remains will leave Charles Lynch’s funeral home on Wednesday (17th) at 5.30pm, to arrive at St Mary’s, Dregish, at 6.00pm. The Funeral Mass will be held in Dregish on Thursday at 11.00am.

CONFIRMATION The Sacrament of Confirmation in our parish will be administered by Bishop Lagan on Sunday 7th March, in St Patrick’s, Castlederg, at the 11.00am Mass.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: On the Confirmation weekend in our parish, 6th / 7th March, the Mass schedule for Drumnabey and Dregish will be as follows:

Drumnabey: Vigil Mass, Saturday 6th, 7.30pm
Dregish: Sunday 7th, 9.30am.

This one-off schedule for that weekend is to enable Fr O’Doherty to attend the Confirmation in Castlederg at 11.00am on Sunday.

THE FOOTPRINTS OF GOD Retreat for Lent, in the Church of Christ the King, Strathroy, each Monday evening during Lent, starting tomorrow evening, from 8.00pm – 9.00pm. Refreshments will be served at the end of each evening. The Retreat will reflect on the journey Jesus took to Jerusalem and will help us to grow in an understanding of the journey of our own lives.

VOCATIONS INFORMATION DAY in relation to vocations for diocesan priesthood will take place next Sat, 20th February, in the Thornhill Centre, Culmore Road, Derry, from 11am–4pm. See poster at back of the church.

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING in the Conference Room, St Patrick’s Church, Castlederg, Monday 22nd February, at 8pm. All members are asked to attend.

CASTLEDERG YOUTH FORUM Drop-In open on Friday evenings for the 8-12 year olds from 6pm-7.45pm and for the 13+ years, from 7.45-12.00 midnight. Also, Youth Singing Practice on Friday evenings from 5pm-6pm. The Drop-In will also be open on Saturday evenings, for the 13+ years, from 7.30pm-11.30pm. Volunteers required. Please contact Janet on 07733913132.

DREGISH GFC: Lotto Nrs last week: 6, 5, 1, 4, 7, 3, 2. Paul O’Kane, Sean Taggart and Mary O’Reilly shared the £50. Nrs this week: 1, 5, 7, 3, 4, 6, 2. Ching won £50. 25 Card Play in the clubrooms every Monday night, 8.30pm.

SPAMOUNT SWIFTS Lotto Numbers for last week: 1, 12, 17, 18. No winners. Jackpot £1,420.

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.