Sunday, 16th August 2009

20th Sunday of the Year

Jesus said to the crowd: ‘Anyone who eats this bread will live forever’. To live forever is one of the longings in every human heart. And yet death is part of every human life. Jesus reveals though that death is not the end but only the beginning of new life and he has led the way for us through his resurrection. And he gives us his own body and blood to lead us into eternal life. Through the Eucharist we are already united with life that will last forever, a life that we are called on to live now through our love for God and for one another. Eucharistic people are meant to be people who live life to the full, people who radiate hope, people who are known for their joy and gladness in being alive, people who forgive easily and often, people who bring peace and happiness into the lives of all whom they meet.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.

Sunday, 16th August 2009.

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading Proverbs 9: 1-6
Come and eat my bread, drink the wine I have prepared! Leave your folly and you will live, walk in the ways of perception

Second Reading Ephesians 5: 15-20
Recognise what is the will of God.

Gospel John 6: 51-58
If you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will not have life in you.

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 16th August 2009

Twentieth Sunday Ordinary Time

‘No-one can come to me unless the

Father draw him’

Let us ask God the Father today for the faith and strength to model our lives on the life of Jesus, his Son, and experience the life that only He can give.

THANK YOU for your generosity in recent collections:
Sunday 2nd August: Dregish £273, Drumnabey £303.
Sunday 9th August: Dregish £520, Drumnabey £304.

In this Year for Priests, we ask that you pray, through St John Vianney, Patron Saint of Priests, for all priests and, in particular, for the priests of the parish and of the Derry Diocese, that our service to God’s people will reflect the virtues of St John Vianney.

W E E K D A Y M A S S E S

Dregish: Wednesday: 10.00am, Friday 10.00am

Drumnabey: Monday: 10.00am, Thursday 7.30pm

I encourage as many people as possible to attend our Weekday Masses.
In particular, I encourage parents to bring your children along.

ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI, DRUMNABEY: As those of you who have graves at St Francis of Assisi, Drumnabey, may know, in recent weeks we have done renovation work to prevent the overflow of water that was causing damage to some of the graves. This has been a successful project. Thank you to all who helped. The cost of this work was £2,382.

Also, we have installed new lighting in the church, to bring it up to health and safety standards. The cost of this work will be published as soon as the final bill comes in.

In the coming months, with the re-opening of Spamount Cross Community Hall, we hope to run a number of fundraising events to off-set the cost of the above projects and we hope that everyone will give their support.

IRISH PILGRIMAGE TRUST FOR SERIOUSLY SICK CHILDREN

A fundraising Buffet and Dance will be held in the Hunting Lodge Hotel, Baronscourt, next Saturday night, 22nd August, starting at 8.30pm. Tickets, £10, are on sale: please contact Carmel or Fran O’Doherty, 7 Oakland Drive, Tel 816 79679, or pay at door. Fran will leave on 28th August to participate in a 1,400 mile cycle to Rome, along with Enda Harpur and Daniel Whyte from Omagh, to raise money for this very worthwhile charity, which takes young people with special needs to Lourdes. Further information is available on posters at the back of the churches. All support will be greatly appreciated.

ST EUGENE’S HIGH SCHOOL, CASTLEDERG GCSE results are available on Thursday 27th August, in the school office, from 9.00am. School resumes on Tuesday 1st September for Year 8 pupils only and on Wednesday 2nd September for all pupils. School Jerseys, Shorts and Socks are available in the school office for purchase.

STUDY THEOLOGY FROM HOME

The Dominicans are offering a theology programme specifically for lay people, offered by distance learning. This means that one can study for a certificate, diploma or degree in theology and, even more importantly, become more educated in one’s faith, all from the comfort of home. For further information, contact The Priory Institute, Tallaght Village, Dublin 24, Tel 003531 404 8124, or email enquiries@prioryinstitute.com. Visit website on www.prioryinstitute.com

DREGISH GFC Lotto: Numbers last week: 5, 1, 7, 6, 4, 2, 3. £50 shared between Fr C O’Doherty and Niall O’Kane. Jackpot £1,350.

Tickets for the Cork-v-Tyrone game can be collected and paid for at the clubrooms on Thursday night (20th), at 9.00pm, and any player who hasn’t a T-shirt should collect it on Thursday night also.

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.