Sunday 21st February 2010

First Sunday of Lent

“Jesus was led by the spirit through the wilderness and was tempted there by the devil for forty days.” As we begin Lent, we are put in touch with the basic temptations of human life that can lead us to disaster. The first of these is pride. This does not mean thinking well of ourselves but rather thinking of ourselves as the only and most important thing in our lives. During this time we are invited to sort out our priorities once again. The second temptation is to power that makes us want to prove that we are better than others. The only power we should exercise as followers of Christ is the power of love through which we forget ourselves, die to ourselves so that others may have life. And Lent is also a time to change our ways of life that are not in accordance with God’s ways as the third temptation is presumption. God does respect our choices and rewards and punishes us accordingly.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.

The temptation of Jesus.

Victory by means of prayer and the bible.

Luke 4, 1-13

Sunday, 21st February 2010

1st Sunday of Lent

First Reading : Deuteronomy 26: 4-10
The Lord heard our voice and saw our misery, our toil and our oppression.

Second Reading: Romans 10: 8-13
If your lips confess that Jesus is Lord and if you believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, then you will be saved.

Gospel: Luke 4: 1-13
You must worship the Lord your God, and serve God alone.

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, Thursday 7.30pm

DREGISH: Wednesday 10.00am, Saturday 12.00 noon

Please note there is no Mass in Dregish on Friday of this week.

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 14 February: Dregish £342 Drumnabey £353
Sunday 7 February: Dregish £450 Drumnabey £387

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.

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.

ULSTER PROJECT 2010

If you were born in 1995 and are interested in taking part in this year’s Ulster Project, please contact Hugh Gallen for an application form, on 0774 6098 793. Completed applications to be returned no later than 27 February.

IHCPT (Irish Pilgrimage Trust, Derry Group) is celebrating 30 years of taking young people with special needs to Lourdes with a Dinner Dance, in the City Hotel, Derry, next Saturday night, 27th February. The group invites anyone who has travelled with them, as a young person or as a carer, or anyone who has been associated with the HICPT in any way, to join in what should be a great evening. Tickets £25, Tel Stephen Browne on 0791 2500 195.

THE COLUMBA COMMUNITY, Columba House, 11 Queen Street, Derry, in conjunction with the YARD project, will be hosting a two day Family Support Programme on the 13th and 14th March, at Columba House. The programme is for anyone over 18 years who has been affected by or is concerned about the abuse of alcohol, drugs or gambling of a family member or friend.
For further information or to book a place on the course, please contact Claire on 028 7126 9113 or email yardproject@btinternet.com

HOLY WEEK RETREAT in Loreto House, Linsfort, Buncrana, Co Donegal, from 28th March – 3rd April, directed by Fr Colm Lavelle SJ. Cost €380 residential, €200 non-residential. To book a place on this Retreat, tel 0035374 9362204 or email info@loretolinsfort.com

Prayer Meetings in Loreto House every Monday in Lent, from 8pm – 9pm.

DREGISH GFC: Lotto Nrs last week: 4, 1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 7. Ronan Catterson won the £50. Jackpot £1,950.

Club Membership closes next Sunday, 28th February. Same rates as last year.
25 Card Play in the clubrooms every Monday night, 8.30pm.

SPAMOUNT SWIFTS Lotto Numbers for last week: 4, 11, 15, 25. Stan McMenamin won £50. Jackpot £1,460.

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.