Sunday, 22nd November 2009

Last Sunday of the Year.

Christ the King

Jesus said to Pilate: 'All who are on the side of truth listen to my voice'. We celebrate Christ as King, not in the sense of the world around us, which would look to power and strength, but as the one who has the true power of truth. In him we know God as one who loves us so much that he has given us his only Son to bring us to a knowledge of his love. In Christ we also come to know the deepest truths about ourselves - that every human person is made in the image of God; that each of us is a dwelling place of God's Holy Spirit; that we are destined for eternal life; that the only way to live human life fully is to love God with our whole hearts and to love our neighbour as ourselves. It has been said that Christianity has not so much failed, as it has never been tried!

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.

Sunday, 22nd November 2009

Our Lord Jesus Christ, Universal King

First Reading Daniel 7: 13-14
The prophet Daniel foresees the coming of one who will have dominion over all peoples.
Christians see this as a reference to Christ, the Universal King.

Second Reading Apocalypse 1: 5-8
Christ will take full possession of his Kingdom only at the end of time.

Gospel John 18: 33-37
Jesus declares before Pilate that he is indeed a King,
but that his Kingdom is not like the kingdoms of this world.

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

‘Mine is not a kingdom of this world’

Today we end the liturgical year with the celebration of the Feast of Christ the King. In today’s Gospel, Jesus points out that his kingship is not about power and authority on earth. Rather, it is about our power to enter the Kingdom of God, through the love and service, and through listening to and living out the truth, the truth that is God.

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

Drumnabey: Monday 10.00am, Thursday 7.30pm

Dregish: Wednesday 10.00am, Friday 7.30pm

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

in St Francis of Assisi, Drumnabey,

on Thursday evenings, during November, 6.30pm–7.20pm.

THANK YOU for your generosity in recent collections:
Sunday 15 November: Dregish £270, Drumnabey £315.
Trust Fund for Retired Priests: Dregish £294, Drumnabey £264.

Please note: From now on, cheques paid into the weekly collections should be made payable to Carncorn Parochial Account.

CEMETERY SUNDAY collection will be taken up, as a second collection, at all Masses today,. It goes towards the cost of the maintenance of our three graveyards. There is an envelope for it. We are most grateful to the team of groundsmen in Drumnabey and Carncorn and to Cele in Dregish for the time and effort they devote to keeping our graveyards in such good condition.

DREGISH BAZAAR

Next Sunday night, 29 November, commencing at 8.00pm sharp and finishing at 11.15pm sharp. The Annual Bazaar is our main source of fundraising for our parish and, with your support and effort it will, hopefully, be a great success this year again. All donations and prizes gratefully accepted. Most of all, I ask that you come along on the night and support the bazaar as a social and fundraising occasion for our parish.

SPAMOUNT & DISRICT CROSS COMMUNITY HALL Christmas Bazaar will be held on Friday 27th November. Monday nights: Volleyball. Tuesday nights: Bowls. Thursday nights: Salsa Dancing. Your support for the activities in the hall will be greatly appreciated.

A NIGHT IN NOVEMBER A one-man play, A Night in November, will be held in St Eugene’s Parochial Hall, Newtownstewart, this Tuesday night, 24th November, at 8.00pm. It is based on the notorious events surrounding the World Cup qualifying match between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, at Windsor Park in 1993. The play, which is part comedy/part tragedy, follows Kenneth McAllister, a dole clerk, who was at the match, and how it changed his life forever.

DREGISH GFC Lotto: Numbers last week: 4, 5, 1, 3, 7, 6, 2. £50 shared between J Coll, B O’Kane and J McGlynn. Jackpot £1,700.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: Fri 4th December at 8pm in the clubrooms.

SPAMOUNT SWIFTS Lotto: Last week : 4, 14, 16, 24. K Doonan and M McDevitt won £25 each. This week, 7, 9, 14, 21. M Devenney and R Maguire won £25 each. Jackpot £1,200.

25 CARD PLAY in the clubrooms, every Monday night, commencing at 8.30pm sharp. All support greatly appreciated.

CHRISTMAS CARDS depicting the cribs at Dregish and Drumnabey are available for purchase after Mass today and in the weeks ahead. They are also available at McGuires’ Post Office and at the Parochial House. They are made up in packs of eight, for £5. All proceeds will go to parish funds. It is hoped that many of you will purchase these cards to send to family and friends this Christmas.

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.