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18th May 2008

REV COLM O’DOHERTY
Tel 028 816 61475
07786115471 (emergencies only)
c.odoherty@btinternet.com

REV PATRICK DOHERTY
Tel 028 816 71393
patrick.doherty@derrydiocese.org

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Would the people whom I have approached regarding becoming Ministers of the Eucharist please call with me in the sacristy after Mass today or to the house during the week. We intend to have a Commissioning Ceremony of our new Eucharistic Ministers at the beginning of June.

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Saints of the Week

Sunday 18th May 2008, Trinity Sunday.

Our God of Love

“God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son”. Isn’t it amazing how easily we settle for less than is possible? We settle for the fact that there is a God in terms of faith. Jesus tells us that God is not just in existence but is alive and in love and passionate about us – that God is Three in One. Our faith is a call into a deep personal love of God so that we can come to know the wonder and the fullness of life. However, we also settle for life as being just all right. Jesus tells us that we are wonderful; we are the beloved of God. We are called into a deep personal love for one another in marriage, in family life and in our faith community so that we can engage with the adventure of life that leads us into eternal life. The challenge of this week is to open ourselves to the wonder and excitement of life and love.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.

Parish History

• THE CHURCHES


	Monday : 7.30 pm Tuesday : 10.00 am Wednesday : 7.30 pm Thursday : 10.00 am First Friday : 10.00 am Saturday : 10.00 am and Vigil - 7.00 pm Sunday : 9.00 am and 11.00 am Confessions : Monday 7.00 pm - 7.30 pm Saturday after 10.00 am Mass and 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm Trinity Sunday, 18th May 2008 Parish Missal Readings (Year 1) p 282 & Proper p 1052 First Reading Exodus 34: 4-6.8-9 God reveals himself to Moses on Mount Sinai as a God who is faithful to his promises and rich in tenderness and compassion. Second Reading 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13 Paul encourages the Corinthians to live in peace with love. The reading contains a Trinitarian blessing which is used as a greeting at Mass. Gospel John 3: 16-18 God has shown his love for us by sending his Son to save all of us. All who believe in him will be saved.