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Parish of Greencastle, Co. Tyrone (Diocese of Derry) Parish Liturgy for St. Patrick’s St. Patrick’s Our Lady of the Wayside St. Patrick’s, Greencastle Our Lady of the Wayside, Broughderg September, 2018 (6.00pm Vigil Mass) (9.00am Mass) (11.00am Mass) Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time [Year B] (26th August, 2018) Readers Joanne McCullagh Monica Coyle Martina McBride Parochial House, 164, Greencastle Road, Sheskinshule, Omagh, BT79 7RU Eucharistic Ministry Brigid Keenan Eugene McCullagh Patricia Donnelly Website: greencastleparish.com • Email: [email protected] • Tel: (028) 8164 8474 Prayers of Intercession TBC Lauryn Hollywood Tara Conneely Patrick McElhatton Ronan Hollywood Perry McCrory Thought for the Week: “The world offers you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. Collectors You were made for greatness.” Pope Benedict XVI Megan / Orla Coyle Peter Tracey Sean McKenna Liturgy Schedule for the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time [Year B] (26th August – 5th September) Siobhan and Ciara McKenna, Ann McDermott, Mary Bradley, Altar Society Catriona McKenna, Louise O’Brien, Lucy-Marie McCrory Saturday 25th August St. Patrick’s 6.00pm Mass: th Alannah Coyle and Clodagh McKenna and Leanne Morris Paul McCullagh (8 Anniversary) and Elizabeth McCullagh (38th Anniversary) Medjugorje Irish Centre Pilgrimages: 7 nights B&B and Airport Shuttle Service from €279 per person Sunday 26th August St. Patrick’s 9.00am Mass (Missa Pro Populo) Book any flight, any time and we provide guaranteed airport shuttle service Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Our Lady of Wayside 11.00am Mass To book dates call 00353 1443 4510 or (020) 3239 8662 or email [email protected] Monday 27th August St. Patrick’s NO MASS Strule Arts Centre – Upcoming Events: Register at struleartscentre.co.uk or call Kevin Goodwin on 07747 899 249 Tuesday 28th August St. Patrick’s 9.00am Mass Irish Language Information Night: Wednesday 5th September at 7.30pm St. Augustine (bishop and doctor of the Church) Sean-nós Dancing, Singing in Irish and Irish Classes: Begins Wednesday 12th September. For 3 levels Wednesday 29th August St. Patrick’s NO MASS Cappagh / Badoney CCE – Upcoming Events in September: Beheading of John the Baptist (martyr) 12noon - 7.00pm Adoration then Rosary Cherish the Ladies Concert [SOLD OUT]: Friday 28th September in Mellon Country Hotel. Thursday 30th August St. Patrick’s 10.00am Mass: If tickets become available there is a reserve list • Admission will be strictly by ticket only on the night Mary T McAneney (4th Anniversary) Music Workshops: Saturday 29th in Plumbridge with members of "Cherish the Ladies". Intermediate level upwards Friday 31st August St. Patrick’s 10.00am Mass Whistle/Flute – Joanie Madden • Fiddle – Nollaig Casey • Tunes Workshop (Any Instrument) – Mirella Murray Saturday 1st September St. Patrick’s 6.00pm Vigil Mass: Lá Spraoi – Fun Day Integrating the Irish Language: Saturday 29th in Plumbridge. Rita Fox (3rd Anniversary) Thornhill Ministries – Upcoming Events: Sunday 2nd September St. Patrick’s 7.30am Mass (Missa Pro Populo) Booking essential • For more details call (028) 7135 1233 or email [email protected] Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Our Lady of Wayside 11.00am Mass ‘Immersed in Heaney’: Includes ‘Essence of Heaney’ workshop and visit to Homeplace, Bellaghy – 31st August / 1st September. Please note that the 9.00am Mass on Sunday 2nd September in St. Patrick's Holy Land Retreat: 11th to 20th October. is changed to 7.30am to accommodate those travelling to the All-Ireland Final Owenkillew Credit Union – Closure: Monday morning in Greencastle office for the month of August. 11.00am mass in Our Lady of the Wayside will be celebrated as normal on that day Normal hours for a Monday evening from 7.00pm to 9.00pm, Gortin Office Saturday evening from 6.30pm to 8.00pm. Weekly Collection: £1,050 Thank you for your generosity St. Vincent de Paul Helpline: For those in need of assistance please call 07738 837 992 Remembering Our Dead: We pray for the happy repose of the soul of Mary T McAneney (4th), Icon Painting Workshop: Monday 8th to Saturday 13th October in Knock. st th th John McCullagh (1 ), Paul McCullagh (8 ) and Elizabeth McCullagh (38 ) whose anniversaries For more information email [email protected] occur now and the soul of Bernie Caruso (Philadelphia), recently enrolled in the Derry Diocesan Society. Red Cross: Can you spare 1 hour a week? Would you like to help the Red Cross care for people in your local rd Our Lady of Lourdes PS: Please note that the school will be closed on Monday 3 September due community? We are looking for volunteers for our wheelchair service and volunteer drivers to help with deliveries and th to the All-Ireland Final the previous day and reopen on Tuesday 4 September 4. Primary One and collections. No experience necessary. Full training provided and volunteer expenses reimbursed. Primary Seven pupils are requested to return or begin as previously notified on Friday 31st August Call Julie White on (028) 7186 3764 / (078) 0302 4011 Dean Maguirc College: Open for Year 8 pupils on Tuesday 4th September. Quote from Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love) th Catholic Grandparents Association – Annual National Pilgrimage: Sunday 9 September at 2.30pm in Knock “I think, for example, of the speed with which people move from one affective relationship to another. Shrine. Everybody is welcome to come along to honour and thank grandparents, alive and dead, for all they have They believe, along the lines of social networks, that love can be connected or disconnected at a done for us down through generations. Chief Celebrant Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio. whim of the consumer, and the relationship quickly ‘blocked’… We treat affective relationships Combined Choirs of Knock Parish, the Tuttle Family and Dana will sing 'Our Lady of Knock.' Children are asked the way we treat material objects and the environment: everything is disposable; everyone uses to write a prayer for their grandparent(s), all prayers brought / sent to Knock Shrine will be blessed on the day. and throws away, takes and breaks, exploits and squeezes to the last drop. Then, goodbye.” catholicgrandparentsassociation.org • Sts. Joachim & Anne, parents of Mary, Grandparents of Jesus, pray for us World Meeting of Families 2018 Prayer st Annual Blessing of Graves in Killyclogher: Saturday 1 September during Vigil Mass at earlier time of 6.00pm God, our Father, we are brothers and sisters in Jesus your Son, one family, in the Spirit of your love. Mass will be celebrated outside, weather permitting • There will be NO 7.30pm Vigil Mass later that evening Bless us with the joy of love. Make us patient and kind, gentle and generous, welcoming to those in need. Help us The Vigil Mass in Christ the King, Strathroy will remain at the usual time of 6.30pm to live your forgiveness and peace. Protect all families with your loving care, especially those for whom we now pray Pope Francis’ Intention for September (please remember this in your personal prayers) [PAUSE AND REMEMBER FAMILY MEMBERS AND OTHERS BY NAME]. Universal – Young People in Africa: That young people in Africa Increase our faith, strengthen our hope, keep us safe in your love, make us always grateful for the gift may have access to education and work in their own countries. of life that we share. This we ask, through Christ our Lord, Amen. Mary, mother and guide, pray for us. Next Week's Readings: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8 • Psalm 14:2-5, R/ v 1 • James 1:17-18, 21-22, 27 Saint Joseph, father and protector, pray for us. Saints Joachim and Anne, pray for us. Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, pray for us Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 • Lectionary 1:793 Sunday [Year B] • Weekday [Year 2] Accord Counselling Services: Available to couples regardless of their faith or denomination. Family Care Adoption Services Presently seeking to recruit adoptive families for babies and young children If you would like to avail call (028) 8224 2439 or email [email protected] For a free information contact Tel: (028) 7136 8592 / (028) 9069 1133 (Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm) Kindercare Fostering NI: Could you help a child in need? Northern Ireland is currently experiencing a severe us using any of these details Email: [email protected] • Website: familycaresociety.co.uk shortage of foster carers and particularly carers from the Catholic Community. We are a not-for-profit organisation which works to find safe, secure and loving homes for children and young people in need in Northern Ireland. If Drink Wise, Age Well: Are you over 50? Are you worried about your own or someone else’s alcohol use? you are interested in finding out more: For confidential information, advice and support call (028) 8283 9240 Tel: (028) 90941690 • Email: [email protected] • Website: kindercareni.co.uk ASPIRE Employability Programme – Free CSR Card and Forklift Licence Training Foyle Hospice – Become a Compassionate Neighbour: Do you have 1-2 hours free once a week to support To be eligible you must be unemployed or working less than 16 hours a week. Foyle Hospice’s Compassionate Communities ‘Reach Out’ voluntary befriending service. It might be as simple Omagh Office: (028) 8224 6535 • Enniskillen Office: (028) 6632 6478 • Facebook: Aspire Employability Programme as calling in for a cup of tea and a chat, or taking someone out to do a bit of shopping. 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