The Sunday Newsletter Knockninny
ST NINNIDH’S CHURCH DERRYLIN 16th August 2020 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Fr. Gerard Alwill P.P. Phone no. 028 6774 8315 mobile 00353 872305557. parish email [email protected].
Mass Intentions: Sat 15 August: 8pm: Paddy Clarke (Mullyneeny) AND Phil, Margaret & Tony McCaffrey (Fortlea) Sun 16 August: 11.15am: Tom Blake Month's Mind Mon 17th Aug: 10.00am: Special Intention Tues 18th Aug:10.00am: Special Intention Wed 19th Aug: 10.00am: Special Intention Thur 20th Aug:10.00am: Special Intention Fri 21st Aug: 10.00am: Special Intention Sat 22nd Aug: 8.00pm Bridget Murphy (Corraveigha) AND Eamon Reilly & Family (Aughyoule) and Smith family (Camletter) Sun 23rd Aug: 11.15am: Patricia Farrelly (Memorial Mass)
Joe Shannon RIP: Please pray for the happy repose of the soul of Joe Shannon, formerly of Derrylin, who died in Coventry, England, on Tuesday, 11th August.
Saturday 15th August 8.00pm: Reader: Ellie Clarke Eucharistic Ministers: Valerie McManus Philip McCarron Sunday 16th August 11.15am: Reader: Molly Flanagan Eucharistic Ministers: Caroline Flanagan, Jackie McKenna Saturday 22nd August 8.00pm: Reader Orlaith McIntyre Eucharistic Ministers: Connie Murphy Sunday 23rd August 11.15am: Reader: Caitlin McIntyre Eucharistic Ministers: Anne McBrien, Tomas Scallon
Sacrament of Confirmation: The celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation will take place in St Mary’s Church, Teemore, at 6.00pm on Friday 28th August, and in St Ninnidh’s Church, Derrylin, at 4pm on Saturday 29th August.
Rehearsals: The Confirmation rehearsals will take place in St Mary's Church on Wednesday, 26th August at 8pm and St Ninnidh's Church on Thursday, 27th August at 8pm.
Penitential Services: Confession is normally part of the preparation for Confirmation. However, due to the Covid Regulations, individual Confession is not possible this year. Instead, Fr Alwill will hold a short Penitential Service at the end of the Rehearsals (see above) in both churches.
ST MARY’S CHURCH TEEMORE 16th August 2020 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Fr. Gerard Alwill P.P. Phone no. 028 6774 8315 mobile 00353 872305557. parish email [email protected].
Mass Intentions: Sun 16th Aug: 9.45am: John Francis & May McGurn Wed 19th Aug:7.00pm: Special Intention Fri 21st Aug: 7.00pm: Mary McGovern (Carrowcarlan) 1st Anniversary Sun 23rd Aug: 9.45am For the People of the Parish
SUNDAY 16TH AUGUST: Readings: McGurn Family. Prayers Of The Faithful: Darragh McCorry. Eucharistic Ministers: James McBarron / Margaret Curry/ Caitlin Watterson. SUNDAY 23RD AUGUST: Readings: Orlagh McBrien. Prayers Of The Faithful:Aibhlinn McGrath. Eucharistic Ministers: James McBarron / Margaret Curry / Michelle Gilroy. The Parish Office open Monday – Thursday 10.00am to 1.00pm
Preparation for Confirmation: There are three on-line videos available to assist parents in the preparation of their children for the Sacrament of Confirmation. The links to these videos are as follows: Video One: https://www.icatholic.ie/come-holy-spirit-episode-1/ Video Two: https://www.icatholic.ie/come-holy-spirit-2/ Video Three: https://www.icatholic.ie/come-holy-spirit-3/
New Cemetery Seat: We wish to express our deep gratitude to Karen Murray, Orlando, Florida, for her donation of a new bench seat in Derrylin Cemetery. The seat, which is situated beside the gate entrance from the church car park, is dedicated to the memory of Karen’s father, the late John Thomas Murray, 1926 - 2011. John Thomas’ family emigrated from Cavan to America in the 1930’s and settled in the Bronx, New York. His maternal grandparents, Peter and Rose Anne Connolly are interred in St Ninnidh’s Cemetery. We thank Karen for her very generous gift of this bench and we assure her of our prayers for the happy repose of the souls of her father, John Thomas Murray, Mary Jane and John Murray, his parents, and Rose Anne and Peter Connolly, his grandparents.
Society of St Vincent de Paul St Ninnidh’s Conference can be contacted for support at any time on 07873240493.
Knockninny Credit Union: Congratulations to Peter Flanagan, the recent winner in our monthly membership draw.
Derrylin Parish Bingo Drive in Sit in Bingo of course complying with Covid 19 regulations, continues on Fridays at 8.30pm.
Barnlee Crafts & Activities Charity shop - During The remainder of July & August we will display in our window a range of School Uniforms, Communion dresses and outfits for upcoming special occasions If you are interested in any of these items, please contact Barnlee on 02867723233 between 9 am and 5pm Monday to Friday to arrange an appointment. All stock is pre covid stock.
Masses on Parish web cams. They can be accessed on www.mcnmedia.tv and church services. The Parish CB Radio is also on air.
Derrylin O'Connells GFC Lotto: 7th August: Lotto numbers were: 2, 4, 28, 32. There was no Jackpot winner. A consolation prize of £20 went to Dympna Breen, Brookeborough and £10 prizes went to Chris Maguire., Online; Anne Kilgannon, Coranoe; Caroline Muldoon, St. Aidan’s. Lotto draw takes place Friday’s at 9.30pm in O’Connell Park. Next week’s Jackpot is £3800. Play locally or online at Klubfunder.com TRAINING: U11 & U13 Groups – Tuesday @ 6.45 – 7.45pm U17 Group –Monday @ 7 – 8pm U15 Group – Thursday 7 .00 – 8.00pm ** ONLINE HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE EACH TRAINING SESSION** RESULTS: U13: Well done on a great win over Belcoo – Sunday 09th August. JUNIORS: Drew against Ederney (Saturday 8th August) SENIORS: Win over Newtownbutler – 1-15 to 0-7 (Wednesday 5th August) Drew against Belcoo 0-14 to 0-14 (Sunday 9th August) FIXTURES: U13 – Ederney V Derrylin - Saturday 15th August @ 11am in in Ederney. Juniors – Maguiresbridge V Derrylin - Away game Seniors – Lisnaskea V Derrylin – Away game ** BOTH GAMES ARE SUBJECT TO RE-FIXTURE – PLEASE CHECK FERMANAGH GAA OR OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES FOR UPDATES** Good luck to all involved. ** From 24th July, spectators are now allowed at all games. All spectators must obey social distancing requirements of 2 metres. In line with GAA protocols, supporters are strongly advised to wear face coverings at games. Patrons are also encouraged to bring their own hand sanitiser. For those that ordered O’Neill’s Club Gear at the end of Feb – as a result of COVID-19 O’Neill’s suspended all manufacture of club gear. They are now back working and we hope to have items delivered to the club in the next 3 weeks. We will contact all those who ordered club gear when it arrives. Club registration is still open; membership can be paid online: https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Derrylin_OConnells_GFC/Membership#MembershipOptions or by contacting Joanne / Grainne.
Teemore Shamrocks GFC: Lotto: Draw held on 10/08/2020. Numbers drawn were 22, 27, 28, 30. No jackpot winner. £20 - Francis Reilly. £10 - Sean Doherty. £10 - Rosaleen Martin. Next week's Jackpot is £3450. Play our Club Lotto online via this link - https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Teemore_Shamrocks_GFC/lotto. Thank you to everyone for supporting our club lotto. Senior Team: Our Senior Team defeated Maguiresbridge St. Mary's last Sunday afternoon to maintain their unbeaten league record and remain top of the table. Final Score - Teemore Shamrocks 4.11 v 0.05 Maguiresbridge St. Mary's. They are scheduled to play an away game against Newtownbutler First Fermanagh's this Sunday afternoon at 1pm. Junior Team: Our Junior team defeated Lisnaskea Emmett's last Saturday evening. Final Score - Teemore Shamrocks 2.12 v 1.7 Lisnaskea Emmett's. They were scheduled to play an away match against St. Patrick's Donagh yesterday at 6.30pm Club Masks and Snoods: Club snoods and masks that have been ordered and paid for on our Klubfunder website will be delivered to a member of our executive committee in mid-August. We will be in touch then with a date and time to collect them from St. Mary's Park. Mini Summer Camp: Our annual summer camp will take place this next weekend. Thank you to all our Seamróga Óg who have signed up and to our Youth Committee who have been working hard to ensure this year's summer camp goes ahead. Naomh Aodhán: Congratulations to Naomh Aodhán U11.5 Hurling team who won The Bronx Cup last Monday evening against St. Joseph's Ederney by one point. Final Score - Naomh Aodhán 0.11 v 0.10 St. Joseph's Ederney. Well done to all our Seamróga Óg who played on the team, especially their Captain Alex McCaffery and Player of the Match Aodán Maguire. 2020 Fermanagh Club All Stars: The 2020 Fermanagh Club All Stars returns for a 4th year! This years award night is scheduled to take place on the weekend of the 22nd October. This years event will change in format due to the restrictions of Covid 19. Please keep an eye on social media and our club notes for more details in the weeks ahead. Smoke Free Club: Our Club is now designated as a smoke free club. We ask all club members and visitors to refrain from smoking within our club grounds. Stop Covid NI App: Ulster GAA are asking as many as possible to download the Covid NI app - it is compatible on both sides of the border - as the more people who use it, the more effective it will be in preventing the spread of Covid 19. Basically, anyone who has the app and tests positive will be asked to enter a code and the app will then automatically notify all other people who have downloaded the app and who have been in the vicinity of the positive case (the phone technology will be able to determine who these people are). The identity of the confirmed case will always remain anonymous.
KNOCKNINNY SUNDAY NEWSLETTER 16th August 2020 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time REFLECTION
This Gospel text is a little shocking: at face value, it seems that even Jesus needed time to get a grip on what was then an instinctive and universal prejudice, a distrust of outsiders. One of the important issues for us these days is our attitude to foreigners, people who are different to us either because of their cultural, ethnic or religious background or simply because they are perhaps actual or would-be immigrants and without wishing them any harm we simply wish that they would go away. This is nothing new and today’s gospel is all about the problem of foreigners both for Jesus himself and also for his contemporaries: the problem of those who were not of the Jewish faith, whom they called ‘Gentiles’ or ‘pagans’. The good news of the Kingdom is to be preached to all, but the initial priority of Jesus was clearly to bring the gospel to his own people. The mission to the nations had already been hinted at in the visit of the Magi from distant lands to the new-born child and in due course, it will be the mission of the Church to teach all nations, as the Risen Lord will make clear at the end of Matthew’s Gospel… “ Go, teach all nations …” So this Gospel episode foreshadows the going out of the Gospel to the whole world, baptising them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, which Jesus preached before his Ascension. This episode has more to do with the Church today than we may think. In the recent past, we often got the impression that the Church’s priority was to take care of itself and leave evangelisation to others. Today many Christians seem to think that all they have to do is give money to the missions and let others do the work. But Jesus did not evangelise the Canaanite woman without entering into a personal discussion with her, while even at the same time the disciples were trying to get rid of her – just as they had wanted to send away the crowds before the feeding of the 5000. Interfaith prayer, pilgrimage and study and even the relatively unadventurous ecumenical services which we may hold from time to time can open up to us a whole world of rich faith and holiness. Equally, many of us have learned to overcome our personal prejudices by helping someone from a despised or disapproved-of group, a convicted prisoner perhaps, an alcoholic or a racist, who suddenly becomes a person rather than a category. It can be hard to recognize the face of Christ in people we instinctively mistrust or fear. But here we see how Jesus opened his heart to faith found in unexpected places: Roman soldiers, pagans, Samaritans, lepers and the outcast. But even after the first Pentecost, it took some of his closest disciples years to learn the lesson.