PRIESTS OF THE PARISH
Rev John Doherty PP Tel: 028 7188 2274
Rev Paul Farren Tel: 028 7188 3247

Sunday, 3rd January 2010

Second Sunday of Christmas

First Reading : Ecclesiasticus 24: 1-2,8-12
The wisdom of God has pitched her tent among the chosen people.

Second Reading: Ephesians 1: 3-6.15-18
May God give you a spirit of wisdom and perception.

Gospel: John 1: 1-18
The word was made flesh, and lived among us.

Reflection

The book of Genesis tells us that when God spoke, the world was created. “Let there be light – and there was light”. The Gospel of John echoes this when we read through the word of God all things came to be. The Word of God is creative and life-giving and brings light out of darkness. The Word was made flesh in the person of Jesus, and lived among us. He spoke the message of eternal life and we hear to this day his words of compassion, truth and love.

May the words we speak also be words that are creative and life-giving; words of faith, hope and love that truly reflect the glory, grace and truth of God’s eternal Word. “O Lord, open my lips and my tongue shall announce your praise”.

Mass Times Weekdays


Sacred Heart Church, Derry Road

Monday – 10.00am

Tuesday – 10.00am and 7.00pm [Vigil of The Epiphany]

Wednesday – 11.30am
[The Epiphany]

Friday – 10.00am

St. Mary’s Church, Cloughcor

Wednesday – 9.15am
[The Epiphany]

St. Joseph’s Church, Glenmornan

Wednesday – 10.15am
[The Epiphany]

Confessions

Saturday: Sacred Heart Church at 11.30am and 6.15pm

Wednesday 6th January is the Feast of the Epiphany and is a

Holyday of Obligation.

The next Pioneer Meeting will take place tomorrow [Monday] at 8.00pm, followed directly by a meeting of the St. Vincent de Paul Society.

Padre Pio Devotions

Padre Pio devotions will take place in the Immaculate Conception Church, Strabane on Wednesday 6th January with the Rosary at 6.45pm followed by Mass at 7.00pm.

Would You Like To Help Us?

At this time of year, we invite you our parishioners to become involved in the life and work of the parish. Many of you are already involved – in fact, in our Christmas bulletin, we expressed our gratitude to all those people who served the parish in any way during the past year. The main purpose of this bulletin is to give those of you who haven’t yet come forward an opportunity to become actively involved in the life of your parish.

If you would like to help, please write your name, address and telephone number opposite the service you would like to perform. Kindly leave the completed form in either parochial house during the coming week, or bring it to any of the Masses next weekend. Many thanks in anticipation. [Please note that if you are already involved in any of the following tasks, do not write your name again. We presume you are going to continue the good work!]

The following are asked to assist as collectors and church cleaners during the month of January:

SACRED HEART CHURCH:

Collectors:
Saturday 7.00pm:-
Manus McLaughlin,, Lawrence Doherty and Tony McDaid.
Sunday 11.30am:- Denis Hegarty

Cleaners: Team B

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, CLOUGHCOR:

Collectors:
Donal O’Neill and William O’Neill.

Altar Society & Cleaners:
Hilary McColgan and Stephanie McColgan.

ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH, GLENMORNAN

Collectors:
Hugh McGonigle and Jim Devine.

Altar Society:
Rosaleen Kelly and Rose-Marie Coyle.

Our thanks are due to all who served the parish in any way during the month of December.

Derry Diocesan Society
New names for the Derry Diocesan Society should be handed in by tomorrow [Monday 28th December] at the latest.

Prayer for Parents

Grant us children, O Lord,
who will be strong enough to know when they are weak;
who will be unbending in honest defeat,
yet humble and gentle in victory.

Lead them, we pray you,
not in the path of ease and comfort,
but rather in the path of difficulties and challenges.

Grant us children,
whose hearts will be clear,
whose goals will be high;
children who will master themselves
before seeking to master others.

And after all these things,
add, we pray, a sense of humour,
so that they can be serious,
yet never take themselves too seriously.
Give them the humility and sincerity of true greatness.
Then we, their parents, will dare whisper,
we have not lived in vain.

We wish you all a

very peaceful and happy New Year.