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

Christ who feeds us.

Jesus said to Philip: ‘Where can we buy some food for these people to eat?’ In spite of all the riches of our world, countless people die each year of starvation. We can feel totally helpless in the face of this and as a result we ignore it. Generosity is one of the great virtues of our people over the generations and is one that we need to practice in a special way today. But there are other hungers that we can do even more about and Jesus is calling on us to attend to these also. One of the greatest human hungers is for love and affection. This may be in our own close relationships of marriage and family life. There is also the hunger in so many people in our community today for someone to look out for them. That is a must if we are to be a true community of faith in the parish.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.

Sunday 26th July 2009

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading Kings 4: 42-44
The prophet Elisha feeds the people.

Second Reading Ephesians 4: 1-6
We are one Body in the one Lord.

Gospel John 6: 1-15
Jesus feeds the people with the loaves and fishes.

Entrance Hymn

Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

Holy God we praise thy name.
Lord of all we bow before thee.
All on earth thy sceptre own.
All in heaven above adore thee.
Endless is thy vast domain.
Everlasting is thy reign.

Recessional Hymn

When Creation Was Begun

1. When creation was begun,
God had chosen you to be
mother of his blessed Son,
Holy Mary full of grace.
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria.

2. When creation was restored,
You were there beside the Lord
Whom you cherished and adored
Holy Mary, full of grace.
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria.

Getting Ready for Mass

‘Come in and get ready for Mass.’ To anybody over forty this instruction evokes memories of Saturday nights: a good bathing or ‘scrubbing’; polishing shoes; best clothes, washed and ironed, laid out for each of the family.

Everything ‘spick and span’ for Mass in the morning.
True, this preparation was concerned with externals. Yet it did emphasise one message: Sunday is special and Mass is important.

Nowadays people can have decent clothes for any day and every day of the week, including Sunday. We dress up for a whole range of occasions as well as for Mass. It is good that people can afford to do this. The ‘old times’ were not always good!

Anything that is important deserves preparation. In this case:

(a) Set out in good time for Mass so as to arrive in good time.

(b) Tune in before Mass begins – by personal prayers, and by reading the Mass leaflets.

And. while at Mass. Listen Carefully, Say The Prayers, and Stay Until The End.

Last week’s Collection was £1,653.00. Many thanks.

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

SACRED HEART CHURCH:
Collectors:
Saturday 7.00pm:-
Brian Edwards and Declan Carlin.
Sunday 11.30am:-
Stephen Barrett, Noel Carlin, Terry McCallion and Patsy McNulty.
Cleaners: Team C

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, CLOUGHCOR:
Collectors:

Altar Society & Cleaners:
Pauline Monteith.

ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH, GLENMORNAN
Collectors:
Patrick McShane and Leo Devine.

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

Month’s Mind Mass

The Month’s Mind Mass for the late
Mary Tracey, Nancy’s Lane, will take place on Tuesday 28th July at 7.30pm in the Sacred Heart Church, Derry Road.

Message of Thanks from Trócaire

On behalf of thousands of communities all over the world, which benefit from your generosity, I would like to thank you for your valuable contribution of £500.00 to Trócaire. Your donation will have a real and lasting effect on the lives of the poor communities throughout the developing world. This has included projects to develop agriculture, education, clean water and sanitation, health and peace building programmes. Trócaire is currently responding to the crisis in Gaza, which has resulted in the deaths of over 1,400 people, many of them innocent women and children. Once again many thanks for your kind contribution.

A Grace Before Meals

Lord our God, bless the food on this table.
Bless those who prepared it and those who will eat it.
The bread we share at this table reminds us of the Bread of Life that we share at your table. May we be aware, as we eat this food, of all our brothers and sisters who are hungry and in need at this time.
We are conscious of your goodness and of our responsibilities to them.
Help us to share what we have with those who are in need. Amen.