St Eugene’s Cathedral Draw
Just one more week to get your tickets for the first monthly draw which
takes place after 7.30 pm Mass on Wednesday, 6th June. There are 10 prizes each
month from June to October in St Eugene’s Grand Draw. This draw is going to help
us fund new and exciting initiatives to engage more people in their faith eg Family
Days, Youth Camps, Faith Enrichment Courses. Tickets cost £10 per month for five
months and are available at the back of the church after Mass, the Sacristy and
the Parochial House. We appreciate your continued support.
Did your child celebrate his/her First Holy Communion this year? The Feast of Corpus
Christi next Sunday is the celebration of the Real Presence of the Body and Blood
of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. This is a very important year for all children
who have recently received Holy Communion for the first time. We invite them and
their families to the 11.00 am Mass here in St Eugene’s Cathedral next Sunday, 3
June 2018, the Feast of Corpus. The children are invited to wear their First
Communion outfits. During the Mass the First Communion children will be invited
to the altar and will receive a gift at the end of the Mass.
World Meeting of Families Retreat in St Columba’s Church, Long Tower:
Reconciliation - Mass - Talk - Adoration: 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm beginning
on Monday, 4th June until Friday 8th June. There will be guest speakers each night
who will discuss various themes around the World Meeting of Families. The speakers
are: Fr Daniel McFaul, Fr Gerard Mongan, Fr Paddy Baker, Fr Malachy Gallagher and
Fr Pat O’Hagan. The invited speaker will be available for confessions from 7.00
pm to 7.25 pm each night. The week will conclude with the Annual St Columba’s Day
Mass on Saturday, 6th June at 6.00 pm celebrated by Bishop McKeown and followed
by blessing of St Columb’s Well.
Hope Summer Camp 2018 - 9th July-Friday
13th July is now open to 7 years and upwards. Places are limited and earlier
booking is advisable. Events take place at St Mary’s College, Northland Road from
9.00 am until 3.00 pm. The cost is £20 per child, payable at time of registering.
The condition of Christ’s risen humanity: Christ’s Resurrection
was not a return to earthly life, as was the case with the raisings from the dead
that he had performed before Easter: Jairus’ daughter, the young man of Naim, Lazarus.
These actions were miraculous events, but the persons miraculously raised returned
by Jesus’ power to ordinary earthly life. At some particular moment they would die
again. Christ’s Resurrection is essentially different. In his risen body he passes
from the state of death to another life beyond time and space. At Jesus’ Resurrection
his body is filled with the power of the Holy Spirit: he shares the divine life
in his glorious state, so that St Paul can say that Christ is “the man of heaven”.
Excerpt from Catechism of the Catholic Church from the Vatican Website
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Sympathy
We offer our sympathy to the family and friends of:
Moira McCann, 33 Clarendon Manor.
Joseph (Joe) Payne, 12 Abbey House.
John Behan, Culmore Manor.
May they rest in peace.
Anniversaries
Kerry Crocker, Jean Hamill, Frank Hegarty, James Caldwell, Alan Roberts,
Thomas O’Connor, Patrick O’Connor, James O’Connor, Sally O’Connor, Sid Jennings,
Elizabeth Roddy, Mary Ellen Roddy and Michael Roddy, May Nugent, Ruby Campbell Brown
and Patrick Hamilton. May they rest in peace.
Baptisms
We welcome as members of God’s family: Grace Rita Ryan, 82 Altar Park, Faye Anne Gurney, 29 Glenside Road, Cillian Brendan Doherty, 7 Glenside Park.
Eucharistic Ministers
Team *A* begins its rota at the 6.15 pm Vigil Mass next weekend.
St Joseph’s Young Priests Society Monthly Meeting after 10.00 am Mass
on Wednesday in the Mother Teresa Chapel.
Readers for next weekend
06.15 pm Gráinne Nugent/John Paul II Reader
07.30 pm Anna Begley/Marian Boyle
09.30 am Claire O’Kane/Lucy O’Kane
11.00 am Children’s Liturgy
12.30 pm Kevin Finan/Charlie McDermott
07.00 pm Liz McMonagle/Niamh Kehoe
Sacrament of Marriage
We congratulate Sinead McCullagh and Anthony Black who recently celebrated the Sacrament of Marriage in St Eugene’s Cathedral.
Best wishes on the occasion of her birthday to Catherine McGowan.
The Legion of Mary: Recruitment Drive - for information please contact Phylis on
71286246 or Maureen on 07864878284.
Prayer for Exams
Father, Be with me as I take this exam. Keep my mind alert and my memory
sharp. Calm my nerves and help me concentrate. I know that you walk with me, Guiding
my path and inspiring my heart. I pray that I would feel you with me, And that your
friendship would soften the pressure I feel. I pray that I would pass this exam
and go on to new things with you. Thank you for your peace and your love in my life.
Thank you for your kindness and care for me. Amen
Thank You
Fr Farren acknowledges with thanks donations for:
Trócaire: £50, £80.
Thank you for your generosity towards the Diocesan Collection taken up last Sunday.
Parish Development Collection amounted to £863.
Derry Diocesan Trust
House-keeper for Retired Priest in Derry City and Cleaner in Derry Diocesan Offices - Permanent Contract.
This is a part time position with the hours stipulated below: 20 hours per week (days to be decided)
Role: To provide a domestic service to a retired Priest in Derry City (15
hours) and to clean the Derry Diocesan Offices (5 hours). This position is split
over two sites in Derry City.
The Housekeeper will be responsible for the smooth and efficient operation
of all domestic matters in the priest’s house and cleaning all offices and ancillary
rooms within the Diocesan Office.
For application packs please contact: by post: Bishop’s House, St Eugene’s
Cathedral, Francis Street, Derry, BT48 9AP or by email office@derrydiocese.org or
by telephone: 0287126 2302.
Completed applications must be returned to Personnel, Bishop’s House,
St Eugene’s Cathedral, Francis Street, Derry, BT48 9AP or via email no later than
5.00 pm on 6th June 2018. Please note interviews will be held on the week beginning
11th June 2018. Derry Diocesan Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Fr Neal Carlin and the Columba Community will celebrate a special
Mass for healing on Thursday at 7.30 pm in Columba House, 11 Queen Street.
Mass for the Sick in Termonbacca on Tuesday at 7.30 pm.
Day Retreat for Senior Citizens and their friends on Thursday, 7th June
in Termonbacca. Cost £15 including lunch. To book contact 71262512.
Annual Service of Intercession for the Dead takes place in the City
Cemetery on Sunday, 17th June at 6.00 pm. Derry City & Strabane District
Council, Cemeteries Section, have asked, due to the large attendance on Cemetery
Sunday, that all able bodied people, park their vehicles outside the City Cemetery
Grounds. Also for your information, a one way system will be in operation.
If you have any concerns with regard to Safeguarding children or adults
in need of protection within the Church please contact: Noel O’Donnell, Diocesan
Pastoral Centre, 164 Bishop Street, 71362475, mobile 07596500793 or Celine McKenna,
Diocesan Pastoral Centre, 164 Bishop Street, 71362475, mobile 07707311358 or PSNI
(Police Service of Northern Ireland) 101 or Social Services: Gateway Services, Western
HSC Trust, 71314090, (ask for Duty Social Worker).
