St Eugene's Cathedral Parish Newsletter | Vol. 45 No 30
Sunday, 29th June 2018 - 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
St Eugene’s Cathedral Draw
Our next monthly draw will take place immediately after the 7.30 pm Mass on Wednesday, 1st August.
All monthly payments due should be paid before that date.
Papal train to the Final Mass in Phoenix Park
If you have already reserved seats in St Eugene’s Cathedral on the train to Dublin
for the Papal Mass and have not been contacted last week, we have been trying to
contact you! Please come to the Parochial House as payment for the tickets is now
due (£48.50 per adult and £24.50 per child).
Good News! Translink have released more tickets for the train. You can book these tickets
by visiting www.translink.co.uk/popeinireland or by visiting the train station.
When you have booked your ticket in this way please contact the Parochial House
for a ticket to access Phoenix Park for the Mass.
Ahead of World Meeting of Families, we are delighted to welcome American journalist,
John L Allen Jnr, to the Derry Diocese, on Friday, 17th August, where he will talk
on ‘The Challenge of Pope Francis to the Church in Ireland,’ reflecting on
the recent writings of the Holy Father. This event will take place in St Mary’s
College, Northland Road and you are warmly invited to attend. Admission is free.
John is the editor of Crux (Cruxnow.com), specialising in coverage of the Vatican
and the Catholic Church. He is the author of nine books on the Vatican and Catholic
affairs, and is a popular speaker on Catholicism both in the United States and internationally.
The Joy of Love experienced by families is also the joy of the Church. As the Synod Fathers noted,
for all the many signs of crisis in the institution of marriage, “the desire to
marry and form a family remains vibrant, especially among young people, and this
is an inspiration to the Church”. As a response to that desire, “the Christian proclamation
on the family is good news indeed”.
Excerpt from Amoris Laetita (The Joy of Love) Introduction
The Meaning and Saving Significance of the Ressurection - Finally, Christ's Resurrection
- and the risen Christ himself is the principle and source of our future resurrection:
"Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen
asleep. . . For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. The
risen Christ lives in the hearts of his faithful while they await that fulfillment
. In Christ, Christians have tasted. . . the powers of the age to come and their
lives are swept up by Christ into the heart of divine life, so that they may live
no longer for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.
Excerpt from Catechism of the Catholic Church from the Vatican Website - CC655
Sympathy
We offer
our sympathy to the family and friends of:
Feargal Bannigan, formerly of Rosemount.
Charles Doherty, 26 Creggan Road.
May they
rest in peace.
Anniversaries
Jeanette
McCaul, Brian O’Reilly, Bernard (Barney) Ward, Ella Webb,
James Hegarty, Bridget
O’Connor, Bernard (Ben) O’Connor and Ryan Higgins.
May they
rest in peace.
Baptisms
We welcome
as members of God’s family:
Abigail Ada McCartney, 60 Cashelmore Park.
Harry Logan Hegarty, 18 Laburnum Terrace.
Sacrament of Marriage
We congratulate: Sarah Donnelly and Thomas McCafferty who recently celebrated the Sacrament of Marriage in St Eugene’s Cathedral.
Readers for next weekend
06.15
pm Mary Murphy/Nicole Simpson
07.30
pm Liz McMonagle/Anne Griffin
09.30
am Anna Peake
11.00
am Claire & Lucy/O’Kane
12.30
pm Anna Begley/Marian Boyle
07.00
pm Amy Doherty/Shaun Doherty
Eucharistic Ministers
Team
*A* begins its rota at the
6.15 pm Vigil Mass next
weekend.
Fr Patrick Lagan will celebrate Mass in Lavery Fold on Thursday, 2nd August at
2.00 pm and in Glenbrook House at 2.00 pm on Friday, 3rd August.
Tour De Foyle 1080: Community Challenge - The countdown is on as leaders
of the city’s four main churches invite people to get on their bikes or put on their
walking/running shoes for the Tour de Foyle 1080 Charity Event, which will
begin at the Foyle Arena on Saturday, 25th August. The event is being organised
jointly by The Churches Trust and the North West Methodist Mission, and is supported
by church leaders in Derry. Now in its fifth year, the event has attracted
participants from far and wide, and organisers hope this year’s event will be bigger
and better than ever. The event caters for all with three aspects to choose from:
10k Walk: 10k Run: 80k Cycle. Registration details for the walk/run/cycle
can be found on the website:www.tourdefoyle.co.uk.
Thank You
Fr Farren acknowledges with thanks donations for: Trócaire: £70, £40. St Vincent
de Paul: £20. Charities of Admin’s Choice: £20.
Last Week’s Collection amounted to £4,068.
Parish Development Collection amounted to £932.
Events in Termonbacca:
Mass in honour of Blessed Alexandrina will be held on Sunday, 29th July at 7.30
pm.
Mass for the Sick will take place on Tuesday 31st July, beginning at 7.30 pm at
which there will be a First Class Relic of Saint Peregrine for Veneration.
Pro-Life Talks: “Dispelling the darkness, spreading the light of truth and keeping abortion
out of Northern Ireland” Tuesday, 31st July at 7.30 pm. Speakers include Fr Shenan
Boquet (USA), President of Human Life International, Patrick Mc Crystal, HLI Ireland
and others. For more information tel 0035385 8608835.
Men’s Action Network (MAN) funded by Derry and Strabane PCSP are launching a pilot
project offering a dedicated counselling helpline for men seeking support in relation
to the lived experience of domestic or sexual abuse/violence. It will operate each
Monday from 9.00 am - 4.00 pm and anyone calling will be able to talk with an experienced
domestic and sexual abuse counsellor who can also outline what further support is
available. Anyone calling the number outside of these times can leave a voicemail
message with their contact details and they will be contacted with an appointment
to see a counsellor within 48 hrs. Ring in confidence 71226530.
Zip across the River Foyle on Saturday, 8th September, 170ft high across 130ft at
speed of 35mph, from Prehen Boat House to Coshowen on Foyle Road. Call Children
in Crossfire 71269898 or email events@childrenincrossfire.org
Congratulations to Patsy and Kathleen Begley,
9 Kerrs Terrace who celebrated their
60th Wedding Anniversary on 28th July.
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).
