Dear Parishioner and Gentle Reader,
Today is Mission Sunday. Mission
doesn’t just refer to Asia, Africa or the Far East. Mission refers to all of us,
here and now in our own locality. Faith, like charity, begins at home. Somebody
has made the observation that to be a Christian and to be Missionary, we need three
bones: a back bone; a wish bone; a funny bone.
·
We need
a back bone to stand firm when all else seems to waver; to speak boldly for Christ
within a culture that is mainly concerned only with the things of this world; to
act uprightly when it is so much easier to scheme, cheat or deny.
·
We need
a wish bone to dream dreams of a better world, to see beyond the confines of the
present to the greener pastures of Christ’s future where loneliness, anxiety and
injustice give way to community, security and peace.
·
We need
a funnybone, to have the courage to laugh at our mistakes and to begin all over
again, to realise that everything ultimately depends not on us but on the Spirit
of Christ, to believe that the promises made by the Lord endure despite our weaknesses.
On this Mission Sunday we pray
for the many Irish missionaries working in various parts of the world and we remember
too the significant number of Irish men and women who lost their lives overseas
because of violence and through sickness. Their example should encourage us to be
willing to witness to Christ in the circumstances of our lives.
St John Paul once prayed that
the commemoration of such martyrs on Mission Sunday “would draw numerous young men
and women to tread the same path of heroic fidelity”.
In this Month of the Missions
we might pray the Rosary by offering the first decade for Africa, the second decade
for America, the third decade for Europe, the fourth decade for Oceania and the
fifth decade for Asia. We could also add the following prayer:
“Blessed are you, Lord God of
all creation. May your kingdom of justice, peace, love and forgiveness, be established
in every land. May your healing hand touch the sick, comfort the lonely and give
new life to all. Be our companion on the road of life and help us to make your mission
alive in our local community and throughout the world. Amen”.
With every blessing, Fr Colum
Grant them Eternal Rest, O Lord
All names on the Parish Dead
List
Recently Deceased:
Bernie Devlin (Omagh); Kathleen
McAleer (nee O’Neill) Omagh;
Fr Brian Hackett (Ballygawley); Kathleen McVeigh (nee
Donnelly) Altmore;
Monica Moore (sister of Stella Mullin) Armagh;
Damien Munroe
(Florida - formerly Cookstown); Frank Mulholland (Beragh)
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Beragh
Sun 21st October 11.30 am Mick Grimes;
Vincent McCullagh & his
parents John and Margaret McCullagh.
Sun 28th October 11.30 am Nickle & Mary Grimes;
James & Ellen Grimes; Brendan McHugh.
Church of St Patrick, Drumduff
Sat 20th October 7.30 pm Sister Teresa Farley & Kitty Farley.
Sat 28th October 7.30 pm Michael Moore; Ben Donaghy.
Annual SMA Mass - Thursday 25th October 2018 @ 7.30 pm
In St Mary’s Hall, Beragh
Light refreshments served afterwards.
This will be an opportunity for those who support SMA,
or are sending their children to the Summer Camp, to pay their annual subscription.
Anyone willing to sponsor the education of a Missionary Priest for £10 minimum/year,
please come along on the night or contact Rosemary McMullen (028 8075 8616);
Katrina O’Neill (077 8756 1422) or Kathleen Farley
(028 8075 7095).
Sick and Housebound
The sick and housebound will be attended in their homes
during the coming week.
Mass Times
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Beragh
Sunday: 11.30 am
Tuesday: 9.00 am
Thursday: 7.30 pm
(SMA in St Mary’s Hall)
Friday: 7.30 pm
Church of St Malachy, Seskinore
Sunday: 10.00 am
Monday: 9.00 am
Church of St Patrick, Drumduff
Saturday: 7.30 pm
Wednesday: 8.00 pm
(Fr Ciprian - Visiting Priest)
Oratory, Sixmilecross
Rosary: 9.45 am
(Monday - Saturday)
Tuesday: 10.00 am Mass
Adoration: (10.00 am - 12.30 pm)
( 8.00 pm - 10.00 pm)
Weekly Collection 14th October 2018
Envelopes: £ 896.70
Loose collection: £ 148.79
Candles: £ 100.54
Building Fund: £ 496.70
Priest’s Dues £ 553.50
Total: £2,196.23
Life in the Spirit Seminars
With just two sessions to go, I would encourage people
to make a special effort to come along this Sunday evening to Beragh chapel at 7.30
pm.
Our guest speaker will be Deacon John Taffe from Drogheda.
Beragh Red Knights
The numbers drawn in the week's Four Star Lotto were
12, 14, 24 & 25. Conor McCann and
Eileen Montague matched 3 numbers and share £50. This
week's lotto takes place in Farley's at 10.00 pm. Jackpot is £1,300.
Save the date: The Club’s Annual Dinner Dance will take place on
Saturday 24th November 2018 in Kelly's Inn.
Flaxmill Centre
Silver Circle meet again on Tue 23rd Oct @
1.30 pm.
Parent & Toddler Group Fridays 10.00 am -
12 noon. Ring Brigid on 028 8076 1557 for further information.
Work Unit to Let at the Flaxmill Centre.
Ring 07857 517 750 to arrange for viewing.
Cloughfin Community Association
In Cloughfin Old School the weekly programme is now as
follows:-
Mondays 5.00 pm: Children’s Irish Dancing Class. Contact
the Treanor School of Irish Dancing for more info.
Wednesdays 11.00 am - 3.00 pm: Bright Ideas Arts &
Crafts group, £3.00 including lunch. Currently sewing, crochet & knitting Christmas
crafts.
9.00 pm - 10.30 pm: Old Time/Social Dancing Class with
Marie Garrity, £3.00 including tea & biscuits afterwards.
Thursdays 8.00 pm - 10.00 pm: The Reminiscence Group
will not be held on 25th Oct owing to the SMA Mass but will continue
the following week.
Everyone welcome to all adult activities. For more info
contact rosiemcm@btinternet.com,
phone 028 8075 8616 mobile 07709 712 989 or pm the facebook page.
Medjugorje Youth Festival 2019
Anyone interested in going to the Medjugorje Youth Festival
-
please contact Fergal on 028 8075 8227.
St Brigid’s Secondary School
Class of 1969 Reunion
Date: Friday 9th November 2018
Venue: The Village Inn, Killyclogher
Time: 8.00 pm
Please contact Sally on 077 1325 6886 or Colette on 077
2913 2673.
