St Eugene’s Cathedral Carol Service will take place at 4.00 pm this afternoon.
St Eugene’s Cathedral Choir will lead the carols. We invite children to bring presents
of new unwrapped toys and adults to donate sweets, biscuits, vouchers or cash (no
other foodstuffs). St Vincent de Paul Society will distribute the gifts.
Fourth Sunday of Advent
God chose
a human person to give birth to his Son so that all humanity would know God’s salvation.
Mary, already full of God’s grace, was able to cooperate in this great plan for
our salvation. Thus Jesus was born as one of us, fully human and also fully divine.
This is the mystery we prepare to celebrate at Christmas, the mystery of the Incarnation.
In the model of Mary, we pray that we will be people of faith who recognize God’s
saving plan for us and are able respond with obedience.
Confessions - Monday, Christmas Eve from 11.00 am to 5.30 pm.
Bishop McKeown, Fr Paul and Fr Patrick wish you every
blessing, joy and peace this Christmas.
We take this opportunity to thank you for being part
of the faith community of St Eugene’s Cathedral
and your ongoing support and prayers.
MASS TIMES DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON
Christmas Eve: 6.00 pm and 12.00 midnight.
Christmas Day: 7.00 am, 9.30 am, 11.00 am and 12.30 pm.
Wednesday to Friday, 26th to 28th December: Mass at 12.00 noon.
Saturday, 29th December: Mass at 12.00 noon, Vigil Masses at 6.15 and 7.30 pm.
Sunday, 30th December: Masses at 7.00 am, 9.30 am, 11.00 am, 12.30 pm and 7.00
pm.
Monday, 31st December (New Year’s Eve): Mass at 12.00 noon and 7.30 pm. Eucharistic
Exposition immediately after 7.30 pm Mass concluding with Rosary and Benediction
at 11.45 pm to welcome in the New Year.
Tuesday, 1st January 2019: Mass at 12.00 noon.
Usual weekday Mass times resume from Wednesday, 2nd January 2019: 8.00 am, 10.00 am and 7.30
pm.
Sympathy
We offer
our sympathy to the family and friends of:
Michael Quigley, 25 Glenbrook House.
Lynn McGinley, 7 Marianus Park.
Patsy Gallagher, Abbey House.
May they
rest in peace.
Anniversaries
Harry
Francis, Helen Gallagher, Sarah Cassidy, Peter Griffin, Hugh McLaughlin,
Mona McLaughlin,
Maud McCourt, Maureen Horner, Seamus McDaid, Iris Reid,
Sarah Blakely, John and
Ethna McColgan, Nellie Boyle (McCaul), Peter Toland,
Gerry Carlin, Kathleen, Matt
and Billy McColgan, Mary, Hugh and Jane Brady,
Bernadette Skelton (nee Brady), Mary
Rose Cox (nee McColgan).
May they
rest in peace.
BAPTISM
We welcome
as a member of God’s family:
Sheyi Daniel Adepoju, 4 Westway.
Readers For Christmas Eve/Day
06.00
pm Anna Begley/Amy Doherty
Midnight
Nicole Simpson/Piaras O Meallain
09.30
am Barry McDaid/Rachel Doherty
11.00
am Claire O’Kane/Lucy O’Kane
12.30
pm Charlie McDermott/Eilish Friel 12.30 pm Charlie McDermott/ Eilish Friel Charlie
McDermott/ Eilish Friel
Readers for next weekend
06.15
pm Mary Feeney/Liz McMonagle
07.30
pm Mona Tracey/Anne Griffin
09.30
am Barry McDaid/Rachel Doherty
11.00
am Angela McCallion/Lauren McCallion
12.30
pm Kevin Finan/ Marian Boyle
07.00
pm Anna Begley/Amy Doherty
Eucharistic Ministers
Team
*A* begins its rota at the
6.15 pm Vigil Mass next
weekend.
We congratulate Jennifer Orr who married James Carr recently
in St Eugene’s Cathedral.
A Webcam has recently been installed in St Eugene’s Cathedral. This can be viewed by
visiting our website at www.steugenescathedral.com or at www.churchservices.tv/derrysteugenes.
Please note the sound is only switched on during Parish Masses and other parish
events.
The livestreaming can be viewed online at www.churchservices.tv and the parish
website within 30 days following the ceremony.
Do This In Memory’ - First Communion Programme
GLORIA: The Gloria is a very old prayer of praise and thanksgiving. The first few lines
will sound familiar because it was the song sung by the angels when Jesus was born
in Bethlehem. We do not pray the Gloria during the seasons of Advent and Lent.
Opening Prayer: After the Gloria the priest will invite us to pray. The prayer begins in silence.
This gives us time to talk to God in our hearts. We might want to thank God for
something good that has happened or we might want to ask God to take care of something
that we are worried about. Then the priest takes all our prayers and offers them
to God. The words of the Opening Prayer differ from Sunday to Sunday and reflect
the theme of the Mass. We respond by saying ‘Amen’. Amen means that we believe that
whatever God does is OK with us.
Excerpt from ‘Learning About the Mass with Kath and Qumen’
St Eugene’s Cathedral Social Outreach Appeal
With
your support we hope to raise £32,000.00 to upgrade Foyle Search and Rescue’s Radio
System. Donations can be made at the back of the Cathedral or in the Parochial
House.
Cheques
should be made payable to St Eugene’s Cathedral (write Foyle Search and Rescue on
the back of the cheque). Your generosity will enable Foyle Search and Rescue to
save lives through intervention, education and technology.
Money Raised to Date £14,110.00 Target £32,000.00
Do you have questions about life? St Eugene’s Cathedral will be delivering the Alpha Course
beginning on Monday, 7th January from 8.00 pm to 9.00 pm. The Alpha Course
seeks to introduce the basics of the Christian faith through a series of talks and
discussions. It is described as “an opportunity to explore the meaning of life”.
Everyone is invited to attend. Registration forms are available at the back of the
Cathedral. Please complete and return to the Alpha Box at the back of the Church.
Thank You!
Fr Farren acknowledges with thanks donations for: Trócaire: £1020, £50, £100,
£40, £20, £100. St Thérèse, the Little Flower: £40. Foyle Search &
Rescue: £2, £40, £100, £50, £100, £5, £20,£120. Parish Missionaries Overseas:
£20. St Vincent de Paul: £50, £50. Flowers: £20. Foyle Hospice:
£80. Cathedral Funds: £20, £20.
Last Week’s Collection amounted to £4,204.
Parish Development Collection amounted to £903.
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 and ask for the Duty Social Worker.
