Sunday, 18th August 2019 - Aghyaran Parish Newsletter -



St. Patrick’s Church, Aghyaran

Sunday, 18th August 2019 | 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C




Parish Priest: Fr. J. Gilmore - Telephone 8167 0728

Parish email addresskathleen@parishofaghyaran.com

Parish Website www.parishofaghyaran.com | Let your overseas friends know.




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Masses during the coming week

Monday & Tuesday 10.00am

Thursday & Friday 10.00am


Weekend Masses

Vigil Mass Saturday evening - 6.30pm

Sunday morning 10.00am


Confession Time

Saturday Evening before the Vigil Mass


Mass Intentions for the incoming week

Friday 10.00am - Anv. Mass Michael Brendan & Catherine O’Connell 

Saturday 6.30pm -Anv. Mass Jimmy Penrose


Baptism 

We welcome into our Faith Community Hannah McHugh who was baptised and welcomed into the family of God recently.




Changes to Parish Structures

Following the diocesan changes announced recently by Bishop McKeown, the parishes of Termonamongan and Castlederg and Ardstraw West will be administered by one priest from 31st August onwards. Fr. Paul Fraser will live in the Parochial House in Castlederg. All telephone calls should be directed to 028 8167 1393 and all written communication to

16 Castlefin Road, Castlederg BT81 7BT.


Beginning on Saturday 31st August the following mass schedule will apply:


St. Patrick’s Aghyaran

Saturday Vigil 7.30pm

1st and 3rd Sundays of the month 11.00am

Tuesday 10.00am

Thursday 10.00am


St. Patrick’s Castlederg

Saturday Vigil 6pm

2nd and 4th Sundays of the month 11.00am

Monday 7.30pm

Friday 10.00am

(If a month has five Sundays the location of Mass will be announced)


St. Mary’s Dregish

Sunday 9.00am


St. Francis of Assisi Drumnabey

Sunday 12.30pm

In the event of a funeral occurring on weekdays, morning mass will be re-located to the appropriate church.

Unfortunately, these plans had to be made prior to Fr. Paul’s arrival in the parish. As he settles in adjustments will be made to the schedule as required.




Each day in the Derry Diocese we are asked to pray for our priests named on that particular day.

Sunday Fr. Gerard Mongan

Monday Fr. Colm Morris

Tuesday All Priests

Wednesday Fr. Aidan Mullan

Thursday Fr. Kevin Mullan

Friday Fr. Michael F. Mullan




Church Collections

Weekly Collection

£844.30 + Euro 53.20

Church Restoration Fund

£790.37 + Euro 108

Total: £1,634.67 + Euro 161.20




Give Blood –Save Lives

at Castlederg High School Castlederg

Tuesday 27th August

1.30pm-4pm and 5.15pm –8pm

Wednesday 28th August - 4pm –8pm


Cancer Research UK

are holding a fundraising Dance

in Blacktown Arms on 20th September 2019

Dancing to Charlie, Claire & Marcus

Adm. £7 Dancing 10pm -1am




Job Opportunity: Derry Diocesan Trust seeks to recruit a Youth Co-ordinator for the Parish of Templemore (St Eugene’s Cathedral and St Columba’s, Long Tower). Part-Time (20 hours), Fixed Term One-Year Contract (with possibility of extension). The employee will facilitate the growth of the faith of all youth within the parish, which currently has five primary schools and three post-primary schools. For application packs please email office@derrydiocese.org or telephone 028 7126 2302. Completed applications must be returned to Derry Diocesan Trust, Bishop’s House, St Eugene’s Cathedral, Francis Street, Derry, BT48 9AP, or via email, to be received no later than 5.00pm on Thursday 22nd August 2019. Derry Diocesan Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.



ST. DAVOG’S CLUB NOTES:



Football: It was back to action last Saturday for our senior footballers when they we had Pomeroy as visitors in a starred game and were beaten 0-14 to 1-06. We have Beragh as visitors today (Sunday) (res) (5.30pm and (sen) 7pm. Our reserve team now meet Galbally in the reserve KO championship.


Congratulations to our minor team who are through to the county minor championship final They now meet Derrylaughan in the final.


U/16 boys played to Augher in the league on Friday evening and secured victory.


Commiserations to the Tyrone Senior panel and our three club players Ronan McNamee, Benny Gallen, and Ronan Mc Hugh after their defeat to Kerry at the weekend We now look forward to seeing the 3 boys in our club colours for the remainder of the season


Ladies: Senior girls travelled to Donaghmore last Friday in their final league game of the season and came home with a victory. The result now means the girls retain their senior status for 2020,.Well done girls and to team men-tor Kevin Moss. .


Sympathy: At the Club Members monthly meeting votes of sympathy were extended to the following families on their recent bereavements. Jack Lynch (Castlederg), John Mc Hugh (Castlederg), Sarah McPeake (Killeter), Leo Molloy (Castlederg), Patsy Doherty (Castlederg), Mary Queen of the Gael pray for them.




Dance

Garvagh Hall

this Friday 23rd August

Dancing to ‘Tir Conaill Country’


Catholic Grandparents Association Annual National Grandparents Pilgrimage September 8th, 2019 - Knock Shrine 2.30pm. Everybody welcome to honour & thank Grandparents alive and dead for all they have done for us down through the ages. Chief Celebrant Bishop Kevin Doran, Bishop of Elphin - Combined Choirs of Knock Parish - Dana sings 'Our Lady of Knock'