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PARISH OF DRUMCREE Mission Statement: Our Parish is a Christ-centred community. In Baptism we are challenged by the Spirit to live and share the Gospel message. Through proclaiming the Gospel message to all, Growth in Faith, Liturgy, Justice Issues and Ecumenism we extend our love and care to all people providing support in renewing and deepening our faith. We value the gifts and talents of each of our Parishioners and invite them to use these in responding to Christ's invitation to all of us to follow Him and spread the Good News to the whole world. www.drumcreeparish.com St. John the Baptist Church, Garvaghy Road, (1777) - 1977 St. Patrick's Church, William Street – 1835 3rd October 2010 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass Times: St. John the Baptist Saturday 7 p.m. Sunday 8.30 & 11.30 a.m. St. Patrick's Sunday 10 a.m. Weekday Masses: St. John the Baptist Tuesday - Friday 7p.m. St. Patrick's Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. Monday 7p.m. (Novena - Miraculous Medal) Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Thursdays in St. John the Baptist Church beginning at 6 p.m. Devotions 1st & 2nd Sunday - October - June Confessions: St. Patrick's Saturday - 12.30 - 1.15 p.m. St. John the Baptist Saturday - 6.15 - 6.45 p.m. Baptisms: Every Saturday, 5 p.m. Registration for Baptism must be made in St. John the Baptist Church, after Friday evening Mass, two weeks prior to date. Marriage: At least three months notice must be given to the Priests of the Parish. Phone Numbers: Fr. O'Dwyer 38350610 Parish Mobile - Emergency No. 07841101850 Devotions: Evening Prayer of the Church and Benediction at 7 p.m. in St. Patrick's Church this evening. Minister of the Eucharist St. John the Baptist, week beginning 4th Eddie McVeigh. Ministry of The Word Week beginning 4th - 10 a.m. Belle Oliver. 7 p.m. David Greer. Feasts: Monday 4th St. Francis of Assisi; Wednesday 6th St. Bruno; Thursday 7th Our Lady of The Rosary; Saturday 9th St. Denis, St. John Leonardi, Blessed John Henry Newman. Recent Baptisms: Maggie Grace McCourt, Conor Michael Creaney, Josh Philip McBride Parish Presentation, following last Sunday's donations, to Fr. Brian White will take place on Thursday 7th October in St. John the Baptist Primary School at 7.30 p.m. All welcome. Other groups and societies who wish to make presentations to Fr. Brian should contact Fr. O'Dwyer. Christian Aid: From October - May the local group of Christian Aid will be hosting soup and cheese lunches on the first ednesday of each month at 12 noon. The lunches are provided and served by members of the local churches on a rota basis and are held in Armagh Road Presbyterian Church. A minimum donation of £3 is suggested. Last year £1800+ was raised at these lunches. Drumcree College Opening of Year Mass in St. John the Baptist Church Wednesday 6th October at 10am. All welcome. No morning Mass inSt. Patrick's Church. SHYNE: new members (4th plus) very welcome at St Mary's Youth Club on Sundays 3rd or 17th Oct 7.30-9.30pm World Youth Day 2011 Do you want to celebrate your Catholic faith in Madrid next August with 2million young Catholics from all over the world? Will you be aged between 16 to 35years of age on 1st August 2011? We hope to bring up to 200 young people from Armagh Archdiocese to this celebration that will renew you in faith and be one of the best weeks of your life - guaranteed! See - www.armagharchdiocese.org and attend one of the following information evenings at 7.30pm each evening in October: Monday 11th Armagh Cathedral Synod Hall; Wednesday 13th Magnet Pastoral Centre, Dundalk; Wednesday 13th Cookstown Parish Hall. Day for Life - Sunday 3rd October: theme: Lord for your faithful people life is changed, not ended. Pastoral thoughts available in a leaflet in Churches. St. Joseph's Young Priest Society - invites all members and parishioners to a Mass to celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary of our parish branch in St. Patrick's Church on Sunday 10th October at 3 p.m. Cemetery Access via Dungannon Road: due to work at the Pastoral Centre this gate will be closed until further notice. St. Vincent de Paul Society: members please note that meeting scheduled for 7th October has been postponed until Thursday 14th October. Offertory Collection Sunday 26th £2475-76 Thanks to all who contributed +++++++++++++++ Prayer Cards of Pope Benedict's Prayer for the Irish Church available in the Churches. Requiescant In Pace Lately deceased: Helena Kearney, Dora Creally, Elizabeth Douglas, Joseph Livingstone, Vera Turley, Elizabeth Raythorn, Alderine McQuaid, Mary Bullimore, Maureen McCullagh, Philomena Murphy, Sean Hegarty, Jeanette Davis, Michael Woods, Theresa McKeown, Eddie Campbell, Barney Heaney, Pat Breen At This Time: Margaret Coleman, Bobby Hagan, Mary Breen, Michael Toland, Bridie McDonnell, Miguel Soares & Family, Imelda Millsopp, Catherine McConville, Maria da Cruz Rodrigues, Joao Antonio Gomes Sunday 3rd: Ana Maria Xavier & Barbara Do Rego, Filomena Da Silva Soares, Kathleen Shevlin, Francis Grimes, Barney Murphy, Hugh Murphy Monday 4th: Sean McArdle, Paddy Connolly, Annie Holland, Elizabeth Breen, Denis Gallagher Tuesday 5th: Jean McAlinden(1st Anniversary), Maureen Fay, Helena Quinn, Mary Foy, Eileen Sloan Wednesday 6th: Don Lucas(1st Anniversary), Tony O'Dwyer, James McGrath, Angela Cooper Thursday 7th: Paul Murphy, Alice Murphy, Bridie McStravick, Sheelah O'Neill, Joseph Neill, Harry Creaney Friday 8th: Kathleen Hagan(1st Anniversary), M.M. Susan Mullan, James O'Hare, Kathleen Smith Saturday 9th: Jose Maria Martin Cabot Anniversaries late for bulletin should be left in the Sacristy for inclusion on proper day. When submitting notices for the bulletin please include a contact name and telephone number. Notices and anniversaries should be left in by the Wednesday prior to publication. St. Vincent De Paul Society Clothes shop, tel. 38393898 or Furniture shop tel. 38394219, in Mayfair Business Centre, Garvaghy Road. Opening hours Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. NEW SELF HELP LINE - 38339639. Response within 48 hours. Developing World Project - Romania Home Build - Monthly car-boot sale Saturday 2nd October. PALS - over 18's interested in volunteering at either 10 a.m. or 11.30 a.m. Masses, please contact Ursula on 07889424614 after 6 p.m. Calvin - Loyola Conference: St. Patrick's College, Maynooth 8th/9th October. Theme "Living in union with Christ in todays world: the contribution of John Calvin and Ignatius Loyola." For more information see www.calvinandloyolaconference.org CTS Bookstand - We will soon be ordering some new booklets for the CTS stands in both Churches. It is always our intention to keep the stands well stocked with booklets that are interesting as well as inspiring. In our daily faith journey we often come across issues that confuse us or where we would like to know more about how the Catholic Church views a certain topic. Many such issues are addressed by booklets published by CTS. Please feel free to suggest items that you would like to know more about and we will try to source booklets for you. You can have a look on the CTS website to see if there is anything that interests you, then simply place a slip of paper marked `CTS Request' in the collection basket or leave in the sacristy and we will obtain the book. The CTS website address is www.cts-online.org.uk SPRED - the group meet on Wednesday at 7.30 p.m. in Drumcree Community Centre. Servite Priory - Benburb - Floral Extravaganza - Wednesday 13th October. Arrangements by Fr. Sean McEvoy and Ann Traynor. Admission £5. Commences 7.45 p.m. Craft Group invite new members. We meet in Ashgrove Centre on Mondays 10am to 12noon. St. Mary's Youth Centre: WANTED! Girl's Football Coach for 8 week programme (Monday nights). If interested contact Nick 38337524 e.mail This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Fundraising Quiz in aid of St. Mary's junior football teams - Saturday 9th October in McKeever's Bar, 8.30 p.m. All welcome - light supper and music by Black Velvet included. St. Mary's Women's Guild: Meeting in Ashgrove Community Centre at 8 p.m. Wednesday 6th October. Guest speaker. Bannside Development Centre: Homework Club Monday & Tuesday 3.15 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. £1 per day. ICT Classes, English classes to be arranged. Arts and Crafts Classes from 7 - 8.30pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. For more information contact Carol on 38339916. Tir Na nOg GFC: Bingo and Lotto Tuesday 8.15 p.m. (All support welcomed). St. John's Scouts: Scouts Monday 7 - 9 p.m. Cubs Tuesday 7 - 8.30 p.m. Beavers Wednesday 7 - 8.30 p.m. New members welcome. If interested in helping as a leader please contact 07918651104. Cumann Seanchais Ard Mhacha: The second lecture in the Autumn 2010 series will take place on Wednesday 6th October at 8 p.m. in the O Fiach Library, Armagh. Professor Valerie Hall of Queens University will talk on "Landscapes of Armagh and the North of Ireland over the last Millennium." Marie Curie Cancer Care: Table Quiz Friday 15th October at 9 p.m. in Goodyear Social Club - ticket £5. For tickets contact Margaret on 38343411 or Maggie 38831272. Thanks to all who took part in and sponsored the following events - Lurgan Park Sponsored Walk £3561 and Craigavon Sponsored Cycle £14,269. St. John's Accordion Orchestra: classes in music on Thursdays 7 p.m. in St. John the Baptist P. School. Anyone wishing to join please contact a committee member at the school on the evening. Reflection Increase our faith Faith is like a well; its water is deep, refreshing, fed by the stream of living water from God; it started like a trickle of baptismal water, now it is deeper, and we draw on it for meaning, compassion and God's love. Faith is personal to each of us, like every child is uniquely loved by parents in a way that is just for that child. Faith is like holding God's hand, and we each hold hands our own way, with our own unique touch. Be grateful for faith, the gift of God. Be patient with its growth. And let's be confident in its growth. Through the darkness of doubts, through the fog of questions, through the storms of let-down, faith is nourished and grows. Like a stone thrown into the well immediately upsets the water at the top, but as it falls it upsets less, until it hardly disturbs the deep water, the place of peace and silence, that place of deep faith, at the bottom of the well. For in the bottom of the well is the home of God, and nobody can destroy that home within us. In the peace and silence of its depths is the living water, given for ever: the water that no stone can disturb, no sin can destroy. We are grateful for the water that lasts forever, that springs up inside us for eternal life; Jesus, the life of God, the life of the world. A MINUTE IN EVERY HOUR! AN HOUR IN EVERY DAY! A DAY IN EVERY WEEK 10 MINUTES OF PEACE AT 10 AM ON 10TH DAY OF 10TH MONTH 20TEN. ********** THE JOY RULE THINK OF JESUS THINK OF OTHERS THINK OF YOURSELF |