SUNDAY 2 JANUARY 2022
SECOND SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS
GOSPEL OF ST JOHN 1:1-18 ‘The Word was made flesh and lived among us’
MASS SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK:
Monday and Wednesday: 10.00am
Thursday – Feast of the Epiphany – 10.00am and 7.00pm (7.00pm Month’s Mind for Anne Stewart)
Friday: 10.00am and 7.00pm (7.00pm – First Anniversary Mass for Caroline McBride)
Tuesday: 9.30am
The Rosary will commence 20 minutes before Mass each weekday.
Sunday Masses: Vigil, 6.30pm, Morning, 9.00am and 11.00am
Families of the children baptised in the past year, please note: The 9.00am Mass next Sunday
(9 January) will be offered for the children baptised in the last year and their families.
For those who are unable to come out to church, all our Masses continue to be available on our parish webcam:
and our 11.00am Mass is also broadcast live each Sunday on Finn Valley Radio, FM95.8.
PLEASE MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING AT ALL TIMES IN THE CHURCH AND ENSURE THAT SEATS ARE NOT OVER-CROWDED. PLEASE ALSO WEAR A FACE COVERING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK:
Thursday, 6 January, 7.00pm: Month’s Mind Mass for Anne Stewart, The Roughan
Friday, 7 January, 7.00pm: First Anniversary for Caroline McBride, Croaghan Heights
Saturday, 8 January, 6.30pm: Maureen and Hugh McDermott, Coneyburrow Road
Sunday 9 January, 11.00am: Sister Gabriel Porter, The Common.
ANNIVERSARIES:
Roseann Carlin, Coneyburrow; Mary McCloon, Ballindrait; Derek McCloon, Ballindrait; Thomas Quinn, The Roughan Elizabeth Quinn, The Roughan; Mary McCahill, Ramelton; Matthew Catterson, Ballindrait.
May they rest in peace.
COLLECTION:
THANK YOU as always for your generosity to the weekly collection.
Download our Standing Order Form here.
You can also request envelopes by simply clicking on this link: ‘Get in Touch‘ and then select Parish Envelopes from the drop-down menu.
ST VINCENT DE PAUL:
The St Patrick’s Conference, Murlog, wish to thank the parishioners for their generosity to their annual Christmas Appeal. They are delighted to announce that the appeal raised €2,500.68. The members wish everyone a very happy and safe 2022.
THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD will be celebrated on Thursday of this week, 6 January, the twelfth day of Christmas. The word epiphany means ‘manifestation’, ‘revelation’ or ‘showing’. On this Feast Day we celebrate manifestation of the Child Jesus to the Wise Men – the visit of the Magi from the East, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The Gospel tells us that the Magi, after paying homage to Jesus, left by a ‘different road’. Pope Francis tells us that, “in order to find Jesus, we also need to take a different route, to follow a different path, His path, the path of humble love, and to persevere.” Mass in our church for the Feast Day is at 10.00am.
FOR ATTENTION OF PARENTS OF THE CHILDREN BAPTISED IN OUR CHURCH IN THE PAST YEAR:
Next Sunday, 9 January, the Church celebrates the Baptism of the Lord. During our Sunday Masses next weekend – Saturday Vigil, 6.00pm, and Sunday morning, 9.00am & 11.00am – I will carry out a short Blessing of the Babies ceremony, to pray God’s blessing and protection on each of the children baptised in our church in the past year. I extend a special invitation to you, the parents, to come along to any one of these three Masses, if possible, with your baby. Other family members and Godparents will also be most welcome. During Mass, you will be invited to bring your child forward to the altar for this special blessing.
During the year, as you may know, we placed a Baptism Tree in the sanctuary, which is adorned with leaves bearing the name of each child baptised in 2021, and the date of baptism. You will be invited to take the ‘leaf’ for your child home, as a keep-safe. One suggestion is that it is hung on your Christmas tree each year.
The 9.00am Mass next Sun (9 Jan) will be offered for the children baptised in the past year and their families.
PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR:
God of all creation,
as I enter this New Year which You have gifted to me,
I ask You to make it a happy and fulfilling year:
Not by shielding me from sorrows and pain, but by opening my heart to bearing the sufferings that may come my way;
Not by granting me unbroken sunshine, but by keeping the light of Your face at the centre of my darkest days;
Not by making my path easy, but by guiding me to travel the path that will lead towards Your eternal light;
Not by granting all my needs, but by making me see and attend to the needs of others, especially the poor;
God of Love, bless me this new year with the peace, hope and joy that only You can give. Amen.
SACRAMENTAL DATES – 2022:
The proposed Confirmation and First Holy Communion dates for the coming year are:
Sacrament of Confirmation – Saturday 26 March 2022
Sacrament of First Holy Communion – Saturday 21 May 2022
God willing, we will be able to adhere to the proposed dates in 2022. I will be working closely with our three schools in the coming weeks and months as the children prepare for these important steps in their faith. Please keep the children, their teachers and their families in your prayer.
You can access the Readings on our parish website:
I hope that having the Readings available on our parish website is also helpful to our Scripture readers, for the purpose of checking them out in advance. The Daily Mass Readings are also on our website: https://clonleighparish.com/todays-mass-readings/ . Alternatively, just google Clonleigh Parish readings.
CHURCH CONTRIBUTIONS:
You can donate to the Church via The Parish Envelopes or by Standing Order. Download this easy to fill form: Standing Order Form – & send to or email the Parish Office: clonleighparish@derrydiocese.org
Parish Contact Details:
Parish Priest: Fr Colm O’Doherty Parochial House: 074-9142022
Mobile: 0833665530
Parish Office – Secretary: Lorna Porter @ 074-9142001
Email: clonleighparish@derrydiocese.org
Parish website: www.clonleighparish.com
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