SUNDAY 2nd OCTOBER 2022
TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR C)
MASS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:
SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK:
PARISH MISSION: SUNDAY – WEDNESDAY – SEE MISSION SCHEDULE BELOW:
Remainder of week:
Mass on Thursday and Friday: 10.00am, with Rosary commencing 20 minutes before Mass.
On Friday, there is also a 7.00pm Mass – First Anniversary Seamus Meehan
Saturday: Vigil Mass, 6.30pm. Sunday morning: Mass at 9.00am and 11.00am
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, 95.8FM
MASS INTENTIONS:
Friday 7 October, 7.00pm: First Anniversary Mass for James (Seamus) Meehan, Ballybofey
Sunday 9 October, 11.00am: Margaret Friel, Braide.
ANNIVERSARIES:
We pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time. May they rest in peace:
Arthur Mc Nally, Finnside Close; John Coyle, Strabane; Tommy and Lily McDermott, Porthall.
COLLECTION:
THANK YOU for your generosity in last week’s collection, which amounted to €1,751.00 Thank you, also, for your contributions to the Trust Fund for Retired Priests this week, amounting to €363. Sincere thanks, as always, to those who contribute by Standing Order or online.
PARISH MISSION – “GROWING IN FAITH TOGETHER”
Facilitators: Fr Eamonn Fitzgibbon and Sr Therese Fitzgerald
Saturday 1 October – Introduction to the Mission at our 6.30pm Vigil Mass
Sunday 2 October – Introduction to the Mission at our 9.00am and 11.00am Masses
SUNDAY 2 OCTOBER:
Theme: Community of Faith – Faith underpinning everything we are and do
Eucharistic Adoration – 2.00pm – 6.00pm
Workshop in Murlog School – 6.30pm – 7.15pm. Evening Liturgy – 7.30pm
MONDAY 3 OCTOBER (Theme: Vulnerability and Community) &
TUESDAY 4 OCTOBER: (Theme: Service and Forgiveness)
Mass – 6.30am. Rosary – 9.40am, Mass – 10.00am. (Cup of tea after 10.00am Mass)
Eucharistic Adoration – 2.00pm – 6.00pm
Workshop in Murlog School – 6.30pm – 7.15pm. Evening Liturgy – 7.30pm
(Sacrament of Reconciliation available at the Tuesday evening liturgy, with visiting priests)
WEDNESDAY 5 OCTOBER: (Theme – Celebrating Community)
Mass – 6.30am. Rosary – 9.40am, Mass – 10.00am. (Cup of tea after 10.00am Mass)
Eucharistic Adoration – 2.00pm – 6.00pm
Closing Liturgy – 7.00pm (during which Religious items purchased will be blessed)
To ensure the Blessed Sacrament is attended at all times during the periods of Adoration, there is a page available at the back of the church, on which you are asked to put your initials against a day and time that suits you (more than one person/family can initial any individual time).
There will be a special liturgy in the church for our schools on Tuesday at 11.30am. Parents, grandparents, family members and the wider parish family are very welcome to attend.
There will be a collection at each of our evening liturgies, which will go towards meeting the various costs of the Parish Mission. Your generosity will be appreciated, as always.
ENVELOPE BOXES for the coming year (starting today, Sunday 2 October) have now been distributed to your homes. If you have not received your envelope box, please contact Lorna in the parish office this week. If there is anyone who has not had an envelope before and is now in a financial position to start contributing to the weekly collection, please let Lorna or myself know and we will be glad to provide you with an envelope box. There is also a facility on our parish website to contact/send a message to the parish; you can order an envelope box using this facility. The envelope collection is essential to the day-to-day running costs of the parish. Thank you for your generosity.
DAY FOR LIFE 2022:
Today we celebrate Day for Life which is celebrated annually in the Catholic Church. It is a day dedicated to raising awareness of the meaning and value of human life at every stage and in every condition. With the theme this year, ‘Caring for the Older Person’, we are invited to think about the value and worth of older persons in families and in society, and to make practical choices to build bridges between the generations. We are invited to devote quality time, energy and creativity in caring for the older persons in our communities. We pray that the elderly may always be treated with respect and dignity and that no-one will ever feel like a burden in our society.
Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, pray for us.
To read the Pastoral Message for Day for Life, visit www.councilforlife.ie
LETTERKENNY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Service of Remembrance for families who have suffered the loss of a baby through Miscarriage, Stillbirth or Neo-Natal death, and for families who have sadly suffered the death of a child, Sunday 9 October on Highland Radio, immediately after the 10.00am Mass. Families listening in to the Remembrance Service are invited to light a candle in their homes during the prayer service.
SVP local helpline number is 087 4647 991.
‘LEARNING ABOUT THE MASS’ CORNER
QUMEN: DID YOU KNOW MY MUM IS A READER AT MASS?
KATH: No. So what does that mean? What does she read?
QUMEN: The Readings are always part of Mass. They come from the Bible. Mum told me that the proper name for a Reader is a Minister of the Word and the Readings are the Word of God.
KATH: The Word of God?
QUMEN: Yes, that’s right. In them, we hear God speaking to us, and teaching us, through the voice of the Reader (the Minister of the Word). Sometimes they’re a bit difficult to understand. That’s why there’s a homily afterwards – that’s when we sit while the priest explains what God is saying to us in the Readings and tells us how we might put what God is saying to us into practice every day.
Do This In Memory:
Well Done and Thank You to all our First Holy Communion children who came along and participated in our Enrolment Ceremony at our 11.00am Mass last Sunday. It was a very special celebration and a great day in the life of our parish. Thank you to your parents, grandparents and families for your support.
Kath and Qumen are hoping that all the children enjoy THUMB. They have done their best to make sure that it will be a great help to you in your preparation for First Holy Communion and they appeal to your parents and families to help you to grow in your knowledge of what it means to be a member of God’s family.
Meanwhile, Kath and Qumen will keep on talking to you about the Mass in the ‘Learning about the Mass’ corner of the parish newsletter.
Access the Readings on our parish website:
The Daily Mass Readings are also on our website: https://clonleighparish.com/todays-mass-readings/ . Alternatively, just google Clonleigh Parish readings.
The Daily Mass Readings are also on our website: https://clonleighparish.com/todays-mass-readings/ . Alternatively, just google Clonleigh Parish readings.
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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