Sunday 19th April 2009

Divine Mercy Sunday

My Lord and my God

Jesus said: “Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so am I sending you.” We are all very familiar today with the idea of peace processes – in Northern Ireland, the Middle East and so on. Jesus needs us to engage in a peace process with one another so that we can be his disciples and true witnesses of his resurrection. We need first of all to put away all weapons of mass destruction like criticism, anger, coldness, selfishness etc. We need to put in place of these the qualities of God’s Spirit, namely love, joy, peace, patience etc. This week we should practice these qualities first of all in our homes as wife and husband, as parents and family. We also need to practice them as we build our parish community to the glory of God.

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.

Once upon a time there was a little old man. His eyes blinked and his hands trembled; when he ate he clattered the silverware distressingly, missed his mouth with the spoon as often as not, and dribbled a bit of food on the tablecloth.

Now he lived with his married son, having nowhere else to live, and his son’s wife was a modern young woman who knew that in-laws should not be tolerated in a woman’s home. “I can’t have this,” she said. “It interferes with a woman’s right to happiness.” So she and her husband took the little old man gently but firmly by the arm and led him to the corner of the kitchen.

There they sat him on a stool and gave him his food, what there was of it, in an earthenware bowl. From then on he always ate in the corner of the kitchen, blinking at the table with wistful eyes.

One day his hands trembled rather more than usual, and the earthenware bowl fell and broke. “If you are a pig," said the daughter-in-law, “you must eat out of a trough.” So they made him a little wooden trough, and he got his meals in that.

These people had a four-year-old son of whom they were very fond. One suppertime the young man noticed his boy playing intently with some bits of wood and asked what he was doing. “I’m making a trough,” he said, smiling up for approval, “to feed you and Mama out of when I get big.”

The man and his wife look at each other for a while and didn’t say anything. Then they cried a little. Then they went to the corner and took the little old man by the arm and led him back to the table. They sat him in a comfortable chair and gave him his food on a plate and from then on nobody ever scolded when he clattered or spilled or broke things.

(Taken from Grimm’s Fairytales)

Sacred Heart Church - Sunday Mass Times

Vigil : Saturday 6.00 pm

Sunday : 8.30 am, 9.45 am, 11 am, 12.30 pm

St Mary’s Drumragh: Sunday at 10 am

Weekday Mass Times for this Week

Mon - Fri : 8am, 10 am & 7.30 pm
Saturday : 10 am

Confessions Times

Sacred Heart Church
Friday: 6.30 pm - 7.15 pm
Saturday : 10.30 - 12.30pm & 6.45pm

Sacrament of Confirmation 2009

On Saturday 25th April Bishop Francis Lagan will be with us in the Sacred Heart Church to administer the sacrament of Confirmation to one hundred and fifty-two of our young boys and girls. It is a time when we are asked to pray for our young people, that they may be loyal to the faith we are passing on to them and an occasion when we wish Bishop Lagan a very sincere and warm welcome to Omagh. All parents, children and sponsors attending the Confirmation ceremony are asked to be in their seats by 10.30 am.

Please note that on Confirmation Day, there will be no 10 am Mass and no morning Confessions.

First Communion Dates

26th April: St Colmcille’s P.S. in Sacred Heart Church @ 12.30 pm
10th May: St Conor’s P.S. in Sacred Heart Church @ 12.30 pm
17th May: Loreto P.S. in Sacred Heart Church @ 12.30 pm
17th May: All Saint’s P.S. and Sacred Heart P.S. in St Mary’s Church, Drumragh @ 10 am
31st May: Omagh Integrated P.S. in the Sacred Heart Church @ 12.30 pm

Saints of the Week
Week Beginning Sunday 19th April

Tuesday 21 – St Anselm, bishop and doctor of the Church
Thursday 23 – St George, martyr

Friday 24 – St Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest and martyr

Saturday 25 – St Mark, Evangelist

Sacred Heart Church - Mass Intentions 7.30 pm

Monday Maureen McCauley – Month’s Mind

Wednesday Bob Patton – 1st Anniversary

Weddings

We congratulate the following couples who were married recently:

Claire Duffy & Eoin McAteer

Clare Campbell & Gerard Moore

May the grace of the sacrament remain with them all their lives.

Parish Notes

Please note there will be no Devotions today (Sunday) owing to the Divine Mercy Service which is taking place in St Mary’s, Killyclogher.

St Joseph’s Hall Grand Refurbishment Draw
Returns are now being collected on a fortnightly basis. Anyone with tickets and money to return, can they please come to St Joseph’s Hall on Tuesday night at the usual times. Remember - every month there will be a free draw for £50 and if you’re not in, you can’t win!!!

Divine Mercy Sunday

St Mary’s Church, Killyclogher
Sunday 19th April 2009 at 3pm
All are Welcome

“The Mercy of God is inexhaustible”

Cemetery Sunday 2009

Our Services of Remembrance for the Dead will take place this year in the Drumragh and Dublin Road Cemeteries on Sunday 7th June. The Drumragh Cemetery Service will be at 3 pm and the Dublin Road Cemetery Service at 5 pm.

Q. Why do the Gospels put such an emphasis on the risen Jesus showing the disciples his hands and feet?

A. The wounds in his hands and side served to remove any doubts as to the identity of Jesus and the reality of his crucifixion. The Lord invited Thomas to touch his wounds and in doing so, Thomas made the highest act of faith by anybody in the Bible. There is a message here for people of all times. The risen Lord showed his wounds to let us know that we can meet him in our wounded condition. Many people have experienced a wonderful development of faith in meeting their wounded Lord through their own wounds of pain, failures or addiction.

Fr Silvester O’Flynn OFM Cap, Courtesy of Intercom Magazine

Email silvesteroflynn@gmail.com

Special Diocesan Mass

The Annual Diocesan Mass for those with special needs, and their families and friends, will take place in St Joseph’s Church, Galliagh, Derry on Saturday 9th May 2009 at 3.00 pm. Bishop Hegarty will celebrate the Mass. If you have a child who wishes to receive the Sacrament of Conifirmation or First Communion at this Mass, please contact the Catechetical Centre on 028 7126 4087.

Trócaire Boxes
We ask anyone with a Trócaire Box to please return it to the Church as soon as possible. Many thanks.

Marie McCourt’s Hooley and Buffet Dance

St Patricks Hall, Dromore
Friday 24th April @ 8.30 pm
Music by Silver Fox
Donations gratefully accepted for the palliative care team- Macmillan Cancer Care Nurses
Please support this very worthy cause!

Ulster Project

The Annual Ulster Project Table Quiz will be held in the Silver Birch Hotel on Thursday 30th April at 8 pm. The support of past participants and the general public would be greatly appreciated.

Keep Fit Class
An additional 6 Weeks
St Eugene’s Hall, Clanabogan
Thursday 23rd April @ 7.30 pm
Boxercise; Stability Ball on Alternate Weeks

For more information call 0779 655 2299
Newcomers Welcome

Jewellery Making Classes
Classes in St Joseph’s Hall, Omagh
Cost £30, including all materials, use of tools and light refreshments
All Courses run from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm
50% Deposit on Booking
For more information or to book call Fiona on 8224 1943 or 0752 199 3151

University of Ulster Choir in Concert
The acclaimed University of Ulster Choir, under the direction of Shaun Ryan, will perform a concert at St Patrick’s Church, Buncrana Road, Pennyburn, on Tuesday 28th April at 8 pm. The programme includes a specially commissioned setting of Robbie Burns’ ‘My love is like a red, red rose’, John Rutter’s folksong cycle, ‘The Sprig of Thyme’ and the hauntingly beautiful ‘Lux Aeterna’ by Morten Lauridsen.

St Joseph’s Bookshop
Open Saturdays
10.30 am - 4 pm

Wide variety of Books, Holy Ornaments, Medals, Rosaries & Cards available.

Omagh St Enda's GAC
The Senior Team play Carrickmore this Sunday 19th at 2.15 pm (Reserves) and 3.45 pm (Senior) at Healy Park. Bingo continues as usual on Thursday night at 9pm in the Clubrooms at Healy Park, with £4000 in prize money.

Omagh Independent Advice Centre
Omagh Independent Advice Centre offers a free and confidential advice service to anyone in financial difficulty. If you would like to speak to someone about your financial difficulties, please call Michele in the Advice Centre on 028 8224 3252.

Coming Soon to St Joseph’s Hall, Omagh

JW Promotions Presents one of Country Music’s Greatest Talents

Collin Raye

Friday 22nd May 2009

Support Act – Gary Quinn

Call 07753 936 701 for ticket sales