Parish Contact Details

Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 31st August 2014 Sunday Cycle A Weekday Cycle 2

Sick Calls 8224 2092 Baptismal Preparation Team 07895557359 Parish Office 8224 2092 48 Brook Street, Omagh, BT78 5HD Email: info@drumraghparish.com Monsignor Joseph Donnelly 8224 3011 52 Brook Street, Omagh, BT78 5HD Email: jopd@drumraghparish.com Fr Dermot McGirr 8224 2092 48 Brook Street, Omagh, BT78 5HD Email: dmg@drumraghparish.com Fr Piotr Zimnoch 8224 2092 50 Brook Street, Omagh BT78 5HD Email: piotrzimnoch186@gmail.com Sacred Heart Church 8225 2152 (Sacristy)

Mass & Confession Times

Parish Of Drumragh

Sacred Heart Church St Mary’s Church, Drumragh

Parish Of Drumragh www.drumraghparish.com Email:info@drumraghparish.com

Sacred Heart Church Sunday Mass Times

Vigil : Saturday 6.00 pm Sunday : 9 am, 11 am, 12.30 pm

St Mary’s Drumragh: Sunday at 10 am Weekday Mass Times for this Week

Monday - Thursday: 10 am & 7.30 pm First Friday:8 am, 10 am & 7.30 pm

Saturday: 10 am Mon - Fri: Rosary: 9.30 am (except when

there is a funeral) & 7.00 pm Confession Times

Sacred Heart Church Thursday : 10.30 am - 12.30 pm & 6.30

pm - 7.15 pm Saturday : 10.30 am - 12.30 pm & 6.45pm

A Smile A smile costs nothing, but gives so much. It enriches those who receive it, without making poorer those who give it. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it, and none is so poor but that

he can be made rich by it. A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters goodwill in business, and is the countersign of friendship. It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and it is nature’s best antidote for trouble. Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away. Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give. - BJ. Morbitzer

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To All Committed Adorers For the First Friday Adoration on September 5th 2014 only, can all committed adorers contact 0774 350 2165 if they are unable to make their Holy Hour. Adoration will begin after 10 am Mass until 11.15 and resume at 2 pm after the wedding.

An Evening of Praise and Prayer for Healing

Rev David Jardine of Divine Healing Ministries, Belfast will lead an evening of praise with prayers

for healing in the Pastoral Centre, Brook Street, Omagh on Thursday 11th September at 8 pm. He will be accompanied by a Prayer Team. All welcome. “Bear with one another and forgive whenever there is an occasion to do so as the Lord has

forgiven you...’’ Col 3. 13

Parish Office Closure The Parish Office will be closed from Monday 1st September to Wednesday 3rd September (inclusive). Please

remember that bookings for baptisms and weddings can only be made through the office and you are asked to wait until the office reopens on Thursday 4th September.

Parish Draw The next Parish Draw will take place on Tuesday 2nd September after the Bingo in St Joseph’s Hall. Promoters are asked to bring their returns to the hall at the usual times.

Feasts of the Week Week Beginning Sunday 31st August

Wednesday 3 September – St Gregory the Great, pope and doctor of the Church Thursday 4 – St Mac Nissi, bishop

Sacred Heart Church 7.30 pm Mass Intentions

Monday John Meyler – Month’s Mind Saturday (10 am) Mass for the Decased Members of the DDS

Prayer for Priests We ask for your prayers for the following

priests this week: Sunday 31st August – Fr Francis P O’Hagan Monday 1st September – Fr Patrick O’Hagan Tuesday 2nd September – Fr David O’Kane Wednesday 3rd September – Fr Patrick O’Kane Thursday 4th September – Fr Peter O’Kane Friday 5th September – Fr Seamus O’Kane Saturday 6th September – Fr Arthur O’Reilly

Sacred Heart College, Omagh Dates for return to school are as follows: Monday 1st September for Years 10 & 13 with year 12 students who are not on work experience. Tuesday 2nd September for Years 9, 11 & 14. Wednesday 3rd September for Years 8 and 14 and selected Year 13 students. All Students should attend on Thursday 4th September 2014.

First Friday Devotions Friday is the First Friday of the month. There will be 8 am Mass in the Sacred Heart Church. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will be in the Sacred Heart Church from after 10 am Mass until 7.15 pm.

Foyle Hospice BBQ Tickets are now on sale for Annual Steak BBQ in St Eugene’s Hall, Clanabogan on 13th September. Tickets are £10, call Noelle on 0773 083 4203 or Susan on 8224 6064. If you prefer chicken or salmon, please let us know in advance.

Sick Visitation Fr McGirr will visit the sick on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week.

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Day of Continuous Prayer In Our Parish for Marriage and Family Life

Monday 1st September is our next parish day for Marriage and Family Life. "Knock and the door will be opened to you" By knocking on the door we put ourselves into God's very safe and caring hands. This day is a call to the whole parish to pray for Marriage and Family Life. If you'd like to undertake an hour of prayer on the 1st of each month, we'll provide you with a booklet to guide you through it and the hour can be prayed anywhere. Sign-up sheets are available today and in the week ahead, at the main altar beside our banner for Marriage and Family Life. Please provide your name and contact details and during which hour of the day you would pray and we'll deliver the booklet to you.

(Marriage and Family Life Group/ Drumragh Parish Pastoral Council)

Trócaire Lenten Campaign – Matched Funding Initiative Trócaire are delighted to inform you that they have reached, and, indeed, surpassed their target for matched funding by the UK government, in the Trócaire Lenten Campaign. This could only have been achieved through the generosity and solidarity of parishioners, and their co-operation in ensuring that their contributions were made within a timeframe that allowed Trócaire to claim matched funding from the government. Trocaire ask you to accept their sincere gratitude to you for your crucial role in helping them to achieve this successful outcome. Response to crisis in Iraq: Trócaire has committed an initial €300,000 to support their Caritas partners in responding to the evolving emergency and assess the needs of vulnerable populations, the most pressing of which are food, water and essential living supplies.

Readers for September 6 pm Vigil – Danielle Thornton; 9 am – Kevin Miley; 11 am – Cathal Lynch; 12.30 pm – Mary Haughey.

Cleaners for Drumragh The cleaners for St Mary’s Church, Drumragh for the month of September are Ann Doherty, Dympna McKay, Brenda McSorley and Kelly McSorley.

Pioneer Association The next meeting of the Drumragh Parish Pioneer Group will be held in St Joseph’s Hall at 8 pm on Thursday 11th September. All pioneers are asked to attend.

Eucharistic Ministers for September

Vigil Mass – Brid McCavert, Louise Kirwan, Mary-Ellen McSorley, Anne McCaffrey, Marie Gallagher, Maura Cox, Geraldine Quinn, Gerry McLaughlin; 9.00 am – Dominic Pinto, Margaret Rafferty, Kevin O’Gara, Joe McElholm, Jim McGread; 11 am – Deirdre Timoney, Colette Breslin, Claire Murray, Peg McClean, Gerald McCarney, Jackie Carroll; 12.30 pm – Sonya McDermott, Mary Campbell, Michelle Lagan, Kathleen Winters, Tracy Nugent; 10 am Drumragh – Anita Hackett, Aidan Campbell.

Collectors for September 6.00 pm – Thomas McElroy; 9.00 am – John Rafferty, Fursey Mullan, Peter Haughey, John O’Neill, Sean Mullan, Eugene Lynam, Gerry Broderick; 11 am – James Murray, Pat McGartland, Aidan Quinn, Kevin McCrory; 12.30 pm – Patrick Conway, Dermot O’Kane, John Lagan, Michael Nugent, Ethan Nugent.

ACCORD 8224 2439

AL-ANON FAMILY 9068 2368

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

9043 4848

AWARE 7126 0602

CARE FOR CANCER 8224 6599

CRUSE 8224 4414

DRUG AWARENESS 0800 776600

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS

7135 1329

THE SAMARITANS 8224 4944

WOMEN’S AID 0800 9171414 PIONEER ASSOCIATION 8224 5543

SVDP THRIFT SHOP SVDP HELPLINE

8224 9839 0773 883 7991

Useful Telephone Numbers

Contact the Booking Committee at St Joseph’s Hall for bookings. Booking

Forms can also be downloaded at www.drumraghparish.com

Hall Contact No. 07753 936 701

St Joseph’s Hall

Tues 9 pm - Bingo - Jackpot £1000 Wed 11 am - 1 pm - Weightwatchers 5.45 pm - Baxter School of Dancing Sat 1.45 pm Groogan O’Doherty School of Dancing

Care for Cancer Invites You To A Thanksgiving Service

Sunday 7th September @ 3.30 pm Drumragh Integrated College

Supported by Omagh Churches’ Forum Music by St Eugene’s Band & Omagh

Community Choir (Refreshments Served)

Tel: 028 8224 6599 for more information

Baxter School of Dancing Classes resume on:

Tuesday 2nd September – Clanabogan Hall from 6.15 pm - 8.00 pm

Wednesday 3rd September - St Joseph’s Hall – 5.45 pm - 7.30 pm

Saturday 6th September - Holy Family Junior Site - 11 am - 1 pm Enquiries – 0780 876 3185

Groogan O’Doherty School of Dancing

The above classes resume on Saturday 6th September at 1.45 pm in St Joseph’s Hall, Omagh.

Killyclogher Dancing Classes The above resume on Tuesday 2nd September from 8 pm to 10 pm in Cappagh Parish Hall. All welcome.

Charity Fun Weekend Tattyreagh GAC hosts a Charity fun weekend starting with a Steak BBQ on Saturday 30th August at 8.30 pm. Tickets are available at the door on the night. On Sunday 31st August the annual Tractor & Vintage car run, registration from 1 pm. Run leaving the club at 2 pm. This is to be followed by a sports and family fun day from 3 pm onwards. The chosen charity is Multiple Sclerosis. See Facebook page.