Parish Contact Details

Fifth Sunday of Easter 3rd May 2015 Sunday Cycle B Weekday Cycle 1

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 - Friday: 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

Friday : 6.30 pm - 7.15 pm Saturday: 10.30 am - 12.30 pm & 6.45 pm

Learning About Mass With Kath & Qumen

The Eucharistic Prayer The priest prays what we call the Eucharistic Prayer over our gifts of bread and wine. This is the most important prayer of the whole Mass. In church language it is the ‘centre and summit’ of the celebration. The priest as the leader of the assembly prays this prayer on our behalf and we participate by listening and responding when invited to do so. In the Roman Missal, from which the priest reads the prayers of the Mass, there are seven Eucharistic Prayers.

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Feasts of the Week Week Beginning Sunday 3rd May

Monday 4 – St Conleth, bishop Tuesday 5 – Blessed Edmund Rice, religious

Sacred Heart Church 7.30 pm Mass Intentions

Tuesday Mary Coleman – 1st Anniversary Wednesday Sadie Shar key – 1st Anniversary

Baptisms We welcome into our Christian Community:

Roisin Mary McKenna, 3 Coolnagard Court Anna Kate Tierney, 27 The Fairways Caela-Rose Bernadette Armstrong, 23A Oldfort Road Calen Gerard McFarland, 14 Coolnagar d Grove

Recent Deaths We pray for the family of the following who

died recently: Bridie Hurd

May she rest in peace.

Visitation of the Sick & Housebound Monsignor Donnelly will visit the sick and housebound on the Day 1 List on Monday 4th May.

Prayer for Priests We ask for your prayers for the following

priests this week: Sunday 3rd May – Fr Michael Por ter Monday 4th May – Fr Anthony Quinn Tuesday 5th May – For All Pr iests Wednesday 6th May – Fr John Ryder Thursday 7th May – Fr Gerard Sweeney Friday 8th May – Fr Gary Wade Saturday 9th May – Fr John R Walsh

Life in the Holy Spirit Seminars Life in the Holy Spirit Seminars are being held in the Sacred Heart Church, Omagh, over 7 Thursdays

in conjunction with 7.30 pm Mass. Fr John Keane will celebrate Holy Mass on Thursday 7th May at 7.30 pm and the theme for the 4th seminar is 'Receiving God's gifts'. The seminars will conclude on Thursday 28th May. Please pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on our people.

Prayer for Examination Students In this time of revision and examinations we remember all examination students in our prayers. A Book of Prayer has been placed on the altar rails. Students (or their parents or grandparents) are invited to enter their name in this book. They will be remembered in our prayers at all Masses during May and June. Please remember all students in your prayers at this time.

Parish Draw The next Parish Draw takes place on Tuesday 5th May after the Bingo in St Joseph’s Hall. Promoters are asked to bring their returns to the Hall at the usual times.

Divine Mercy There will be a talk on Divine Mercy and St Michael the Archangel, including a blessing with a first class relic, by Fr Peter Prusakiewicz CSMA on Thursday 7th May at 7.30 pm in Christ the King Church, Omagh. All welcome.

Readers for May Vigil 6 pm – Fiona Gar r ity; 9 am – Michelle Rafferty; 11 am – Tom Bennett; 12.30 pm – Gerard McDonagh.

Cemetery Sunday Services of Remembrance for the Dead in this Parish will be held on Sunday 7th June at 3 pm in Drumragh Cemetery and at 5 pm in Dublin Road Cemetery.

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Sacred Heart Church Goes Live Live streaming of all our Services in the Sacred Heart Church is now available on our website drumraghparish.com. This is a wonderful way for those parishioners who are housebound to feel part of all that happens in our beautiful church. Also, relatives who are living abroad have the opportunity of keeping in touch with all our occasions when they are unable to make the journey to join us. The stream is accessed on our website by choosing the ‘WEB CAM’ option on the menu bar. Please be patient if there are any problems as this is a new service and is still in the early stages of testing.

St Joseph’s Ladies’ Club Want to change your furnishings? Come to a talk on ‘Upholstery’ by Joanne Chambers and Emma Miller of Dollybird Vintage in St Joseph’s

Hall, Omagh on Wednesday 6th May at 8.15 pm. Admission is £3 which includes supper.

World Youth Day 2016 World Youth Day, founded by Saint John Paul II, is the largest gathering of its kind in the world. It is celebrated every three years, each year moving to a different country, with the Pope presiding over the event. WYD is an excellent opportunity for young people from across our diocese to come together, in fellowship, with other young Catholics from around the world, to share and engage in their faith. Next year, WYD will be held in Kraków, Poland from 24th - 31st July 2016. If you are aged between 18 - 35 and would like to be part of this Derry Diocesan pilgrimage, then please register your interest at wyd@derrydiocese.org or alternatively, contact The Derry Diocesan Catechetical Centre on 02871 264087.

Drumragh Sarsfields A sincere thank you to everyone who donated items or attended our auction on Saturday 25th April. Your continuing support is hugely appreciated.

Lough Derg Retreat We will hold a special Day Retreat ‘Hope and Encouragement for a New Beginning’ on Wednesday 20th May. Fr Ben Hughes, who promotes healing and well-being, will facilitate the day which will be beneficial to anyone who is living with or struggling with any issue that is holding them back or hurting their life. Advance booking is essential. For more information contact Lough Derg on 00353 71 9861518.

Ulster Project Quiz The Ulster Project will be holding its Annual Table Quiz in the Silver Birch Hotel on Thursday 7th May at 8 pm. Admission is £3 for adults and concession £2. There is a maximum of 5 persons per table. This is an important fund-raising event for the Project and your support would be very welcome.

Derry Diocesan Society The following names have been added to the list of Deceased Members of the Derry Diocesan Society for the quarter ending 31st March: Deceased Members Vincent McCourt, 6 Culmore Park Fr Donal Gillespie, Omagh Marie McGuinness, formerly of the Brook, Kevlin Road Rose Mullan, Derry Road Kathleen Nixon, 30 Gortrush Park John Francis Nixon, 30 Gortrush Park We pray that all who sleep in Christ find in your presence, light, happiness and peace.

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 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 Mon 10.30 am Coffee Morning 6 pm Yoga Tues 3 pm Colmcille’s Club 9 pm Bingo - Jackpot £1000 Wed 10 am - 11 am - Weightwatchers 5.45 pm - Baxter School of Dancing 8 pm St Joseph’s Ladies Club Thur 7.30 pm Bowls Club 8 pm Zumba Class Sat 1.45 pm Groogan O’Doherty School of Dancing

Wedding Singers Male singers available for Weddings. Edward Byrne and John Kelly are members of the Sacred Heart Church Youth Choir and the Waterford/Omagh Peace Choir. Contact Ann Byrne on 028 8224 6461 or Edward Byrne on 0754 611 6140.

Holy Family Parish, Derry Pilgrimage to Medjugorje & Dubrovnik. Departing Belfast 20th September with a choice of 4 days Medjujorje and 3 days Dubrovnik – £599 or 7 days in Medjugorje - £519. Call Margaret at 0773 2468511 or 7126 7070.

Friends of Africa A dance will be held in aid of Friends of Africa in the Post Inn, Drumquin on Friday 8th May at 9 pm with music by Anthony Mc Brien. All welcome.

St Joseph’s Bookshop Open Saturdays 10.30 am - 1 pm

Copies of 'The Net' - a new monthly publication covering

faith activities in Parishes and Schools throughout the Diocese are now available

@ £1.50 to buy costing £1.50.

God Among the Pots and Pans Ards Friary on Saturday 9th May. A one day workshop exploring the presence and action of God at the heart of our busy, wonderful, stressful, funny and hectic family lives. Commences 10am, concludes 4pm. Cost €30 including lunch. Booking essential - please contact Ards Friary 0335374 9138 909 or email info@ardsfriary.ie.