Sunday 9th September 2007

Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reflection - A Costly Love

They tell of a man speaking after the death of his daughter. From before she was born, she cost them, they prepared her room, got her clothes, fed her, schooled her. When she started driving, the car and insurance cost. She broke a limb, and that cost them. She went to Third Level and that really cost them. Her whole life was in front of her when the young woman died. Their last expense as a couple was her funeral. As he remarked; ‘our daughter hasn’t cost us since, but we would gladly give everything we have, just to have her back.’ The point is, anything that is alive costs us something. Thank God your family, your community, your church is in need of your giving. Only something living does cost - if it is dead; it doesn’t need your gifts.

We understand instinctively that things cost. Some can unfortunately know the price of everything but the value of nothing. But on the whole people are hungry to give their lives to something more important than themselves. It is a fact of life, not only that everything costs us something, but that, in our better moments, we are even eager to pay the cost. And so we need to ask of each other; how much do you love and what will you give.

St Mary’s Church, Bellaghy.

Weekday Masses

Monday and Friday @ 7.30pm
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday @ 9.30am.

Vigil (Sat) @ 6.30pm; Sunday @ 11.30am.

Confessions
Every Friday 7.00pm—7.20pm.
Every Saturday 6.00pm—6.20pm.
First Friday: after Thursday morning Mass and
1st Friday evening 7.00pm—7.20pm.

Meeting of Children’s Liturgy Teams
on Wednesday 19th Sept @ 7pm

CHURCH ISLAND SUNDAY
We ask people to gather at the road for 2pm today (Sunday)
Hopefully the weather will be kind

Mass & Church Activities

Altar Servers:
Weekdays: A Quinn
Vigil: E Rea
11.30am: N Larkin

Readers for the month of September
Vigil Mass: Shaunagh Marie Diamond
11.30am: Madeline Scullion

Church cleaners for September
Brenda Brown, Mairead McErlean, Caroline McErlean & Jeanette Brown.

ALTAR SOCIETY: Marie Glancy & Mary Diamond

COLLECTORS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
Vigil Mass: John Diamond, Dermot McCartney (Sr), Dermot McCartney(Jr)
11.30am: Rory Craig, Pat McErlean(Downings Rd), Stephen McNally

Last Week’s Church Collection: £2,406.00
Thank You!

Anniversaries
Brendan Kearney, John McCorry, Peter McGurk, Markie Higgins, Gerald McCann.

CONGRATULATIONS to Martin O’Boyle & Annette Bradley
who were married recently.

We welcome into God’s family through Baptism:
Orla Rose McCartney, Mullaghboy Rd.
Dara Kevin Doherty, Ballynease Rd.

Meeting of Steering Committee of Pastoral Council on
Sunday 30th September@ 8pm

A Carers Support Programme for people who care for anyone living with an eating disorder will run on Tuesdays for 4 weeks beginning 18th September from 7.30pm—9.00pm in Derry Well Woman. Contact Patricia or Karen at 028 71360777 for further details

Prayer Meeting: Tuesday’s @ 8.15pm in the Prayer Room

Baptisms: To book a Baptism please contact the Parish Office 028 79386259

Weddings: Please check your wedding day details with Parish Office before you finalise your other arrangements for the day; 6 months in advance is advisable

New Cemetery: we request that no headstone should exceed 3ft 6` in width; and the height should be in keeping with the rest of the graves.

Wolfe Tones Bellaghy G.A. C.

GAA Notes:

Lotto No’s: 4, 5, 13, 14, £25 each to Michelle Brady &
Dominic McClements. Jackpot now £3,800.00

GAA Notes: We would to thank everyone who took part in the very successful Fun Day.

Camogie Notes:
We would like to wish Aisling Diamond and her team mates Good Luck in the All Ireland Final on Sunday.

BALLYNEASE and BELLAGHY DANCING CLASS will resume on Tuesday 11th September @ 7pm. All new members welcome.

CCE Notes: Music classes commence Friday 28th September in GAA club. Fees £25 for 12 week course, adjustments will be made for family .
Enrolment Friday 21st September—Enrolment essential.

St Malachy’s Castledawson
Lotto No’s 3, 12, 15, 23. No Winner. £25 each to Gary Doyle & Tony Loughran

Jackpot next week £7,000.

New Row Primary School Castledawson Reunion on Saturday 15th Sept in St Malachy’s Pavilion@ 4pm. All past pupils welcome.

St John Bosco Youth Club, Ballynease:

All Youth Club activities are now closed for the Summer will
resume in September.

Bellaghy Women’s Group Pre GCSE Maths course starting September, this course is free. Please contact 79386311 or 79386745 for further information.
North West College is now taking enrolments for full-time and part-time courses. Tel 02871 876000 or download a form www.nwrc.ac.uk

Out and About Community Transport are currently recruiting Volunteer Car Drivers in the local area. Have you access to a car? Full travel and subsistence costs will be paid. For further information contact Chris on 02879 300123 or email outandabout@rtfni.org

Fun Day in Ballyscullion: Thank you to all who helped and supported the local fun day on 4th August, £6,235 was raised for Marie Curie & Sandleford Special School. Prize Winners; £1000—Michael McGlinchey, £500—Anthony Bedell,
£200—Mrs J Steele, DVD/Combi—Mrs M McLarnon.

SCHOOLS
St Mary’s Primary /NurserySchool reopens on Monday 3rd Sept for all children.
St John Bosco Primary School reopens on Monday 3rd Sept for all children.
St Mary’s School Clady reopens Mon 3rd Sept 9am—12 noon Year 8 & Lower 6th

St Joseph’s Ballyscullion
Next Sunday.
Reader for September : Helen Griffin
Sunday Mass at 10.00 am

Collectors for September: Fergal & Kevin Duffin.
ALTAR SOCIETY: Mary Duffin & Jennifer O’Neill.

Yoga Classes @ Antrim Forum Thursday evenings 6pm—7pm.
Cost £4 per class (pay at reception)

Young Doves Youth Club—Moneyglass:
AGM—Monday 10th September @ 8pm. All parents/guardians are invited to attend. Enrolment—this will take place after AGM

Interested in being a Loreto Sister?
The next Loreto Life Weekend will be held in Donegal on 13th October. For more information contact
Therese @ loretonewmemberoffice@eircom.net or Tel 003531 4958346

Parochial Hall Activities
Bingo at 8.30 pm. Lines £20.
Houses £40, Last House £200. Books £6.
Flyer £1.

Whist Drive: Wednesday night as usual..

8 week course in Ceili Dancing commencing Thursday 13th September 8pm—9.30pm

The Thornhill Centre are offering a 1 year course in spirituality entitled
“Pathways to Heaven” on Mondays from 1st Oct £160.00
Tel 028 71351233

Active Ageing Programme:
Greenvale Leisure Centre starting Tues 11th Sept 10.30-1.30
Maghera Leisure Centre on Thurs 13th Sept 10.00-1.00
Fir further information Tel 79632796

North West College: (North West Institute & Limavady College) will be holding Part-Time course advice sessions starting 4th Sept. For full details call 028 7127 6000 or visit www.nwrc.ac.uk

Smith School of Irish Dancing weekly dancing classes recommence in Gulladuff Cultural Centre on Mon 3rd Sept @ 7pm. All new beginners Welcome. Teacher: Grainne Smith T.C.R.G

McNicholl School of Dancing classes commence Mon 10th Sep @ 7pm in St Malachy’s GAC Castledawson. All beginners welcome.
Anne’s Tae Aerobics starts again in the Elk every Monday @ 8pm from Mon 10th Sept. Beginners welcome.

The Secret of Living

The secret of living is learning to pray –
It’s asking our Father for strength for the day!
It’s trusting completely that His boundless grace
Will overcome care and each problem we face!

It’s walking by Faith every mile that we plod,
And knowing our prayers bring us closer to God!
“Whatsoever you shall ask in prayer, believing,
you shall receive.”
- Matthew 21:22

Notices for the Bulletin are now also being taken by email to mail@bellaghyparish.com Please mark these Bulletin News and have all notices into the office by lunchtime on Thursday‘s.

We would be happy to include anniversaries each week, names must be in to the Parish Office by Wednesday lunchtime.