Sunday 23rd September 2007

Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reflection - A Personal Investment

In the Gospel for this weekend the Lord puts before us an important truth about our human nature: when it comes to our relationship to God and to money, we can only have one master. We will either love the first and hate the second or treat the first with respect and the second with scorn. This is because one love casts out the other.

The love of God purifies us of the love of money and the love of money causes us to diminish in our love of God. The human heart is created to be conquered by love and if we do not allow ourselves to be conquered by the love of God then we leave ourselves open to be conquered by the love of something else such as money. When this happens then we begin to slip into slavery and we will act with less and less freedom. But when the love of God is primary in our lives, when we submit in humility to His will, then, we enter into true and lasting freedom.

This is the paradox at the core of our faith; it is only in making the gift of our will, our freedom, our hearts, and our lives to God that we actually come to experience authentic liberty. In becoming the ‘slave of God’ we are made free.

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

Fr Magill’s Mission in Burma
The annual church gate collection to support Fr Magill’s mission will be taken up at each of the Masses this weekend.
Your generosity would be greatly appreciated.

The Parish Draw:
The draw will commence 1st October for 35 weeks.
All Draw cards must be returned to the Parish Office by Tuesday 25th Sept to allow time for them to be numbered

Church Choir:
The Choir will resume singing at mass on
Saturday 29th September. All members, both past and present, are invited to attend. New members would be particularly welcomed.

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

Money is a good servant, but a very poor master to have.
Choose well.

Mass & Church Activities

Altar Servers:
Weekdays: N Larkin
Vigil: N McErlean
11.30am: A Quinn

Eucharistic Ministers Scedule
Next Weekend (29th & 30th September)
Vigil: Orla McFaul, John O’Hagan, Dympna Hughes, Sarah McCann, Ronan Scullion
11.30am: Michael Lennon, Martin Scullion, Jean McGoldrick, Betty Campbell
Weekdays: Week Commencing 30th Sept
Morning: Madeline Scullion
Evening: Kathleen O’Neill

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, Sean Higgins, Paddy Oliver Scullion
11.30am: Rory Craig, Pat McErlean(Downings Rd), Stephen McNally

Last Week’s Church Collection: £2,296.00
Thank You!

Anniversaries
Jim Kealey, Donal Bradley, Marcella Doherty, James Doyle
Willie McGuckin, John McErlean, Margaret McErlean, John Kearney,
Eugene Alfred McNicholl, Lizzie & Annie McFall.

Baptism
We welcome into God’s family through Baptism:
Finn Sean McCloskey, B’scullion Rd.
Luke Fintan O’Connor, B’dermott Rd

Weddings
CONGRATULATIONS to:
Paula McLarnon & Terence Birt who were married recently.

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: 3, 10, 13, 23, £10 each to M O’Neill, R McGuckin, W Craig, M Maguire, K McErlean. Jackpot now £4,000.00

Camogie Notes: Draw winners: Wk 4 M O’Rourke Wk 5 J Martin

Wk 6 L Strathern Wk 7 E McKee. Promoters please bring draw money to club for remaining 3 weeks.

Urgent—meeting for all first & third players on Monday 1st Oct @ 7pm

Dancing Class: Tuesdays @ 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 .
AGM on Sunday 7th Oct @ 12 noon in GAA Club. All available members please attend.
An Carn Resource Centre Tirkane: Adult Irish Language classes
commence 24th September for 10 weeks. Tel Joanne 02879549978

St John Bosco Youth Club, Ballynease:

Dancing Class: Monday’s @ 7pm Tuesday: Under 12’s 6.30pm—8.30pm
Wednesday: over 12’s 7pm-9pm Thursday: over 12’s 7pm-9pm

Legion of Mary
Sunday A bus going to Knock will leave Maghera on Sunday 30th September. For further details Tel 028 77742080

Pioneer Notes: The Annual Diocesan Mass will be held in Bellaghy @ 3pm on Sunday 21st October.
The Annual Dinner Dance will be held in The Drummond Hotel, Ballykelly on Frid 19th October @ 8pm sharp. Tickets £16. Tel 79386264

Bellaghy Parent/Toddler Community Group. The group will resume on Tues 18th Sept in St Mary’s P.S. from 9-11am. All carers of children welcome

Belfast Beginning Experience:
support for widowed, separated & divorced
Residential Weekend—will be held in Drumalis Retreat & Conference Centre, Larne on 9,10, 11 November 2007. Tel Una 02828 274281 for information

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.

Eucharistic Minister for next Sunday: Helen Duffin

Fr Magill’s Mission in Burma The annual church gate collection to
support Fr Magill’s mission will take place this weekend .

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

Fit and Active— Over 50’s Activity Programme—Antrim Forum.
Every Monday & Thursday in Antrim Forum. See poster at back of Church or tel 028 9446 3113

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

Next Blood Donation Session: will be held on Wed 3rd October
3pm—4.30pm & 5.45pm—8pm

Next Indoor Car Boot Sale will be held on Saturday 29th Sept
1pm—3pm. Tables £5. Everyone welcome. Refreshments served.
Come Early!

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

Anne’s Tae Aerobics starts again in the Elk every Monday @ 8pm from Mon 10th Sept. Beginners welcome.

Adult Ceili Class will commence in Gulladuff Cultural Centre on Tuesday 18th September @ 9pm. Everyone welcome

Adult Irish Language Class commencing Wednesday 26th Sept @ 7pm in Gulladuff Cultural Cantre. Fully qualified Irish language teacher.

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.