Parish Christmas Cards sold
out. Mass Bouquets from the
23rdDecember 2012
Chapel - Mary Mother of God
Monday - Christmas Vigil St Mary’s
Midnight - St Eugene’s
Christmas Morning - St Mary’s
Saturday Vigil
Sunday St. Eugene’s Glenock
6.30pm
10.00am
6.30pm
10.30am
Our Prayers are requested for the Souls of
Dympna Burns & Mary McDevitt, Strabane - who died
during the past week, and
Erika Donaghey, Jim McNulty, John Harkin, Eddie Patton
Patrick Dudgeon, George Kerrigan, Lee Kelly & Maureen McGrath
whose anniversaries occur around this time
T
oday we prepare for
Christmas with Elizabeth
and Mary. Like Elizabeth we
are open to receive Christ with
wonder and joy. With Mary
we are ready to do the will of
God as it is made clear to us.
Mary is the first messenger of the good
news of Jesus to others. In that visit to
Elizabeth, she becomes 'the model for those
in the Church who set out to bring Christ's
light and joy to the people of every time
and place' (Pope John Paul II).
The joy of that visit and its implications for
us is beautifully captured in Ruth Mary
Fox's poem 'Carrying Christ'.
Into the hillside country Mary went
Carrying Christ, and all along the road
The Christ she carried generously
bestowed
His grace on those she met. She had not
meant to tell she carried Christ. She was
content
To hide His love for her.
But about her glowed
Such joy that into stony
hearts love flowed,
And even to the unborn,
John Christ's grace was
sent.
Christ in His Sacrament of love each day
Dwells in my soul a little space and then I
walk life's crowded highway, jostling men
Who seldom think of God.
To these, I pray
That I may carry Christ, for it may be
Some would not know of Him except
through me.
For Expectant Mothers and Fathers.
Parochial House, Chris O’Brien,
Pauline Gallagher, Delia Coyle &
Anne McColgan.
We sent
£2,600, mostly from cards to the Clinic in
Tanzania, and to a new Mission in Sierra
Leone. Thanks to all for your support.
Church Finances
Offertory Coll.
£1,056.00
Collection at all Christmas entirely for the support
of our Parish Priest.
There will be NO Collection at Masses on the Weekend after Christmas .
St. Eugene’s G F C.
Youth Awards 2012
Mass for our Seminarians
Sunday 30 December 2012 in U13 Most Improved Player Dylan NichoNazareth House, Bishop Street , las. Player of the Year: Jake Mc Hugh
Derry, at 3.00pm.
U14 Most Improved Player Michael McSorley.
Player of the year: Eoin Donnelly
Children in Crossfire
U16 Most Improved Player Ciaran Duncan. Player
Please bring your Advent boxes of the Year: Tiarnan McNamee
to Mass on the weekend of
Minor Most Improved Player James O Kane.
5th/6th January 2013. This colPlayer of the Year: Niall Mayse
lection is going to help visually impaired
U14 Ladies Most Improved Player Orla Coyle.
children get a place in school.
Player of the Year Megan McKenna
Choir Practice
In St. Mary’s Oratory this Sunday @ 6pm.
More singers
needed especially primary
school pupils. All welcome.
U16 Ladies Most Improved Player Keelin Devine.
Player of the Year: Aimee Arnold
Presidents Awards - Presented to Sarah
O’Brien and the Scor Quiz team for their overall
contribution to the club
Gareth McNamee Award - Scor na nOg Quiz team,
Starting School in September 2013 Michael & Kevin Corless and Eoin Bradley.
Application forms—from St. Patrick’s P.S.- Overall Youth Player - Ryan Coyle
must be returned before Friday 11 January.
30 week Draw:-£100 Winners , Anne
Happy 90th Birthday - Christmas Eve Mayse 90, Eleanor Maguire 191, Pat Mc Gillion 134,
to Barney McColgan
Terry McGuigan 70, Paul & Mark Mc Elhatton 230,
£1000 - Ann Campbell - 108,
If you want others to be happy,
£2000 Ann Devine - 316,
practice compassion. If you want to
£5000 Nora McMenamin 64.
be happy, practice compassion.
Dalai Lama
Congratulations to all the winners and many thanks
to all who purchased a draw ticket.
Telephone numbers of Priests
Thanks to all who supported the Club during the
Fr. S Kearney Parochial House
81661445
past year.
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Mobile
07981814320
81671393
Today we pray for expectant parents. We Fr. C O’Doherty, C’Derg
Fr.
B.
Donnelly,
Plumbridge
81648283
also pray for would-be parents who long
Fr. J. Forbes,
Gortin
81648203
to have a baby and haven’t yet been given
Parish Web Site
that gift. May all your hopes be realised.
www.parishofardstraweast.com
Bulletin Notices
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