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Fourth Sunday of Easter – Sunday, 25th April 2010
...Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.
 

Jesus said: “The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice”. One of the big questions of today for people is: “Who am I?” and there are all kinds of self-awareness courses around to help us answer that question. It is an important question and many of these courses are helpful. But it is not the most important question for us. Much more important is the question: “To whom do I belong?”. Belonging is of the essence of being human and our belonging is identified by and lived out through the voices that we listen to. Some people listen to the voice of the world around which tells us to put ourselves first and they belong to the world. Others listen to the voice of Christ telling us to put others first and by so doing they belong to him. In the struggle between the two, Christ invites us to listen to his voice.


 

Sunday 25th April 2010

4th Sunday of Easter

Day of Prayer for Vocations

First Reading : Acts of the Apostles 13: 14.43-52
I have made you a light for the nations, so that my salvation may reach the ends of the earth.

Second Reading: Apocalypse 7: 9. 14-17
The Lamb will be their shepherd and will lead them to springs of living water.

Gospel: John 10: 27-30
The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me.

 

Mass Intentions for the coming week April 25th - May 2nd

 

St Patrick’s

Sat 24 8pm Vigil First AM. Annie Connolly, Loch Mór Ave.
Greta McNally & decd of McParland family, Pearse Place
George McAdam, Drumar.
The Gourley Family, Dungannon.

Sun 25 12.15pm For the People of the Parish.

Sat 01 8pm Vigil James McGuinness & decd family, Creeve.

Sun 02 12.15pm For the People of the Parish.

 

Our Lady of the Rosary, Tullycorbet:

Sun 25 9.30am James & Evelyn McAdam, Drumhilla, Killeevan.

Sun 02 9.30am Alice & Eddie Markey & decd. Markey & O’Neill families Tullycorbet.

 

Our Lady of Knock, Ballintra

Sun 25 11am Mass

Sun 02 11am Deceased Duffy family, Knappagh.

 

Year for Priests:

The Relic of the heart of St John Vianney, patron saint of priests, will be visiting St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh this Wednesday 28 April from 12.30 – 9pm. Mass will be celebrated at 12.30 and at 7.30, and prayers will be offered at intervals through the day.

 

 

 

Altar Servers for the coming week

St. Patrick’s

Sat/Sun Apr 24/25 Vigil Group 3- 12.15pm Group 1

Sat/Sun May 01/02 Vigil Group 2 - 12.15pm Group 3

 

Tullycorbet:

Sun Apr 25 9.30am Group A

Sun May 2nd 9.30am Group B

 

Ballintra:

Sun Apr 25 11.00am Group A

Sun May 2nd 11.00am Group B

 

 

 

Parish and community notices

 

 

Parish Council Meeting:

Monday 26 April – Confraternity Rooms at 8.30pm.

 

 


Confirmation Congratulations:

To Thomas Braslauskas, Sarah Counihan, Annie Duffy, Cormac Duffy, Micheál Duffy, Niall Duffy, Orla Duffy, Jordan Farrelly, Sarah Fitzpatrick, Cian Hand, John Tom Jenkins, Erna Kilpatrick, James Lavelle, Christopher Lennon, Shane Monaghan, Aoife McBennett, Machailla McCabe, Shannon McCabe, Oisín McCann, Úna McCormill, Tomasina McGinnity, Eoin McKearney, Stephen McMahon, Patrick O’Neill, Shannon O’Neill, Owen Quinn, Lukas Spanserius who celebrated this once-in-a-lifetime sacrament with Bishop Duffy on Friday. We promise them the support of our prayers over their final months at national school.

 

 

Sick & Housebound:

Tullycorbet and town area 1 will be attended on Friday 30 April. Ballintra and town area 2 on Fri 07 May.

Altar Society: May

B/tra Group 4. B. O’Neill, C Kerr, R. McQuillan, E. Ross.

T/corbet- M.E. Finnegan, A.M Donnelly.

 

Collectors for May:

(V)McGuinness family, Joe Duffy, Corbrack, Thomas Kerr,
James Kerr: (12.15) Joe Duffy Cordevlis, Margaret McCabe, Peter Murnane. T/c Mark McAdam, Sean McDermott. B/tra: Gene Shannon, John Boylan.

 

Tea Day:

Cora Smyth is holding her annual Alzheimers Tea Day on

Saturday 08 and Sun 09 May from 2 to 5pm each day. Your support would be appreciated.

 

 

Eimear Quinn – Voice of An Angel:

For Cancer Support in St. Macartan’s Cathedral, Monaghan – Fri 30 April at 8.30pm. Tickets €15. Available at Veritas, 02 Shop, Glaslough St and Tithe Alainn.

 

Are you sick, disabled, on low income?

Why not check out your entitlements at Monaghan Citizens’ Information Centre at 23 North Road. Tel: 047 82622, email: monaghan@citinfo.ie or Carrickmacross Farney Resource Centre. Tel 042 9663454, email farneyinfo@eircom.net

 

 

Are You Interested in Learning how to:

Use the internet, send and receive emails, attach photographs and other items? For more information and to find out if you qualify for free training contact Ballybay Wetlands Centre 042 9748022.

 

 

Open Morning and Enrolment:

In Naíonra Lorgan, Castleblayney’s Irish medium pre-school, next Thursday 29 April between 10am – 12pm in the Naíonra (in Tobrico building). Further Info: 042 9795639 or 087 853 1580.

 

Yoga:

Continuing in Pearse Bros Centre on Thursday’s at 7.30

and will run through the summer months if enough people are interested.

 

 

PARISH OF TULLYCORBET (BALLYBAY) : St. Patrick’s, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan. Tel/Fax 042-9741032