Sunday, 23rd January 2011 - 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading: Isaiah 8: 23-9:3
God is coming to save you.

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 10-13, 17
Make up the differences between you instead of disagreeing among yourselves.

Gospel: Matthew 4: 12-23
He went and settled in Capernaum: in this way the prophecy of Isaiah was to be fulfilled.

PHONE NUMBERS FOR NEIGHBOURING PARISHES:

Dungiven : Fr Aidan Mullan 028 777 41219

Claudy : Fr David O’Kane 028 71 337727

 

 

 

Mass Times This Week

Fincairn Mon and Fri 9.30am Wed 8.00pm

Altinure Tue and Thurs 10.00am

 

 

Collections: thank you for your continued generosity:

St Joseph’s £1435 Altinure £1220

 

MONTH’S MIND MASS for Tommy McDonnell, 31 Glenbracken Drive on Saturday evening

29th January 2011 at 7.30pm in St Joseph’s.

MONTH’S MIND MASS for Fr Carolan on Friday 4th February at 7.30pm in St Mary’s Church, Altinure

 

ALTAR SERVERS – ST JOSEPH’S

Sat 29th - Team 1 – Hannah Mullan, Aimee Loughery, Kerry Campbell, Emma O’Neill, Sorcha McGrellis
Sun 30th – Team 2 (W) – Colleen McCloskey, Rachel Biggs, Chloe McDermott, Conor Murphy, Oisin Lockhart

ALTAR SERVERS – FOREGLEN – beginning 30th January – Gemma O’Connor, Kieran O’Connor, Eunan O’Dwyer, Orla O’Connor

 

 

READERS – ST JOSEPH’S Sat 29th – Demi Lee Armstrong Sun 30th – Sorcha O’Hara READERS – FOREGLEN Sat 29th – Gerard Lynch Sunday 30th - Patricia McTaggart

 

 

ST MARY’S GAC, BANAGHER Lotto Numbers – 18th January 2011 – 23, 25, 26, 27. No winners. Next Week’s Jackpot £6,200.

IS YOUR HOME UNHAPPY BECAUSE OF ALCOHOL??
Dungiven Group Alcoholics Anonymous are holding a Public Information Evening on 29th January 2011 at 7.30pm in the Hands That Talk building. Parking is available at St Canice Hall Car Park. If you, your family or friends are affected by alcohol please come along to this Public Meeting.

 

DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES – Dates Sat 16th to Thur 21st July 2011. Cost £599. The Lourdes Pilgrimage Office opens Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11am to 1pm beginning 29th January. Tel 02871 260293.

WORLD YOUTH DAY – Madrid 14-22nd August 2011. A pilgrimage of young people, and a festival of encounter and celebration. The invitation is to young people all over the world to share a common experience on pilgrimage, prayer and worship.

 

DIOCESAN YOUTH PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES – For those aged 13-15. cost £525. contact Derry Diocesan catechetical centre 02871 264087 or email ddcc@derrydiocese.org

 

LEARMOUNT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP

Park: Past & Present – all copies of the local history book have now sold out. Additional copies will be printed based on specific orders placed through the Community Centre. Contact 77781881 to place your order by Monday 31st January at the latest.

Creative Outdoor Photography: tutor Andy McInroy will focus on photography skills, basic camera controls and picture composition during this course which takes place over three Wednesday evenings, 2nd, 9th and 16th march from 7-9.30pm in Learmount Community Centre and finishes up with a practical outdoor workshop on Sat 19th March from 2-4.30pm. Cost £12 for entire course. Places are strictly limited so contact 77781881 as soon as possible to book your place.

Computer skills/IT for Beginners: If you would like to come along to an evening class and learn the basics about using computers, internet, email etc., please contact the Community Centre to discuss. If enough people are interested then a class can be organized.

 

SAMARITANS VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES – Samaritans offer confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day, to anyone experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide. The Derry Branch are currently recruiting new volunteers for their 2011 training programme, and invite anyone who might be interested in becoming a listener or support volunteer to come along to an Information evening: Tues 25th January and Thurs 27th January in 16 Clarendon Street, Derry at 7.30pm or Wed 26th January at 7.30pm in The Clanree Hotel, Letterkenny

 

BEGINNER GUITAR LESSONS – 10-17 year olds interested in learning guitar? Contact Shannon O’Neill on 07835696293 between 6pm and 9pm weeknights to book your lesson. Lesson times available are 2pm and 2.30pm. Cost is £7 per half hour.

 

 

GLENSHANE HOUSE DUNGIVEN- Training programmes. Names now being taken for the following: Personal Protection Planning for Women and Young People and Protective Behaviours. Both courses are free. Tel 028777 42494 or call into the office to register. Indicate whether day or evening would suit.

 

 

DROMBOUGHIL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION – would like to say a very big thank you to everyone in the Dungiven community and the wider area who supported us so generously in our Christmas Raffle. Thanks also to the Committee of the Community Association who kindly donated all the prizes:

Winners: Hampers – Diana McGuinness, David Poston and Margaret O’Neill; Vodka and mixer – May Deane; Port and sweets – Philomena McCloskey; Harveys Bristol Cream and Roses – K Donaghy; work basket – Maureen Carmody; Large box of Daz – Kathleen Muldoon; Wine – Bernie Millar, Thomas Donaghy and Olive O’Neill.

Flower Arranging Class – will commence in the Centre on Tuesday 25th January 2011 at 10.30am. Everyone who would like to come along to share in the fun and chat will be made most welcome.

 

 

YOUTHLIFE – SAFE FUTURES PROGRAMME - Friday 4th – Sunday 6th February 2011. There is no more traumatic event in a child’s life than the loss of a loved one. The trauma is difficult for young people to deal with because their limited experience does not yet contain the tools to cope with such a situation. The loss of a loved one through suicide brings with it many different feelings and emotions. These can appear so unbearable that the young person may feel that s/he cannot cope. Young people need to know that it is alright to show their grief in their own way without feeling guilty or wrong. We are offering an opportunity for young people to get away for a weekend where we will help them to begin to understand why they are feeling this way and to show that these feelings are normal and that they will not always feel this way.

The weekend is residential and takes place in the Residential Centre, Ulster American Folk Park from 8pm on Friday 4th to 5pm on Sunday 6th February. The activities of the weekend consist of: personal experience presentations by young volunteers, small discussion groups and audio and visual presentations. Further information and application forms from Bridie or Pat at the Youthlife Centre tel 02871 377227. mobile 07912507388. email: youthlife_be@hotmail.com or visit our website wee.youthlife.btik.com