The Net - July/August 2021

The July/August 2021 edition of 'The Net', the monthly publication sharing the fruits of the faith in our parish communities within the Diocese of Derry and beyond.

Coverage in this month's edition includes:  

• Search family bond still strong despite Covid enforced separation
• Newtownstewart P7 Award in memory of Fr Stephen Kearney
• First Diocesan Youth Ministry Scholarship ends with day of celebration
• Fan the Flame celebration
• Southern sacramental situation – Bishop Donal
  

- Benefits of prayer in facing life's challenges
- Impact of social media- The faith of 'Doubting' Thomas
- Pope's call to "be like Peter and Paul, free but humble"
- Is Catholic Education worth keeping in Northern Ireland?
- The gift of older people in our lives

• Celebration of Grandparents & the Elderly
• Termonbacca to host Youth 2000 summer festival
• Cast your burdens at 'Blessed Is She' retreat by Aoife O'Neill
• Preparing for Season of Creation by Patricia McCormack

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• Mass rocks powerful reminder of ancestors' sacrifices to preserve the faith – Glenshane, Leckpatrick & Granaghan
• Réalt na Mara - Irish Section by Fr Oliver Crilly
• Bellaghy celebrates Mgr Andy Dolan's Golden Jubilee
• Ballinascreen mark 100^th anniversary of late Fr Michael Collins' ordination
• Sacristan shares childhood memory of Fr Collins
• Thornhill celebrates Golden Jubilee of Fr Colum Clerkin
• Fr Neal Carlin, founder of Columba Community, laid to rest
• Tribute to Fr Neal by Mary O'Donnell
• Drumquin celebrates Fr Kevin Mullan's Golden Jubilee
• Last 40 years have been a blessing - Fr Michael Canny
• We are born to live in The Divine Will – Emma Devine
• Life's tapestry – A tribute to late Fr Brian O'Donnell by Fr Malachy Gallagher