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Mary’s Church Bocan
2nd
November 2008
31st
Sunday in Ord. Time.
The
Faithful Departed
Jesus said: “Yes,
it is my Father’s will that
whoever sees the Son and believes
in him shall have eternal life, and
that I shall raise them up on the
last day.” Remembering our dead
is very important for various reasons.
First of all, many of us have very
affectionate memories of our loved
ones who have died and it is good
for us to call that to mind in a formal
way at least once a year. Secondly,
remembering our dead puts our own
lives in context. All that we have
has been given to us by others. This
is particularly true of the gift of
our faith and the values by which
we are to live our lives. Can we look
them in the eyes and know that our
lives are in accordance with their
expectations? Thirdly, remembering
our dead puts us in touch with our
own mortality. Death is part of the
lives of each of us. But it is not
our destiny. That destiny is eternal
life. How are we preparing for that
destiny now by the way we love in
marriage, in family life, in our service
to our faith community and to the
world?
Fr. Johnny
Doherty, C.Ss.R.
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I
am sure I shall see the Lord’s
goodness in the land of the
living. |
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MASS
TIMES
Monday 10 am
[Anniversary of Mary Duncan, Croragh];
Tuesday, 10 am;
Wednesday, 10 am ,[Anniversary
Mass of Brian Deeny, Terrawee];
Thursday, 10 am;
Friday, the First
Friday of the Month, 8 pm
[Anniversary
Mass of Charles & Mary Kearney,
Moneydarragh].
No Mass
on Saturday morning.
Saturday, Vigil, 8
pm;
Sunday, 8.30 am &
11 am.
Confessions
Friday, 7.15 pm—7.45 pm; Saturday,
7.15 pm—7.45 pm.
Anniversary
Masses
Tonight’s Vigil
Mass:
Anniversary of Margaret Doherty,
Claggan;
Sunday, 11 am, Month's
Mind of Mary McDaid, Redford.
Next Weekend’s
Anniversary Masses
Vigil Mass: Brigid
McDermott, Drumley;
Sunday 11 am,
Dan Ruddy, Ballybawn.
Collections
Weekly Offering:
€1,605
Mission Collection,
€1,700. Thank you
for your generosity.
Culdaff Care
of The Aged
Meeting on Thursday, 6th November
at 8 pm in Bocan Old School. All members
please attend.
Bocan Community
Crèche
Tenders are invited from interested
contractors for construction of crèche.
See next week’s Inish Times
for details, c/o HMG Associates.
Good as New
Shop Draw
1st Sally McSheffrey,
Redcastle
2nd Helen Kelly,
Gleneely
3rd, Catriona McDaid,
Templemoyle
Whist
1st Eamon Donaghy, Effishmore
2nd Ellen Ann Lafferty, Glengad
3rd Vera Deeny, Terrawee
Tickets Eamon Donaghy, Effishmore;
Matthew Davenport Doherty, Carn,
Other Winners
James McConalogue, Cashel, Pat Mills,
Culdaff, Phyllis Lloyd, Gleneely.
Whist every Friday night at 8.45 pm
in Bocan Hall. Snowball €40 for
189 or more.
Ceile Mor
There will be a Ceile Mor in Bocan
Hall on Friday, 21st November. Music
is by Martin Duggan. Admission: €5
[inc supper].
Carndonagh
Community School
Annual Mass for the Dead on Thursday,
6th November at 8 pm in the school.
Everyone welcome.
Attic Insulation
Application Forms are now available
for those who are eligible for attic
insulation [an older person in receipt
of a Social Welfare Pension, living
alone or with another older person
or persons, and also for low income
families who are in receipt of a Fuel
Allowance]. You can get your form
from Bridgid Millar by calling 086
1949 949.
Serenity House
The Band “Capricorn” are
launching their new CD in the Squealin
Pig, Muff on Friday, 14 November.
All proceeds go to Donegal Action
for Cancer Care. Dancing is from 10
pm – 1 am and admission is free.
Care and Conservation
of Historic Graveyards –
Free Seminar
The Seminar takes place in the Hall,
Kilmacrennan on Saturday, 8th November
from 9.30 am – 1.30 pm and is
organised by the Donegal County Council
Heritage Office and the Roads and
Transportation Directorate of Donegal
County Council. To book your free
place contact Mary McDaid on 912 1968
or email library@donegalcoco.ie
25-Card Drive
Malin Hotel on Friday, 28th November
beginning at 8 pm. Festive Prizes
to be won and the proceeds are in
aid of Classes for Children in Action
Inishowen. Cost: €10 every round
and this includes supper. Everyone
welcome.
Lost: White
Gold necklace with white diamond flower
decoration at Beach Car Park. If found,
please call 071 9161255. [Marguerite]
The Deep End
– The Best is Yet to Come
The church sign reads: Man’s
way leads to a hopeless end –
God’s way leads to an endless
hope. How true, both long term and
short term! Long term, because science
tells us that ultimately the fate
of our over-expanding universe seemingly
is to become frozen and lifeless.
Short term, because life tells us
that fate without faith has nothing
lasting to offer. If everything ends
for us at the moment of death then
that’s it – we’ve
had it, all of it. And depending on
one’s circumstances during life,
you could ask justifiably if the experience
of living was really worth it. Not
everybody enjoys more contentment
than misery, more pleasure than pain.
If what you see is what you get –
and only that – then the ‘accident’
of birth might not be a blessing.
Today, the Feast of All Souls, we
publicly profess our belief that life
is a precious gift because it places
us at the entry to eternity. We go
on record that there is more to life
than meets the eye. We believe and
proclaim that our family and friends
are precious beyond life; and that
they survive beyond this earthly life
to experience that the best wine is
indeed served last. And served, as
our First Reading tells us, ‘in
a feast of rich food filled with marrow,
of well aged wines strained clear’
[Isa 25:6]. No frozen wastes for us.
Our jubilant cry of hope today can
only be: The best is yet to come!
Fr Tom Cahill SVD
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