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St
Mary’s Church Bocan
27th
April 2008
Sixth
Sunday of Easter
Our
Parish Mission
Pentecost Sunday—Trinity Sunday
11th—18th May 2008
It's a busy world
today: we need time to step back,
to think of what it is all about.
It’s a noisy world today: we
need to sort out whose voice we follow,
whose values we pursue.
It’s a distracted world today:
we need encouragement and help to
pray.
A Parish mission
is an opportunity to clarify our vision
of life and our values.
It is a week to come closer to Jesus
Christ, the Saviour of the world.
It is a week of hope and encouragement.
I look forward
to a great week with you -
a week of celebrating the presence
of Jesus Christ among us:
a week of mercy, healing and hope:
a week of renewal of faith, hope and
love.
Yours in Christ,
Fr Silvester O’Flynn OFM Cap.
MISSION
PROGRAMME
Masses:
Monday—Friday, 7.30 am &
10 am;
Evening Service 8 pm each day.
Fr O’Flynn will visit the
two schools and attend the sick also.
MONDAY
“I am the Way, the Truth
and the Life” (John 14:6)
Where have I come from? Where am I
going?
TUESDAY
“This man welcomes sinners
and eats with them." (Luke 15:2).
The astounding mercy of God.
WEDNESDAY
“Come to me all you who
labour and are overburdened and I
will give you rest.”
Healing Service
THURSDAY
“Lord, teach us to pray.”
(Luke 11:1)
Instruction on prayer.
FRIDAY
“Do this in remembrance
of me.” (Luke: 22:19)
An understanding of the Mass.
MASS TIMES
Monday,
8 pm;
Tuesday, Wednesday
& Thursday, 10 am;
Friday 8 pm
(Anniversary Mass of Rosaleen McCaul);
Saturday,
10 am.
Saturday,
Vigil, 8 pm;
Sunday,
8.30 am & 11 am.
Confessions
Saturday, 7.15 pm—7.45 pm
Parish Missal Readings
(Year 1) p 268 & Proper p 1046
First Reading
Acts of the Apostles 1: 1-11
Describes the Ascension of Jesus into
heaven, and his promise to send the
Holy Spirit to his disciples.
Second Reading
Ephesians 1: 17-23
Paul describes the meaning of the
Ascension: God raised Jesus above
all earthly powers and made him Head
of the Church and Lord of creation.
Gospel Matthew
28: 16-20
Jesus commissions the apostles to
preach the Gospel to all nations,
and promises to remain with them always.
The
Ascension of the Lord
“Know that I am with you always;
yes, to the end of time”. This
promise that Jesus gave his disciples,
as he was leaving them at the Ascension,
is a wonderful truth for us today.
It is a promise that is fulfilled
in so many ways. He is with us every
time we are together because he said
that where two or three of us are
gathered together we make him present.
This has great implications for our
homes and families. The love of husband
and wife makes Christ present. The
love of parents and children makes
Christ present. And every gathering
we are part of in our parish makes
Christ present. That is the meaning
of being a parish – a community
of people who make Christ present
for the world around them so that
he can be Saviour for that world.
We are powerfully reminded of this
real presence of Christ through the
Blessed Sacrament present in our community.
This week we renew our faith in this
mystery.
Fr. Johnny
Doherty, C.Ss.R.
Weekly Offering
€1,500
Development Collection, €1,000.
Thank you for your generosity.
Attending the
sick
The sick will not be attended this
week. Fr O’Flynn will visit
them the following week during the
Mission.
Culdaff Care
of the Aged- Meeting on Tuesday,
6th May at 8 pm in Bocan Old School.
All members are asked to attend.
Deaf
Chaplaincy
There will be a Mass for the profoundly
deaf in the Nazareth House Chapel
on Sunday, 4th May at 3 pm.
Whist
1st – Margaret McGilloway, Malin
2nd – Mickey O’Donnell,
Balybeg
3rd – Dolores O’Donnell,
Ballybeg & Seamus Harkin, Gleneely
Tickets: Eamon Donaghy, Seamus Harkin
& Ernie McLucas
Other Winners: -, Vera Deeny, Tommy
McDermott, Ernie McLucas & Catherine
McGilloway.
Snowball next week: €40 for 188
or more. Whist every Friday night
at 8.45 pm in Bocan Hall.
Bocan
Community Defibrillator Group
Dance in Bocan Hall on Friday, 9th
May from 9 pm – midnight. Music
is by Dominic McDaid & Joe McLaughlin.
There will be door prizes and raffles
on the night and refreshments will
be served. Admission is by donation.
N.B. all members
are urged to remember their respective
tasks and have those in place for
the start of the dance.
Blood
Donations
Carndonagh Community School
on
Wednesday, 21st May, 3 pm-4.45 pm
& 7 pm – 9.30 pm;
Thursday, 22nd May, 2 pm – 4.45
pm & 7 pm – 9.30 am.
New donors are urgently needed so
bring a friend along.
Carrowmena
FC
Grand Draw on Sunday, 4th May in the
Foyle Hotel, Moville. 1st prize: Mitsubishi
Colt; 2nd: €2,000, as well as
numerous other prizes. Some tickets
still available from Jason Harkin
or other committee members –
tickets €20 or 3 x €50.
Engaged? Getting
Married within the next year?
An engaged encounter weekend is a
recognised form of marriage preparation.
It is a communication workshop designed
for couples preparing for marriage.
It is a non-residential weekend and
will take place in the Thornhill Centre,
Derry on 14th/15th June. Early booking
is advised. Contact 048 71350612 /
048 7638512.
Dances
of Universal Peace
Senior Dance teachers from Holland,
Noor McGuigan and Akbar Helweg will
lead a weekend workshop entitled “Greening
with life”. For further details
contact Bev Doherty on 9374581.
“Knock
– The Hill of Mary”
This is a Play by local actor and
director Stan McGowan. The Play will
be aired on ICR 105 and 107.6 this
Bank Holiday Monday, 5th May at 12
noon. The radio play was produced
by Trudy McLaughlin at ICR and features
many of the original stage cast made
up of local group the Swilly Players.
It is well worth a listen.
Bocan
Junior Badminton Club
Congratulations to all
who took part in the Donegal Teams
and Singles Tournament:
Donegal Team Events:-
U 11 Mixed: Maria Duffy, Chloe Ruddy,
John Collins, Darragh McCullough,
(1st in Div 2); U 11 Boys: John Collins,
Darragh McCullough, James McLaughlin
(2nd in Div 1), Darragh Folan, Peter
Doherty, Dylan Doherty (2nd in Div
2);
U 15 Matt McDaid, Oran Folan, Niamh
McCullough (4th in Div 2)
Donegal Singles Tournament:
U 9 Declan McLaughlin (4th in Div2);
U 11 Darragh McCullough, (6th in Div
1), Peter Doherty, (2nd in Div 2),
Caolan & Darragh Folan (placed
Div 1 & 2), Maria Duffy (6th in
Div 1a), Chloe Ruddy (5th Div 1B);
U 13 Declan Ruddy (4th Div 1), John
Collins (2nd Div 2), Dillon Ruddy
(5th Div 2), James McLaughlin (placed
Div 2).
Badminton finished last
Sunday night with a club tournament.
In addition to the players above,
the following also received medals:
Chloe Young, Jane Doherty, Adam Doherty,
John Ruddy, Aiden Doherty, Caleb Young,
Kaitlyn Ruddy & Conor McCullough.
The Senior Badminton
Club also had a successful season.
Mixed Team: 1st in North West Division
1: - Harry Molloy, Oliver Ruddy, Garry
Duffy, Majella Bogle, Michelle Ruddy
& Eileen Ruddy.
Mens Team: 1st in North
West Division 1:- Harry Molloy, Kris
Duffy, Garry Duffy & Oliver Ruddy.
Congratulations
to them all.
Blessing
Lord we bless you
for the freedom you have given us.
We praise you
for our understanding and free will.
Bless us with true wisdom.
Bless us with a great sense of your
presence
so that we may exercise our freedom
in response to you.
Keep us safe in your sheepfold
where we can be nourished.
Lead us through every
difficulty and uncertainty
to the fullness of life for which
we long.
Amen
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