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4th October 2009
27th
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus said to
his disciples: ‘Anyone
who is not against us is for us’.
One of the temptations for us as
human beings is to try to control
everything. We do it in the close
relationships of marriage and family
life. And we do it in the context
of our life of faith with one another
in the parish and in the Church
generally. And when we try to exercise
control in these areas we set limits
to the wonderful possibilities that
are there for us. The greatest effort
of faith is always to give control
back to God and live the ways God
wants us to live. This has huge
implications for marriage and family
life in that God’s way is
one of love and affection; of joy
and gladness; of peace and forgiveness.
It also has very big implications
for our faith community, which is
called to grow in such a way that
there is room for everyone.
Fr. Johnny
Doherty, C.Ss.R.
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The
precepts of the Lord gladden
the heart.
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Sunday 4th
October 2009
27th Sunday
in Ordinary Time - Day for Life.
First Reading
Genesis 2: 18-24
Man and woman are created equally
and as husband and wife become one
body.
Second Reading
Hebrews 2: 9-11
By God’s grace Jesus had to
experience death for the salvation
of all people.
Gospel Mark
10: 2-16
What God has united, man must not
divide.
MASS
TIMES
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday , Thursday,
Friday & Saturday, 10 am
Saturday,
Vigil, 8 pm;
Sunday, 8.30 am &
11 am.
Confessions
Saturday: 7.15 pm—7.45 pm
This Week’s
Saturday Vigil 8pm, Madeline Doherty,
Larahirl
Sunday, 11 am Margaret Butler [Month’s
Mind].
Next Weekend’s
Anniversaries
Vigil Mass 8 pm: Clare Doherty, St
Boden’s
11 am: Catherine Doherty, Carthage
Weekly Offering: €1,545; Development
Collection, €900; Good-As-New
Shop, €800 . Thank you for your
generosity.
Friends of
Letterkenny General Hospital will
hold their Annual Church gate collection
on 10th/11th October.
Good-As-New Shop
The Shop is now open
at Margaret Doherty’s premises
in Carn. All proceeds are for the
Development Fund – please give
it your support.
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes
16-21 July 2010
Cost: £629 – payable in
instalments. Forms are now available
from the Parochial House or the Pilgrimage
Office Derry.
Blood Donations
in CCS – Wed 14th October
3pm – 4.45 pm & 7 pm –
9.30 pm & Thursday, 15th October
2 pm – 4.45 pm & 7 pm –
9.30 pm.
Whist
1st: Mary B McLaughlin,
.
2nd: Mickey O’Donnell,
3rd: Gerard Doherty,
James McConalogue & Mary Ellen
Ruddy;
Tickets – Gerard
Doherty, Paddy McLaughlin, Mary B
McLaughlin
Other winners
–
Ernie McLucas, John Doherty &
Paddy McLaughlin.
Whist every Friday at 8.45 pm
Snowball - €110 for 182 or better
The
Cancer Support Group is back
. CSSC (Cancer
Support & Social Club) will meet
on Monday 12th October 09 at
7.30 pm in Milltown House, Tulnaree,
Carndonagh. The group support
those who have been affected in any
way by the diagnoses of cancer, including
family, friends and carers.
Newcomers are very welcome, so, if
you know someone who has been affected
by cancer and want to support
them through this worrying time, why
not accompany them to a meeting where
they can talk to people who are going
through the same ordeal as they are?
All sessions are confidential.
Meetings are held monthly on the second
Monday. For more information
please call Rita on 086 602 8993 or
Deirdre on 0877634596.
Grand Variety
Concert by The Dolphin Dance School
In Bocan Hall on Friday 16th October.
Doors open at 7.30 pm and the concert
will start at 8 pm.
Admission is €5 [adults] €3
[children].
All proceeds are in aid of the Dolphin
Dance School’s trip to Scotland
and the Alzheimer’s Unit.
Serenity
House
Carer’s Information
Clinic: Are you caring for
someone? Do you require information
regarding benefits, respite, training
and other support services? Diane
Donnelly will be holding an information
clinic on Monday 5 October in Serenity
House, Moville from 2pm to 4.30pm.
This is a one to one confidential
service. For further information contact
087 2770103.
Serenity House is organising
a walk for World Mental Health week
on Monday 5 October at 10.30am
assembling at Serenity House. Leader
is Marian McDonald.
Workshop on
Depression, given by Aware
will take place in Serenity House,
Moville on 7 October at 7pm, to give
people a better understanding of coping
with Depression. Facilitator will
be Ruth Cleary. Everyone welcome and
refreshments will be served For further
information contact Serenity House
on 9382945
The children’s chess
class will be recommencing
on Thursday 8 October at 3pm in Serenity
House, Moville.
Are you interested
in taking part in a basic computer
class which will take place
in the afternoons from 2pm to 4pm,
if so contact Serenity House, Moville
on 9382945.
Names are
being taken for the following classes
which will be commencing in Serenity
House, Moville in October. Conversational
Irish; Conversational French. Contact
9382945
Just to keep
you informed about what Just Kayak
is up to. Moving Water-White Water
course starts Sunday 4 October for
4 outings which will be 4, 11, 17
and 18 October and the cost of the
course is 160 euro for the 4 outings.
We will be running these courses every
month until April but start early
and get more fun out of winter. Weekend
17 to 18 October White Water skills
to suit all. Cost of the course is
120 euro. Crana canoe weekend 24 to
25 October come along and play or
watch the craic will be good. For
more information visit justkayak.ie.
Choosing Your
Future - A conference with
Jean Vanier in the Millennium Forum,
Derry on Wednesday, 21st October from
10 am – 1.30 pm. This conference
is for young people but there are
a limited umber of tickets available
for adults costing £15. to book
contact 04871264087.
The
Deep End – PS: I Thank You
Fr Tom Cahill SVD
Here’s a piece of worldly wisdom:
A man is incomplete until he is married;
then when he is , he’s finished!
In other words: marriage makes or
breaks. The Pharisees in today’s
Gospel reading [Mk 10:2-16] are aware
of this to when they ask Jesus if
it is lawful for a man to divorce
his wife. Note that it’s the
legal aspect of marriage they focus
on to test him – not a respectful
attitude to Jesus or the Law. Law’s
purpose is to guide, not to entrap.
So, too, with God’s word.
Today it guides us to an understanding
of marriage between a man and a woman
as a relationship that lasts. This
may be hard to take. So a few questions:
if divorce is good for society then
should it not be on call? Why limit
it to just once or twice? If people
who marry want the divorce option
down the line should this not be expressed
in the marriage ceremony? How could
someone marrying, who wants a divorce
as an option, promise ‘to have
and to hold for better or worse until
death do us part’? To be honest
would they not have to declare : ‘to
have and to hold until one of us decides
to divorce’? But who would want
to begin their life together saying
that in public? Could love be so calculating?
If it could, then perhaps a comment
on marriage that the Reader’s
Digest carried many years ago might
still be true: marriage is an illusion
and a snore!
Rhymes
& Readings
with Stephen Hall
Family Storytelling
in St Boden's NS, Culdaff
Sat 10th October at 2.30pm
Adm: €5 per Family
The
Moville Gospel Choir
Venue: St Buadans Church, Culdaff
Sat 10th October at 8.00pm
Adm: €5
Lovers:
Winners & Losers
Balor Rep presents Brian Friel’s
masterpiece
Venue: Bocan Hall
Sun11th October at 8.00pm
Adm:: €10
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