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Mary’s Church Bocan - 7th
December 2008
2nd
Sunday of Advent.
Carol
I sing
of a maiden
That is matchless;
King of all kings
To her son she ches.
He came
all so still
There his mother was,
As dew in April
That falleth on the grass.
He came
all so still
To his mother’s bower,
As dew in April
That falleth on the flower.
He came
all so still
There his mother lay,
As dew in April
That falleth on the spray.
Mother
and maiden
Was never none but she;
Well may such a lady
God’s mother be.
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Let
us see, O Lord, your mercy and
give us your saving help. |
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MASS
TIMES
Monday, Feast
of the Immaculate Conception , 10
am & 8 pm;
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, 10
am.
Saturday,
Vigil, 8 pm;
Sunday,
8.30 am & 11 am.
Confessions
Monday, 7.15 pm—7.45 pm;
Saturday, 7.15 pm—7.45
pm
Weekly Offering: €1,440;
Development Collection, €950
Thank you for your generosity.
All the
sick of the parish will be
attended on Wednesday & Thursday
at the
usual times.
Dermot Corrigan
died recently and he was buried here
in Bocan with his wife Bernadette,
who died one year ago. It is fitting
that their last resting place is in
Bocan where they spent so many happy
days. Our deepest sympathy to his
son, Ronan and his daughters, Roisin
and Laurentia. May those who are left
behind find consolation that their
loved one is resting in the peace
of Christ.
The organisers
of the recent Variety Concert in Bocan
Hall would like to thank
everyone involved in making the night
such a success. The total amount raised
was €2,065 with €1,032.50
going to St Boden’s N.S. and
€1,032.50 to the Classes for
Children at Action Inishowen. Your
generosity and support is much appreciated.
Whist
1st: Gerard Doherty, Ourt
2nd: Betty Houten, Culdaff;
3rd: Seamus Harkin, Gleneely
Tickets
Eamon Donaghy, John Duffy, James McConalogue.
Other Winners
James McConalogue, John Duffy, Phillip
McCool, Mary Ellen Ruddy.
Whist every Friday night at 8.45 pm
in Bocan Hall. Snowball next week:
€90 for 184 or more.
Serenity
House – Cake Sale –
In Moville Community College [GP Room,
lower building] on Wednesday, 10 December
at 7.30 pm. All kinds of home baking,
gifts and raffles.
Women’s
Bible Study Monday, 8th December
at 10.30 am in Serenity House. All
women welcome.
Social Moville
and District Mental Health Association
are organising a Social in McNamara’s
today, Sunday from 3 pm – 7
pm. Afternoon tea will be served.
Admission: €5.
Chiropodist
Deirdre Britton will be in
Serenity House on Friday, 19 December
at 9.30 am. Appointments to 0860666538
/ 9360363.
Action Inishowen
FAS sponsored community employment
scheme are looking for participants
for the Employment Scheme due to start
in mid-January. Details of the jobs
on offer can be obtained from Action
Inishowen, Millbrae Carndonagh or
telephone 93 74529.
Advent Retreat
Weekend – Friday, 12th
December – Sunday 14th December
at the Carmelite Retreat Centre, Derry.
For details and booking contact 048
71 262512.
The
Deep End – Pulling a Fast One
Today’s Second
Reading [2 Pet 3:8-15]reminds me of
the tale of Ted. Ted though he’d
pull a fast one on God. So he prayed
: ‘Heavenly Father, for you
a million years is but a minute and
a million Euro but one cent. Please
hear me as I ask you for just one
cent.’ God heard, and said:
‘Sure, Ted. Just a minute!’
The moral of the
story is that we should know what
to expect from God. Our First Reading
[Isa 40: 1-5, 9-11] tells us what
that is: tenderness. Let that sink
in. God gives us affection. Since
it’s not possible for us to
be on a par with God, God puts himself
on a par with us: God becomes a man.
That’s the
God who comes at Christmas. But do
we want to meet God? Can we tolerate
a tender God? If we stamp others as
our ‘enemy’, can we hear
God’s tender voice – especially
when it’s directed at those
‘enemies’? If my enemy’s
enemy is indeed my friend, is his
friend then my enemy? How can we call
God ‘friend’ while calling
God’s friend ‘enemy’?
Advent is a time
for thinking things through, for seeing
the implications of Jesus’ birth.
He came to give life in all its fullness
to humanity in all its numbers regardless
of who they are or where they came
from. That’s a message you won’t
see posted in shop windows in the
run-up to Christmas. You won’t
hear it anywhere except in God’s
subversive, yet creative, word.
Fr Tom Cahill SVD
The Spirit
of the Lord
I don’t know Who –
or what –
put the question ,
I don’t know when it was put.
I don’t even remember answering
.
But at some moment I did answer Yes
to Someone – or Something –
and from that hour
I was certain that existence was meaningful
And that, therefore,
my life, in self surrender,
had a goal.
Dag Hammarskjöld
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