St
Mary’s Church Bocan
8th
July 2007—No 31
14th
Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Responsorial
Psalm
Cry out with joy to God all the
earth.
Death
is Only an Horizon
We
give them back to thee, dear Lord,
who first gave them to us;
and as you did not lose them in the
giving,
so we do not lose them in the return.
Not
as the world gives do you give,
O Lover of souls.
For what is yours is ours also,
if we belong to you.
Life
is unending because love is undying,
and the boundaries of this life are
but an horizon,
and an horizon is but the limit of
our vision.
Lift
us up, strong Son of God,
That we may see further.
Strengthen our faith that we may see
beyond the horizon.
And
while you prepare a place for us,
as you have promised,
us also for that happy place;
that where you are we may be also,
with those we have loved, forever.
Father
Bede Jarrett
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The
kingdom of God is very near
to you. |
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Today’s
Readings
1st
- Isaiah gives a message of peace
and hope;
2nd - Paul makes
a plea for reconciliation as he addresses
the community in Galatia;
Gospel - Jesus sends
out the seventy-two disciples as messengers
of peace.
Money
Matters:
Weekly Offering €1,655;
Development Collection, €1,050.
Thank you for your generosity.
All the sick
of the parish will be attended on
Wednesday & Thursday at the usual
times
Kit-Kat Parks
Tennis will commence in Culdaff
Tennis Courts on Monday, 2nd July
and run to Thursday 26th July. 6-9
year olds will run from 11 am-12 noon
with 9 year olds to Primary school
children from 12 noon – 1pm.
The 12-17 year old session is from
6 pm – 8 pm for the first week.
Cost is €25 per person or €60
for a family of three. More information
from Eilish Bell on 087 2410589. all
are welcome.
Service
of Intercession for the Dead and Blessing
of Graves at 7 pm today. Everyone
to assemble at graves.
Bocan Youth
Club.
Bocan Youth Club Annual church-gate
collection will be taken up this weekend.
Addiction &
The Family Information Evening
conducted by Pat Doherty [a Recovery
Counsellor] – Wednesday, 11th
July at 8 pm in Ramada Hotel, Letterkenny.
Culdaff Water
Sports Society
Fun Weekend – 13th-15th July
Lots of events to participate in or
to enjoy watching. Proceeds are for
the RNLI .
The
Gift of Peace
O Spirit of God,
Set at rest the crowded, hurrying,
conscious thoughts within our minds
and hearts.
Let the peace and quiet of your presence
take possession of us.
Help us to relax, to rest, to become
open and receptive to you.
You know our inmost spirit, the hidden
unconscious life within us, the forgotten
memory of hurts and fears, the frustrated
desires, the unresolved tensions and
dilemmas.
Cleanse and sweeten the springs of
our being that freedom, life and love
may flow into both our conscious and
hidden life.
Lord, we lie open before you, waiting
for your healing , your peace and
your word.
George
Appleton
Serenity
House
Certificate in Preparatory
Studies will be commencing
in Serenity House in September. Applications
must be returned as soon as possible.
For details contact Serenity House
on 9382945 or email serenityhouse@eircom.net
Active Retirement
Association trip to Tory
Island on Thursday 19th July. The
bus will leave Serenity House at 8.30
am. if you hold a bus pass then bring
it with you. Contact Serenity House
for more details.
Moville Celtic
FC
Do you have any photos, diaries, items
of interest of teams or committees
of the past? If you have then contact
Lawrence Harkin so that they can be
displayed in the new club house.
Are you
interested in seeing some of the sights
around Donegal and the North West?
- The Inishowen Disability Action
Group is organising a series of day-trips
to places of interest for people with
disabilities. There are plans to visit
the Ulster American Folk Park, Dunlewey
Heritage Centre, Dunree Fort, Glenveigh
National Park among others. These
will be mid week tours and will not
include meals. For details contact
Marie or Avril on 93 74259.
Carmelite
Retreat Centre, Derry
Bible Study,
Tuesday 10th July at 8 pm;
Mass in Honour of Our Lady
of Mount Carmel, Friday 16th
July at 7 pm;
Pilgrimage to Knock,
22nd July. For details and booking
contact 048 71262512 during office
hours.
Following
his footsteps
It’s interesting to note how
many sons or daughters follow their
parent’s political allegiances
in Ireland. Not to mention those who
take up the same profession as their
father or mother. Is it instinctive,
genetic or just chance? It’s
funny how the same dynamic doesn’t
seem to apply in the case of faith.
Some of our children will practice,
others will not. There are many saints
born of atheists and many atheists
born of saints. Yes, you have better
housing, almost full employment, lower
taxes, SSIA lolly, a vastly wider
variety of food, the rising tide of
prosperity having raised all boats.
Still, the problem
is not that the world isn’t
spiritually hungry, it’s that
the church has a tremendous lack of
sold-out, unselfish Christians, committed
to being a disciple for others. While
people can be very willing to help
out in practical parish projects,
if you really want to get the back
up of parishioners, all a priest has
to do is to suggest anything that
involves sharing their faith. The
response can be in marked contrast
to the Gospels’ 72, more on
the lines of ; ‘who am I to
tell my neighbour what to believe?’
Not so? Well, just think on this;
what we are afraid to do is a clear
indicator of the next thing you need
to do. What do you need to act upon?
Tom Cox
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