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St
Mary’s Church Bocan - 10th
February 2008
1st
Sunday in Lent
A
Prayer in Old Age
Siegfried Sassoon, 1886—1967
Siegfried was received
into the Catholic Church in his seventies,
after a life time search for God.
This little poem acknowledges all
that God has done for us , and calls
on us to commit ourselves to Him humbly
and wholeheartedly.
Bring us no expectance
of a heaven unearned
No hunger for beatitude to be
Until the lesson of my life is learned
Through what Thou didst for me.
Bring no assurance
of redeemed rest
No intimation of awarded grace
Only contrition, cleavingly confessed
To Thy forgiving face.
I ask one world of
everlasting loss
In all I am, that
other world to win.
My nothingness must kneel below Thy
Cross.
There let new life begin.
Responsorial
Psalm
Have mercy on us, O Lord, for we have
sinned
First Holy
Communion & Confirmation Dates
The First Holy Communion will take
place this year on
Saturday, 24th May at 11 am.
The Sacrament of Confirmation will
be administered on
Wednesday, 2nd April at 5
pm.
Weekly Offering,
€1,545;
Development Collection, €1,300.
Thank you for your generosity.
Fr McGonagle gratefully wishes
to acknowledge the donation of €450
toward our Development Fund.
1st -
This reading, from the Book of Genesis
invites us to return to our roots;
2nd - We are reminded
that a gift is given to us and we
are invited to welcome it ;
Gospel - Jesus was
tempted by Satan in the wilderness
and withstood the temptation.
Youth Club
Rota
Friday, 15th February: Eilish Bell,
Seamus Doherty, Jane Doherty, Karen
Harkin.
Culdaff Care
of the Aged/ St Vincent de Paul
Contact any member of these organisations
if you require any help with lagging
or bulbs for you home.
UMBRA Clothes
Collection
Any unwanted clothes will be collected
form the Chapel car-park on Saturday,
23rd February at 12 noon.
Parish Council
Voting papers will be delivered in
the next two weeks to all those over
18 yrs. Voters are asked to present
6 names from their school area, and
place these in the boxes provided
in the church on the following weekend
23rd/24th February; 1st/2nd March.
Voting slips for Gleneely are Red
and the Culdaff voting slips are green.
The general Meeting to review the
work of our 1st Parish Council was
poorly attended. Copies of the Report
are available at the Church entrances.
Please note that the following members
of the old Council are not available
for election this time: Peggy McGrenaghan,
Kathleen McDaid, Marion Diver, Andy
Doherty, Karen Harkin, Mary McDaid,
Pat O’Brien, Sharon McDermott,
Caroline Mooney, John G. Ruddy, Helen
Farren & Michelle Mulhern.
I am very grateful to our 1st parish
Council who have worked so hard and
have achieved so much over the past
three years. I trust that our new
Parish Council will continue the good
work.
Attention
all employers and job-seekers
A Job Fair will take place in the
Inishowen Gateway Hotel on Wednesday
March 5th from 10.30 am – 6.30
pm. Employers from Inishowen, Derry
and Letterkenny who are looking for
staff will be there. Interested employers
and jobseekers please contact Aisling
at Inishowen Development Partnership
on 9361376.
Whist Winners
- 1st Margaret McGilloway, Malin;
2nd Mickey O’Donnell, Ballybeg,
Carn, 3rd Paddy McLaughlin, Gleneely,
Phyllis Lloyd, Gleneely.
Draw Winners:
Declan McLaughlin, Cashel; Betty Houten,
Culdaff, James McConalogue, Cashel.
Other Winners:
Mary Ellen Ruddy, Ballybawn &
James McConalogue, Cashel.
Snowball
Next Week €60 for 184 points
or less. Friday Nights at 8.45 pm
in Bocan Hall. Everyone welcome.
Carndonagh
Community School - CCS Guest Tea –
There are a few tickets available
in Fintans Newsagents for the Guest
Tea on Friday, 22nd February. This
is going to be a very big event and
anybody who wants tickets should get
them immediately. CCS Has Got Talent
– This show which was scheduled
for the 31st January and had to be
postponed because of the bad weather
will now take place on Thursday, 28th
February. The tickets sold for the
31st January will be valid on 28th
February. Admission is by these tickets
only and the show is completely sold
out.
Serenity
House
5-Day Trip to Wexford –
25th May. If you are interested in
going contact 9382945;
Bible Study –Women’s Bible
Study in Serenity House on Monday,
11th February at 10.30 am. All women
are welcome.
Parenting Course: Drugs and
Alcohol – 5-week course
for the parents of children in national/primary
schools. Begins Wednesday, 13th February
in Moville Day Centre. To book a place
contact 9385548.
Book Club –
Meeting on Tuesday 12th February at
7.30 pm. This Month’s Book is:
The Gathering by Anne Enright. All
are welcome
Names are currently
being taken for a class in ‘Coping
with depression and anxiety management’.
Contact 9382945 for more details.
Bocan Community
Defibrillator Group
Would members please note that we
are now due for re-certification which
will take place in Bocan Hall on Thursday,
21st February at 7.30 pm. We will
also have a refresher course on Monday,
18th February at 7.30 pm. It is vital
that all members attend if at all
possible.
Temptation
The story goes of a young certified
accountant, who was given an opportunity
to make 10,000 pounds in a few months’
time by a course of action which in
other days would have be regarded
as dishonest. He asked his mother
for her opinion. After a few moments’
silence she replied ‘Jim, you
know when I come to wake you in the
morning I shake you hard and you don’t
stir. And I shake you even harder
and you give a little moan. And finally
I shake you as hard as I can and you
open one sleepy eye. I’d hate
to come in morning after morning and
find you awake.’ He turned the
job down and has been sleeping soundly
ever since.
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