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11th October 2009
28th
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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Fill
us with your love that we may
rejoice.
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Sunday, 11th
October, 2009
28th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Day
of Prayer for Emigrants
First Reading
Wisdom 7: 7-11
This is a passage in praise of wisdom.
It is presented as a speech of Solomon.
Second Reading
Hebrews 4: 12-13
God’s word is effective and
is a source of true wisdom for us.
Gospel Mark
10: 17-30
The case of a good young man who refuses
to follow Christ because he is unwilling
to part with his wealth.
MASS
TIMES
No
weekday Mass this Week
Saturday,
Vigil, 8 pm;
Sunday, 8.30 am &
11 am.
Confessions
Saturday: 7.15 pm—7.45 pm
This Week’s
Anniversaries
Vigil Mass 8 pm: Clare Doherty, St
Boden’s
8.30 am: Catherine Doherty, Carthage
11 am
Mass today is the Funeral Mass for
Madge McLaughlin, Drumley
Weekly
Offering: €1,610; Development
Collection, €1,000; Good-As-New
Shop, €800 . Thank you for your
generosity.
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.
Friends of
Letterkenny General Hospital
will hold their Annual Church gate
collection this weekend, 10th/11th
October.
Inishowen
Children's Autism Related Education
(i.C.A.R.E.) Annual Church
Gate Collection will be held on 24th
and 25th October.
Whist
1st: Fr McGonagle, Bocan.
2nd: James McConalogue, Cashel,
3rd: Betty Houten, Culdaff;
Tickets – Paddy McLaughlin,
Betty Houten, Maria Rosa Diver.
Other winners –
Annie McColgan, Seamus Harkin.
No Whist next Friday
– resumes again on 23rd October
at 8.45 pm
Snowball - €120 for 181 or better
Carndonagh Community
School Central Parents Committee have
organised an evening for parents and
have invited Marcus Mc Keown to speak
on the topic of:
‘Who
or what is teaching our children’
Which will be held in the Aras on
Tues 20th October from 8.00-9.30pm.
Marcus is an educator, trainer and
motivational coach and specialises
in the field of personal development.
He has spent many years studying and
researching in the fields of psychology
and human behaviour. Marcus speaks
in an engaging and enjoyable way and
the central parents committee hope
that parents will be able to attend
what they believe will be an informative
evening. There is no fee involved.
Light refreshments will be served
afterwards.
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.
Derry Diocesan Catechetical
Centre are looking for applications
for the post of Diocesan Coordinator
of Youth Ministry. For application
form and job description contact 048
71 264087.
Carers information
Forum will be held on Monday
2 November in the Education Centre,
Glengesh Room, St Conal’s, Letterkenny
from 12.30pm to 3pm. Senior Social
Worker Seamus McGarvey will provide
information about Elder Abuse. Maura
Garvey from the Bluestack Foundation
will provide information about their
services for carers and those being
cared for. For further information
and to book a place contact Diane
Donnelly Carers Development Officer,
Services for Older People 0872770103.
All are welcome.
Are you interested in taking
part in a basic computer class?
It will take place in the afternoon
from 2pm to 4pm, if so contact Serenity
House, Moville on 9382945.
Flu Vaccination
Clinics will be held at Moville
Health Centre from Monday 12 October
to Thursday 15 October between 2pm
and 3pm. This is a walk-in clinic
and no appointment is necessary. The
flue vaccine is recommended for anyone
over 65 years of age or people who
have chronic lung, heart or kidney
disease, diabetes, or a suppressed
immune system.
Charles Macklin
Autumn School
Lovers: Winners & Losers Balor
Rep presents Brian Friel’s masterpiece
in Bocan Hall onSun11th October at
8.00pm
Adm:: €10
Scoil
Mhuire Gleneely – Silver Circle
€100 Nicola Darnell, Ardara;
€50 Cathy McLaughlin, Dristernan;
€25 Donna Marie Kearney, Carn
Road.
The Da Capo
Concert Series continues
with concerts on Sat 24th October
and Monday 26th October. The first
concert, at the Colgan Hall, Carndonagh on
Sat 24th Oct at 7.30pm, is one for
all the family and features the renowned
WhistleBlast Quartet.
The Fidelio Trio will
perform the second concert at the Greenbank
Hall, Quigley's Point on Monday
26 October at 8.00pm.
This concert will feature a brand
new work by Inishowen-based composer
John McLachlan: Natural Order, his
second piano trio. The Schoenberg
and the McLachlan will be introduced
with five-minute talks.
Halloween
Fancy Dress Dance & Disco in
the Malin Hotel on Saturday, 31st
October. Music is by Sharon Nixon
followed by DJ Peter “The Saddler”
Doherty. Doors open at 10.30 pm and
admission is €10. all proceeds
are for Donegal & Foyle Hospices.
Tickets from Susan on 086 1574454.
Failte Women’s
Group are holding a talk
on Incontinence in the Wee Hall Culdaff
on Monday 12th October from 8 pm –
10 pm. There will be a charge of €5
and tea and biscuits will be served.
The women’s group meets every
Monday night in the Wee Hall and they
have a full programme of events and
talks for the year and everyone welcome.
The
Deep End – Bargain Basement
Wisdom
Fr Tom Cahill SVD
A wise man once wrote for his gravestone:
‘I am now, you soon shall be,
so be content to follow me.’
When he died a wiser one taped a note
to it that read: ‘To follow
you I’m not content, until I
know which way you went!’Ah!
that’s wisdom.
Wisdom is applying truth to the art
of living. The truth comes free in
the word of God but applying it comes
at a price. Today’s Second Reading
[Heb 4:12-13] marks the price: having
our soul and spirit , our joints and
marrow separated by something sharper
than any two-edged sword. Not everyone
wants to endure that. The rich man
in today’s Gospel Reading [Mark
10: 17] doesn’t want to, and
he loses out. He abandons Jesus and
departs poorer than when he came even
though his wealth remains intact.
Not only does he leave the poorer,
he leaves grieving.
Instinctively he knows that there’s
more to his life than wealth. Jesus’
word pierces him like a two-edged
sword, but he is unwilling to allow
him to separate him from his wealth.
He loses out. He wants wisdom; is
offered it, but thinks the price is
too high. He wants a bargain-basement
type that just doesn’t exist.
Change wealth to anything else we
long for in the secret of our heart
– anything that blocks our way
to God. That’s the spot God’s
word needs to hit, to separate us
from it so that we come to possess
wisdom because we’ve allowed
God to possess us.
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