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St
Mary’s Church Bocan
13th
January 2008—No 7
The
Baptism of the Lord
Holy Baptism
Baptism is both a gift and a commission.
Through baptism, God’s favour
rests on us, and at the same time
He calls us to service to him and
to each other. As we grow and mature,
we should become ever more conscious
of what the demands of service involve.
We have before us
the example of Jesus himself, the
ultimate Servant. As Son, Beloved
and Favoured of God the Father, he
fulfilled the demands of service to
the point of laying down his life.
May the Spirit of God which we first
received at Baptism help us too to
be generous in the sacrifices we make
for the good of others.
First Reading
Isaiah 42: 1-4.6-7
The mission of the Messiah to bring
justice and freedom.
Second Reading
Acts of the Apostles
The Good News of Jesus Christ is for
all people.
Gospel Matthew
: 13-17
The Spirit of God comes down upon
Jesus.
Responsorial
Psalm
The Lord will bless his people with
Peace.
Money Matters:
Weekly Offering, €1,575; Development
Collection, €950. Thank you for
your generosity.
Cardinal’s
Visit
His Eminence Sean Cardinal Brady will
be making his first official visit
to the Diocese on Wednesday, 23rd
January & Thursday, 24th January
2008. He will be the Principal Concelebrant
at Mass in St Eugene’s Cathedral
on the morning of the 24th January
at 10 am Mass to which you are all
welcome. Cardinal Brady will be available
after the Mass to meet and greet those
who come along.
Youth Club
Rota
Friday, 18th January: Stephen Canning,
Sally O’Connor, Patricia Davenport
& Mary O’Kane.
Sympathy
It was with great sadness that the
community learned of the death of
Neil McDaid, Gleneely,
last Sunday. Neil suffered indifferent
health over the past number of years
but he bore it with great dignity.
We offer our deepest sympathy to his
wife Rosaleen, his son Niall, his
daughter-in-law Amanda, his brother
Eddie and sister, Mary. May his soul
rest in the peace of Christ.
Whist Winners
1st Gerard Doherty, Gleneely
2nd Margaret McGilloway, Malin.
3rd Betty Houten,
Culdaff
Highest Sore:
Eddie Duffy, Gleneely;
Lowest Score:
John Duffy, Derry.
Draw Winners:
Nellie McCallion, Kindroyhead;
Paul McElhinney, Gleneely & Patricia
Harkin, Culdaff.
The Whist is
on every Friday night at 8.45 pm.
Snowball this week: €45 for a
score of 187 or better - Everyone
welcome
Active Retirement
Club
The Active Retirement Club resumes
on this Friday, 18th January in the
Wee Hall, Culdaff. If you are over
55 you are most welcome to come along
for a great afternoon’s craic.
Notice
Board
Yoga: Resumes in
Bocan Hall this Wednesday:- Children’s
Yoga at 4 pm; Adults: 7 pm. Come along
and ‘De-Stress’ after
Christmas.
Homoeopathy
: There will be an information
evening hosted by Maria Stevens in
the Wee Hall on Monday, 14th January
from 8 pm – 10 pm. Admission
is €3 and everyone is welcome.
Blood Donations:
The Blood Transfusion Service will
be in Carndonagh Community school
on Wednesday, 23rd January from 3
pm – 4.45 pm & 7 pm –
9.30 pm; Thursday, 24th January from
2pm – 4.45 pm & 7 pm –
9 pm. New donors are urgently needed
so please come along and bring a friend.
Inishowen
Outreach: Anyone interested
in working with Inishowen Outreach
on a part-time basis should contact
Mary on 9373337 [mornings]. Usual
FAS conditions apply.
Serenity
House
Names are being taken for the Computer
Maintenance Course & Sage Accounts
[Stages 1 & 3]. Contact 9382945
fro more details.
Children’s
Chess Club resumes on Thursday,
17th January.
Women’s
Group: Resume their ‘Walk
& Talk’ sessions on Tuesday,
15th January at 10.30 am at Serenity
House, Moville. All are welcome.
Women’s
Bible Study: Monday, 14th
January at 10.30 am in Serenity House.
All women are welcome.
Who?
Me!
Although the right question is as
important as getting the right answer.
It means we’re on the right
track to self-understanding. We’re
clued into life. We’re focused
on the present but with our sights
on the future too. But, not everybody
is. Those who never ask that all-important
question, ‘who am I?’
can’t possibly be. As human
beings we don’t just walk around
with mystery every day. We are mystery
walking around! The answer to the
question ‘who am I?’ is
not my name. It has nothing to do
with my name. I can change that if
I wish. But I can’t change my
who no matter how much I might wish
to do so because that is immutable
before God.
So, I need to meet that who, to discover
what makes me, me. Is it status, success,
money, ability, intelligence? These
play their part in forming me, as
do failures, limitations and fears,
but there’s more to me than
all of those put together.
I need to ask that all important question,
‘who am I?’ and wait patiently
until I hear the answer I crave; until
in sheer disbelief I hear the words
spoken to Jesus in today’s gospel
[Mt: 3:17]: you are my beloved son/daughter
in whom I am well pleased.
Fr Tom Cahill SVD
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