St
Mary’s Church Bocan
13 th May 2007—No 23
Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year C
Mass
Times
Monday, 7.30 pm;
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
& Saturday, 9.30 am.
Monday—Friday,
11 am.
Confessions
Saturday, 7.15 pm—7.45 pm.
If
anyone loves me he will keep my word,
and my father will love him...
Responsorial
Psalm
Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you
"It
Might Have Been"
We will be what we
could be. Do not say,
"It might have been, had not
this, or that, or this."
No fate can keep us from the chosen
way;
He only might who is.
We will do what we
could do. Do not dream
Chance leaves a hero, all uncrowned
to grieve.
I hold, all men are greatly what they
seem;
He does, who could achieve.
We will climb where
we could climb. Tell me not
Of adverse storms that kept thee from
the height.
What eagle ever missed the peak he
sought?
He always climbs who might.
I do not like the
phrase "It might have been!"
It lacks force, and life's best truths
perverts:
For I believe we have, and reach,
and win,
Whatever our deserts.
Ella Wheeler
Wilcox
Money Matters:
Weekly Offering €1,555;
Development Collection, €1,000.
Thank you for your generosity.
Today’s
Readings
1st The Holy Spirit
guides the Christians as they adapt
to new situations. The same Spirit
will guide us too;
2nd The Second Reading presents
a radiant vision of the Heavenly Jerusalem;
Gospel The message of Jesus
is kept alive in our hearts by the
Holy Spirit.
Confirmation
Thanks to all the parents and
teachers who prepared the children
for receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation.
A word of thanks also to the parents
of the 5th year pupils who provided
the refreshments, and to those ladies
who helped give the church a spring
clean on Tuesday evening.
Hospitalite
Cards
The Annual Lourdes Hospitalite Collection
takes place this weekend.
Bocan Community
Playgroup
There will be a meeting for parents
of children wishing to attend the
Playgroup in the 2007/2008 term on
Monday night [14th May] from 8 pm
– 9 pm in Bocan Old School.
There will also be a meeting for parents
of children leaving the Playgroup
this year and that will be on Monday
night from 9 pm – 10 pm in Bocan
Old School.
House of Prayer,
Achill
A bus will be travelling to the house
of Prayer in Achill on Saturday, 28th
July. The bus will depart from Moville
at 7 am travelling via Gleneely, Culdaff,
Malin, Carndonagh and Buncrana. The
fare is €20 and to book a place
contact Sarah on 086 1939125 or Breege
on 9367152.
Carmelite Retreat
Centre
Mass with Healing Service
on Tuesday, 15th May at 8pm.
All are welcome to attend.
Community Fun Day Sunday,
27th May. If you have any items for
the Bric-a-Brac stall contact 04871265212.
Irish Kidney
Association
The Irish Kidney Assoc. wish to acknowledge
the receipt of €423, the proceeds
of their recent church-gate collection.
Culdaff 5K One-Mile
Road Races
Inishowen Athletic Club will stage
the 5K and 1-Mile Road Races on Tuesday,
15th May. The mile race is for juvenile
athletes aged between 11 and 16 yrs
of age and begins at 7.30 pm. The
5K begins at 7.45 pm. There is a ‘goody
bag’ for all finishers. Registration
in the Wee Hall from 6.30 pm. Refreshments
and presentations in the Wee Hall
at 8.45 pm. All runners, joggers and
walkers are very welcome.
Serenity
House
Women’s Bible Study
– Meeting on Monday,
14th May at 10.30 am in Serenity House.
All women are very welcome to attend.
Chiropodist – Serenity
House on Friday, 25th May. For appointment
call 0860666538 /9360363.
Trip to Killarney –
Serenity House are organising a 5-Day
Trip to Killarney on 14th October
2007. For further information contact
Serenity House on 9382945. Book early
to secure a place.
ECDL – Names are being
taken for the ECDL Advanced Module
which begins on Thursday, 17th May.
Contact Serenity House on 9382945
for more details.
Job Club/Inishowen Partnership
– New Programme starting in
Moville. If you are looking for a
job or thinking about going back into
the workplace then contact Aisling
on 9361376.
Plants for Sale
A selection of bedding plants and
hedging as well as pumpkin plants
are available from SRU [Old Convent],
Derry Road, Carndonagh. Open Monday-Friday
after 5 pm and all day Saturday &
Sunday.
Co-operating
for Cancer Care North West
“Equal access for Equal Need”
Public meeting in Clanree Hotel, Letterkenny
on Monday, 21st May at 8.30 pm. Guest
speakers include Dr Orla Hardiman,
Consultant Neurologist from Beaumont
Hospital; Margo O’Donnell and
Marie O’Connor author of ‘Emergency:
Irish Hospitals in Chaos’. The
meeting will highlight the need for
accessible public health services
for everyone, including cancer patients.
All are welcome to attend.
Peace
comes dropping slow
A dust-up in the First Reading about
what rules and regulations from Jewish
law would be imposed on new [Gentile]
Christians who were not Jewish. It
all makes a point: this debate occurred
and its resolution was reached in
order to overcome disturbance of the
peace of mind of members of the Church.
Peace –
that most prized and scarce of realities.
A peace it does seem at times that
the world cannot give – only
God can. And many are the disturbances
of life. Being upset, disappointed,
jealous, angry or lonely. Feeling
a lack of confidence, or a lack of
something can make us greedy, possessive,
even lustful. We live in a culture
of success, where everything is built
on the idea of ascent, with everything
in the rise be they prices or expectation.
It’s a world where you fix and
control. In that culture ironically
most of the learning is done in the
darker emotions. After the age of
30 everything worth learning comes
from the experience of failure, disappointment,
humiliation, loneliness and loss.
At such times, we would do well to
pray to the Holy spirit; ‘Peace
I leave you, my own peace I give you,
a peace that the world cannot give,
this is my gift to you.’ It
will keep us calm and at peace.
Fr Tom
Cox
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