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Mary’s Church Bocan - 14th
September 2008
Triumph
of the Cross
O Cross of Christ,
immortal tree
On which our Saviour died,
The world is sheltered by your arms
That bore the Crucified.
From bitter death
and barren wood
The tree of life is made;
Its branches bear unfailing fruit
And leaves that never fade.
Of faithful Cross,
you stand unmoved
While ages run their course;
Foundation of the universe,
Creation’s binding force.
Give glory to
the risen Christ
And to his Cross give praise,
The sign of God’s unfathomed
love,
The hope of all our days.
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Never
forget the deeds of the Lord
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Mass
Times
Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday &
Saturday,
10 am.
Saturday,
Vigil, 8 pm;
Sunday,
8.30 am & 11 am.
Confessions
Saturday,
7.15 pm—7.45 pm.
Weekly Offering:
€1,605
Development
Collection, €1,000.
Thank
you for your generosity.
Parish
Council Meeting
The next Parish Council meeting is
scheduled
for Monday, 27th September at 8 pm
in Bocan Hall.
All members are asked to attend.
Inishowen
Regional Pioneer Dinner Dance
In Caiseal Mara Hotel, Moville on
Friday, 17th October. Meal served
at 9 pm. Tickets €20 and are
available from Peggy 9379304 or Angela
9379303.
Good
as New Shop
The Good As New Shop [in Margaret
the Painter’s premises, Pound
Street, Carndonagh], will open on
Monday, 15th September. All kinds
of ‘saleables’ welcome
and all proceeds are in aid of Bocan
Hall.
Whist
1st: Betty Houten, Culdaff
2nd: Fr McGonagle, Bocan
3rd: Seamus Coyle, Buncrana;
Tickets Gerard Doherty, Gleneely,
Seamus Harki, Gleneely, Gerard Monagle,
Carn, Seamus Harkin, Gleneely..
Other Winners
Desmond McMahon, James McLaughlin,
Dillon Doherty, Seamus Harkin, Carrie
McLaughlin.
Whist every Friday night at 8.45 pm
in Bocan Hall. Snowball €70 for
186 or less.
Bocan Community
Defibrillator
General Meeting in Bocan Hall on 17th
September at 9 pm. All members please
attend
Ladies Badminton
Ladies Badminton resumes on Thursday
at 9 pm in Bocan Hall. New members
welcome so come along and get fit.
Carndonagh
Community School
There will be a meeting of parents
from Culdaff/Gleneely area on Tuesday,
16th September at 8 pm in Bocan Old
School. Mr Paul Fiorentini will be
in attendance. Parents who have children
at the school are encouraged to attend
as it provides an opportunity for
discussion on issues and plans pertaining
to the school. It is your chance to
have an input into your child’s
education so we look forward to seeing
you there.
Thank You
- Irish Wheelchair Assoc. would like
to thank everyone for their contribution
to the annual collection. It raised
€424.80 for the Association.
Yoga –
Classes resume on Wednesday at 7.30
pm in Bocan Hall. Minimum number required
for course to start [6 weeks-€40].
Beginners welcome.
Children in
Crossfire – Looking
for 15 enthusiastic people to sign
up for the Barcelona Half-marathon
in 2009. more information from 04871269898.
Are you caring
for an older person?
You can get information regarding
entitlements, respite, support groups
and other services by contacting Diane
Donnelly on 087 2770103 or call into
The Carndonagh Community Hospital
on Monday, 29th Sept from 12-2pm.
Gardening
Club
Inishowen Gardening Club – Meeting
on Monday, 22nd September in the Wesley
Hall at 8 pm. Guest Speaker: Paddy
McCartney and the full programme for
the year ahead will be given out on
the night.
Serenity
House
Classes- The following
Classes will commence the week beginning
6th October: Irish Crochet; Oil Painting;
Jewellery Making; Handmade Patchwork;
Knitting; ECDL; Sage Line 50; Stage
3 Computer Maintenance; E-Mail and
Internet; and ECDL for Second Level
Students. More information from 9382945.
Legion of Mary Pilgrimage
to Knock Sunday, 28th September.
Bus will leave the square at 8 am.
Please bring a packed lunch. To book
contact 9382295 / 9382334.
Chiropodist In Serenity House
on Friday, 28th Sept at 9.30
am. Appointments only to 0860666538
/ 9360363.
Donegal Action
for Cancer Care
Monthly meeting on Tuesday, 16th September
at 7.30 pm in Mickey McClure’s,
Bridge Street, Carndonagh. Please
come along to be updated on the campaign
to retain and improve cancer services
at Letterkenny Hospital. Your support
is needed at this time.
The
Deep End – At Cross purposes
If
Jesus had been hanged instead of crucified
would we be celebrating the Triumph
of the Rope? No irreverence is intended
here. It is a serious question. The
symbolism of hanging from a rope would
not be as strong, nor the image as
powerful, as that of an outstretched
man, naked, pinned in agony to a cross.
Yet redemption would just have surely
been achieved. The means of death
was not important. The fact of death
was.
While today’s feast focuses
on the symbol, the external sign,
we cannot be blind to what really
counted: Jesus’ love for his
Father. Concentrating on, and glorifying
the cross can be dangerous, even unchristian.
It can give the impression that the
pain is all-important, not the love
that overcomes the pain.
Had Jesus not had to die for what
he said and did would he still be
Saviour? And unqualified yes to that!
If it was his love that brought salvation,
then the suffering was tragically
unnecessary. But inevitable.
That’s why today’s Gospel
reading [John 3:13-17] tells us that
the Father sent the Son into this
world, not to condemn it but to save
it. That mission is what triumphed,
not the cross. Without the love in
his heart Jesus would not have had
his cross to bear. He would not have
had to face the enemy to the bitter
end – and he would not have
been a man to take seriously.
Fr Tom
Cahill SVD
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