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St
Mary’s Church Bocan - 14th October
2007—No 45
28th
Sunday in Ordinary Time.
The
attitude of gratitude
Along with ‘take your bath’
– ‘say thanks’ must
be in every mother’s relentless
repertoire. We do need reminders to
be grateful and yet while gratitude
is beautiful – it is so rarely
done. Why? Because the act of gratitude
implies dependency and belonging.
Still the 1 in 10 response that Jesus
got would disappoint anyone. Why did
the other nine not return and give
thanks? Maybe they were like this:
1. The first Leper always followed
the letter of the law. Jesus said
he should go to the priest. So he
did just that and nothing more.
2. Going through an identity crisis.
He’d been a leper so long. How
would he cope? He was so preoccupied
with the change he forgot.
3. This one believed that you are
supposed to work for what you get,
yet he hadn’t worked for this
and so couldn’t handle the situation.
4. One became delirious with happiness.
5. May have become bitter in the past
because he was driven to become a
beggar. He vowed he would never say
thank you to anyone.
6. He was a family man. Anxious and
eager to get back to his family, to
hold his wife and hug his children.
7. Sceptic – doubted whether
Jesus really has anything to do with
it. After all, he hadn’t been
healed in Jesus’ presence. Maybe
it was something in the air that day.
8. So excited and just had to tell
everyone about this Jesus.
9. Said - I’ll give thanks tomorrow.
Which leper are you?
Fr Tom Cox
Responsorial
Psalm
The Lord has shown his salvation to
the nations
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Speak Lord
- Your Servant is Listening
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Today’s
Readings
First Reading 2 Kings 5:
14-17
On being cured of leprosy, Naaman
comes to believe in the true God and
is lavish in his gratitude toward
the prophet Elisha.
Second Reading Timothy 2:
8-13
Paul proclaims the central truth of
our faith: Jesus is risen and alive
among us.
Gospel Luke 17: 11-19
The story of the ten people who were
cured of leprosy by Jesus, and how
only one came back to thank him.
Money
Matters:
Weekly Offering €1,700;
Development Collection,
€1,035. Thank you
for your generosity.
N.B. The Mission
Sunday Collection will be taken up
next weekend.
Anniversaries
Peggy Harkin, Muff
Station Mass
Station Mass in the home of Paul &
Nora McGrenaghan, Glack, on Saturday,
20th October at 4 pm.
Bocan Drama Club
There will be meeting on Tuesday night
in Bocan Hall at 9pm to discuss reforming
the Bocan Drama Club. For more information
contact John Paul on 086 8606427
Costume Jewellery Sale
There will be a sale of Costume Jewellery
in St Boden’s N.S on Friday
19 October at 8 pm. This is a great
opportunity to get ahead with your
gifts and to help St Boden’s
School as a percentage of the takings
is going to the School Fund.
Whist Winners
1st John
Doherty, Malin Head;
2nd James
McConalogue, Cashel;
3rd Carmel
McLaughlin, Cashel
Lowest Score:
Paddy McLaughlin, Gleneely; Highest
Score, Mary McDermott, Gleneely.
Draw Winners:
[1st] John Doherty, Malin Head; [2nd]
Seamus Harkin, Gleneely [3rd] Paul
McElhinney, Gleneely.
The Whist is on every Friday night
at 8.45 pm in Bocan Hall. Come along
for a great night's craic.
Ladies Badminton
Every Thursday night at 9 pm in Bocan
Hall. Admission €3 and new members
are welcome.
Serenity House
The Presbyterian Church, Moville,
invites you to their Harvest Thanksgiving
services on Sunday, 21st October at
10.30 am & 8 pm. There will be
supper afterwards and everyone is
welcome.
Homeopathy
Names are being taken for a Homeopathy
Class which will commence shortly.
For more information contact Serenity
House on 9382945.
O’Dochartaigh Reunion
2008
Volunteers are sought to help with
the Reunion [1 – 10 July 2008].
If you would be willing to help, and
if you are from the Doherty Clan,
then contact Niamh Downey on niamh63@hotmail.com
Bridge Lessons
Lessons for beginners will soon be
available on Wednesday nights in Greencastle
Community Centre. Anyone interested
contact the Parochial House on 9379107
for details.
Gathering
Leaves
Spades take up leaves
No better than spoons,
And bags full of leaves
Are light as balloons.
I make a great noise
Of rustling all day
Like rabbit and deer
Running away.
But the mountains I raise
Elude my embrace,
Flowing over my arms
And into my face.
I may load and unload
Again and again
Till I fill the whole shed,
And what have I then?
Next to nothing for weight,
And since they grew duller
From contact with earth,
Next to nothing for color.
Next to nothing for use.
But a crop is a crop,
And who's to say where
The harvest shall stop?
Robert Frost
Preaching
I’d rather see a sermon
Than hear one any day.
I’d rather one would walk with
me
Than merely show the way.
The eye’s a better pupil
And more willing than the ear;
Fine counsel is confusing
But example is always clear.
For I may misunderstand you
And the high advice you give;
But there’s no misunderstanding
How you act and live.
Edgar Albert Guest
[1881-1959]
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