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Mary’s Church Bocan
16th
November 2008
33rd
Sunday in Ord. Time.
November
November comes
And November goes,
With the last red berries
And the first white snows.
With night coming
early,
And dawn coming late,
And ice in the bucket
And frost by the gate.
The fires burn
And the kettles sing,
And earth sinks to rest
Until next spring.
- Clyde Watson
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Blessed are those who fear the
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MASS
TIMES
Monday, 10 am.
Friday, 8 pm: [Month’s
Mind of Shane McGonigle, St. Boden’s
Tce].
Saturday, Vigil, 8
pm;
Sunday, 8.30 am &
11 am.
Confessions
Saturday, 7.15 pm—7.45 pm.
Anniversary
Masses
Vigil Mass: Memorial
Mass for Noel O’Reilly.
Sunday, 11 am Mass
for Joseph Ruddy, Dunross [Anniversary].
Weekly
Offering: €1,658; Development
Collection, €1,000. Thank you
for your generosity.
Self Help
Africa would like to thank
all who helped and contributed to
the collection on 8th/9th November.
It realised €671.68 for the cause.
Blood Donation
Sessions: In the Community
School, Carndonagh on
Wednesday, 3rd December:
3 pm-4.45 pm & 7 pm – 9
.30 pm;
Thursday, 4th December: 2 pm –
4.45 pm & 7 pm – 9.30 pm.
New donors needed urgently.
Time is fleeting….
God, I spend so much time reliving
yesterday or anticipating tomorrow
that I lose sight of the only time
which is really mine – the present..
That’s all I
have – all I ever will.
Give me the faith
that knows that each moment contains
exactly what is best for me.
Give me the hope that trusts you enough
to forget past sins and future trials.
Give me the love that
makes each minute of life an anticipation
of eternity with you.
Grand Variety
Concert
In Bocan Hall on Tuesday, 2nd December.
It will feature local artists of all
ages. The night promises to be very
entertaining with something to suit
every taste: Singers, Irish-dancers,
hip-hop, traditional music, modern
dance and drama. All proceeds are
in aid of St. Boden’s N.S, Culdaff
& Classes for Children in Action
Inishowen. Doors open at 7.30 pm and
admission is €5.
Ceile Mor
There will be a Ceile Mor in Bocan
Hall on Friday, 21st November. Music
is by Martin Duggan. Admission: €5
[inc supper].
Serenity House
– Chiropodist, Deirdre Britton,
in Serenity House on Friday, 28th
November at 9.30 am. Appointments
only to 9360363 / 086 0666538.
Active Retirement –
Evening of Music and Dancing in McNamara's
Hotel on Wednesday, 26th November
from 9 pm – 12 midnight. Music
by Dominic McDaid. Admission €5
and everyone is very welcome.
Active Retirement Meeting on Wednesday,
19th November at 7.30 in Serenity
House.
Shopping Trip to Belfast
– Tuesday, 11th December.
More information from 9382945
25-Card Drive –
Change of Date: Saturday, 29th November
in the Malin Hotel beginning at 8
pm. All proceeds are in aid of classes
for children in Action Inishowen.
Derry Diocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage
– Gift Vouchers [£25/£50]
for the Pilgrimage are now available
from the Pilgrimage Office. More details
from 04871 260293.
Ballyliffin Golf Club-
AGM on 7th December at 6 pm in the
Clubhouse.
Inishowen Women’s Outreach
– Seasonal Christmas Cards on
Sale: €5 per pack of 6.
The
Deep End – A Talent To Bemust
The technical support person was having
difficulty identifying the problem
the caller was having with her computer.
After ten minutes of futile questioning
he asked her the most basic question
of all: ‘What type of computer
do you have?’ ‘A white
one,’ she replied.
You might think that a caller like
that couldn’t possibly have
a future in computer technology. And,
you’d probably be right. However,
when it comes to answering God’s
call to do something that sort of
reckoning goes out the window. God
often calls the least talented, in
secular terms, to do God’s will.
Why so? Because it must be clear that
it’s God’s power working
through the individual that gets things
done, not the individual’s own
talents.
Look at his choice of Pope, for example.
The first, I mean. An unlettered fisherman.
Would we ever dream of choosing such
a candidate for the post today? Definitely
not. Our candidates have to be extremely
well lettered and talented, even in
secular terms. Is that saying anything
about our trust in God’s power?
Today’s Gospel [Matt 11: 25-30]
is all about trust. A man divides
his property among his servants to
look after it for him while he’s
away. What matters is not how much
they earn, but how they use what he
gives them. Hiding it away safely
is not an option. The owner gives
it for use.
We all have at least one talent. It
remains a talent to bemuse until,
trusting in God, we see its purpose
and put it to good use.
Fr Tom Cahill SVD
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