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21st June 2009
12th
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus said to his
disciples: "Why is
it that you are so frightened? How
is it that you have no faith?"
Over the past few years
the Church has been going through
a fierce storm. It has been a time
of anxiety and worry for many. It
has also been a time of deep hurt
and anger for others. And there
seems to be no end to it. The word
of Jesus today is very timely for
us. Even though the storm is real
and we have to face the reality
of it with all its implications,
we have to remember that Christ
is with us and he will bring calm
again. However, this does not mean
that we do nothing but wait. We
have a real responsibility to work
for that calm by the ways we love
one another in our homes and in
our community. This will take a
lot of generosity with our time
and our talents in building marriage
and family life to their fullest
and it will take a new commitment
to building the parish as a community
of faith and hope.
Fr. Johnny
Doherty, C.Ss.R.
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Our
eyes are in the Lord till he
shows us his mercy.
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Sunday 21st
June
12th Sunday
of the Year
First Reading
Job 38: 1.3-11
God created and controls the forces
of nature.
Second Reading
Corinthians 5: 14-17
For anyone who is in Christ, there
is a new creation.
Gospel Mark
4: 35-41
Jesus calms the storm.
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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: €1,770; Eucharistic
Congress Collection, €1,000.
Thank you for your generosity.
Peter’s Pence Collection will
be taken up this weekend along with
Priests Collection– No Development
Collection envelope this week.
The grass
will be
cut in the cemetery
this week [weather
permitting].
Bocan Community
Defibrillator
Would all members please note that
a meeting of the Red Cross will take
place in the Community Hall, Glengad
at 8 pm on Tuesday 23rd June.
Can you help?
Six families are needed in the Culdaff/Gleneely
area to host Spanish children for
3 weeks [from 29th June]. If you would
be willing to help then contact Eilish
on 9374938.
Moville Gospel
Choir
To celebrate the end of its first
season, Moville Gospel Choir is holding
a concert in Caiseal Mara Hotel, Moville,
on Friday 3rd of July at 9.00 pm.
In addition to its choral repertoire,
the concert will feature performers
from the choir and will be a mixture
of gospel and popular tunes. Tickets
are €5/€3 and are available
from choir members and local shops
Whist
1st Vera Deeny, Terrawee
2nd Phillip McCool,
Carn
3rd Phyllis Lloyd,
Gleneely
Tickets
– Matthew Davenport-Doherty,
Gerard Doherty, Mickey O'Donnell,
Mary Ellen Ruddy..
Other winners
– Matthew Davenport-Doherty,
Paddy McLaughlin, Ernie McLucas, Seamus
Coyle and Mary Ellen Ruddy.
Whist every Friday
at 8.45 pm
Snowball - €70 for 186 or better
The Pope’s
Children – BBC are
making a documentary about Pope John
Paul’s visit to Ireland in 1979.
If you have any interesting memories
or photos then contact BBC Belfast
on 04890 338735.
Serenity
House, Moville
Are organizing a 6 day trip to Westport
on 20 September. For further information
contact Serenity House on 9382945.
Seats will be allocated on a first
come, first serve basis, so book early
to avoid disappointment.
Chiropodist
Deirdre Britton will be in
attendance at Serenity House on the
last Friday of the month, 26 June
at 9.30am Appointments only. If you
wish to make an appointment to attend
the chiropodist contact 0860666538
or 074 9360363.
Serenity House, Moville
are holding an evening of
dancing in Caiseal Mara Hotel,
Moville on Friday 26 June from 9pm
to 12 midnight, music by Ed Sweeney.
Raffle and spot prizes galore, everyone
welcome and admission 5 euro.
Bus to all
night vigil in Knock on Friday
3 July. Cost of the trip is €30
per person. For further details contact
Eileen 9382442 or 9382116
Blood Donations
– Wednesday 8 July 3pm-4.45
pm & 7 pm-9.30 pm; Thursday 9th
July 2 pm – 4.45 pm & 7
pm – 9.30 pm. In Carndonagh
Community School. Your Donation Counts
and is urgently needed at this time
of year especially.
Carmelite
Pilgrimage to Knock, Sunday 19th July
2009.
Coach leaves Termonbacca at 7.45a.m.
with pick a up point at Melmount Centre
at 8.15a.m. Returning to Derry at
approx.11.00 pm. Return coach, snack
on the way down and evening meal.
Fare £35.00 stg. or €40
Euro. For further information, telephone
Termonbacca, at Derry 71262512 during
office hours only.
The
Deep End – A New Creation
[Fr Tom Cahill]
Today’s Second Reading [“
Cor 5:14-17] ‘If anyone is in
Christ, there si a new creation: everything
old has passed away; see everything
has become new’ [v 17] reminds
me of something St Augustine said.
This verse seems to refer to a sudden
transformation rather than a gradual
evolution. God’s Spirit operates
to an urgency that nature doesn’t.
There’s urgency as the Spirit
hears nature’s labour pains
and our own inward groaning as we
await adoption, the redemption of
our bodies [Rom 8:23].
Do we feel the urgency ourselves?
Well, that depends on how we look
at things. Take, for example, the
plans we make – whatever they
may be. We’re hoping for something
better be it home improvement, or
job improvement, even self-improvement;
or be it planning a holiday, buying
a car, or something for the kids.
There’s a constant
‘wanting’ in us for something
new that we might blame consumerism
for. Compulsive buying might be the
outcome of the ‘wanting’
but at source it’s something
deep and profound. Its’ nothing
other than the yearning for the redemption
of our bodies of which Paul speaks.
It’s our craving not just for
better things, but for the best possible
of all things: new creation, being
transformed into the liberated children
of god. St Augustine puts it famously:
‘You have made us for your self,
O Lord, and our hearts are restless
until they rest in you.’
Resting in God is
not guaranteed to happen automatically.
It’s a journey we must make.
And as we don’t know how long
we have to make the journey, every
minute counts.
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