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23rd August 2009
21st
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Simon Peter said
to Jesus: 'Lord, to whom
shall we go? You have the message
of eternal life, and we believe'.
We are conscious today of the many
people who give up the practice
of their faith. This happens for
all kinds of reasons but it is always
sad especially when it is people
whom we love. This puts more responsibility
on the shoulders of those of us
who stay with Christ to live our
faith ever more fully so that people
can see him in us and be attracted
to him through us. Christ is the
very centre of our faith, as the
one who teaches full human living.
And his way is the way of love.
To love God with our whole heart
and to love one another as he loves
us is the true practice of our faith.
We need the Eucharist in order to
live that way. As always the places
where we live this faith most urgently
are in our homes and our parish.
Fr. Johnny
Doherty, C.Ss.R.
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Taste
and see that the Lord is good.
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Sunday, 23rd
August 2009.
21st Sunday
of the Year
First Reading
Joshua 24:1-2 15-18
Joshua confronts the people with an
initial decision, to serve the one
true God or to serve false gods.
Second Reading
Ephesians 5:21-32
St Paul urges the image of a marriage
relationship to express the bond that
exists between Christ and the Church.
Gospel John
6:60-69
The disciples are faced with an initial
decision to stay with Jesus or to
leave him.
MASS
TIMES
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
, Thursday & Friday, 10 am;
Saturday,
Funeral Mass for Mrs Margaret Butler
[nee McLaughlin, The Mill], 11 am.
Saturday,
Vigil, 8 pm;
Sunday, 8.30 am &
11 am.
Confessions
Saturday: 7.15 pm—7.45
pm
Vigil Mass,
8 pm: John Doherty [Master] Carthage
[Month’s Mind]
Weekly Offering: €1,685;
Development Collection, €1,000.
Thank you for your generosity.
The Donegal
Leprosy Fund annual Church Gate collection
raised 475 euro.
A sincere thank you to all who contributed
so generously. Donegal Leprosy Fund
money is distributed throughout the
world to assist Irish missionaries
with their work in third world countries.
Mass
Rock
A Mass will be celebrated at the Mass
Rock, Altoragh, Ballymagaraghy, today,
Sunday, 23rd August at 3 pm. Everyone
welcome.
Good-As-New
Shop
The Shop is now open
at Margaret the Painter’s premises
in Carn. All proceeds are for the
Development Fund – please give
it your support.
Whist
1st: Mickey Doherty Urris.
2nd: John Duffy, Derry
3rd: Annie McColgan, Carn, John Doherty,
Carrowmore;
Tickets – Ellen Ann Lafferty,
Seamus Coyle, Anne McBride, Patricia
Harkin.
Other winners –
Gerard Doherty, Vera Deeny,, Seamus
Harkin.
Whist every Friday at 8.45 pm
Snowball - €50 for 188 or better
Moville
Health Centre
Cervical Smear Clinic on Tuesday 18th
August and Tuesday, 1st September
between 9.30 am – 12 pm. These
will be the last of the open clinics
where no appointment is necessary.
After these dates the Cervical Smear
Programme will move to an invitation
or recall system where all women must
be registered with Cervical Check
prior to having a smear test taken.
You can register with Cervical Check
on freephone 1800 45 45 45 or online
at www.cervical/check.ie
Bocan Community
Playgroup
A fund-raising “Car- Wash”
will be held at the Go Shop, Culdaff
next Saturday, 29th August from 10
am – 6 pm. If you would be willing
to help then come long on the day.
It promises to be a Fun-Day and all
proceeds are for the Community Playgroup
– Please come along and give
your support.
Ceili Classes
resume in the Wee Hall, Culdaff on
Wednesday, 2nd September. Beginners
very welcome. Dancing from 9 pm –
11 pm: admission [inc supper €3].
SPONSORED
CHARITY CYCLE
A Sponsored Cycle will be held on
Sunday, 6th September. It will leave
from SuperValu, Carndonagh at 10am.
There will be 4 different routes to
suit all abilities. Route one: 3 miles
(suitable for children accompanied
by an adult); Route two: 13 miles;
Route three: 24 miles; Route four:
40 miles (Carn – Moville –
Shrove – Cooks Hill –
Kinnego Bay – Culdaff –
Malin – Carn).
All proceeds in aid of the Foyle Hospice
and Donegal Hospice. Sponsor cards
available, or you can pay 10 euro
(adult) or 5 euro (child) registration
on the day. Please phone one of the
following for a sponsor card: Anne
086 166 4760; Grainne 086 8580 283;
Susan 086 157 4454. Refreshments will
be served afterwards. Your support
will be much appreciated.
Follow Liam and Andy on their Tandie
!! . . . . . . .
Liam McCauley and Andy Doherty Toner
have agreed to undertake the cycle
on a tandem. Rumour has it that they
will be seriously challenged by two
fit ladies on another tandem!! Watch
this space!
Arthritis
Ireland
A 6-week programme [cost €20]
“Living well with Arthritis”
is being held in Rossan College, Letterkenny
[Wednesday 9th Sept – Wednesday
14th Oct] from 7 pm-9.30 pm.. Contact
016470206 or trainining@arthritisireland.ie
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Scoil Naomh
Mhuire, Gleneely re-opens
on Tuesday, 1st September.
AWARE
– Can you give a couple of hours
on 10th/11th/12th September ? To volunteer
for Daisy Day contact 01661 7211 of
email fundraising@aware.ie
The
Deep End: - Take it or Leave it
Fr Tom Cahill SVD
There’s very much a take-it-or-leave-it
approach evident in today’s
Gospel [John 6:60-69]. There’s
no attempt at gentle persuasion. Jesus
has just told the Jews that he is
the living bread from heaven and that
anyone who eats it will live forever.
Does he think that the Jews will jump
for joy at hearing this?
Strangely, instead of laughing him
to scorn, or just turning their back
on him as a crackpot, as you might
expect, they dispute among themselves
what he means. Now why would they
do that? Why would they take seriously
someone who makes so outlandish a
claim?
Two reasons perhaps. First, there’s
something about Jesus that demands
he be taken seriously, no matter what.
There’s and intensity of presence,
charisma and power in him that tells
you he’s not the type to make
nonsensical statements. Whatever about
his statements being enigmatic, you
know they can never be idiotic.
Therefore, the Jews take him seriously
and try to understand him.
Second reason: his works. Jesus has
publicly performed works of extraordinary
power. Miracles we call them. Because
we’ve not experienced directly
such works ourselves we cannot fully
appreciate their effect. Just imagine
if you witnessed someone performing
even one of the healings attributed
to Jesus would you not be totally
gob smacked? Would you not take seriously
every utterance of such a person?
Jesus presents his followers with
a take-it-or-leave-it claim. Why?
Because if what he has done does not
convince then words won’t either.
As St Francis noted, we should preach
the gospel at all times, using words
when necessary.
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