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St
Mary’s Church Bocan 25th
November 2007—No 51
Christ
The King
Reflection
This Sunday’s Gospel reminds
us of the end of time by drawing our
attention to the last moments of Christ’s
earthly life. He was crucified on
the cross between two thieves, for
claiming to be a king, yet the only
crown he wore was braided with thorns.
Over his head was written, ‘Jesus
of Nazareth, King of the Jews’.
While earthly kings rule from palaces,
Christ the King reigns from the cross.
His kingdom is not a place, but a
people who give their hearts lovingly
to him by shaping their lives according
to his will. The feast of Christ the
King invites us to start living our
lives as Jesus taught us to live them.
In all we do we seek to grow more
like Christ, for he becomes our king
only when we give him our allegiance.
The kingship of Christ is made real
by allowing God to do his work in
us and through us. It is a life-long
process involving a daily invitation
to conversion. He calls us, who are
his subjects to take his side in the
struggle of furthering the growth
of his kingdom.
Responsorial
Psalm
I rejoiced when I heard them say:
’Let us go to God’s house.’
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Your endurance
will win you your lives.
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Today’s
Readings
First Reading
2 Samuel 5: 1-3
Daniel is chosen and anointed as king
in Israel.
Second Reading Colossians
1: 11-20
Christ is not only head of the Church
but Lord of all creation.
Gospel Luke 23: 35-43
The gospel presents a Calvary scene,
where the kingship of Jesus is proclaimed.
Money
Matters:
Priests Collection, €1,645;
Development Collection €1,000.
Thank you for your generosity.
Bocan Community Defibrillator
Group
Refresher Course for the above will
take place in Bocan Hall on Wednesday,
28th November at 8.30 pm. All members
are requested to attend on time.
Yoga
In Bocan Hall every Wednesday: Children’s
Yoga at 4 pm and adults yoga at 7
pm. Come along and de-stress.
Good-as-New-Shop
For the past three months a group
of very enterprising ladies have been
running a ‘Good-as-new-shop
in Carndonagh for the Development
Fund. They raised a massive €12,050
in that time. We cannot thank them
enough. They would like to thank all
those who donated items, gave donations,
bought articles and tickets. A very
special thank you to Margaret Teresa
& Johnny Doherty [Painter], Pound
Street who gave the premises free
of charge.
Draw Winners:
1st: Annie Doherty, Leiter, Clonmany;
2nd: Brendan McGrenaghan, Cloncha;
3rd: Rose Davenport, Foden;
4th: Cathal McGrenaghan, Cloncha;
5th: Madeline McCrossan, Clonmany.
Whist Winners
1st Gerard
Doherty, Gleneely;
2nd Hannah
McLaughlin, Gleneely;
3rd Carrie
McLaughlin, Culdaff.
Lowest Score:
Seamus Doherty, Culdaff;
Highest Score,
Patricia Harkin, Muff.
Draw Winners:
[1st] Seamus Doherty, Culdaff; [2nd]
Eamon Donaghy, Effishmore [3rd] Vera
Deeny, Terawee.
The Whist is on every Friday night
at 8.45 pm in Bocan Hall.
Snowball this week: €80
for a score of 180 or better.
Bocan Youth Club
Rota. Friday, 30th November –
Eilish Bell, Doreen Donaghy, Rosalie
O’Connor, Liz Doherty.
Serenity House
Chiropodist
in Serenity House on Friday, 30th
November at 9.30 am. Appointments
to 0860666538 / 9360363.
Moville & District
Mental Health Assoc.
Annual Christmas Social in Foody’s
Lodge, Quigley’s Point on Sunday,
2nd December from 3 pm – 7 pm.
Afternoon tea will be served and their
will be a raffle. Admission €5.
Food Hygiene Class
Names are being taken for this
class which will commence in January
2008. More details from Serenity House
on 9382945.
Trip to Belfast
There are still a few places
available on the shopping trip to
Belfast on Tuesday, 11th December.
More details from 9382945.
Cancer Support Group
meet in Serenity house on Monday,
26th November at 7.30 pm. All welcome.
Inishowen Women’s
Outreach will meet in
St Eugene’s Hall, Moville on
Tuesday, 27th November at 11 am to
mark ‘16 days of violence against
women.’ All are welcome.
Carndonagh Community School
Annual Christmas Bingo on Sunday,
9th December at 3 pm. Usual prizes
on every line and prizes galore. Come
along and try your luck – admission
€10.
Scoil Mhuire, Gleneely -Reunion
Meeting in the school on Friday, 30th
November at 8 pm to form a committee
for the planning of the school reunion.
Anyone interested in helping is very
welcome to the meeting.
Knock
There will be a bus travelling to
Knock on 7th December for the all
night Vigil for the Feast of the Immaculate
Conception. It will leave Moville
at 4 pm. Fare is €30 including
evening meal. Phone 9382442 for more
details.
Today’s Psalm
Today’s Psalm celebrated the
end of the pilgrims’ journey.
The aching muscles were soon forgotten
in the joy that their feet were at
last standing within the gates of
Jerusalem. Pilgrims from rural areas
stood in admiration of the well fortified
city. Jerusalem is built as a city
strongly compact.
This was the place chosen by David
as a centre of unity for the diverse
tribes, hoping that their rivalries
would be healed in celebrating their
shared calling as the Chosen People.
It is there that the tribes go up,
the tribes of the Lord.
It’s name meant the city of
Shalom, peace. It was to be a holy
city, a place of pilgrimage. It was
the supreme joy of any Jew’s
heart to sing the praises of God’s
name in the temple.
At the end of the Church’s liturgical
journey, our thoughts turn to the
end of life’s pilgrimage. The
aches and blisters of the road are
healed at the glimpse of the city
where our king reigns, inviting is,
like the repentant thief, to enter
eternal paradise.
I rejoiced when I heard them say:
‘Let us go to God’s house.’
Fr Silvester O’Flynn
OFMCap
Over
and Over
This poet sees life
as a mystery to be lived and not a
problem to be solved. I agree.
Over and over they suffer, the gentle
creatures,
The frightened deer, the mice in the
corn to be gathered,
Over and over we cry, alone or together.
And we weep for a lot we scarcely
understand,
Wondering why we are here and what
we mean
And why there are huge stars and volcanic
eruptions,
Earthquakes, desperate disasters of
many kinds.
What is the answer? Is there
One? There are many. Most of us forget
The times when the going sun was a
blaze of gold
And the blue hung behind it and we
were the whole of awe,
We forget the moments of love and
cast out time
And the children who come to us trusting
the answers we give
To their difficult and important questions.
And there
Are shooting stars and rainbows and
broad blue seas.
Surely when we gather the good about
us
The dark is cancelled out. Mysteries
must
Be our way of life. Without them we
might
Stop trying to learn and hoping to
succeed
In the work we half-choose and giving
the love we need.
By Elizabeth Jennings
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