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Mary’s Church Bocan - 28th September
2008
26th
Sunday in Ordinary Time.
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Remember
your mercy, O Lord! |
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Mass
Times
Monday,
8 pm [Anniversary Mass of Seamus Doherty,
Carahunney;
Tuesday, Wednesday,
& Thursday, 10 am;
Friday, the
First Friday of the Month,
8 pm [Anniversary Mass for Reese McDaid,
Gleneely];
Saturday,
10 am [Anniversary Mass of
Madeline Doherty, Larraghirrell
Anniversary Masses
Vigil Mass:
Neil [Jack] Doherty, Redford;
11 am:
Willie Joe McConalogue, Carrowmore;
Next Saturday’s Vigil
Mass, 8 pm: Mamie Davenport,
Culdaff [1st Anniversary];
Next Sunday:
11 am Mass, James Doherty,
Bootagh
Weekly Offering:
€1,505
Development
Collection, €1,000.
Thank
you for your generosity.
Inishowen
Regional Pioneer Dinner Dance
In Caiseal Mara Hotel, Moville on
Friday, 17th October. Meal served
at 9 pm. Tickets €20 and are
available from Peggy 9379304 or Angela
9379303.
Whist
1st: Carrie McLaughlin,
The Mill
John Duffy, Derry
3rd: Ellen Anne Lafferty,
Glengad;
Tickets Mick Hirrell,
Carn, Betty Houten, Culdaff [2 prizes].
Other Winners
Gerard Doherty, Ourt, Phyllis Lloyd,
Gleneely, Eamon Donaghy, Effishmore,
Ernie McLucas, Carn.
Whist
every Friday night at 8.45 pm in Bocan
Hall.
Snowball
€90 for 184 or more.
Bocan Community
Defibrillator
There will be a group meeting on 15th
October at 9 pm.
Ladies Badminton
Ladies Badminton resumes on Thursday
at 9 pm in Bocan Hall. New members
welcome so come along and get fit.
Drama Club
Meeting on Monday night at 8.30 pm
in Bocan Hall. If you would like to
be part of the cast or to help behind
the scenes then come along or let
John Paul Houghton know if you are
willing to help.
Yoga
– Classes continue every Wednesday
at 7.30 pm in Bocan Hall. Beginners
welcome.
Scoil Mhuire
Gleneely / School Reunion Committee
In order that accounts can be finalised,
final orders for ANSEO magazines and
DVD’s will close on October
3rd. Make sure you don’t miss
a memorable magazine and DVD.
Young People’s
Pilgrimage to Lourdes, Easter 2008
The Irish Pilgrimage Trust welcomes
applications from young people with
:
a] a physical disability or illness
[age 11-18];
b] a learning disability [age 11-21]
c] Jet Set Group- Physical Disability
[age 18-25];
d] Jet Set Group Learning Disability
[age 21-30;
e] the organisation also has Family
Groups for very seriously ill children
under the age of 9, accompanied by
a parent or close relative.
More details at www.ihcpt.com
Serenity
House
Eating Disorders
There will be an information evening
on Thursday, 2nd October at 7.30 pm
in Serenity House and a representative
of BodyWhys from Dublin will attend.
More information from 9382945.
Cancer Support
Group Meet in Serenity House
on Monday, 29th September at 7.30
pm. All are welcome.
Reiki &
Seichem Master, Mary Coyle
will attend Serenity House. A great
way to de-stress. To book an appointment
call 9382945.
Tea Dance In the Plaza,
Buncrana today, Sunday from 4 pm –
6 pm. Music by Paul Breslin. Everyone
welcome. Bus from Gleneely & Culdaff:-
to book call Martin McLaughlin on
9379267.
Living one day
at a time;
Enjoying one moment
at a time;
Accepting hardship
as the pathway to peace.
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it.
Trusting that
He will make all things right if I
surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in
this life,
and supremely
happy with Him forever in the next.
Amen
by Reinhold
Neibuhr-1926
The
Deep End – The Fast Line.
‘If my doctor told me I had
only six minutes to live, I wouldn’t
brood. I’d type a little faster.’
So said science fiction writer Isaac
Asimov. Today’s Gospel reading
[Matt 21: 28-32] put me in mind of
that because it touches on an important
point: the need to live authentically.
Each of the two sons in today’s
reading says one thing and does another.
The first son, the rebellious one,
who says no, represents those despised
in Jewish society: tax collectors
because they take money from Jews
for Roman authorities, and prostitutes
because they sell their services,
often to Roman soldiers. The second
son, the yes-man, represents the religious
leaders who publically appear faithful
to the Father but aren’t.
Yet, when compared to the chief priests
and elders – also, in fact,
collaborators with the Romans to maintain
the status quo – the despised
ones fare better before God. You can’t
say, ‘read my lips’ to
God. Action is what counts, action
according to one’s principles.
Nobody gets that action right from
the word go. You have to work at it.
Two steps forward, one back is the
shuffle for most of us. It’s
better than two steps forward in the
wrong direction.
Mark Twain once wrote: ‘Let
us so live that when we come to die
even the undertaker will be sorry.’
If my doctor ever tells me I've only
six minutes to live I won’t
brood either. I'll chuckle at that
advice, hope for the best –
and write a little faster. How about
you?
Fr Tom
Cahill SVD
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