MASS
TIMES
Monday, [Anniversary Mass of Neil
& Mary Ann Duffy, Gleneely],
10 am;
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday,
10 am;
Friday [Anniversary
Mass of Patrick McCarron , Garraghbane
8 pm;
Saturday, 10 am.
Confessions
Saturday, 7.15 pm—7.45 pm;
This Week’s Anniversary
Mass
Saturday Vigl: John
Joe McLaughlin, Cloncha, [Month’s
Mind];
8.30 am: Donal McCarron, Ballyharry
11 am: William Doherty,
Terryrone.
Next Week
Saturday Vigil Mass 8 pm: Greta
Ruddy, Dunross.
Weekly
Offering: €1,620; Development
Collection, €900.
Thank
you for your generosity.
The whole community
has been shocked at the sudden death
of
Benny Doherty,
Claggan.
Benny was to the forefront in promoting
the interests of
the area, and he did so in his own
inimitable way. Our
deepest sympathy to his wife, Bridie;
his daughters
Margaret and Mary; his grandchildren;
his brother
and sisters and the wider family
circle.
May
the God of all consolation be present
with those Benny left behind and
may his soul rest in Peace.
All the
sick of the parish will
be attended on Wednesday & Thursday
at the usual times
Youth Club
Rota: 12th March:
Denise Cunningham, Bridget McLaughlin,
Greta Doherty, Breda Kelly.
Trocaire Boxes are
available at the back of the Church.
Please take one and help those less
fortunate than ourselves this Lent.
Foyle Hospice
Carers Group, “Take
Timeout” meeting Tuesday 9th
March at 7:30pm in Day Therapy Unit.
Physiotherapist speaking on ‘Moving
and Handling at Home’. For
further details contact Julia or
Donna, Tuesday – Thursday,
on (028) 71359888.
Inishowen
Beekeepers
The Federation of Irish Beekeepers
invite all beekeepers to a seminar
on beekeeping entitled ‘Getting
the most out of your bees’
on Sunday 21st March 2010 at Jackson’s
Hotel, Ballybofey at 2pm sharp
Gleneely
Ladies Social Club are
holding an aromatherapy class in
the clubhouse on Monday the 22nd
March from 7p.m-9p.m everyone welcome.
Scoil Mhuire
Gleneely, School Enrolments
Enrolments are now being taken for
new Infant class for September 2010.
Forms are available from the school
office or telephone 93 67236. Please
submit your child's application
by the end of March.
The Holy
Family Padre Pio prayer
group will hold their monthly meeting
in the Holy Family Church, Ballymagroarty,
Derry. on MONDAY night 8th March
starting with 7.30 pm Mass. There
will be two 1st class relics of
St Pio at the meeting.
Do you
know of an older person living alone
who could benefit from a weekly
phone call? Talk to
them about the service and give
them our contact details or if you
need more information give us a
call and we will explain the service
to you.
We also need volunteers so if you
have a few hours a week to spare
please consider joining our team.
No experience necessary. Full training
will be given.
For further enquiries and application
forms please ring Frances or Joan
at Good Morning Service, 6 Ardaravan
Sq., Buncrana @ 074 93 21598.
Serenity
House, Moville are holding a ‘Art
and Craft Exhibition’ which
will be held at Serenity House on
St. Patrick’s Day 17th March
from 12pm to 5pm. All are very welcome
to come to the exhibition and see
what art and crafts items have been
made at the classes which takes
place throughout the year. For further
information contact Serenity House,
Moville on 9382945.
The Women's Interdenominational
Bible Study meeting will
be held in Serenity House, Moville
on Monday 8 March at 10.30am. All
women are very welcome.
Serenity House, Moville
are holding an evening of dancing
in Caiseal Mara Hotel,
Moville on Friday 12 March from
9pm to 12 midnight, music by Ed
Sweeney. Raffle and spot prizes
galore, everyone welcome and admission
5 euro.
Whist
1st: Carrie McLaughlin,
Culdaff.
2nd: Margaret McGilloway,
Malin
3rd: Gerard Doherty,
Ourt
Tickets: - John
Duffy, Mary B McLaughlin, Margaret
McGilloway, Gerard Doherty.
Other Winners Paddy
McLaughlin, Dolores O’Donnell,
Mary Ellen Ruddy, Eamon Donaghey.
Whist every Friday night at 8.45
pm in Bocan Hall.
Snowball Next Week €40 for
189 or better.
Walk With
Me Prayer
Lord God, our light and our
salvation
we praise you for your gifts of
life and faith.
We thank you
for the desire
that you have planted in our hearts,
our yearning to see your face.
Help us to meet
you in prayer,
to walk in your ways,
and to speak to others of our joy
and consolation in your presence.
Give us faithfulness
in this present life
so that we may come to know
and praise your beauty,
with all our brothers and sisters,
in the life to come.
We make this
prayer through
Christ our Lord. Amen
The
Deep End * Googling is good for
you
Fr Tom Cahill SVD
A google a day keeps the doctor
away, researchers have found. Surfing
the Net, even more than reading,
boosts the brain. And its effects
last long after the surfing stops.
One theory holds that surfing stretches
the brain by making it perform multiple
tasks simultaneously. Fine! But
let’s not forget what drives
the brain in the first place. And
I don’t mean the hard drive.
I mean curiosity. Were this lacking
there would be no activity. Curiosity
stimulates the search.
It’s what put Moses in touch
with God in our First Reading [Exod
3:1-8, 13-15]. He sees something
that arouses his curiosity: a burning
bush that’s not consumed.
His curiosity gets the better of
him and because it does we discover
two very important things; about
God: he cares for us; about human
beings : we’re holy.
God tells Moses to come no closer
and to take off his sandals because
he’s on holy ground –God’s
turf. I used to think that he was
letting Moses know how unworthy
he was to approach him. How wrong
I was! God is saying the exact opposite.
Not being gods we must maintain
some distance from him, yet nothing
should come between us, not even
a pair of sandals. Only what comes
directly from the hand of God is
worthy to be near him – hence
the naked sole.
Moses is a murderer. Yet God calls
him. It’s easy to see God
through goodness. But can we see
him when evil blocks the view? If
not, then let’s remember a
murderer and a burning bush.
