| Sunday,
5th February 2012
Fifth
Sunday in Ordinary Time
INTIMATIONS
OF IMMORTALITY
By William Wordsworth
THERE was a time when meadow,
grove, and stream,
The earth, and every common sight,
To me did seem
Apparelled in celestial light,
The glory and the freshness of a dream.
It is not now as it hath been of yore;--
Turn wheresoe'er I may,
By night or day,
The things which I have seen I now
can see no more.
The Rainbow comes and goes,
And lovely is the Rose,
The Moon doth with delight
Look round her when the heavens are
bare,
Waters on a starry night
Are beautiful and fair;
The sunshine is a glorious birth;
But yet I know, where'er I go,
That there hath past away a glory
from the earth.
“The
fever left her and she began to wait
on them.” One
of the lovely features of the Gospels
is the number of healing stories they
contain. Nothing is too big or too
small to bring to Jesus. He raised
Lazarus from the dead; he healed Peter’s
mother-in-law from a fever. That same
Jesus is with us and among us with
the same power and the same longing,
to heal us into wholeness. All we
have to do is ask him for what we
need for ourselves and for one another
and know that he will answer. We all
need his healing power in so far as
we set limits to our love for one
another because his great commandment
is to love. Husbands and wives often
need to stretch their love into forgiveness
if they are to go forward together.
Parents need to grow in understanding
of their children. And in our faith
community we need Christ’s power
to help us to take true responsibility
for those in need.
Fr.
Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.
Sunday,
5th February 2012
Fifth
Sunday in Ordinary Time
First
Reading: Job 7:1-4.6-7
Restlessly I fret till twilight falls.
Second
Reading: Corinthians 9:16-19.22-23
I do not boast of preaching the gospel,
since it is a duty which has been
laid on me; I should be punished if
I did not preach it.
Gospel:
Mark 1:29-39
He cured many who suffered from diseases
of one kind or another.
Reflection:
Living
God, source of light and life,
we come to you as broken members of
your body;
your strength is our strength,
your health is our health,
and your being is our being.
Grant us your wisdom in our work,
your love in our pain
and your peace in our hearts.
Send your blessing on all those who
care for the sick,
and those whom they serve,
and give us the joy of everlasting
love.
In the name of Jesus your Son.
(CARA) (adapted)
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Praise the Lord
who heals the broken-hearted.
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Mass
Times
Monday, Tuesday &
Wednesday, 10 am.
Confessions
Saturday 7.15 pm—7.45
pm.
Anniversary
Mass this Weekend:
Saturday
Vigil 8 pm: Betty Ruddy, Dunross
Weekly
Offering €1,600.
Thank
you for your generosity.
Today’s
Readings
1st [Job 7:1-4,6-7],
Job frets at the apparent hopelessness
of life
2nd [1 Cor. 9:16-19,22-23]
Paul says that he can communicate
the Good News only because he is attuned
to each person’s feelings;
Gospel: [Mk. 1:29-39] Jesus
shows by word and action how completely
attuned he is to other people’s
needs.
Eucharistic
Adoration -Every Wednesday
from 7 pm – 8 pm. Everyone welcome.
February 2012 Rota: Marian
Diver, Mary McConalogue, Philomena
O’Brien, Eamon Doherty, Nuala
Doherty.
Parent &
Toddler Group continues every
Wednesday Morning from 10.30 am –
12 noon in Bocan Hall. Come along
and meet other mothers and toddlers.
SVP Bocan
now have a new, private and confidential
contact number for anybody in need
of assistance. It is 0862441661.
Information Morning for older
people in the Wee Hall, Culdaff
on Fri 17th Feb at 11 am. If you live
alone or with someone who has a disability
there will be someone there to demonstrate
what aids are available to stay at
home and feel safe.
Whist
1st. Charlie Doherty,
Carn
2nd Vera Deeny, Terrawee
3rd Dolores O’Donnell,
Carn
Tickets: Ernie McLucas,
Gerard Doherty, James McConalogue,
Eamon Donaghey, Carrie McLaughlin;
Other Winners: Tina
Doherty, Mickey Doherty, Carrie McLaughlin,
Bridgid McCauley, Eamon Donaghey,
Mickey O’Donnell, Therese McLaughlin
Whist this Friday at 8.45 pm in The
Wee Hall. Snowball next week: €120
for 186 or better
Culdaff Community
Association are recruiting
a Crèche Assistant and a Playschool
Assistant for their Community Employment
Project. Anyone interested is asked
to contact Ann on 9379251 or John
on 9379832 with their name and PPS
number. FAS terms and conditions apply.
Closing date for applications is 10
February
Ceile &
Old Tyme in Bocan Hall on
Friday 17th February. Music by John
Logue and his Accordion – Dancing
from 9-12 and admission, including
supper is €5.
St Boden’s
N.S. Culdaff are running a Good as
New Shop in Margaret Teresa’s
premises, Pound Street. If you have
any unwanted clothes, toys or bric-a-brac
then they will gladly take them from
you . If you are in Carn drop in and
give them your support.
Gleneely
Development Association Meeting
on Tuesday night at 7.30 pm in the
clubhouse.
Gleneely
School are currently running a Good
as New Shop in a unit below
SuperValu beside Spraoi agus Sport.
If you have any unwanted saleable
items, such as Baby Items/Baby Furniture,
Furniture, Bric a Brac, clothing etc,
that you are finished with and would
like to donate, it would be much appreciated.
The Items can be dropped at
the school or at the Good as New Shop.
If you need to have any items collected,
please contact the school on 0749367236.
Serenity
House afternoon Tea Dance
at the Redcastle Hotel, on Sunday
12 February at 3pm to 7pm. Music by
Ed Sweeney. Raffle and spot prizes
galore. Everyone welcome. Admission
5 Euro.
Names are
being taken for the following
classes at Serenity House, Moville;
Computer Maintenance, Food Hygiene
(starts 9 February 7-9pm), Computerised
Payroll, Web Page Design, Dressmaking
Adults Basic Computers
Tuesday mornings at 10.30 am and Wednesday
afternoons at 2.00 pm. Kids ECDL,
Adults ECDL(Monday mornings),Adults
Irish, and after school Irish and
Math classes for secondary school
students. Free evening classes at
Serenity House, Moville will be offered
by FAS shortly, such as Basic Computers
and Occupational First Aid. If interested
contact Serenity House 0749382945
for further details.
There will
be a Coffee Morning in aid of Arthritis
Ireland Inishowen in Glengad
Community Centre on Friday 10th
February from 10am to 1pm. Everyone
is welcome.
Tickets for
the final Mass (Statio Orbis)
of the International Eucharistic Congress
in Croke Park on Sunday, 17th June
2012 are now available. Only 1600
for the Diocese of Derry so please
don’t delay with your application
if you wish to be considered for a
ticket. Forms are available from your
parish.
If you are interested in participating
in the events leading to the International
Eucharistic Congress, or in going
to the Congress in Dublin, please
contact your parish priest, visit
the Congress website www.iec2012.ie
or contact Fr Seamus Kelly 02879628248
for further details about booking
and travel.
The
Deep End:
It was still dark, deserted and prayerful
Jane Mellett
The Gospel today is a busy one. Jesus
goes from teaching in the synagogue,
to healing Peter’s mother-in-law,
to curing everyone in the city who
was sick or possessed. But there is
one line in the midst of this text
which stands out: ‘In the morning,
while it was still very dark, he got
up and went out to a deserted place,
and there he prayed.’
We don’t have to think too hard
about the busyness of our own lives
to realise the importance of stopping
at some point in the middle of the
mayhem to breathe, to give some space,
prayer, reflection, whatever we can
to focus our minds on the purpose
of all the madness …God’s
Kingdom.
The Difference
I got up early one morning and rushed
right into the day; I had so much
to accomplish that I didn't have time
to pray.
Problems just tumbled about me, and
heavier came each task; "Why
doesn't God help me?" I wondered.
He answered, "You didn't ask."
I wanted to see joy and beauty, but
the day toiled on gray and bleak;
I wondered why God didn't show me.
He said, "But you didn't seek."
I tried to come into God's presence;
I used all my keys at the lock. God
gently and lovingly chided, "My
child, you didn't knock."
I woke up early this morning and paused
before entering the day; I had so
much to accomplish that I had to take
time to pray.
Author Unknown
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