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24th August 2008 Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
How do you make God laugh? Just tell him your plans! The hymn of praise that is today’s Second Reading (Rom 11:33-36) soaring on a loftier plane than that opening quip, nonetheless points to the same reality: the inscrutability of God. Down from the heady heights of Pauls vision of God, what does it mean for us in daily life that God is inscrutable? Well, let’s say first what it doesn’t mean. It doesn’t mean that we can’t know anything about God, so there’s no point in trying to. It means that we can’t know everything about him. Coming to terms with God in our life is our number one priority, or should be. Sadly, for many it isn’t. And when we try to come to terms with God we find, as Thomas Merton points out in Love and Living: There is a disconcerting aura of secularity about much of Gods activity as recorded in the Bible, and uneasiness with this has generally led certain types of philosophic religiosity to improve on the concept of God, seeking to make it more spiritual, more impressive to humans minds, in a word, more divine. Not only is that secularity found in the Bible, it’s found in real life too. Compare the number of times were told in the Bible to pray to the number of times were told to love our neighbour. And showing that love is very down-to-earth stuff indeed the stuff of the Good Samaritan. The sleeves up, hands on approach. God wants action not just intention. There’s nothing inscrutable about that. BAPTISM - We welcome Naomhan Harry William Lynch, The Old Fort; Sinead Coulter, Lisaghmore Avenue; Ava Ellen Norris, Conifer Avenue and Cormac Patrick Barr, Harbour View into the family of God. +Rest in Peace+ The following are remembered at this time of the Anniversaries of their deaths: May these and all who sleep in Christ find in God’s presence IMMACULATE CONCEPTION COLLEGE – Pupils should return to school as follows: Monday 1st September from 9.10am – Year 12 and 13 pupils. Tuesday 2nd September from 9.10am – Year 11 and 14 pupils. Wednesday 3rd September from 9.10am Year 10 pupils. Thursday 4th September from 9.10am – Year 9 pupils. Friday 5th September at 10.00am – Year 8 pupils HIKE TO CROAGH PADRAIG – Do you fancy a trip to Westport, Co Mayo combined with a hike on one of Ireland’s most famous mountains ‘Croagh Padraig’ The trip will be on Sunday 13th September for those aged 16-35 and it will cost approx £35. This fee will include transport from Derry, a guide and dinner in a hotel in Westport. You are invited to take part and join other young people for this day trip. For further details or to book please contact 028 71264087 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Places are limited so please book early.
GLENDERMOTT PARISH DRAW WEEK 33 OFFERTORY COLLECTION Acknowledgement – Fr Mullan acknowledges with thanks donations of £20 and £100 to the Parish Building Fund. The Derry Branch of the Samaritans is holding Information Evenings on the following dates at 7.30pm, seeking to recruit new volunteers: Tuesday 9th/Thursday 11th September, 16 Clarendon St Derry, Wednesday 10th September, The Orchard Inn, Letterkenny at 7.30pm and refreshments will also be served. New Courses at Thornhill Centre: Interested in developing your faith a little more? The following new courses are planned for Thornhill Centre beginning in the coming weeks: Prayer for Year of Vocations: Lord Jesus, You said to you disciples: ‘The harvest indeed is great but the labourers are few.’ We ask that we may know and follow the vocation to which you have called us. We pray for those called to serve:
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