STATION MASS for Monarone and Clashafree on Friday 24th October at 8pm at the home of John and Nollaig Murphy.

For Gaggin and Cashelbeg on Saturday 25th October at 10.30am at the home of Richard and Mary O'Regan.

RECENT BAPTISMS Ellen Mary Joan Clifford, 9 Rosewood Avenue.  Keeva Maria Power, Mayfield Bandon.  Nikita Margaret O'Driscoll, 9 Watergate St. Eva Katy Spillane, 2 Rosewood Rise.  Scott Bernard Brady, Corcashel House, Cashelmore.

ANOTHER USEFUL WEBSITE www.goodnews.ie A vast and impressive website, the renowned Fr.  Donagh O'Shea gives us an insight into many religious aspects.  Ranging from Gospel Commentary to readers letters being answered, it has a fascinating array of information that will impress all.  Set in a non-offensive colour scheme, he packs a lot of navigation into the clever menu system and will give anyone wishing to spend either a few minutes or relax for a number of hours plenty to look at.

BANDON FLOWER CLUB presents a gardening talk by Mary Sweetnam in the Munster Arms Hotel on Monday 20th at 8pm.  A plant sale will also be held in aid of the Alzheimers Society.  Visitors welcome.

BANDON TOASTMASTERS We meet 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month in the Bandon Room of the Munster Arms Hotel at 8.15pm sharp.  If you would like to speak publicly and are too shy to do so, we can help.  Improve your life and career.  Visitors and new members always welcome.  Next meeting is on 22nd October.  Kinsale meeting on October 29th in The Blue Haven Hotel at 8pm.

TABLE QUIZ The Parents Association of Scoil Phadraig Naofa are holding a table quiz in Nyhan's Bar Oliver Plunket Street, Bandon on Friday 24th October at 9pm sharp.  Table of four :E40, great prizes and spot prizes, please support our fund-raising night, enquiries to the school at 023-44708.

P.T.A.A. Mid West Regional Dinner on Sunday 19th October at 1.30pm at the Carlton Hotel, Kinsale.  Phone: 023 41337 or 023 44052.

Each of us is called to mission, wherever we are.  We have mission in our family, in our work, in our school, in our community, in our parish.  We have mission to witness to the stranger.

We should not be ashamed of the gospel.  Keep the faith but not from others.  Our faith can never be a purely private matter.  Our faith is strengthened when it is shared with others.  We can gently talk about what faith means to us when we have an opportunity, e.g. when my daughter was ill, my faith strengthened me.  But way of life speaks more eloquently than words.  If our words are contradicted by behaviour, acceptance will be more difficult.

Mission Sunday is about a very particular mission within the general mission to bear witness to Christ.  It is about reaching out beyond our home boundaries to those in foreign lands who have never heard about the good news.  Some give to the missions by going.  These are the missionaries who share their faith.  Preaching the Good News requires dedicated people who are prepared to leave their home and go to new lands for the sake of the gospel.