Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 27th Feb 2005 - 3rd Sun Lent A
Tel (090) 9674125
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Shannonbridge
Masses: Each day @ 10am; Adoration on First Fri until 6pm.
Stations of the Cross on Tues @ 7pm
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €480. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: M.McManus, C.Slattery, A.Corbett
Eucharistic ministers: Group 3
Readers for next Weekend: S.Grennan, K.Coakley
Altar Servers for this week: Darragh, Ruaidhrí, Michael, Graham
Mass on next Sun for the late James Joseph McManus
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Clonfanlough
Mass for Lent on Mon & First Fri @ 7pm
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €244. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: B.Higgins, D.Guinan
Readers for next Sunday: A.Loonam, P.Guinan
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 1
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: K.Kelly
Mass on next Sun for Michael & Mary Kelly & family deceased

Active Retirement Group will meet on Tues @ 10.30am
Liturgy Meeting in Ferbane on Thurs @ 8pm
Clonmacnois School is going to the Dogs!
Clonmacnois School will hold a Fundraising Night at Mullingar Greyhound Stadium on Sat 12 March. Tickets @ €10.00 are available from the school. For more info please call 090-9674150.
Your support is greatly appreciated.
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Ardagh & Clonmacnois Lourdes Pilgrimage Reunion Mass
In the Longford Arms Hotel on Sun 6th March @ 3pm sharp.
For more info contact 043-46465
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Shannonbridge Healthy Community Project
Meeting in Shannonbridge Hall on Mon 28th Feb @ 9pm.
The meeting will plan activities to advance the 3 areas of work chosen for Shannonbridge:
? Children's healthy community project - using art to enable children to articulate their views on both health & community
? An active research project with older people, (that may also include young people), comparing lifestyles today with those in the 50s & 60s - which is / was healthier?
? An environmental project that will enhance the health & wellbeing of the entire community.
The meeting will also explore any other activities that would enhance the health & wellbeing of Shannonbridge, its people and its environment.
Tony Dalton, Offaly VEC, and Ann Dillon, Offaly Co Council will address the meeting, with Padraig Boland as facilitator.
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Lenten Reflection – Christ within.
Christ longs to be born and developed into fullness in each of us. A blessing is anything that enters into the centre of our lives and expands our capacity to be filled with Christ’s love. Therefore, a blessing may not always be painless, but it will bring spiritual growth. Being blessed does not mean being perfect, but being completed. To be blessed is not to get out of life what we think we want. Rather it is the assurance that God’s purifying grace is active in us, so that our hidden self may grow strong and Christ many live in our hearts though faith. In this way, we will with all the saints be filled with the utter fullness of God.