Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 27th May 2007 - Pentecost Sun C
Tel (090) 9674125
Fax (090) 9674267


Shannonbridge
Masses: Each day @ 10am. Adoration on First Fri until 6pm
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €508. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: K.Price, C.Curley, P.Anderson
Eucharistic ministers: Group 4
Readers for next Weekend:
Altar Servers for this week: Ciara, Dylan

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Clonfanlough
Mass for the Fist Fri @ 7pm
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €210. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: B.Kenny, M.Lantry
Readers for next Sunday: C.Norton
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group A
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: D.McEvoy

A new Saint for Ireland
Fr Charles of Mt Argus, a Passionist priest, will be canonised on next Sun, 3rd June.
Parish Pastoral Council
Meeting on Mon eve @ 8pm in Shannonbridge.
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Cause of Bishop Fulton Sheen
This weekend we welcome Martin Shaw, who will speak at the weekend Masses on the Cause for Canonisation of Bishop Fulton Sheen. Bishop Sheen was a pioneer of the use of the mass media in communicating gospel values & the truths of the Catholic Church in the 1950s & 60s. Those who have SKY TV may have seen him on EWTN.
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Share - a - Break
Would you like to give a holiday / respite in your home to a person with a learning disability?
Share - a - Break is a family based respite scheme, which provides breaks for children and adults with a learning disability with other families in the community. Host families are urgently needed. If interested, please contact Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary at 044-9340980.
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Co Offaly Childminding Initiative
Will host a Seminar for childminders in the Clonamore House Hotel, Tullamore on Sat 9th June from 9.30am - 2pm. The seminar aims to provide valuable information to childminders, which will assist them to develop and run their own Childminding Service. Information will be provided on Childminder's Tax Relief, the National Guidelines for Childminders, and on Early Years' Development. The cost of the seminar is €15, which includes lunch. Further details may be obtained by calling Fiona on 057-9328109.
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Questions people ask: (Fr O'Flynn - Intercom)
Q. The Holy Spirit is called the Advocate and the Paraclete.
What do these names mean?
A. Actually the two names are really the same, except that Paraclete is a Greek word, and Advocate is its Latin translation.
Advocatus literally means one called to your side. In the legal world an advocate is one who pleads your case. St John applied these names to both Jesus and the Holy Spirit. These lovely names express the presence of God at our side in times of trouble.