Shannonbridge Fishing Report 30^th July 2007.

A mixed week with rain sun cloud and mixed. Sunshine yesterday and today.

The river level has risen to 3.46 Metres on scale alongside the Shannonbridge

Bridge. Thanks to all that recorded their catches. Some people had phone cameras

and will try to share their catch with the wwww.shannon-fishery-board.ie site.

- Liam O Reilly from Foxford, Mayo fished Lough Ree from his cruiser on

24^th July using a medium size Toby lure with green markings to catch a brown

trout that weighed 6 lbs 2 oz and it tasted great he said.

- Glab Haley from Germany fished the Shannon on a warm 23^rd July and used

a spinner to catch a 90 cm. pike which he returned alive.

- Oliver Mc Kiernan from Rathcoole fished the Shannon on a windy 25^th July

and used a Voblex lure to catch a 4 lbs pike which he returned alive.

- Jim Gleeson from Birdhill, Tipperary fished on the Shannon on 25^th July.

He used worms, Mepps lures and jigs to catch 30 good perch.

- James Leaback from Southend planned to fish the Shannon on 26^th July

using worms. His catch remains T.B.A. ( still in pub ).

- Frank Flood from Dublin fished at the Marina on 27^th July for two hours.

He uses mixed maggots to catch 9 perch and 4 roach.

-Thomas Quinn from Omeath fished at Shannonbridge on a fine 27^th July

and used worms and float to catch 12 perch.

- Bob Hope from Portsmouth fished at Correen Ford on a wet and cloudy 23^rd July

and used feeder and yellow maggot for a 20 lbs mixed bag. Prebaiting required.

on the 24^th July Bob fished the Grand Canal at Belmont and used a pole with red

Maggot to catch 12 lbs mixed bag for a good day.

On 27^th July Bob Hope fished the Grand Canal near Shannonharbour on a good day

and used a feeder and red maggot to catch 15 lbs of roach and hybrids.

- Dave Gray from Portsmouth recorded fishing the canal at Belmont on 27^th July

on a sun / cloudy day. Using pole and red maggot and worm with a feeder he caught 20 lbs

of roach and hybrids. Dave found early morning and evening the best times.

- Barry Frappell from Portsmouth also fished the canal at Shannonharbour on 27^th July.

Using a feeder and red maggot Barry caught 15 lbs of roach and hybrids. All the fish

were caught on the far side next to the bushes.

- Chris Compton from Leicester fished near The Old Fort Restaurant in Shannonbridge

on 27^th July and used maggot and stick float to catch 16 lbs of roach and a 4.5 lbs pike.

- Chantelle Smith from Leicester fished alongside Chris and caught 3 lbs of bits and lots

and lots of weed.

-Kevin Boltz from Bristol used a boat to fish off the island upstream from the village bridge.

On 23^rd July using feeder and red maggot Kevin caught 20 lbs of roach. The next day from the

Same swim he caught 52 lbs of roach and hybrids up to one pound each. Bites all day.

On 27^th July Kevin fished the Grand Canal near Shannonharbour. Using worm and caster on the

pole he caught 28 lbs that included 6 tench and 6 bream. The water was coloured by the dredger

that was clearing weeds. All three days were wet. Kevin had put back his usual holiday to avoid

the warm sun of last year.

- Bob Tilley from Bristol fished on the canal on a wet 27^th July using pole sweetcorn and maggot to catch 19 lbs including 3 bream and 8 tench to 3 lbs. Bob claims that they are not the same 8 tench caught by Terry Norris. The next day Bob caught 4 tench from the same swim with the best fish weighing 4 lbs.

- Mike Gavin from Belmont went trolling a spinner on 29^th July on the Shannon and caught 2 pike to 67 cm. Returned alive.

- Molleus Kirt from Belgium fished the Shannon on a sunny 29^th July using a F-Z spinner.

He caught 5 pike which were all 30 cm. They were released alive.

- Schopf Uwe from Frankfurt fished the Shannon on a sunny 29^th July using a blinker

to catch one pike measuring 60 cm. Returned alive.

- Teenager Joshua Mulholland ( 13 ) from Dublin fished Lough Derg on an overcast28^th July and

caught a 15 lbs pike using a plug lure. The fish was returned alive.

- Fred Gledhill from Rush, County Dublin fished on the Such on a sunny 29^th July and used a feeder

with maggot and corn to catch 40 roach, hybrids and one skimmer all averaging one pound.

Next day Fred fished the same swim in the same conditions and it was dead. So he rigged up a dead bait

And in a few minutes he had hooked a 25 lbs pike approx. Fish was returned alive.

Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 29th July 2007 - 17th Sun C
Tel (090) 9674125
Fax (090) 9674267
Mass times: Shannonbridge - Weekend, 8pm (Sat), & 12noon Sun;
Weekdays, 10am. Clonfanlough - Sunday, 10.30am

Shannonbridge
Adoration for the First Fri will be from 9 - 10am
Masses: Each day @ 10am
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €483. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: G.Brennan, D.Deeley, C.Quinn
Eucharistic ministers: Group 1
Readers for next Weekend: Group 2, N.Duffy, E.Quinn
Altar Servers for this week: Megan, Michaela
Mass on Tues will be said for the late Sr. Mel Kenny, who will be buried on that day in St Lucia.
Mass on next Sat eve for the late Winifred & Hubert Darcy
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Clonfanlough
Mass for the First Fri will be said on Thurs @ 7pm
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €235. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: B.Maleney, H.Hynes
Readers for next Sunday: D.Boland, C.Higgins
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group E. Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: K. Kelly

I will attend the sick & housebound on next Thursday.
Blessing of the Graves
We hope to have Mass with the blessing on Fri 10th Aug @ 7pm in the 'New' Cemetery, Clonmacnois; on Mon 6th Aug in Glebe burial ground @ 7.30pm.

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock
Will take place on Sun 2nd Sept beginning with the blessing of the sick @ 2.30pm.

Pattern Sunday, Clonmacnois
The Bishop will lead the celebration on Sun 9th Sep, which is the actual feast of St Ciarán.
We ourselves, locally, will celebrate the feast on Fri eve 7th Sept.
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Umbra Clothing Collection - supporting education in Africa.
On Tues 31st July before 12noon @ the Carpark beside the Parish Hall in Shannonbridge. "We accept all types of clean, dry, ladies, gents & children's clothing; also bed linen, curtains, towels & shoes."
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St Vincent de Paul Golf Classic - Mon 6th August
'You are kindly asked to support this "Three Person Scramble" at Ballinasloe Golf Club. Entry Fee per team is €75.00. (9642126).
Handicap limit: men 28, women 36.
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Lough Derg 3-Day Pilgrimage
Continues until Mon 13th Aug. Pilgrims must be at least 15 years of age, in normal good health, and able to walk & kneel unaided.
Fasting required from midnight on day of arrival. Cost: €45.00.
Boats available from 11am until 3pm daily.
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Certificate Course in Pastoral Ministry
The Conference Hall Birr, on Tues nights from 11th Sept 2007 to 25th March 2008. Credits will be offered by U.C.L. for this Course.
For more info contact 067-37138, 087-2905365 or 057-9121023.
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BreastCheck Screening in Westmeath
Free breast x-rays (mammograms) are offered to women aged 50-64, at the mobile unit based at St Vincent's Hospital Athlone.

Shannonbridge Fishing Report 24^th July 2007.

The river level on Monday evening 23^rd July at Shannonbridge was 3.0 metres.

Anglers were scarce on the ground but seven arrived at the weekend that will

hopefully catch some fish. Noticed that the August Motor Boats monthly magazine

has a feature article on ‘Cruising the Shannon’ covering Portumna to

Carrick-on-Shannon.

- Michael O’Neill Junior, from Shankill, Dublin fished from a cruiser on 17^th July

in Athlone harbour with worms on a windy day and caught 17 lbs of fish in two

hours. Three roach were all over 1.5 lbs each and he also had bream, hybrid and

perch.

- Steiner Klaus caught a small pike 1.2 kg. while using a blinker when fishing from

his cruiser on 15^th July at Carrick-on-Shannon.

- Eamon Phelan from Dansha, Tipperary fished Shannonbridge on a cloudy 18^th July

and caught one 5 lbs pike while using a spinner. The fish was returned alive.

- Young Shane O’Rourke from Correen recorded two catches. Using pole and worm

Shane caught 15 perch to 13 oz on the first day. Next day he caught 53 perch to 1 lb

using the pole and worms.

- Chantell Smith from Leicester fished in sunshine at Shannonbridge on 23^rd July and

used maggot / caster to catch 10 lbs of roach and hybrids. Could have been better was

her comment and it was her first time fishing.

- Chris Compton, Leicester fished alongside Chantell and used caster / maggot to

catch 12.5 lbs.

- Chris Taylor from Manchester fished at Shannonbridge on a fine 23^rd July and caught

his first pike using a rubber lure. It weighed 8 to 10 lbs and chewed up the lure. Magic

was his remark.

- Andy Dalton from Manchester also caught a 5 lbs pike while fishing at Shannonbridge

on 23^rd July.

Shannonbridge Fishing Report dated 17^th July 2007.

River level on 9^th July was 2.57 metres, on Saturday 14^th the level was 2.96 metres.

The level on Tuesday 17^th July was 3.06 metres at the gauge beside the village bridge.

River levels are getting too high for comfort.

The HOT WATER from the power plant remains out of order.

- Jack Finucane from Tarbert caught a 3.5 lbs trout using a spinner on the River Shannon

on 9^th July which was dry and sunny. He felt good catching it.

- Chris Mather from Preston recorded two catches. Fishing a Backwater on 9^th July using

a feeder with caster and worm he caught 47 lbs which included 8 bream.

- On 11^th July Chris fished the Shannon on a dry and sunny day using waggler with

caster and maggot to catch 58 lbs of fish made up of two bream and the rest were hybrids.

His comment “signs of water recovering at long last”.

-His friend Mike Winrow recorded two catches for the same days and locations.

On the 9^th July Mike had a 20 lbs catch on the feeder. On the 11^th July his catch was 32 lbs,

consisting of three bream and mostly hybrids.

- Young brothers Jack and Kieran Connaughton from Clonark fished the Shannon

at Shannonbridge on 14^th July using worm on the float. Jack had 5 perch and 1 bream and

Kieran caught 3 perch and 1 bream. Both found it good fun and enjoyable.

- Norbert Schubert from Berlin fished in the rain at Mountshannon from a cruiser on 15^th July

and had no success with spinner or maggot. He shared his dinner with the fish and used pieces

of steak for hook bait. He caught two large eels and lost another one. Later at Clonmacnois

Norbert used a spinner to catch one fine pike.

GAA News from Jason Mahon

Senior Championship v Rhode.

On Sunday evening next, the 22nd, Shannonbridge will travel to Tullamore to take on Senior kingpins & championship favourites Rhode.

It is a game that Rhode will be huge favourites to emerge victorious. On paper they have a very strong team, boasting numerous county players. However, in recent weeks the Bridge have put in some very decent performances in the league, indeed we have claimed a few major scalps, including Sunday's opponents Rhode. Clara, Ferbane, Shamrocks & Tullamore have all been overturned in the past month and in a game which they really have nothing to lose, Shannonbridge, will be quietly confident of causing a major upset.

After a hugely disappointing first championship outing against Gracefield losing by ten points, The Bridge need to win this match & then the final group game against Erin Rovers in order to progress past the group stages.


Junior A Championship v Gracefield

On Tuesday evening next, the 24th @ 7.30 pm, Shannonbridge will host Gracefield in what is a very important game in the group. After an impressive last-gasp win against Rhode last Sunday week, the Bridge will hope to overturn a very heavy league defeat a couple of months back.

Here's wishing both teams the best of luck for the coming week, and hoping to see plenty of support in the stands for both matches.

Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 15th July 2007 - 15th Sun C
Tel (090) 9674125
Fax (090) 9674267
Mass times: Shannonbridge - Weekend, 8pm (Sat), & 12noon Sun;
Weekdays, 10am. Clonfanlough - Sunday, 10.30am



Shannonbridge
Masses: Each day @ 10am
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €468. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: A.Ryan, L.Turley, M.Mitchell
Eucharistic ministers: Group 3
Readers for next Weekend: Group 5, C.Mannion, C.Doolan
Altar Servers for this week: Ailbhe, Aoife

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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €223. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: A.Walshe, R.Gunning
Readers for next Sunday: L. & A. Devery
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group B
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: N.Egan

Parish Pastoral Council
Meeting in Clonfanlough, Tues 17th July @ 8pm

Blessing of the Graves
We hope to have Mass with the blessing on Fri 10th Aug @ 7pm in the 'New' Cemetery, Clonmacnois.
Pattern Sunday, Clonmacnois
The Bishop will lead the celebration on Sun 9th Sep, which is the actual feast of St Ciarán.
We ourselves, locally, will celebrate the feast on Fri eve 7th Sept.
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Prayer Centre Clonmacnois: Mass every Wed @ 8pm.
Youth 2000 will have a Vigil Service from 11pm to 4am on 20th - 21st July in the Centre, starting with Mass. All welcome to pray for the renewal of faith & evangelisation of Ireland. This Vigil is held on the third Fri of every month. For more information contact Helen on 086-1678027, or Seán on 087-8175227
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Clonmacnois Monastic Site
Brian Friel's Play 'Making History' will be staged on the Site on Wed 18th July @ 8pm. Tickets: €20 adult; €15 concession. Ticket numbers are limited, as the event will be fully seated and covered.
For tickets & information please phone Clonmacnois Visitor's Centre on 090-9674195; the centre is open daily 9am to 7pm.
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National Learning Network
The Fresh Start Training Programme in Athlone has a limited number of vacancies for Sept. This is a FÁS approved Vocational course for people with special needs, recovering from illness, or unemployed, and aims to build confidence, up-skill and help reach potential in the workplace. (No Fees).
If interested, call Martin on 090-6441260.
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West Offaly Training
WOT in Banagher are currently organising their Summer Camp.
If you are over 7 years and would like to learn more about computers, call Carmel on 057-9152003 for more details.
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BreastCheck Screening in Westmeath
Free breast x-rays (mammograms) are offered to women aged 50-64, at the mobile unit based at St Vincent's Hospital Athlone.
For any queries call 1800-454555. (Nicola Morley)

Shannonbridge Fishing Report dated 9^th July 2007

The river level at Shannonbridge is 2.57 metres on 9^th July.

Terry Dawson and some friends from Boston, England used a cruiser

for fishing last week and revisited some of the old Ballinasloe Gala stretches.

Terry told us that his father Herbie Dawson died on 27^th May 2007.May he rest in peace.

I feel that the old warrior must have been their guide as –

- Geoff Mottram, Boston had 100 lbs of bream while fishing on the Suck using worm and caster.

- Terry Dawson, Boston on 2^nd July had 50 lbs of bream and roach using worm and caster.

- Cyril Cater, Boston told us that it was wet and windy on the 2^nd but forgot to record his catch.

- Matthew Kearney, Dublin caught a 7 lbs pike at Shannonbridge on a wet 3^rd July.

- Cillian Quinlan, aged 14 years from Ennis used a lure to catch two pike at Shannonbridge

on 3^rd July weighing 2 lb and 5 lb.

- Rod Kent from Basingstoke fished Clonmacnois on a wet and windy 4^th July from 6.00 pm to 10.15pm

using a swimfeeder and two red maggot to catch 12 bream and one hybrid.

- Andy Henry, London fished the Suck on 6^th July in wind and showers using sweetcorn and maggot

to catch 25 lbs bream in early afternoon.

- Martin Regan, Harlow fished the River Suck on 6^th July in the evening and used dead bait

to catch four pike of 6 lbs plus. Great fun.

- Karl Cornnwood from Yorkshire fished the Shannon in the sun on 6^th July and used a lure

to catch one pike weighing 7 lbs in shallow water.

- Willie Fleming, Dublin fished on the River Brosna on 21^st June in bad weather and used a spinner

to catch four pike. ( 9 lb, 6.5 lb and two jacks ). Willie again fished the Brosna on 5^th July

and caught one pike of 5 lbs using a spinner.

- Mary Fleming, Lucan, Dublin fished the Brosna on 23^rd June in OK weather using a spinner

to catch two pike of 4.5 lbs and 5.5 lbs.

- Clive Barnes from Leeds fished at Correen Ford on 6^th July in showers and used dead bait to catch

one pike of 7.5 lbs. He reminded us that on a previous trip he caught a pike just one ounce short

of the 20 lbs Specimen Weight.

Clive fished on the Grand Canal on 8^th July in fine weather and used feeder and maggot to catch

12 lbs of roach and hybrids. Best hybrid was 2.5 lbs. Fishing was good in the morning.

- Alan Boreham, Loughrea, fishing on the Shannon on 7h July had a 3.5 lbs rudd using worm

and he took a picture of the fish and promised to forward it to Shannon Fishery Board.ie

- Mike Winrow, Preston fished a Backwater on a fine 8^th July and used corn/ worm/ caster to catch

38 lbs of bream and tench and hybrids. Mike lost a few tench besides. Howes That ?.

- Chris Mather from Preston also fished the Backwater on 8^th July and used the same tactics as Mike.

Cyril caught 23 lbs of bream, tench and hybrids.

East Anglicans David Saunders and Kevin Boyce fished on the Brosna and Shannon for a week.

Weather was windy and wet for five days with sunshine and dry for the last two days. They used

a feeder with caster, maggot and worm. Combined total weight was 178 lbs. They commented that

it was the worst weeks fishing in 20 years but they still enjoyed it.

- David Young, Leeds fished on the Grand Canal on 8^th July and used feeder, maggot and corn to catch

14 lbs of perch, roach and hybrid. Fished good in the morning.

- Paul Airey, Ahascragh fished at the Hot Water stretch at Shannonbridge on 7^th July and used

a feeder with a size 14 hook and single corn to catch 50 lbs + of hybrids in five hours fishing.

Yesterday Paul went pike fishing and caught just two single figure pike upstream.

Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 8th July 2007 - 14th Sun C
Tel (090) 9674125
Fax (090) 9674267
Mass times: Shannonbridge - Weekend, 8pm (Sat), & 12noon Sun;
Weekdays, 10am. Clonfanlough - Sunday, 10.30am

Shannonbridge
Masses: Mon, Wed-Sat @ 10am, Tues @ 8.30am
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €506. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: K.Price, C.Curley, P.Anderson
Eucharistic ministers: Group 2
Readers for next Weekend:
Altar Servers for this week: Brian, Caitríona
Mass on next Sat eve for the late Joe Flannery

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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €225. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: M.Guinan, A.Guinan
Readers for next Sunday: D.Norton
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group A
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: D.MeEvvoy

Blessing of the Graves
We hope to have Mass with the blessing on Fri 10th Aug @ 7pm in the 'New' Cemetery, Clonmacnois.

Pattern Sunday, Clonmacnois
The Bishop will lead the celebration on Sun 9th Sep, which is the actual feast of St Ciarán.
We ourselves, locally, will celebrate the feast on Fri eve 7th Sept.
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Prayer centre Clonmacnois
We will celebrate a 'Months Mind' Mass there for Fr Paddy Kenny on next Wed 11th July @ 8pm.
Fr Lorenzo Bracken will also conduct a Healing Service, and everybody is welcome to attend.
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National Learning Network
The Fresh Start Training Programme in Athlone has a limited number of vacancies for Sept. This is a FÁS approved Vocational course for people with special needs, recovering from illness, or unemployed, and aims to build confidence, up-skill and help reach potential in the workplace. (No Fees).
If interested, call Martin on 090-6441260.
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Mother & Toddler Group
A Meeting will be held in the Parish Hall on Mon 9th July @ 8pm to establish a Mother & Toddler Group for the Parish. Parents with pre-school children are invited to attend. If you have any queries, call Linda on 087-6485892.
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International Pilgrimage for Matt Talbot to Knock - 15th July
A bus will travel on the day, and the fare will be €15 for adults and €8 for children. If you are interested, please leave a deposit of €5 in Killeens before 10th July. For more details contact Ann Yates on 090-6457303.
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West Offaly Training
WOT in Banagher are currently organising their Summer Camp.
If you are over 7 years and would like to learn more about computers, call Carmel on 057-9152003 for more details.
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"if we dig too deeply into our own personal problems, we may not concern ourselves with the more serious problems of others." (Anon)

Shannonbridge Fishing Report..Dated 3^rd July 2007.

River level is 3.8 Metres at the village bridge, which is surprising

considering it was 2.3 Metres two weeks ago. Seems that the hot water from

the power plant may not be running until the end of August due to repairwork.

-Chris Ford from Bristol had good fun with a whip on the Hot Water stretch

on 27^th June catching roach and hybrids. Good fishing he says.

-Richard Reeves fished on the River Suck for his last two days. On 26^th June

he caught 12 lbs of roach and hybrids up to a pound in overcast and windy

conditions. Next day was windy and he caught 28 lbs of roach and hybrids

up to 1.25 lbs using maggot caster and feeder. Good end to his stay.

- Mr Schlosser caught two pike to 4.5 kilos and a large perch while fishing from his

cruiser on 29^th June using a blinker lure.

- Daniel Hodgson from Halifax and friends fished the Shannon using

three maggots and sweetcorn to catch decent roach and hybrid. Wise men, as

they brought along their own boat to get to their chosen swims.

- Karl Greenwood from Yorkshire fished the Shannon on 2^nd July in mixed weather

and used sweetcorn and a feeder to catch 40 lbs of hybrids up to 3 lbs.

Karl found too many pike in the swim. He had to use light weight leader line.

- Geoff Ridge from Yorkshire fished alongside and caught 20 lbs hybrids

on the feeder. He found too many boats parked in the swim.

- Paul Clegg from Doncaster was also in the party and he used feeder and

corn to catch 22 lbs of hybrids. Weeds were a problem for Paul.

- Charlie Canthorne from Doncaster also fished alongside and used

feeder and corn to catch 31.5 lbs of hybrids

Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 1st July2007 - 13th Sun C
Tel (090) 9674125
Fax (090) 9674267
Mass times: Shannonbridge - Weekend, 8pm (Sat), & 12noon Sun;
Weekdays, 10am. Clonfanlough - Sunday, 10.30am


Shannonbridge
Masses: Each day @ 10am
Adoration on First Fri until 6pm
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €465. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: M.McManus, C.Slattery, A.Corbett
Eucharistic ministers: Group 1
Readers for next Weekend:
Altar Servers for this week: Megan, Michaela
Mass on next Sat eve for the late Edward & Elizabeth Connor
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Clonfanlough
Mass for First Fri @ 7pm
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €220. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: B.Higgins, D.Guinan
Readers for next Sunday: L & A. Devery
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group A
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: B.Coughlan

Meeting of Parish Pastoral C. on this Mon In Clonfanlough @ 8pm
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National Learning Network
The Fresh Start Training Programme in Athlone has a limited number of vacancies for Sept. This is a FÁS approved Vocational course for people with special needs, recovering from illness, or unemployed, and aims to build confidence, up-skill and help reach potential in the workplace. (No Fees).
If interested Martin on 090-6441260.
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Mother & Toddler Group
A Meeting will be held in the Parish Hall on Mon 9th July @ 8pm to establish a Mother & Toddler Group for the Parish. Parents with pre-school children are invited to attend. If you have any queries, call Linda on 087-6485892.
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Questions people ask
Q. How can I answer my son who says there is no need to belong to any church, just follow your own conscience?
R. The problem is that there are right consciences & wrong ones. If individual conscience alone mattered, then why did Jesus instruct his apostles and send them out to instruct the whole world? Why have any moral teachers at all? One of the functions of the church is to instruct our consciences in the light of God's revealed truth. Of course, if we were all perfect we would not need a church to guide us. The church is a home for imperfect people. (Fr O'Flynn - Intercom)
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Knock Summer Youth Festival, Thurs 26th - Sun 29th July
At Knock Shrine, is an opportunity for young people to take time out to reflect on their lives and what God is offering….."Life to the Full"!
Cost is on donation basis with accommodation & food provided.
Free buses will be provided from certain locations.
For info contact Ann on 094-9388100, or Sheena on 01-6753690.
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International Pilgrimage for Matt Talbot to Knock - 15th July
A bus will travel on the day, and the fare will be €15 for adults and €8 for children. If you are interested, please leave a deposit of €5 in Killeens before 10th July. For more details contact Ann Yates on 090-6457303.

Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 24th June 2007 - Birth of St John the Baptist
Tel (090) 9674125
Fax (090) 9674267
Mass times: Shannonbridge - Weekend, 8pm (Sat), & 12noon Sun;
Weekdays, 10am. Clonfanlough - Sunday, 10.30am


Shannonbridge
Masses: Each day @ 10am
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €498. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: J.Kelly, M.Killeen, A.Keena
Eucharistic ministers: Group 4
Readers for next Weekend:
Altar Servers for this week: Ciara, Dylan
Mass on next Sat eve for the late John & Mary Claffey
Mass on next Sun for the late Stephen Daly

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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €187. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: C.Spain, C.Guinan
Readers for next Sunday: A.Kelly
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group E
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: A.Rohan
Mass on next Sun for the late Kieran Kelly
Feast of Sts. Peter & Paul is next Friday the 29th June
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Shannonbridge Active Retirement Association
Shannonbridge ARA are organising an outing to Westport House via Knock on 10th July starting @ 9am. Those who wish to travel are asked to contact Pat Keohane, at 9674117, or one of the committee before 28th June, please.
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Questions people ask
Q: ‘Of all the children born of women, a greater than John the Baptist has never been seen; yet the least in the Kingdom of heaven is greater than he is.’ What does this mean?
A: it is not comparing John’s personal holiness with other people, but stating that the time of Jesus’ kingdom is greater than the age of preparation. As the last of those who prepared for Christ, John is called the greatest. But Jesus has raised people to a new level beyond anything in the days of preparation. The least in the New Kingdom belongs to a higher level of life than anybody before Christ. The oak has greater life than the acorn, the chicken than the egg.

Q. Why was there such a negative reaction by many journalists when the Holy Father spoke about hell?
A. I must admit that I too was surprised by the vehemence of these articles. The Pope has the responsibility of proclaiming the teaching of Jesus, and hell is a part of that teaching. In reminding people about hell the Pope was merely doing his duty. The negative reaction says more about those who wrote in such a manner. Maybe, the reality of hell does not suit their agenda.
(Fr O'Flynn - Intercom)
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Knock Summer Youth Festival, Thurs 26th - Sun 29th July
At Knock Shrine, is an opportunity for young people to take time out to reflect on their lives and what God is offering….."Life to the Full"!
Cost is on donation basis with accommodation & food provided.
Free buses will be provided from certain locations.
For info contact Ann on 094-9388100, or Sheena on 01-6753690.