Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 26th Aug 2007 - 21st 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: €584. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: A.Ryan, L.Turley, M.Mitchell
Eucharistic ministers: Group 1
Readers for next Weekend: Group 2, N. Duffy, E.Quinn
Altar Servers for this week: Megan, Michaela
Mass on next Sat eve for the late Tom Donegan

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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €265. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: T.Rohan, A.Rohan
Readers for next Sunday: C.Coughlan
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group D
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: N.Egan
"Months Mind" Mass on next Sun for Brian Hunt.

Meeting of Parish Pastoral Council on this Mon @ 8 pm in Shannonbridge.
Annual Pilgrimage to Knock
Will take place on Sun 2nd September. If you wish to travel with the group from this Parish, please give your names to Darran Finnerty or Teresa Rohan before Thursday, 30th August
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Pattern Sunday, Clonmacnois
The Bishop will lead the celebration on Sun 9th Sep, which is the actual feast of St Ciarán, beginning @ 3pm.
The visiting speaker will be Fr John Cullen.
"All those who wish to walk the ancient pilgrim way from Ballinahown to Clonmacnois assemble at Ballinahown car park @ 11am. After Mass visitors will be welcome to enjoy musical entertainment & light refreshments in Ballinahown Hall."
(We ourselves hope to provide a cup of tea for those unable to go Ballinahown).
"There will also be an all night Prayer Vigil for young people aged 17 to 25 years, 8.30pm - 5pm. Contact Fr Patsy on 087-6505882."
We ourselves, locally, will celebrate the feast on Fri eve 7th Sept.

Again, we are asking all our trusted helpers to carry out their usual duties on the day.
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KOLKATA, August 24, 2007 (CISA) - As part of celebrations to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Blessed Mother Teresa on September 5, Catholics in the Archdiocese of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) have begun praying that she may become a saint.

Celebrations began with a Triduum and novena on Thursday, leading up to September 5, and will continue till September 23. The Blessed Teresa s birthday on August 26 will also be celebrated.

The Catholic Association of Bengal (CAB), the largest lay Catholic organisation in the Archdiocese of Kolkata, has decided to make the year 2007 the Year for the Canonisation of Mother Teresa.

More than three years have passed since the title of Blessed was conferred on our beloved Mother Teresa. During her life, Mother was a living saint to many. There is no doubt that she is already a saint to many more around the world.