Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 30th Dec 2007 - Holy Family Sun A
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; Tuesday – New Year’s Day @ 12 noon; Adoration all day on First Fri until 6pm
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €497. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: A.Ryan, L.Turley, M.Mitchell
Eucharistic ministers: Group 3
Readers for next Weekend: Group 1, D.Finnerty, P.Corbett
Altar Servers for this week: Ailbhe, Aoife
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Clonfanlough
Mass for New Year’s Day on Tues @ 10.30am
Mass for first Friday @ 7pm
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €221. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: J.Noble, D.Fitzgerald
Readers for next Sunday: D.Boland
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group as arranged
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: N.Egan
Mass on Tues for the late Catherine Corrigan,
Mass on next Sun for the Devery family deceased


THE FAMILY
Some Quotations

 Home is where the heart is. (Pliny the Elder)
 What a father says to his children is not heard by the world, but will be heard by posterity. (Jean Paul Eixhter)
 The family, grounded on marriage freely contracted, monogamous and indissoluble, is and must be considered the first and essential cell of humanity. (Pope John 23rd)

Some Proverbs

 There are no praises and no blessings for those who are ashamed of their families. (Jewish Proverb)
 Nobody’s family can hang out the sign ‘Nothing the matter here.’
(Chinese Proverb)

Humour

 The one thing children wear out faster than shoes is parents.
(John Plump)
 Children are adept at comprehending modern statistics. When they say, ’Everyone else is allowed to,’ it is usually based on a survey of one. (Paul Sweeney)
 As I understand it, heredity is what a man believes in until his son begins to act like a delinquent. (Presbyterian Life)

Word-Picture
Most people have forgotten nowadays what a home can mean, though some of us have come to realise it as never before. It is a kingdom of its own in the midst of the world, a haven of refuge amid the turmoil of our age. It is not founded on the shifting sands of private and public life, but has its peace in God. For it is God who gave it its special meaning and dignity, its destiny & worth. (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)