Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 8th March 2009 - 2nd Sun Lent B
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: €410. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: G.Brennan, D.Deeley, V.Hynes
Eucharistic ministers: Group 1
Readers for next Weekend: Group 4, S.Grennan, P.Duffy
Altar Servers for this week: Oisín, Michaela
Mass on next Sat eve for the late Brendan & Mary Rooney
Mass on next Sun for the late Tom Nugent
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Clonfanlough
Mass for Lent on Mon @ 7pm
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €310. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: B.Maleney, H.Hynes
Readers for next Sunday: C.Norton
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group C Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: N.Egan
Anniversary Mass for Joe Darcy on next Sunday

Meeting of Parish P.C.
This Mon in Clonfanlough @ 7.30pm
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Ardagh & Clonmacnois Pilgrimage to Lourdes
27th May - 1st June -- 5 nights -- fully inclusive price: €725.00
Booking forms available now for the Pilgrim Section from
Joe Walsh Tours, 143 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2.
Tel 01-2410810. Pilgrimage director, Fr Noonan, Moate.
Application forms available for Invalid Section.
Contact Fr Scanlon, Cloghan, at 090-6457122.
Flights will depart from Knock
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Helpful Courses on Family Matters
In the Pastoral Centre Longford. (in St Mel’s College)
Thurs 19th March @ 8pm: The Experience of Loss & Separation for Young People. – Ms Evelyn Breen.
26th March @ 8pm: Communication in Marriage – Fr Peter Burke.
2nd April @ 8pm: Marriage Breakdown & Annulment – Fr Mike Burns, Galway Marriage Tribunal
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Umbra Clothing Collection - 'Supporting Education in Africa'
Wed 11th March 9 am - 12noon in the Car parks at Shannonbridge Hall and Clonfanlough Hall
Table Quiz on Wed
Will be in aid of the Day Care Centre in Ballinasloe
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Information night for golf beginners
Ballinasloe Golf Clubhouse, 12th March @ 8pm
Ballinasloe Flower & garden Club
Talk on ‘Spring/Summer in the Garden’ by Liam Heneghan.
Wed 11th March in Gullanes Hotel @ 8pm
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Something to ponder
“If we are going to stop wars on this earth, we are going to have to make war on hunger our number one priority.” (David W. Brooks)

We can make some contribution to this sentiment by encouraging and supporting ‘FAIR TRADE’, and remembering to do our ‘bit’ for TRÓCAIRE during Lent.