Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 9th Aug 2009 - 19th Sun B
Tel (090) 9674125 Fax (090) 9674267
Mass times: Shannonbridge - Weekend, 8pm (Sat), & 12noon Sun;
Weekdays, 10am. Clonfanlough - Sunday, 10.30am
Shannonbridge
Masses: Mon, Tues, Thurs @ 10am, Wed, @ 9.30am
Sat is the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady – a Holy Day;
Vigil Mass on Fri @ 8pm; Mass on Sat @ 12 noon
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €505. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: A.Ryan, L.Turley, M.Mitchell
Eucharistic ministers: Group 3
Readers for next Weekend: Group 2, C.Casey, E.Quinn
Altar Servers for this week: Athene, Aoife.
Mass on next Sun for Edward & Annie McManus & family deceased
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Clonfanlough
Mass for the Feast of the Assumption on Sat @ 10.30am
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €265. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: C.Healy, T.Milner
Readers for next Sunday: H.Coughlan
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group C Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: B.Coughlan


Diocesan Pilgrimages
Knock: Sun 6th Sept; Pattern Day Clonmacnois: Sun 13th Sept
Sun 6th Sept; a bus will go from the Parish as usual to Knock. The Fare will include a morning snack & evening meal. If you wish to travel, please give your name to Darran Finnerty or Teresa Rohan ASAP.
In recent years the numbers going by bus have declined, which makes it difficult to sustain in a viable manner.
We make a special appeal to people to travel by bus with the group from the parish, as this has been a long-time tradition in the parish, and it would be a shame to have it end. Young people are particularly welcome.
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Youth 2000 plan to have their Summer Festival at Clonmacnois from 13th - 16th August. The theme will be 'Know that the Living God is among you'. Visit www.youth2000.ie or call 01-6753690
They are also looking for volunteers to host some of the priests & religious, who will be attending the Festival.
They also seek helpers on site for a variety of tasks.
Bishop Frank Caggiano from Brooklyn Diocese will be the main speaker. He is considered to be inspirational.
For more info call 086-3025442 or 01-6753690.
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Questions people askQ. I did a weekend programme called the Enneagram which I found very helpful in understanding myself and others. But now somebody tells me it is against our religion as it comes from a non-Christian source. A. I also found the Enneagram very enlightening. The fact that it originated among Sufi (Islamic) mystics does not make it bad or dangerous. The Old Testament writers used pagan sources for their stories of creation and the flood. Jewish religious feasts were developed on the foundation of earlier pagan festivals. Similarly, Christians took the pagan celebration of mid-winter as the time to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Saint Patrick referred the pagan fire of Spring to the rising of Christ. God’s presence is not confined to Christians! (Fr Silvester O’Flynn OFM Cap)

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‘BreastCheck will be offering free X-rays to women aged 50 -64 years in the Offaly area from the 12th Aug. Women will receive an appointment by post. For more info call 1800-454555.’