Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 27th Sept 2009 - 26 Sun 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: €465. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: M.Murphy, M.McManus
Eucharistic ministers: Group 2
Readers for next Weekend: Group 3, M.Killeen, O.Costello
Altar Servers for this week: Andrea, Athene
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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €249. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: E.Egan, A.McEvoy
Readers for next Sunday: A.Kelly
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group E Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: D.McEvoy
Mass on next Sun for the late Ciaran & Margaret Egan

Congratulations & best wishes to Paul Dolan and Roseanne Curtin who were married recently in St Kieran's Church Doorus, Kinvara.


Questions people askQ. My son says he is an agnostic. Is this the same as an atheist?A. An atheist holds that there is no God, no divine being. An agnostic accepts the existence of God but holds that God cannot be properly known by the human mind and that we cannot have any true relationship with the divine being. It has been said, rather unfairly I feel, that an agnostic is someone who hasn’t the commitment to be a believer, nor the courage to be an atheist. (Fr Silvester O’Flynn OFM Cap)

Dóchas Nasumu funds an orphanage for children with Aids in a small village in Kenya. ‘We are running a used clothing appeal of ladies, gents & children’s clothes, footwear, household linens, blankets etc for the orphans & their extended families.
Collection will take place at Shannonbridge Hall Car park on Mon 28th Sept between 9am & 12noon. For more info call 086-8689377.
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Co Offaly Childcare Committee will host a seminar for parents entitled ‘Creating Confident Children’ with Dr Tony Humphreys on Sat 10th Oct in Tullamore Court Hotel from 10am – 4pm. Cost is €20 which includes lunch. For pre-booking (essential) call 057-9135878.
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Stroke Support Group: Meeting on 30th Sept @ 7pm in the Health Centre Ballinasloe. Theme of talk is ‘Entitlements & Benefits’.
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Offaly Co. Council/Local Cleanup
Offaly Co. Council are organising a “cleanup Offaly” day in all areas of the county and Shannonbridge’s cleanup or “Give it a Swirl” as its called, will be on Wed next 30th September. Rubbish bags will be given to each household and people are asked to put any rubbish thry may find in ditches or areas around their gardens into these bags and leave them outside front doors and they will be collected on Wednesday evening. An all village “Litter pickup” will also go ahead on the same evening starting @ 5:30pm. Assembly at the church, all parents and children as asked to help in this cleanup. Gloves, bags etc will be provided. PLEASE SUPPORT
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Special Thanks
Many thanks to all those who contributed to the recent Coffee morning. €300 was raised.
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