Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 25th Oct 2009 - 30th Sun B
Tel (090) 9674125 Fax (090) 9674267
Mass times: Shannonbridge - Weekend, 8pm (Sat), & 12noon Sun;
Weekdays, 10am. Clonfanlough - Sunday, 10.30am
Shannonbridge
Masses: Thurs-Sat @ 10am; Mon-Wed, Eucharistic Prayer Service
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €452. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: K.Price, C.Curley, P.Anderson
Eucharistic ministers: Group 2
Readers for next Weekend: Group 1, D.Finnerty, P.Corbett
Altar Servers for this week: Caitríona, Siobhán, Sarah.
Mass on next Sat eve for the late Christina Turley & family
'Months Mind' Mass on next Sun for Marian Daly
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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €302. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: B.Kilduff, E.Kilduff
Readers for next Sunday: H.Coughlan
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group D Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: A.Rohan
Mass on next Sun for the late Bridgie McEvoy

We celebrate the Feast of All Saints on next Sunday.

The priests of the Diocese will be in Knock for 2 days this week for some reflection and input.
Station Masses @ 8pm
Thurs next, at the home of P& M. Srahan, Creevagh
Fri next, at the home of E. & A. Molloy, Glebe
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Stroke Support Group
Meeting on 28th Oct in the Health Centre Ballinasloe @ 7pm.
Talk on 'Portion size and healthy eating'.
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Questions people askQ. Often at Mass we are told that we are celebrating the feast of some virgin. Were there any married saints?A. Top of the list place Mary and Joseph. Peter was certainly married and probably the other apostles too. Others that come to mind are Mary’s parents, Joachim and Ann, Elizabeth the cousin of Mary, the saintly Queens Elizabeth of Hungary and of Portugal, Margaret of Scotland, the saintly Kings, Louis of France and Edward of England, Monica, the mother of Augustine, Elizabeth Ann Seaton of USA, Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, parents of the Little Flower, Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice, the martyrs Margaret Clitheroe and Thomas More, and many of the martyrs in Ireland, Japan, Uganda etc. (Fr O’Flynn – Intercom)
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