Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 24th Jan 2010 -3 C
Tel (090) 9674125 Fax (090) 9674267
Mass times: Shannonbridge: Weekend, 8pm (Sat), & 12 noon, Sun;
Weekdays, 10am. Clonfanlough – Sunday, 10.30am
Shannonbridge
Masses: Mass or Communion Prayer Service each day @ 10am
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €634. 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: Caitríona, Siobhán, Sarah
Mass on next Sat eve for the late Tom & Geraldine McManus

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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €306. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: T.Rohan, A.Rohan
Readers for next Sunday: A.Coughlan
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group A
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: B.Coughlan
Mass on next Sun for the late Sonny Egan

Mass every Wed eve @ 7.30pm in the Prayer-Centre Clonmacnois.
Adult Education Night Classes in Clonfanlough Hall
Open Information Eve, Tues 26th Jan in the Hall @ 7.30pm.
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Shannonbridge Action Group
Public Meeting in Shannonbridge School on Wed 27th Jan @ 7.30pm regarding an ‘Opportunity for an Affordable Site for Development.’
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Umbra Clothing Collection – Tues 26th Jan, 9am- 12 noon
Supporting Education in Kitui. Collection of all types of clean, dry clothing, also bed linen, curtains, towels and shoes.
At Shannonbridge and Clonfanlough Hall Car parks.
For more info call 086-8582529.
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Questions people askQ. This is the year of Gospel of Luke. What is special about Luke? A. The opening words that each evangelist quotes from Jesus are a good indication of that writer’s special insight and purpose. In Luke the first words we hear from the adult Jesus are about the Spirit anointing him for a mission to the poor and those who are generally regarded as less favoured. He is the evangelist of the Holy Spirit. Luke emphasises compassion and mercy. Among those blessed by God are people regarded as outsiders ... sinners, lepers, Samaritans, women, shepherds, tax collectors. Watch the verbs in Luke as he tells of the gracious actions of God and the prayerful reactions of people. (Fr O’Flynn)
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‘Shannonbridge Carol Singers thank all those who supported their collection at Christmas for the Offaly Hospice - €330 in total.
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'If there were no God there would be no atheists'. (Chesterton)

'Every man is a builder of a temple called his body.' (Thoreau)

'All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.' (Emerson)

'Happiness is a wondrous commodity; the more you give, the more you have.' (Voltaire)