Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 21st Feb 2010 – 1st Lent C
Tel (090) 9674125 Fax (090) 9674267
Mass times: Shannonbridge: Weekend, 8pm (Sat), & 12 noon, Sun;
Weekdays, 10am. Clonfanlough – Sunday, 10.30am
Shannonbridge
Masses: Each day @ 10am
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €548. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: M.McManus, C.Slattery, A.Corbett
Eucharistic ministers: Group 3
Readers for next Weekend: Group 5, C.Doolan
Altar Servers for this week: Michaela, Oisín, Andrea

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Clonfanlough
Mass for Lent on Tues @ 7pm
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €289. 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: K.Kelly
Mass on next Sun for the late Michael & Mary Kelly

Meeting of Parish P.C. on Tues in Clonfanlough @ 7.30pm

Mass in Prayer Centre Clonmacnois on Wed @ 7.30pm
Support Fair Trade


Fair Trade Changes Lives
Often poor people in developing countries do not get a fair price for their products. Our Diocese, along with groups like Trócaire, Concern, Oxfam, ICTU are promoting Fair-trade Products. These have the special Logo, which you see above, and guarantee that the producers in developing countries get a fair price for their products, e.g. tea, coffee, bananas, etc.
By changing to Fair-trade certified products, when possible, you can make a real difference to the lives of workers & farmers of developing countries
The forty days of Lent is the annual retreat of the people of God in imitation of Jesus' forty days in the wilderness. Forty is a significant number in the scriptures. Moses went to the mountain to seek the face of God for forty days in prayer and fasting. The people of Israel were in the wilderness for forty years in preparation for their entry into the Promised Land. Elijah fasted for forty days as he journeyed in the wilderness to the mountain of God. We are called to journey with the Lord in a special season of prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and penitence as we prepare to celebrate the feast of Easter, the Christian Passover.
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Shannonbridge GAA Club
Congratulates all the U12 & U14 girls & boys of the Parish who were presented with County medals for football & hurling with Ferbane/Belmont clubs at a presentation ceremony held in High Street Hall on Sun 14th Feb. Well done to all and a huge ‘thank you’ to all involved!
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Table Quiz on Wed next @ 9.30pm in Killeens
To help poor children in Kenya attend school & get school fees.
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TRÓCAIRE
The usual Trócaire boxes for Lent are available in the Church porch

'It is time to put the Third World First.' (Anon)