Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 28th March 2010 – Palm Sun C
Tel (090) 9674125 Fax (090) 9674267
Mass times: Shannonbridge: Weekend, 8pm (Sat), & 12 noon, Sun;
Weekdays, 10am. Clonfanlough – Sunday, 10.30am
Shannonbridge
Masses: Mon - Wed @ 10am
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €372. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: J.Kelly, M.Killeen, A.Keena
Eucharistic ministers: Group 4
Readers for next Weekend: Group 4, S.Grennan, P.Duffy
Altar Servers for this week: Caitríona, Siobhán, Sarah
Mass on next Sat eve for the late Paddy Duffy

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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €238. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: M.Loonam, A.Egan
Readers for next Sunday: D.Boland
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group as arranged
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: P.Darcy

I will attend the sick & housebound on Wed

A thought for Holy Week: God does not ask about our ability or our inability, but our availability. (The Arkansas Baptist)
HOLY WEEK CEREMONIES

Holy Thursday: Mass of the Lord’s Supper with a Vigil of Adoration Shannonbridge: 9pm; Clonfanlough: 7pm

Good Friday: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion:
Shannonbridge: 7pm; Clonfanlough 5pm
Also in Shannonbridge @ 3pm: STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Good Friday is a day of fast and abstinence.

Holy Saturday: Easter Vigil and Mass:
Shannonbridge: 9pm; Clonfanlough: 7pm
Please bring a candle for the Renewal of Baptismal Promises.

CELEBRATION OF RECONCILIATION: Monday 20th March
Clonfanlough: 7.30pm; Shannonbridge: 8pm
Confessions also possible after the Good Friday Ceremonies.

Please bring your Trócaire offerings to the Ceremony on Holy Thurs or Good Friday

Many thanks for your contributions to the Lenten Alms, €850. This money is used by the Diocese for promoting Catholic Education (training & payment of Catechists etc), and supporting ‘Accord’ (Marriage preparation programmes etc) and ‘Cura’ (counselling in crisis pregnancies etc)

Stroke Support Group will meet in the Physio Dept in Portiuncula Hospital on 31st March @ 7pm.

Tidy Towns Meeting: in Health Centre on Mon 29th March @ 9pm. All welcome.

Church Gate Collection on next weekend for Disabled Drivers Association of Ireland

Offaly Suicide Awareness Talk in High St Hall on 13th April @ 7pm