Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 18th April 2010 – 3rd Easter 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: €422. 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 Andy Lestrange

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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €225. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: C.Spain, C.Guinan
Readers for next Sunday: N.Kenny
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group A
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: B.Coughlan
Mass on next Sun for the late Jim Dolan

Trócaire Collection
Many thanks for your donations. We have sent €3,629 to the Fund.
Vocation Sun 25th April
'Join us for a Prayer Service in Clonmacnois on Sat 24th April (eve of Vocation Sun) @ 5pm. Our theme this year is ‘Renew our Call’. All welcome, as "the Lord has a plan for each of us; He calls each one of us by name. Our task is to learn how to listen, to perceive his call." (Pope Benedict)
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Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary
Sr Angela Ogor will speak at the Masses next weekend to promote Mission Awareness. A collection will be taken to support the work of the Sisters.
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Ballinasloe Cancer Support Group
‘if you had treatment for primary breast cancer you are invited to join this support group. Call 090-9645574, and leave your name & phone number. Places are limited.
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Prayer Centre Clonmacnois
Special Family Mass with a healing service, celebrated by Fr Lorenzo Bracken on next Wed 21st April @ 7.30pm.
Everyone welcome.
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Community Alert
Meeting in Clonfanlough Hall on 27th April & 8pm.

Questions people ask (Fr O’Flynn-Intercom) Q. What do you think of people who are officially signing themselves out of the Church? A. I feel sorry people who would deprive themselves of the privilege of participating with Jesus in the Eucharistic worship of the Father, and turn their backs on the astounding invitation to receive Jesus as the Bread of Life. The Lord’s presence in the Eucharist is not conditional on the holiness or sinfulness of the priest at the altar. It is a divine gift, not something of human making. The first person to say count-me-out was Judas as he left the Last Supper. The Gospel says that he went into the dark. Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.