Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 21st Nov 2010 - Christ the King 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: €436. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: A.Ryan, L.Turley, M.Mitchell
Eucharistic ministers: Group 2
Readers for next Weekend: Group 2, M.Anderson, E.Quinn
Altar Servers for this week: Oisín, Andrea, Stephanie
Mass on next Sun for the late Richard Hynes
Mass on next Fri morning for the late Jack Butler

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Clonfanlough
Mass for the Holy Souls on Tues @ 7pm
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €283. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: M.Devery, A.Kelly
Readers for next Sunday: C.Norton
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group B
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: B.Coughlan

Station Masses @ 8pm
Tues @ the home of P. & M.Brasil, Clongowney
Fri @ the home of S. & M.McManus, Clonever
Christmas Parties
Clonfanlough, Sun 28th Nov starting with Mass @ 2pm in the Hall.
Shannonbridge, Fri 3rd Dec , starting with Mass in the Church @ 6pm.
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Questions people ask (Fr O’Flynn – Intercom) Q. Jesus said to the repentant thief, ‘I promise you, today you will be with me in paradise.’ Doesn’t that mean there is no purgatory? A. Hold on a second, it’s not so simple. The text is not clear whether today refers to the day when the promise was made or to the time when the promise would be fulfilled. It depends on where the translator puts the comma. Then again, what does today mean? Scripture tells us that with the Lord a thousand years is like a single day. Furthermore, the promise made to one man does not necessarily refer to everybody, especially since not everybody is as repentant as that dying man beside Jesus on Calvary.
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The table Quiz on next Wed in Killeens will be for the Haiti fund

Church-gate Collection next weekend for the Shannonbridge Christmas Party. Please support these events.
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Church Envelopes
For the coming year all the envelopes are again in the one box, which comes into use on next Sunday, including the Priest’s revenue envelopes. For the Monthly collection you are again invited to make payment for the year or half-year if possible. I also invite those who don’t contribute to the collections to make a start this coming year. A sincere ‘thank-you’ to those who do contribute and those who organise the collections.
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Mass for deceased members of the Defence Forces will be celebrated on Tues 23rd Nov @ 11am in the Church of Sts Peter and Paul, Athlone.