Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 31st Oct 2010 - 31C
Tel (090) 9674125 Fax (090) 9674267
Mass times: Shannonbridge: Weekend, 8pm (Sat), & 12 noon, Sun;
Weekdays, 10am. Clonfanlough – Sunday, 10.30am
Shannonbridge
Masses: Mon 1st Nov: Feast of All Saints - a Holy Day. Mass @ 12noon, for the late Jim & Elizabeth Killeen, & 8pm on Mon; on Tues, All Souls Day, @ 10am & 8pm; Rest of the week @ 10am;
Adoration: on First Fri, after Mass until 5pm
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €615. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: J.Kelly, M.Killeen, A.Keena
Eucharistic ministers: Group 3
Readers for next Weekend: Group 5, C.Doolan
Altar Servers for this week: Oisín, Andrea, Stephanie

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Clonfanlough
Mass on Mon, All Saints Day, @ 10.30am,
Mass on Tues, All Souls Day, @ 7pm
Mass on the First Fri @ 7pm, for the late Larry & Brigid Rohan
Mass on next Sun for the late Brigid McEvoy
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €339. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: J.Noble, D.Fitzgerald
Readers for next Sunday: D.Boland
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group B
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: P.Darcy
Station Mass
On Fri @ 8pm at the home of M. & E. Anderson, Creevagh
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Questions people ask (Fr O’Flynn – Intercom) Q. Recently at a wedding in another church everybody was invited to take communion. But at a Catholic wedding the priest at the start said that only practising Catholics should receive. Isn’t this rather narrow-minded and hurtful? A. Catholic belief is that receiving the Lord in the Blessed Eucharist is the greatest privilege of our religion. The Catholic Church will not water down this doctrine and safeguards it with certain regulations: the recipient must be baptised and not in the state of mortal sin. A period of fasting is recommended as a mark of respect. By upholding these regulations we let others know how sacred the Blessed Eucharist is in our religion.
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November -- A special time to remember our dead
Please put your altar list for the dead in the box on the altar, or in the collection box. During the Month of November two Masses are said each week in the Parish for your deceased.
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Ard Chiaráin Prayer Centre, Rachrabeg
Mass on Thurs eve @ 8pm for the deceased and bereaved.
All welcome.
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Ballinasloe Flower & Garden Club. Fund raising for the St V.de Paul on 10th Nov @ 7.30pm in Gullanes Hotel. – a Flower Arranging demo with Mary Keogh, Aoifa.
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Umbra Clothing Collection for educating poor children in Africa.
Tues 2nd Nov at the Parish Halls in Shannonbridge & Clonfanlough between 9am – 12noon.

Church gate collection for the Irish Heart Foundation next weekend

Table Quiz on next Wed night and every Wed in Killeens @ 9.30pm

“Members of Michaellian Ensemble are asked to attend a practice in St Michael’s Church, Ballinasloe on next Tues @ 7.30pm”

Shannonbridge Fishing Report....dated 26th October 2010
The level of the river at Shannonbridge today is 2.67 metres.
There are a number of what are called non-national anglers
fishing the waters at Shannonbridge but it is difficult
to find out what they caught.Yesterday one of those purchased
six wire traces used for pike fishing in the afternoon.
On enquiring had he caught many fish he replied 'No Fish, No Fish',
>Ten year old Jonois Kersken from Dusseldorf fished the Shannon on
17th October using worm on a fine day to catch three perch.Released.
>On 21/10 Jord v Zelst from Holland who is also ten years old
fished the Shannon on a fine day using float and maggot to catch
ten roach which were also released.
>David Mullee from Kilteel fished at Shannonbridge on 5th October
David used a spinner and caught and released a pike weighing 20 lbs.
Good to see English anglers Derek and Mike visiting Shannonbridge
for the weekend.
Weather forecast is for showers on three days out of the next four.

Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 24th Oct 2010 -30 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: €433. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: G.Brennan, D.Deeley, V.Hynes
Eucharistic ministers: Group 2
Readers for next Weekend: Group 4, S.Grennan, P. Duffy
Altar Servers for this week: Siobhán, Sarah, Alisa, Ciaran
Mass on next Sat eve for the late Mick McEvoy
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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €262. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: C.Healy, T.Milner
Readers for next Sunday: A.Rohan
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group A
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: N.Egan
Mass on next Sun for the Guinan family deceased

The Priests of the Diocese will be meeting in Knock this week.
Shannonbridge A.R.A.
Are asking members for the annual membership fee of €10.00 which may be given to any member of the Committee.
Our Christmas Social will take place on Thurs 9th Dec. We ask your support for the Social.
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The Listening Church --- A Healing Ministry
A Clonfert Cathedral Project, a 1 day Conference on the 30th Oct in the Shannon Oaks Portumna, starting at 10.am
The Conference has been designed to create a learning opportunity for the development of listening skills. It is for all those involved in Christian Ministry. It is an opportunity to enhance our skills through the work of the Holy Spirit for working in ministry and applied pastoral care.
For more info contact Alan Nevin on 057-9151269.
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Questions people ask Q. Every year I have this problem on Mission Sunday. Who gave Christians or any other religion the right to impose their beliefs on other people? A. It was Jesus Christ who sent out his followers to proclaim his message by lifestyle and word to people of every nation and time. If your concern is about people’s rights, then remember that people have the right to know the truth about Jesus Christ who came to teach and save all people. Anybody who appreciates God’s love and mercy as revealed in Jesus Christ would want all people to share this belief and hope.

Earn Self-Esteem (Dr. Lynn Scoresby)
"You cannot give your child self-esteem. Your child’s self-esteem will not ‘grow in proportion to the attention or presents lavished on her,’ according to educational therapist Lawrence J. Greene in 1001 Ways to Improve Your Child’s Schoolwork. ‘She will have to earn her self-esteem by solving her own problems, overcoming challenges and dealing with setbacks and failures. She will earn it with her own hard work and perseverance. She will learn to appreciate herself as she develops her talents and experiences her power.’"

Shannonbridge Fishing Report ..dated 19th October 2010
The river level last Thursday was 2.65 metres at Shannonbridge and today the reading was 2.55 metres,Weather has been generally fine and dry with a slight shower last evening.
>Pip Firmin from Scotland used a boat to pike fish on the Shannon with a trolled dead roach as bait in fine weather Pip caught a pike weighing 8.5 lbs.
On 14/10 Pip used the same methods to catch a pike weighing 10.5 lbs again on a fine day.Pip was glad to beat the Missus this year at fishing.
>Mick Walsh from Durrow County Laois recorded two catches.On 13/10 on a dull fine day he used a mackerel as bait while trolling on the Shannon and caught a pike weighing 20 lbs 5 ounces which was returned alive after been weighed on his certified weighing scales.This was just over the Specimen Weight for pike at 20 lbs.
On 17/10Mick Walsh fished the River Suck from his boat again using mackerel bait to catch a 10 lbs pike.
>Graham from Tadley England is over for a short fishing holiday.On 18/10 he fished at Banagher and caught 25 lbs of roach using caster/maggot.All caught on the stick float.

An article in the paper recently had a photograph of Longford Cathedral with a temporary roof fitted.There was a bad fire in the Cathedral about last Christmas.Bishop O Reilly was announcing that the walls were secure but work on the inside may take four years to complete.Meanwhile Bishop O Reilly has named Saint Mary's Church as the Cathedral for the diocese in the meantime. Saint Mary's Church in Athlone has connections with Shannonbridge.

Brigie Cassidy was in Shannonbridge on Sunday for the Anniversary Mass for Mary Burke(3 years) and Martin Burke(4 years).Brigie told us that the last Parish Priest in Saint Mary's was a Father Kilroe who was born in Shannonbridge and was her great grand uncle.He went to America to collect funds to help build Saint Mary's.After it was built the church became one of the Diocesan church and the Parish Priest was replaced by an Administrator

Lily Lestrange Charlestown died on 13th October 1946 aged 72 years and is buried in the family plot in Clonmacnois close to O'Rourke's Tower.Lily was a sister of the late Dan and Martin Lestrange.She had one sister that married Redmond Kerins from Cloghan.
On Sunday the Lestanges used a horse and trap to travel the four miles to Mass in Shannonbridge.The trap had a pair of seats each seat facing the roadside.

The Irish Catholic newspaper reminds us that Clonmacnois Parish Vigil takes place every Third Friday in Cluain Chiarain Clonmacnois.Starting at 10pm with Mass followed by Eucharistic Adoration until 3.10am finish.Post vigil accomodation is available - bring sleeping bag. Contact Sean 087-8175227. Some 35 people often attend.

Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 17th Oct 2010 -29 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: €534. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: M.Darcy, M.Murphy, M.McManus
Eucharistic ministers: Group 1
Readers for next Weekend: Group 3. M.Killeen, O.Costello
Altar Servers for this week: Athene, Saul, Jack
Mass on next Sat eve for the late Christina, John & Patrick Turley

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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €305. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: B.Maleney, H.Hynes
Readers for next Sunday: H.Coughlan
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group C
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: D.Mc Evoy

Next Sunday is Mission Sunday
"Two thousand years since the start of Mission, there are still vast geographical, cultural, human and social areas which have not yet been penetrated by Christ and his Gospel" (Pope John Paul).
Support the proclamation of the Gospel message by prayer, offering of suffering and generous financial contribution.
In his letter for Mission Sun Pope Benedict wrote: “Proclaiming the Gospel belongs to the entire Church, as the Church is missionary by its very nature.”
The money raised by the Universal Church on Mission Sun is made available, in its entirety, through the Universal Fund to the poorest & neediest missions.
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Questions people ask (Fr O’Flynn - Intercom ) Q. If God can read our inmost hearts and already knows our secret thoughts, why must we use words to pray? A. God does not need our words but in many instances it’s we who need words to focus our attention, to clarify our thoughts and help us to persevere. The effort to find our own words, or using prayers known by heart or prayers such as the Psalms or the Lord’s Prayer draw us into the world of prayer. Words are not always needed and may even get in the way of silent pondering. Saint Paul wrote that the Spirit within us can express our pleas in ways that could never be put into words (Romans 8:26).
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‘Computer for beginners’ classes will begin in Shannonbridge School on 20th Oct, and continue each Wed for 8 weeks from 7 to 9.30pm.
A Digital Photography Course begins in Belmont on Thurs 21st Oct
For more info, or to enrol, call Michelle on 057-9349441
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Community Alert Committee invites senior citizens of the Parish to avail of the personal & home security devices available through the ‘Seniors Alert Programme’. For more info contact any member of the committee or the Garda station.
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‘Restoring Confidence’ (Will Rogers) "I have just joined the great movement of ‘Restoring Confidence.’ There is a lot of people who got ‘confidence’ in this country, but we are a little short of good men to place ‘Confidence’ in."

"Thoughts, words and acts are seeds sown, and, by the inviolate law of things, they produce after their kind." (James Allen)
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Shannonbridge Action Group AGM in the Health Centre on Wed 20th Oct @ 8.30pm. New members welcome

On 12th October Moralba and Maldonado Brito from Venezuela
stopped off in Shannonbridge after visiting Clonmacnois.
Maldonado had travelled from Venezuela to Ireland and
linked up with her sister Moralba who works in Paris.
They are spending eight days driving around Ireland
before returning to Paris where Maldonado plans to stay
for three weeks before returning home.
In Venezuela the Family name is a combination of both
parents when they get married.
They have no family connections with Ireland and just
chose to spend some time here.In Venezuela some 90%
of the population are Catholic.
The sisters have been blessed with great weather for
their holiday.

Cousin Annie has a 92 year old golfing friend in America who greets the day with
"Thank the Lord I'm on the right side of the grass this morning".

Today a Mr and Mrs Mc Carten from Brisbane stopped by in Shannonbridge to see the river bridge on their way to Clonmacnois.Mr Mc Carten told us that his family were in the shipping business collecting scrap metal from Belfast.A search of one telephone book showed about six entries for his name based mostly around Ballyshannon in County Donegal.He told us that in Brisbane there was a well known man named Michael Killeen living there.

Last week 28 people from the small German town Hundstruck Brau came on holiday on the River Shannon.They hired six cruisers with half starting from Portumna and the other half starting from Carrick on Shannon.Mid week they met and stayed overnight in Shannonbridge.
They all wore jackets with "Rautour 2010".Ingole Hess told that he has holidayed in Ireland 125 times.He has a collection of some 300 books on Ireland and he told us that he is a friend of Lobo from Beckenfert whose hobby is making clocks from slate.

Shannonbridge has a population of near 100 crows and jackdaws. Today Mick Killeen got the impression that one of the birds had optained sponsorship as it landed in the pub yard and caught a Tayto Cheese and Onion crisp bag in its mouth and flew away. It was careful to leave the Tayto bag hanging down for all and sundry to view as it went off for a snack.

This weeks Offaly Independent tells us that the Google Photographic map of Offaly Goes Live with the launch of Google Street View.It uses digital photography taken last year to create a panorama effect.Unfortunately it had no details of how to get to the site but have fun in the search.

Shannonbridge Church is in its second week of inside decoration and all is going nicely.
We even have our own version of moving statues as the painter reaches different areas.

Met a German visitor with the unusual name of Heinz who told us that he was a friend of Harry Rowald the writer.Heinz was in Shannonbridge in 1986 and he reminded me that then I had my head wrapped in a bandage.At that time he asked me what had happened my head and I told him that the doctor had bored a hole in my head and found nothing and put the bandage around it.Heinz visited again on 3rd October travelling by car.

Taughmaconnell Heritage and Historical Society are unveiling a Memorial Bust to the late Governor John G.Downey on Friday 15th October in Taughmaconnell village.Governor Downey was the 7th Governor of California State and was a a native of the parish of Taughmaconnell.
The unveiling,which will be performed by the American Ambassador to Ireland,Mr Dan Rooney will take place at 12.00 noon on Friday.

shannonbridge Fishing Report ...dated 11th October 2010

Weatherwise another good week with sun and wind.
The river level has eased back a little in level.Somebody has the river levels
on record and it would be good to share this information for overseas visitors.
>Two Belgian anglers Even and Xavier stayed in Rachra House and used their lakeboat
for pike fishing on the rivers.They left details of their catches for five days.
17th Sept they caught 7 pike measuring 81, 75, 70, 65 and 50cm.
18th Sept they had 4 pike all measuring around 70cm.
19th Sept they caught 8 pike 90, 78 75, 72, 68,65, 60 and 50cm.
20th Sept caught 5 pike.Biggest measured 80cm.
21st Sept they landed 11 pike with the biggest measuring 92cm.
>Dieter and Gerd Newbert and Andre Stoppel and Gerhard Lahn from Hamburg have come holidaying on the Shannon every two years since 1997.This year they fished for pike from their hired cruiser using spinners and they said that they caught too much pike.
>Terry Dawson and his son Andrew from Boston Lincs England fished the rest of their holiday at Shannonbridge.
On 8/10 they moved to a swim on the Shannon and used a feeder with worm and caster cocktail to catch 70 lbs of bream, roach and hybrids fishing for six hours.
On 9/10 fishing the same swim and using worm,caster and maggot with a feeder
they had 86 lbs of bream, roach and hybrids.Shannon still the best they reckon.Photos.
> Richie Dunne from Durrow, County Laois fished the Suck on 11/10 in sun and wind
using mackerel bait to catch 2 pike weighing 10lbs 4oz and 7 lbs 14oz over eight hours.
Richie told that recently he caught a 32 lbs pike while fishing in this area.

Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 10th Oct 2010 -28 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: €527. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: A.Ryan, L.Turley, M.Mitchell
Eucharistic ministers: Group 4
Readers for next Weekend: Group 2, C.Casey, E.Quinn
Altar Servers for this week: Oisín, Andrea, Stephanie
Mass on next Sun for the late Mary & Martin Burke
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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €173. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: N.Egan, A.Rohan
Readers for next Sunday: A.& L. Devery
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group B
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: B.Coughlan
Mass on next Sun for the late Tim Devery

Meeting of Parish P.C. this Mon in Shannonbridge @ 8pm

Station Masses
This is the time of year when we celebrate the ‘Station Masses’, a long-standing tradition in Ireland & and unbroken link with the faith and practice of our ancestors. We are looking for volunteers to host the Station Mass, even it is not your ‘Turn’, or/and having it for the first time; or you may simply wish to have Mass in your home. We would encourage people to keep the occasion as simple as possible. We do not want this to be a burden on anybody.
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‘Computer for beginners’ classes will begin in Shannonbridge School on 20th Oct, and continue each Wed for 8 weeks from 7 to 9.30pm.
Yoga Classes begin in Cloghan on Mon 11th Oct
An Oil Painting Course begins in Ferbane on Tues 12th Oct
A Digital Photography Course begins in Belmont on Thurs 21st Oct
For more info, or to enrol, call Michelle on 057-9349441
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World Youth Day, – 10th – 26th Aug 2011 - Madrid
If you wish to be part of the Ardagh & Clonmacnois Diocesan Youth Pilgrimage, book your passage now by contacting Fr Patsy McDermott, Athlone on 090-6473358 or 087-6505882.
This is for young adults aged 17 – 35 years.
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Night Prayer Vigil in Clonmacnois Prayer Centre
Fri 15th Oct beginning with Mass @ 10pm. Adoration follows and finishes at 3.10am. All welcome. Enquiries Dave 085-7746763 . Mass every Wed at the Centre @ 7.30pm

Teen Youth Club
A follow-up meeting will be held in Shannonbridge School on Tues 12th Oct @ 8pm to set up a Teen Youth Club in the area.
Parents, interested adults and teenagers welcome. For more info contact Eileen on 6477075 or 086-3294763.
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Community Alert Committee invites senior citizens of the Parish to avail of the personal & home security devices available through the ‘Seniors Alert Programme’. For more info contact any member of the committee or the Garda station.

The Bainisteoir football match on RTE on Sunday c6.30 should show lots of interesting views of the area as the cameras visited Clonmacnois etc some days before the match.

Michael Kelly from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne England, son of Peter Kelly, who was a butcher in Shannonbridge is over for the Ballinasloe Fair.Michael went to school in Shannonbridge and is a brother of Katherine and Rita.Michael has some good memories of life in Shannonbridge and tells us that he plans to write them down and send them to this website.

Also around tor the opening of the Fair last weekend was Eamon Lyons and family from County Down.Eamon is a brother of Tony and Noel who live in Kilcock and of Gerry Lyons who lives in Boston USA.

Saturday 2nd October the well known German visitor known around Shannonbridge as Rheinhart arrived on his Silverline Cruiser with his sisters Uschib and Gerlinde for a week on the river.Rheinhart has been visiting this area for well over thirty years.This year as usual he took some of his closest friends for trips on the river.His sister Gerlinde is fond of walking and was enquiring from John in the tourist office today about walking the Grand Canal from Dublin to Shannonharbour and any other walkways.
Friend of Rheinhart Martin Rosster was also on the river this week with some friends and met up with Rheinhart.Martin is well known locally as he was one of the group of friends that bought The Walsh Home in Clonfinlough many years ago and visits regularly by land.

The Irish Catholic newspaper www.irishcatholic.ie recently featured Parishes in County Offaly.Their next edition had a number of photographs taken at the blessing and opening of the new playground in Shannonbridge locatated on the field next the church and on the mouth of the road to the Power Station.

Recently I noticed a lorry driver park his lorry alongside the new playground and visit the Church for a few minutes.One morning I met him coming out from the Church and enquired who he was.He told me that his name was Daithi Healy and he had delivered a load of sand to the Power Station.Daithi works for Paddy Murphy Trucks in Macroom and he has got into the practise of saying a prayer and lighting a candle before commencing the homeward journey of some 130 miles.Well done Daithi.

Fishing Report Shannonbridge ...dated 8th October 2010
The river level today on Shannonbridge gauge reads 3.5 metres.Floodwater has gone from most of the land beside the river.Weather has been good with many days of sun and wind and the river has been flowing fast.But there is still lots of water in the river.
>Bill Lanmert from Banbury fished at Shannonharbour on 1st/10 with wind and showers using a maggot and feeder to catch 30lbs of bream,roach and rudd.Six bream were 3.5 lbs each,and six rudd and six rudd all weighed about 12 ounces each.
>Tony Chard Banbury fished alongside Bill and used maggot and feeder to catch 18 lbs of hybrids and skimmers.Best fish weighed 1.5lbs.
>Tony Chard fished The Boathouse on the Suck on 27/09 in sun and wind again using maggot and feeder to catch 15lbs of skimmers. Best fish was 2lbs.
> Ralph Hoiky fished Shannonharbour on 1st/10 in sun and rain using maggot and feeder to catch 24 lbs of roach and hybrids.
>BisQil Frant from Austria fished at Clonmacnois on 7/10 using a gummie fish to catch a 97cm pike which was returned alive.He celebrated on a Cuban cigar.
>Terry Dawson and his son Andrew are again visiting the area,but this time by cruiser.
On the morning of 7/10 Terry and Andrew reported that the bay upstream from the bridge at Shannonbridge was alive with fish topping.The day was sunny and windy and they chose a bay on the Such near the mouth of the river.Using maggot and feeder they fished the opposite bank with little result.Then Andrew suggested that they fish near their boat.The fish were there and they caught 38 lbs of roach/bream hybrids.Will they go back there again or move on?.Hopefully they will record other catches later.

TEEN YOUTH CLUB

A follow up meeting will be held in Shannonbridge National School on Tuesday 12th October at 8pm to establish a Teen Youth Club in the area. Parents, interested adults and teenagers welcome. This is an excellent opportunity to develop activities and services for young people in the locality. Further information from Eileen Kelly, Midlands Regional Youth Service, on 090 64 77075 or 086 3294763.

COMMUNITY ALERT

The Community Alert committee would like to invite senior citizens of the parish to avail of the personal and home security devices available through the Seniors Alert Programme. If you would like more information contact a member of the committee or leave your name and contact details into the Garda Station.

Shannonbridge GAA Club Notes

Under 12 B Football Championship Replay.
Shannonbridge had to give best to a stronger Kilcormac / Killoughy team, on Sunday last, at Banagher, in their championship final replay. They kept in touch during the first half and had their best period immediately after the break, scoring a goal and point, to reduce the arrears to just two points. Although gradually overcome by a physically stronger opposition, they never gave up and battled to the end. Final score Kilcormac / Killoughy 0-15 Shannonbridge 1-3. Well done to our team and their mentors, in reaching the county final and taking it to a replay. As the first parish under age team for some years, it’s an important step and will give great encouragement for next year. Team: Barry Rohan, Bill Egan, Ronan Devery, Cathal O’Shea, Emmet Molloy, Saul O’Carroll, Elle McEvoy (Captain), Ronan Hynes (1-0), Kieran Mannion, Dylan Quinn, Bryan Rohan, Jack Darcy (0-2), Gavin Kelly, Jeremy Rigney, Cian Healy (0-1), Kevin Flynn, Jack Ryan, Paul Rigney, Aaron Brazil, Maria Egan, Dylan O’Duffy, Oisin Anderson, Michaele Anderson, Darragh O’Shea.

Celebrity Bainisteoir.
The Shannonbridge v Castleisland game is the subject of next Sunday’s programme, 10th October, on RTE 1, at 6.30pm.

Shannobridge / Doon Lottery.
There was no winner of last week’s jackpot of € 14,400. There were two match three winners. The numbers drawn were 8, 13, 25, 26. This week’s jackpot is €14,600.

Congratulations.
Congratulations to Club Chairman, Damien Brazil, on being selected to referee last week’s Asian Games in Hong Kong. Also best of luck to Damien taking charge of next week’s senior final, between Clara and Rhode.

COMMUNITY ALERT

Crime prevention officer Padraig Farrell will give a talk in Clonfanlough Hall on Tuesday 5th October at 8pm. Also in attendance will be Teresa Maloney from TASK who will give advice and information on the various personal and home security devices available through the Seniors Alert Programme. All welcome. If transport is required to or from the meeting please leave your details and contact number into the Garda Station or to any committee member asap.

Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 3rd Oct 2010 – 27 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: €495. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: K.Price, C.Curley, P.Anderson
Eucharistic ministers: Group 3
Readers for next Weekend: Group 1, D.Finnerty, P.Corbett
Altar Servers for this week: Siobhán, Sarah, Alisa, Ciaran
Mass on next Sat eve for the late Stephen & Marian Daly
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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €216. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: A.Walsh, R.Gunning
Readers for next Sunday: D.Norton
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group A (New Rota)
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: A.Rohan
Mass on next Sun for the late Stephen Lantry

It is proposed to have the Christmas Party in Clonfanlough Hall on Sun 28th Nov. and in Shannonbridge on Fri 3rd Dec.

A Day for Life - today 3rd Oct
'Day for Life' is our annual celebration of the sacredness of human life from the womb to the tomb. The Catholic Church is pro-life, and it is at the heart of what we believe. This year its theme is ‘the meaning of Christian death & care for those who are dying.’ Please read the leaflet & say the prayer, which is printed on it.
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Station Masses
This is the time of year when we celebrate the ‘Station Masses’, a long-standing tradition in Ireland & and unbroken link with the faith and practice of our ancestors. We are looking for volunteers to host the Station Mass, even it is not your ‘Turn’, or/and having it for the first time; or you may simply wish to have Mass in your home. We would encourage people to keep the occasion as simple as possible. We do not want this to be a burden on anybody.
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Questions people ask (Fr O’Flynn – Intercom) Q. What did Jesus mean when he said that a tiny seed of faith could uproot a tree and plant it in the sea? A. It is a colourful way of saying that faith can achieve what would be impossible to our own efforts without the aid of grace. The context of this saying is where Jesus teaches that there should be no limit to the times we are to forgive others. Forgiving may seem impossible but faith is powerful enough to pull up the roots of bitterness from the heart and cast it aside … like a tree uprooted and cast into the sea. With the grace of God people can achieve great healing of memories.
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COMMUNITY ALERT: Crime Prevention Officer Padraic Farrell will give a talk on home security in Clonfanlough Hall on Tuesday 5th October at 8pm. Also in attendance will be Teresa Maloney from TASK to give advice and information on the range of personal and home security devices available through the Seniors Alert Programme
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‘Computer for beginners’ classes will begin in Shannonbridge School on 20th Oct, and continue each Wed for 8 weeks from 7 to 9.30pm.
For more info, or to enrol, call Michelle on 057-9349441
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Many thanks for your contributions to ‘Brainwave’ which realised €176.
Many thanks for your support for the ‘Barretstown for Children’ event at the official opening of the Children’s Playground. €930 was collected.