Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 8th May 2011 – 3 Easter A
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: €432. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: A.Ryan, L.Turley, M.Mitchell
Eucharistic ministers: Group 2
Readers for next Weekend: Group 1, D.Finnerty, P.Corbett
Altar Servers for this week: Oisín, Andrea, Stephanie
‘Months Mind Mass’ for Jim Higgins on next Sat eve

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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €290. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: B.Kilduff, E.Kilduff
Readers for next Sunday: A.Kelly
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 2
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: D.McEvoy

Shannonbridge ARA
Will hold an Art Exhibition & Cake Sale in the Parish Hall on Sun 8th May @ 12.30pm. Your attendance would be greatly appreciated.
Prayer Service for Vocations
On Sat evening 14th May @ 5pm in Clonmacnois. This is the eve of Vocations Sun which is on 15th May.
All welcome.
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QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK (Fr O’Flynn – Intercom) Q. My faith has gone very dead. Scandals in the Church haven’t helped but I don’t lay all the blame there. Missing Mass no longer bothers me like it would have years ago. Any prayers I say are mechanical. Have you any suggestions? A. The world we live in has gone very secular and it is all too easy to drift with the flow. One has to make very deliberate efforts today to nurture faith. Just as our diet has a huge effect on our physical health, our mental diet dictates the wellbeing of our mind and soul. Drop into a church more often to adore the Lord. Read the scriptures as a source of developing a personal listen-and-talk relationship with God. Break out of self-centredness by offering your services to a charitable or sporting organisation. There are many Retreat Centres where you might avail of a helpful programme. Above all, humbly pray for the gift of a lively faith.
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Music Workshop by Liam Lawton
St Mary’s Athlone, on Tues 10th May @ 8pm
St Mary’s Newtownforbes, Tues 17th May @ 8pm.
This Workshop will be devoted to a new ‘Glendalough Mass’, composed to meet the requirements of the new Missal due to be in use by next Dec. Adm with music books & C.D. is €15.00.
The Parish will meet this cost for those wishing to attend.
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Many thanks for your contributions to the Lenten Alms, €750. This money is used by the Diocese for promoting Catholic Education (training & payment of Catechists etc), and supporting ‘Accord’ (Marriage programmes etc) and ‘Cura’ (counselling in crisis pregnancies etc)
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Irish Wheelchair Association will hold its Church gate Collection next weekend. Support appreciated.
Shannonbridge Action Group public meeting on 12thMay in the School building @ 8.30pm. All welcome. Come & have your say.