Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 24th July 2011 - 17A
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: €480. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: K.Price, C.Curley, P.Anderson
Eucharistic ministers: Group 1
Readers for next Weekend: Group 6, ? D.O’Carroll
Altar Servers for this week: Siobhán, Sarah, Alisa, Ciarán
‘Months Mind’ Mass for Esius Greene on next Sun
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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €171. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: C.Healy, T.Milner
Readers for next Sunday: A.Kelly
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 1
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: B.Coughlan

Mass & the Blessing of the Graves on Sat 30th July @ 7pm in Clonmacnois
(This will replace the Sat eve Mass in Shannonbridge)
Also in Mullinakill graveyard, Glebe on Mon 1st Aug @ 7pm
Rural Broadband Scheme
‘Application Forms’ available in Tourist Office.
You may also apply on line @ www.dcenr.ie, & follow the links for the Rural Broadband Scheme; by post, using the form on the website or by phone on 1850-678100. Closing date for applications is Fri 29th July 2011.
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St Ciaran’s Community Alert is conducting a parish survey to identify the needs of people with regard to Health & Safety, Rural Isolation and Community based Activities for all. Cooperation much appreciated.
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50th International Eucharistic Congress. In Ireland, 10th to 17th June
Many thanks to all those who braved the unseasonal weather to ring the Congress Bell on last Sun. A special ‘thank you’ to the Bell-carriers for a job well done! A pictorial record of the event should now be available on the Congress website: www.iec2012.ie
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Irish Midlands Ancestry
To all those who wish to search for their ancestry visit these websites: www.irishmidlandsancestry.com or www.rootsireland.ie
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CLUSTER CLIMB OF CROAGH PATRICKMonday, August 1 (Public Holiday). Departing 8:10a.m. Cloghan. Beginclimb at 12 Noon. Fare €5. Bring packed lunch & come prepared. Booking for bus essential on 0906454309 or 086 8319500
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Questions people ask Fr O’Flynn – Intercom)Q How might a person apply the parable of the hidden treasure to life today? What is this hidden treasure? .A. This is one of seven parables about the kingdom of God. The kingdom, or reign of God, means that a person accepts the importance of God in life and resolves to live by God’s law. It is the key to inner peace. Sadly, for many the treasure remains hidden because they search in the wrong places. As C. S. Lewis put it, there is a God-shaped emptiness in the human heart. Knowing Christ Jesus is a treasure awaiting discovery.
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East Africa is facing the worst food crisis in 60 years. Across Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya, 12 million people are in dire need of food, clean water, and basic sanitation.
Trócaire is working in these areas and is seeking your help. It is advertising a Special Collection for this weekend, but it failed to send us notice in time. If you can help, we will take up a Collection next weekend.
If you had planned to give something this weekend, please do.