Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 31st July 2011 – 18 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; Adoration on First Fri until 5pm
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €422. 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
Mass on next Sat eve for the late Winifred & Hubert Darcy

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Clonfanlough
Mass for the First Fri on Thurs @ 7pm
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €240. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: J.Noble, D.Fitzgerald
Readers for next Sunday: A.Kelly
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 2
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: D.McEvoy

I will attend the sick & housebound on Friday

Mass & the Blessing of the Graves
In Mullinakill graveyard, Glebe on Mon 1st Aug @ 7pm
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Shannonbridge ARA
Meeting on Tues 2nd Aug after 10 am Mass in the Parish Hall to arrange an Outing.
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Medjugorje Pilgrimage, 8-15th Oct 2012
7 nights on h/b basis, costing €629. Call Noel Harte on 086.8419592
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Youth 2000 Summer Festival 4 – 7th Aug in Clonmacnois
“A lively Catholic Festival for 16 – 35 year olds with great music, workshops, prayer, concert, inspiring talks, games and plenty of time for relaxing & meeting new people. Come along for a fantastic weekend filled with many new experiences. Feel free to come & visit anytime.”
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Cleraun University Residence (www. cleraun.com)
A residence & study centre for young men students located beside U.C.D.
There is also Ely University Residence in Hume St (www.elyuc.com)
Also Glenard University for girls (www.glenard.org)
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Questions people askQ. Is it true that Pope Benedict is opposed to giving people Holy Communion in the hand? A. No, he is not opposed to receiving in the hand. However, he is aware that in the large, public celebrations on his travels or in St Peter’s Square there have been people who took the host in hand and then put it into a wallet or book to take it away as a souvenir. On these public occasions, to prevent disrespect, he prefers to see people kneel or genuflect in an act of worship and then receive on the tongue. But otherwise, as he stated in a recent book, ‘I am not opposed in principle to communion in the hand.’
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LARCC Cancer Support Group Centre
Offers a 10 week Bereavement Support Programme open to the public in Ballinalack, Co Westmeath. An information meeting is planned for 16th Aug @ 7.30pm at the Centre.
For more info call 044-9371971.