Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 11th Sept 2011 – 24 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: €370. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: A.Ryan, L.Turley, M.Mitchell
Eucharistic ministers: Group 4
Readers for next Weekend: Group 1, D.Finnerty, P.Corbett
Altar Servers for this week: Oisín, Andrea, Stephanie

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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €256. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: J.Egan, B.Dolan
Readers for next Sunday: D.Boland
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 2
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: D.MeEvoy
Mass on next Sun for the late Lena & Michael O’Shea

Shannonbridge ARA will resume meetings on Tues 13th Sept @ 10.30am
Mass for start of year in Ard Chiaráin on this Mon @ 7.30pm
Night Prayer Vigil in Clonmacnois Prayer Centre
Fri 16th Sept, beginning with Mass @ 10pm. Adoration follows and finishes at 3.10am. All welcome. Enquiries Dave 085-7746763
Mass every Wed @ 7.30pm.
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Coffee Morning in aid of Offaly Hospice in Killeens after Mass on next Thurs 15th Sept. Please support.
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Ballinasloe Flower & Garden Club
Flower Demo by Helen Lucas in Gullanes on Wed 14th Sept @ 8pm.
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Offaly Mental Health Talk Week – 12th -17th September
The aim of the week is to raise awareness about mental health issues, and to provide a showcase for the supports that exist in the local communities. Events are organised for Tullamore, Birr, Banagher, Clara & Ferbane on various mental health topics such as, building resilience, coping with stress, depression & suicide awareness. All events are free.
For more info call 057-9357460 or visit www.omhtw.ie
Breaking the Chains of Mental Illness Stigma: Guinness world record attempt & Family Fun Day, next Sat 3-6pm, Charleville Estate Tullamore
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“Rashina Vintage Club Threshing & Field day on Sun 18th Sept in Doon, in aid of local charities. All welcome!”
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Church –gate Collection on nest weekend in aid of ‘Brainwave’
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Questions people ask (Fr O’Flynn – Intercom) Q. Does God intervene on earth? If so, why in some cases and not in others? A. We believe that God intervened mightily on earth in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He told us to ask, to search and to knock on the door. He told parables about persevering in prayer but he never said that every petition would be answered directly. He gave the example of how a loving parent answers a child but not by giving anything that would be dangerous. We must allow that God, with a wider view of affairs and a timescale that reaches into eternity, answers our prayer in a way that we may not perceive at the moment.