Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 6th Nov 2011 – 32 A
Tel (090) 9674125 Fax (090) 9674267
Mass times: Shannonbridge: Weekend, 8pm (Sat), & 12 noon, Sun;
Weekdays, 10am. Clonfanlough – Sunday, 10.30am

Shannonbridge
Masses: Mon-Wed, Fri- Sat @ 10am; Thurs @ 9am
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €392. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: G.Brennan, D.Deeleey, V.Hynes
Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 4
Readers for next Weekend: Group 3, M.Killeen, O.Costello
Altar Servers for this week: Group 3, Sarah, Alisa, Jack, Saul
Mass on next Sat eve for the late Mickey McEvoy
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Clonfanlough
Mass for the Holy Souls on Mon @ 7pm
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €279. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: M.Guinan, A.Guinan
Readers for next Sunday: A.Rohan
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 1
Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: P.Darcy
Christmas Party in Clonfanlough on Sun 27th Nov. @ 2pm

Ard Chiaráin Prayer Centre
You are invited to a Mass for the ‘Holy Souls’ on Tues 8th Nov @ 8pm, when we pray for all your loved ones who have died.
Questions people ask (Fr O’Flynn – Intercom)Q. I don’t see the point of purgatory. If God has forgiven sins the person goes straight to heaven. If one has not received forgiveness the person goes straight to hell. There is no in-between. A. That’s a cold, legal notion of God’s justice, not allowing space for mercy and growth. God may have granted full forgiveness but a person’s co-operation with this grace may be still incomplete because of the damage done to one’s character from sinful behaviour in the past. God’s mercy does not demand perfection at the time of death but grants a process of purification which is called purgatory. It’s like cleaning a mirror until the soul is cleansed of all selfishness, lust, anger and so on in becoming the perfect reflection of God’s glory.

LEARNING ABOUT THE MASS WITH KATH AND QUMEN
Opening Prayer
After the Gloria the priest will invite us to pray. The prayer begins in silence. This gives us time to talk to God in our hearts. We might want to thank God for something good that has happened or we might want to ask God to take care of something that we are worried about.
Then the priest takes all our prayers and offers them to God. The words of the Opening Prayer differ from Sunday to Sunday and reflect the theme of the Mass. We respond by saying ‘Amen’. Amen means that we believe that whatever God does is OK with us.
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“Shannonbridge GAA Club will hold a Fund-raising Scrap metal collection on Fri & Sat, 18th & 19th Nov. Contact any Committee member.”
“Please return Shoeboxes for the Christmas appeal to Clonmacnois School, or the Tourist office Shannonbridge before 10th Nov.”
“Shannonbridge Action Group AGM will take place on Fri 11th Nov in the Tourist Office @ 8pm. Come along to find out about ongoing & new developments in the Parish.”
“St Ciaran’s Community Alert has received a Defibrillator for the Clonfanlough area from the Tony Parker Foundation. People are needed to be trained to use it. If interested, contact a committee member.”
Gala Flower Arranging Demo by Bernadette Scanlon in Gullanes Hotel on 9th Nov @ 7.30pm. (In aid of Brothers of Charity Building Fund)

Shannonbridge ARA
All members are invited to the Annual Social Eve by the BLC Active Age Group Ballycumber on Wed 9th Nov @ 7pm. If you wish to go please contact Ann Rohan (086-8142714), or Sr Margaret Mary (087-2990833), ASAP.

Badminton in Clonfanlough Hall
Some people are anxious to play Badminton in the Hall. If you are interested, please call Tina on 086-8758280.
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Parenting Talk – ‘The Challenges & the Rewards’By John Lonergan (retired Governor of Mountjoy Prison) on Thurs 10th Nov @ 8pm in Lumcloon N.S. Tickets €10. Light refreshments served. Question & Answer session follows talk