Shannonbridge GAA Club Notes

Race Night.
The club are holding a race night in Killeen’s Village Tavern on Saturday 25th February at 9.00pm. Horses are now on sale from any club member price €20.00. This is a major fund raiser and all support is very much appreciated, so come along on the 25th and place a bet. A great night out is guaranteed.

Division Two Football League.
The new season kicks off on Saturday 4th February, at 2.30pm, v St. Rynaghs, in Shannonbridge. The Intermediate Football management team is Tony Dalton (Manager), Des McEvoy and Pakie Brazil (Selectors) and Vincent Costello (Team Secretary).

Shannonbridge / Doon Lottery.
There was no winner of last week’s jackpot. The numbers drawn were 8, 13. 15 and 17 and there were two match three winners. This week’s jackpot is €8,800.

Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 22nd Jan 2012 - 3 B
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: €538. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: M.Darcy, M.Murphy, M.McManus
Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 3
Readers for next Weekend: Group 2, M.Anderson, E. Quinn
Altar Servers for this week: Group 2,Oisín, Saul, Siobhán, Ffion
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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €258. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: J.Egan, B.Dolan
Readers for next Sunday: C.Rigney
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 1
Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: N.Egan
Mass on next Sun for the late Brigid Rigney

Meeting of Parish P.C. on Mon in Clonfanlough @ 8pm

Many thanks for your support to the Lourdes Fund which realised €350.00 in Shannonbridge.
Questions people ask (Fr Silvester O’Flynn –Intercom)Q. When Jesus spoke about the kingdom of God was he referring to heaven or to life here on earth? A. The kingdom is the central theme of the mission of Jesus in the Gospels of Mark and Matthew. Sometimes it refers to life with God in heaven, sometimes to the church community, but most often to the establishment of God’s reign on earth, overcoming the power of evil in the world. Jesus began his mission with the proclamation that the kingdom of God is at hand. To that end he called people to repent and believe, that is, to leave wrongdoing behind and to follow his way.
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Ardagh & Clonmacnois Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2012
27th May - 1st June - 5 nights - fully inclusive Price €699.00.
Booking Forms available now for the pilgrim section from
Joe Walsh Tours143 Lower Baggot St, Dublin 2. Tel: 01-2410811 / 2410812.
Pilgrimage Director: Fr Noonan, Moate; Tel: 6481180
Invalid Section: Fr Scanlon, Cloghan; Tel: 6457112
Flights departing from Knock.
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From one of our newspapers
It is possible to prepare a nest for a robin by hanging an old delph teapot from a wall or a tree with the opening facing outwards.
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Portiuncula Hospital Remembrance Service
For parents who have suffered a bereavement through the death of their children, miscarriage or stillborn, on 1st Feb @ 7.30pm in the Hospital Chapel.
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Stroke Support Group Meeting will be held in the canteen, Portiuncula Hospital on Wed 25th Jan @ 7pm. A discussion on stroke care will take place.
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Clonmacnois Primary School
A new BOM has been set in place as follows: Neil Darcy, Martha Murphy, Brian O’Carroll, Noelle Daly, Linda Moran, Deirdre Egan, Carmel Farrelly, and Fr O’Hanlon. On behalf of the Patron we thank them for accepting membership & also express gratitude to departing members, Brendan Butler, Lisa Egan & Mairéad O’Shea. The work of all members is much appreciated, as was the input of our teachers who retired, Liam Broderick & Orla Sherry.

Shannonbridge GAA Notes

Shannonbridge / Doon Lottery.
There was no winner of last week’s jackpot. The numbers drawn were 1, 2, 13 and 23 and there was one match three winner. This week’s jackpot is €8,200.

Club Membership.
Training has now commenced for the upcoming season under new manager Tony Dalton. Players are reminded to please have their membership paid before the league starts in February. Rates for 2012 are as follows:
Non- playing member €20.
Family €40.
Player €30.
Junior €10.
OAP/Student €10.

Please pay to Conor Killeen or Niamh Egan.

Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 15th Jan 2012 – 2 B
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: €612. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: A.Ryan, L.Turley, M.Mitchell
Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 2
Readers for next Weekend: Group 1, D.Finnerty, P.Corbett
Altar Servers for this week: Group 1, Andrea, Stephanie, Jenny, Ciarán
Mass on next Sat eve for the late James Higgins
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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €295. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: K.Kenny, A.Kearns
Readers for next Sunday: A.Rohan
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 3
Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: D.McEvoy
Mass on next Sun for the late Lish & Jimmy Devery

Night Prayer Vigil in Clonmacnois Prayer Centre
Fri 20th Jan, beginning with Mass @ 10pm. Adoration follows and finishes at 3.10am. All welcome. Enquiries Dave 085-7746763
Mass ever Wed @ 7.30pm at the Centre and all are welcome.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 18th – 25th January
Theology From Home
The Dominicans are offering a programme of theology leading up to a degree (BTh) in the distance learning format. Hundreds of people have completed some or all of the Programme. Would you like to know more?
For more info write to: The Priory Institute, Tallaght Village, Dublin 24. Tel 01-4048124/127. Email: enquiries@prioryinstitute.com
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Please note that all notices for the Newsletter should be handed in before 1pm on Thurs to facilitate the layout of the Newsletter.
It is important that every request be signed & dated, with a telephone number.
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We have been reminded by our Insurance Company that all groups using any Parish property should have their own Insurance Cover.
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Important Celebrations for 2012
Confirmation: 26th April; First Holy Communion: 19th May
Catholic Schools Week: 29th Jan -4th Feb
Eucharistic Congress: 10th -17th June
This is the 50th International Eucharistic Congress (IEC). Congresses take place every 4 years, and offer cultural & liturgical events, along with lectures & workshops to the faithful. The event will also be the 50th anniversary of the start of the 2nd Vatican Council. The theme for this Congress is “The Eucharist: Communion with Christ and one another.”
The logo entitled ‘People in communion with Christ’ is on our Parish Calendar. The design is based on the idea of people ‘from every nation, race, tribe & language’ (Rev,7:9) being drawn together in Communion as ‘One Body’ formed by faith in the person of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God and the sacrifice he made upon the cross.
The RDS will be the venue for the events from the 10th – 16th June, while the concluding Mass will be in Croke Park on Sun 17th June.
For full information on the events & booking visit: www.iec2012.ie
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Chess lessons resume in the Hall on Mon 16th Jan @ 7.30pm; all welcome.
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If you are interested in learning Life saving, fire fighting, or orienteering skills & are over 18, then come to a Civil Defence Recruitment information meeting in Shannonbridge Hall on Tues 17th Jan @ 8pm

Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 8th Jan 2012 – Baptism of JesusB
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: €476. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: K.Price, C.Curley, P.Anderson
Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 1
Readers for next Weekend: Group 6, A.Hynes, D.O’Carroll
Altar Servers for this week: Group 3, Sarah, Alisa, Jack, Katie
Anniversary Mass of Michael Shrahan on next Sun

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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €276. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: E.Egan, A.McEvoy
Readers for next Sunday: H.Coughlan
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 2
Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: B.Coughlan
Mass on next Sun for the Loonam family deceased

Prayer Centre Clonmacnois
Mass next Wed & every Wed @ 7.30pm. All welcome.
Questions people askQ. The Gospel of Mark will be used on Sundays this year. What should I look out for in Mark? A. Mark is a great storyteller with the gift of bringing the reader right into the heart of the action. You will read of Jesus establishing eye contact with people or reaching out to touch people. This is a great Gospel for the sort of meditation that asks you to put yourself into the scene and become part of the story. Mark moves the story forward at a great pace and develops a sense of drama. He presents Jesus as a victim of misunderstanding and rejection. It seems as if his mission was a failure as Jesus dies with a cry of desolation, ‘My God, why have you forsaken me.’ But just then, dramatic things happen and the Roman centurion declares Jesus to be the Son of God. There is a powerful message of hope in this portrait of Jesus in solidarity with those who suffer injustice, misunderstanding and rejection. (Fr O’Flynn – Intercom)
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Lourdes Invalid Fund Collection will take place on next weekend.
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Theology From Home
The Dominicans are offering a programme of theology leading up to a degree (BTh) in the distance learning format. Hundreds of people have completed some or all of the Programme. Would you like to know more?
For more info write to: The Priory Institute, Tallaght Village, Dublin 24. Tel 01-4048124/127. Email: enquiries@prioryinstitute.com
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The Year to come – some central Feasts in 2012
The centre of the whole liturgical year is the Paschal Triduum of the Lord, crucified, buried and risen, which will culminate in the solemn Vigil of Easter, during the holy night that will end with the dawn of the 8th April – Easter Sunday.
From Easter there comes forth and are reckoned all the days we keep holy: Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, 22nd Feb;
the Ascension of the Lord, 20th May; and Pentecost, 27th May;
First Sunday of Advent, 2nd Dec

‘A íosa a cheannaigh mé, A Íosa a bheannaigh mé,
Le saol na saol go raibh i bhFlaitheas mé.’

Shannonbridge GAA Club Notes

Congratulations.
To Enda McCoy and Rachael Higgins on their recent wedding; to John and Lorraine Guinan on the birth of their baby boy and to Dora Guinan and Damien Donoghue on their engagament.

Shannonbridge / Doon Lottery.
There was no winner of last week’s jackpot. The numbers drawn were 1, 10, 11 and 25 and there were three match three winners. This week’s jackpot is €7,800.

Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 1st Jan 2012 – Mary Theotokos B
Tel (090) 9674125 Fax (090) 9674267
Mass times: Shannonbridge: Weekend, 8pm (Sat), & 12 noon, Sun;
Weekdays, 10am. Clonfanlough – Sunday, 10.30am
Shannonbridge
Mass or Communion Service :Mon-Wed; Mass, Thurs & Sat @ 10am Fri 6th Jan is the Feast of the Epiphany, a Holy Day;
Vigil Mass on Thurs @ 8pm, on Fri @ 12noon.
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €779. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: M.McManus, C.Slattery, A.Corbett
Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 4
Readers for next Weekend: Group 5,M.Anderson, C.Doolan
Altar Servers for this week: Group 2,Oisín, Saul, Siobhán, Ffion
Mass on next Sat eve for the late Joe Coleman & family
Mass on next Sun for the late Michael Brennan
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Clonfanlough
Fri is the Feast of the Epiphany: Mass @ 10.30am
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €764. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: M.Devery, A.Kelly
Readers for next Sunday: A.& L. Devery
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 1
Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: A.Rohan
Mass on next Sun for the late Petie & Earl Kelly

I will attend the sick & housebound on next Thursday

THE FAMILY
Some Quotations

· Home is where the heart is. (Pliny the Elder)
· What a father says to his children is not heard by the world, but will be heard by posterity. (Jean Paul Eixhter)
· The family, grounded on marriage freely contracted, monogamous and indissoluble, is and must be considered the first and essential cell of humanity. (Pope John 23rd)
Some Proverbs

· There are no praises and no blessings for those who are ashamed of their families. (Jewish Proverb)
· Nobody’s family can hang out the sign ‘Nothing the matter here.’
(Chinese Proverb)
Humour
The one thing children wear out faster than shoes is parents.
(John Plump)
· Children are adept at comprehending modern statistics. When they say, ’Everyone else is allowed to,’ it is usually based on a survey of one. (Paul Sweeney)
· As I understand it, heredity is what a man believes in until his son begins to act like a delinquent. (Presbyterian Life)

Thought for the New Year.
‘Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward toward the life that God intended for you…with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.’ (Og Mandino, p.53)