Sunday, May 06, 2012

Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter


Sunday 6th May 2012 – 5 Easter 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: €526. Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: G.Brennan, D.Deeley, V.Hynes

Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 2

Readers for next Weekend: Group 5, ? C.Doolan

Altar Servers for this week: Group 2, Oisín, Saul, Siobhán, Ffion

Mass on next Sat eve for Nancy & Michael Kelly & siblings deceased

Mass on next Sun for the late Patricia Killeen

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Clonfanlough

Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €259. Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: K.Norton, H.Darcy

Readers for next Sunday: H.Coughlan

Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 1

Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: A.Rohan



Station Mass

On Tues @ 8pm at the home of E. & T. Rohan, Ballyhearth

The Social Group in Clonfanlough is organising a special Mass in honour of Our Lady on Fri 11th May @ 7.30pm in Clonfanlough Hall. This will also help us prepare for the Eucharistic Congress. Light refreshments will be served, and all are welcome.

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50th I. Eucharistic Congress: ‘Communion with Christ & one another.’

The fourth National Collection for the Congress will take place this weekend. We thank you for your generous support to date. We need the help of everyone so that this Eucharistic Congress 2012 will be a success.

Please give what you can to assist us with the final preparations and hosting of the Congress. Further info is available on www.iec2012.ie

Our 4 Cluster Parishes are organising a period of 40 hours of continuous Eucharistic adoration on a ‘relay’ basis in the 10 Churches of the pastoral area, with 4 hours of adoration in each church on 24th & 25th May, starting with Mass in each church. In this parish it will be on 25th May in Clonfanlough @ 8am & in Shannonbridge @ 12noon. We need volunteers to come for any length of time to ensure there is always someone present.

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‘Shannonbridge ARA will celebrate Bealtaine on Sun 6th May in the Parish Hall from 3-6pm le Ceoil agus Craic; come & find out what it is all about!!’



Shannonbridge ARA is planning an Outing to Dublin on Thurs 24th May. If you are interested in going please give your name to Anne on 086-8142714, or Sr Margaret Mary on 087-2990833.

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Ballinasloe Flower & Garden Club

Flower Arranging Demo by Richard Haslam in Gullanes on 9th May @ 8pm



Questions people ask (Fr O’Flynn – Intercom)

Q. What did Jesus mean when he said ‘you are pruned already’?

A. The vine, like many other fruit-bearing plants, receives two prunings. At the early pruning a certain number of shoots are selected for development while the remainder are lopped off. Close to harvest time, the second pruning cuts off the underdeveloped fruits to the benefit of the stronger ones. The disciples had survived the first pruning at the end of John Chapter 6 when they chose to remain with Jesus unlike those who walked away because they rejected his promise to give his flesh to eat and his blood to drink, the promise of the Eucharist













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