Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter

Sunday 9^th 2012 – 23B – St Ciarán

Tel (090) 9674125.  Email: jimboclonmacnois@gmail.com

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: €   Many Thanks

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

Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 4

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

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

‘Months Mind’ Mass for Bridie Moran on next Sat eve

Mass on next Sun for the late Mary & Martin Burke

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Clonfanlough

Last Sunday's Offertory collection:.   Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: D.Fitzgerald

Readers for next Sunday:  E.McEvoy

Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 1

Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: A.Rohan

Mass on next Sun for the late Lena & Michael O’Shea

Shannonbridge ARA will resume meetings on Mon 10^th Sept at the usual time.  All members, new & existing, welcome

A special word of thanks to those valiant men & women who came to clean & tidy up Clonmacnois Cemetery in recent days.  The whole community is indebted to them.

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 World Suicide Prevention Day

Ecumenical Service of Remembrance & Hope in the Church of the Assumption Tullamore, on Mon 10^th Sept @ 7.30pm.

All are welcome.  For more info call Bernie on 086-1600641

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The ‘Wait-a-bit’ Bush

While travelling, a tourist noticed a curious shrub growing near the roadside. His companion informed him that the local people call it the wait-a-bit bush. Stepping closer to inspect it more closely, his clothes touched it, and he found himself snared by thorns which resembled fish hooks. The more he struggled to free himself, the more he became entangled by its barbs. Finally he had to rely on his companion to release him from the hopeless situation.         There are many wait-a-bit bushes along the road of life. Men and women can easily be hooked by some evil habit, or sinful influences. They can become overly concerned with material goals which can entangle their life and detain them from answering the all-important questions of life.

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Questions people ask                                (Fr O’Flynn – Intercom)

Q. I find it hard to believe in the vengeance of God. Isn’t God all-merciful? Or does God keep a catalogue of every sin we ever committed?

A. The vengeance of God is totally different from human vengeance. Human vengeance is about getting your own back on somebody. God’s idea of vengeance is to destroy the sin by saving the sinner. Isaiah in today’s First Reading has a good description of God’s vengeance. ‘Vengeance is coming, the retribution of God; he is coming to save you.’ What a privilege is ours to celebrate God’s infinite mercy in the sacrament of Confession. Mercy keeps no catalogue of past sins. 

Ballinasloe Flower & garden Club

Flower Arranging Demo by Dianne Gallagher, Aoifa, in Gullanes Hotel on Wed 12^th Sept @ 8pm.  Non members, €5.00