Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter

Sunday 21^st Oct 2012 – 29 B-Mission Sun

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: €560.   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, Saul, Ciarán, Róisín, Adam

Mass on next Sat eve for the late Christina Turley

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Clonfanlough

Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €241.   Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: J.Egan, B.Dolan

Readers for next Sunday: H.Coughlan

Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 2

Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: A.Rohan

‘Months Mind Mass’ for Teresa Rocke on next Sun

Station Mass on Tues at the home of P.& E.Dolan, Glebe @ 7.30pm

Station Mass on Fri at the home of C.& N. Condron, Clonlyon @ 7.30pm

“What we do is less than a drop in the ocean;

But if it were missing, the ocean would lack something.”     (Mother Teresa)

Mission Sunday: “Growing in Communion and Service”

Today, Mission Sunday, Catholics worldwide are asked to recommit themselves to mission, to the gospel message. Many people think of missionaries as those who travel to so-called developing countries and dedicate their lives to serving the poor and spreading the gospel. Today we pray especially for them but we also recommit ourselves to following the gospel message in prayer, in our daily lives, in our relationships with others and in sharing that message.

Can we be missionaries to our own families and to the people around us? That is one of the more challenging tasks in our society today.

People are asked to be as generous as usual in the Propagation of the Faith collection which will be sent in its entirety to a Young Church.

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If you are interested in learning more about the Catholic Church or if you have a desire to become a Catholic, you are cordially invited to attend an information evening on Friday 26^th October 2012 at 8pm in The Pastoral Centre, St Mel’s College (Old building), Longford.

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 Questions people ask                                                  

Q. Why should the Catholic Church be pushing its teaching, given all the scandals that have come to light?

A. Yes indeed, the uncovering of scandals is a massive obstacle in the promotion of the mission to preach the word of God to all nations. Mission begins with constant personal conversion by each one of us. But we should not be so blinded by the bad news that we fail to see all the goodness in the Church. Catholic missionaries have made the world a better place in spreading the good news of Jesus Christ, in education, nursing, food aid, peacemaking and many other ways. May the Church never be short of courageous, generous people who respond to the call of Jesus Christ to bring his message and love to all nations.                                                                                           (Fr O’Flynn-Intercom)

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‘ Gerry McCabe – Rewalk- Fund (Cloghan).   Ticket sellers will be in the area, seeking your support, within the next few weeks.’  Call 087-1927462

Killimor Camoige Club will host The 3 Tenors in a candlelit concert on 9^th Dec

In St Joseph’s Church Killimor. For tickets call 085-2098781