Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter

Sunday 28^th Oct 2012 – 30 B

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

Mass times: Shannonbridge: Weekend, 8pm (Sat), & 12 noon, Sun;

Weekdays, 10am.                   Clonfanlough – Sunday, 10.30am

Shannonbridge

Masses:Mon-Wed, Fri, Sat @ 10am.

Thurs is the Feast of All Saints, a Holy Day.  Mass on Wed eve @ 8pm, on Thurs @ 12 noon.  Fri is All Souls Day.  There will also be Mass on Fri eve @ 8pm for our deceased.  Adoration on Fri @ 6.30pm

 Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €379.   Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: M.McManus, C.Slattery, A.Corbett

Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 3

Readers for next Weekend: Group 6, A.Hynes, D.O’Carroll

Altar Servers for this week: Group 3, Alisa, Jack, Katie, Ffion

‘Months Mind’ Mass for John Carty on next Sun

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Clonfanlough

Mass on Thurs for All Saints, a Holy Day, @ 10.30am

Mass on Fri, All Souls Day, @ 7pm 

Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €232,   Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: B.Kenny, M.Lantry,

Readers for Holy Day & next Sunday: A.Rohan

Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 3

Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: B.Coughlan

Mass on next Sun for the late Alice & Martin Kilduff

I will attend the sick & housebound on Fri

Memorial Mass for Tom Rockett, Creevagh, on Mon 29^th Oct @ 10am, followed by burial of Ashes in Clonmacnois

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 Station Mass on Tues @ 7.30pm at the home of J.& M. Flannery, Creevagh

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Shannonbridge ARA will host a Coffee Morning in the Parish Hall on Sun 4^th Nov after Mass, together with a sale of homemade produce.  The proceeds will be given to the Offaly Hospice Association.  Please support.

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 Scripture Course- Year of Faith: ‘Let the Word of God dwell in you richly.’

Clonmacnois Room, St Mary’s Presbytery Athlone, presented by Fr Gerard McCarthy, S.V.D. – on Thurs Nights (starting on 1^st Nov) from 8 – 10pm

During this Year of Faith (which runs from Oct 2012 to Nov 2013) we are all asked to celebrate & renew our Faith.  One of the ways we can do that is by learning to pray with Scripture.

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 ‘If you wish to avail of personal safety equipment through the Seniors Alert Programme please contact a member of the Community Alert.’

‘Team Hope’ Christmas Shoebox Appeal is underway. If you wish to brighten up a child’s life this Christmas fill a shoebox.  Information leaflets are available in the Tourist Office, or log on to www.teamhope.ie

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We welcome into the Christian Community Martha Moran, son of Fran Moran & Tara Maguire, who was baptised last weekend in Shannonbridge Church.

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 Questions people ask

Q. In a recent newsletter you wrote about adult religious education. Are there any books you would recommend?

A. Top of any list must be the astounding story of Jesus Christ in the Gospels and other New Testament writings. Scriptural commentaries will enrich your reading. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a wonderful compendium of our religion. It has four parts: what we believe (creed); the celebration of faith (liturgy and sacraments); Christian behaviour (morality); and a beautiful section on prayer, especially a reflection on the Our Father. A simplified version of the Catechism, called YOUCAT, is now available. Any bookshop should be able to get it for you.                                                                                              (Fr O’Flynn Intercom)