Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter

Sunday 13^th Jan 2013 – Baptism of Jesus C

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: J.Kelly, M.Killeen, M.Mitchell

Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 2

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

Altar Servers for this week: Group 2, Ciarán, Róisín, Ffion

Mass on next Sat eve for the late James Higgins

‘Months Mind’ Mass for Maura Moran on next Sun

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Clonfanlough

Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €.   Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: C.Healy, T.Milner

Readers for next Sunday: C.& P. Rigney

Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 3

Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: A.Rohan

Mass on next Sun for the late Petie & Earl Kelly

Week of prayer for Christian Unity begins next Fri 18^th Jan

Mass in Clonmacnois Prayer Centre resumes on nest Wed @ 7.30pm

Church Gate Collection for Lourdes Invalid Fund on next weekend

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 VIGIL FOR LIFE

Sat 19^th Jan @ 4.30pm,Merrion Sq Dublin

An Invitation from ‘Unite for Life’.

“Ireland is on the brink of legalising abortion.

The Government says it plans to legislate early in 2013, and abortions will then be carried out in Ireland for the first time.  This is a chilling prospect.

That’s why we are asking you to join with thousands of others at the UNITE FOR LIFE vigil on 19^th January.

We all agree that pregnant women should receive all treatments necessary to safeguard their lives.  However, those pushing for abortion are blurring the distinction between necessary medical treatments and abortion.

Ireland, without abortion, is a world leader in safety for pregnant mothers.  Yet, right now, we are closer to abortion than ever before.

It is a defining moment for our country.  Will you stand united to be a voice for those who cannot speak for themselves?  Can we count on you being there on the day?

For more info visit our ‘vigil for life’ facebook page, and www.unite4life.net”

Questions people ask                         (Fr O’Flynn – Intercom)
Q. Is it true that Jesus did not know that he was the Son of God until he heard the voice from heaven saying ‘You are my Son, the Beloved’ on the occasion of his baptism?
A. This theory is strongly rejected by Pope Benedict XVI in his book Jesus of Nazareth. Such theories, he says, belong to the category of a ‘Jesus novel’, a book which attempts a psychological story while using a very liberal reading of the words of scripture and a lot of conjecture. The mysterious union of divine and human natures in Jesus is beyond our psychological explanations.