Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter

Sunday 24^th March 2013 – Palm Sun C

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

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

Weekdays, 10am.                   Clonfanlough – Sunday, 10.30am

                  'Hosanna to the Son of David'

 

Shannonbridge

Masses: Mon-Wed @ 10am

Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €660.   Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: A.Ryan, L.Turley, M.Mitchell

Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 4

Readers for next Weekend: Group 3, M.Killeen, O.Costello

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

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Clonfanlough

Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €270.  Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: M.Loonam, A.Egan

Readers for next Sunday: C. & P. Rigney

Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group as arranged

Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: New

Half of the above Collections will be sent to help our needy emigrants

SACRAMENT  OF RECONCILIATIONM  Mon 25^th March

Clonfanlough: 7.00pm; Shannonbridge: 7pm

Confessions also possible after the Good Friday Ceremonies.

HOLY WEEK CEREMONIES

Holy Thursday: Mass of the Lord’s Supper with a Vigil of Adoration Shannonbridge: 9pm;              Clonfanlough: 7pm

The new Ministers of Holy Communion will be commissioned on this day.

Good Friday: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion:                 Shannonbridge: 7pm; Clonfanlough 5pm

Also in Shannonbridge @ 3pm: STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Good Friday is a day of fast and abstinence.

Holy Saturday: Easter Vigil and Mass:                                 Shannonbridge: 9pm; Clonfanlough: 7pm

Please bring a candle for the Renewal of Baptismal Promises.

Please bring your Trócaire offerings on Holy Thurs or Good Friday

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 Divine Mercy Sunday 7th April 2013, Clonmacnois.                                                                                An afternoon of Reconciliation, Prayer and Devotion, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Chaplet of Divine Mercy, and celebration of Mass will take place at Cluain Ciaran Clonmacnois starting at 2.pm. All are welcome- for further details. Please phone 087-1637393 or 087-7828283

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 Something to Ponder                                                (Martin Luther King Jnr)

“Everybody can serve.  You don’t need a college degree to serve.  You don’t need to know about Plato or Aristotle to serve.  You don’t need to know about Einstein’s theory of relativity to serve.  You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love, and you can be that servant, that exalted position in the kingdom of God.” 

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 Ferbane Parish will have a three-day prayer preparation at the start of Holy Week, Mon-Wed, with a Service & talk each day @ 10am, 4pm, 7.30pm, in Ferbane Church.  There will be an opportunity to chat confidentially with Fr Aidan Ryan or Br Brian Johnson about your prayer life, relationship with God, and generally how things are going for you, each of these days from 2-3pm.