Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter

Sunday 14^th April 2013 – Easter 3 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: €417.   Many Thanks

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

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

Mass on next Sat eve for the late David Macklin

Mass on next Sun for the late Andrew Lestrange

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Clonfanlough

Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €218.   Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: C.Spain, C.Guinan

Readers for next Sunday: A.Kelly

Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 3

Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: E.Molloy

 

Pilgrim Walk to Clonmacnois on next Sat from Shannonbridge Church, starting @ 1.30pm.  For more info call Sr Marie on 085-7860080

Station Mass

On next Fri at the home of A. & D. McEvoy, Clonlyon @ 8pm

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 Night Prayer Vigil in Clonmacnois Prayer Centre

Fri 19^th April, beginning with Mass @ 10pm.  Adoration follows and finishes at 3.10am.  All welcome.  Enquiries Dave 085-7746763

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Many thanks for your support for ‘Daffodil Day’, which realised €903.00, and thanks to Killeens for hosting the event.

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Questions people ask                                                    (Fr O’Flynn – Intercom)

Q. How can one be sure that prayer is not just talking to oneself, a one-way conversation?

A. The fact that Jesus told us to pray is enough evidence for me. Anyway, prayer is more than just talking. Jesus told people to go beyond words and ‘go into your private room and pray to your Father who is in that secret place and your Father who sees all that is done in secret will reward you.’ The art of prayer is in making a sacred space in our minds and hearts to be attentive to God’s relationship with us. ‘Prayer is the encounter of God’s thirst with ours. God thirsts that we may thirst for him’ (Catechism #2560). Time spent in prayer moves one to respond to God in adoration, love, thanks, asking and repentance.

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Before You Speak… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Source Unknown)

"Before you speak – THINK!           T Is it truthful?
H Is it helpful?                                   I Is it inspiring?
 N Is it necessary?                             K Is it kind?"

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YEAR OF FAITH

During this Year of Faith it is planned to have a pilgrimage- celebration centred on the Sacraments in 7 historical / religious sites across the 4 Cluster parishes of Clonmacnois, Cloghan/Banagher, Ferbane, and Ballinahown.  It is hoped to involve all groups in the Parishes, starting on Thurs 4^th July, and continuing each Thurs @ 7.30pm.   Each parish will take responsibility for the pilgrimage- celebration at its own venue.  These locations will be selected in the coming days.  The concluding pilgrimage-celebration will be in Clonmacnois on Thurs 15^th August, and the Sacramental theme will be the Blessed Eucharist.