Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter

Sunday 21^st April 2013 – 4 Easter 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: M.McManus, C.Slattery, A.Corbett

Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 4

Readers for next Weekend: Group 1, D.Finnerty, P.Corbett

Altar Servers for this week: Group 1, Andrea, Stephanie, Jenny

Mass on next Sat eve for the late Ciaran J. Mannion

Mass on next Sun for the late Mae Rocke, Nancy, Michael & Brigid

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Clonfanlough

Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €.  Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: B.Higgins, D.Guinan

Readers for next Sunday: C.O’Shea

Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 1

Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: N.Hynes

 

Station Mass On next Fri @ 8pm at the home of Kathleen Molloy, Glebe

 

Today we celebrate Good Shepherd Sun – also Vocations Sun

All vocations flow from our Baptism.  Perhaps the following points can help us understand in an easy way what a ‘vocation’ means:

• Through Baptism each person receives a call or ‘vocation.’
• God calls all who are baptised to holiness & service.
• This call is lived as a single, married, ordained or consecrated person.

 

Those following the call to the Priesthood are few, and the situation is critical for diocesan clergy.  At present we have 2 Seminarians, both ‘late vocations’, in Maynooth.  One of these, Tony Gillooly, will be ordained to the priesthood on 23^rd June in Drumshanbo (D.V.).   Let us pray for him and all young people that they will respond to God’s call generously.  As we know,

“The average age of Catholic clergy is now 64, and as we age visibly, we find ourselves more and more isolated.”

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 Questions people ask                                                  (Fr O’Flynn)

Q. Every now and then I feel a call from God to priesthood. What should I do about it? The thought of a lifetime commitment to celibacy puts me off.

A. Pray for discernment and talk with a priest, preferably one who knows you. Celibacy is a daunting prospect if you focus on what you would be giving up. But celibacy may be seen in a different light as a grace offered by God to commit oneself bodily, mentally and spiritually to the service of Christ and his Church. For me personally, celibacy is not about the possible intimate relationship and family I never would have, but about a daily relationship with Jesus, especially in the celebration of the Eucharist.

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 St Ciaran’s Community Alert

Will hold a Table Quiz on Friday 26^th April @ 9.30pm in Killeens to raise funds for an external defibrillator box for the village, and a contribution to the’ Tony Parker Foundation’ which has kindly donated 2 defibrillators to the parish, and provided training for 12 volunteers in the past year.  Please support this parish initiative.

Shannonbridge......the nest steps!  A public information presentation will be given by Shannonbridge Action Group, Tidy Towns & St Ciaran’s Community Alert in Shannonbridge Hall on Mon 29^th April @ 8.30pm sharp.  All welcome.