Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter

Sunday 19^th May 2013 – Pentecost 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, A.Keena

Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 4

Readers for next Weekend: Group 5, L.Moran, C.Doolan

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

‘Months Mind’ Mass for Liam Fitzpatrick on next Sun

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Clonfanlough

Last Sunday's Offertory collection:.   Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: B.Maleney, H.Hynes

Readers for next Sunday: H.Coughlan

Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 2

Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: L.Quinn

 

ARA Bealtaine Festival

Mr Christy Cuniffe will give a talk in Shannonbridge Hall 26^th May @ 2.30pm on “Aspects of human settlement on the Mid Shannon” (followed by a cuppa).  All welcome.

Questions people ask:                                  (Fr O'Flynn - Intercom)

Q.     The Holy Spirit is called the Advocate and the Paraclete.

What do these names mean?

A.  Actually the two names are really the same, except that Paraclete is a Greek word, and Advocate is its Latin translation.

Advocatus literally means one called to your side.  In the legal world an advocate is one who pleads your case.  St John applied these names to both Jesus and the Holy Spirit.  These lovely names express the presence of God at our side in times of trouble.

 

Q. You wrote that Mass is a rehearsal of heaven. I have often meant to ask you to say more about what you meant.

A. It is only in the full beatific vision of God in heaven that the perfect praise of God can take place. The wonder of the Eucharist is that we are invited to ‘do this in memory of Jesus’, that is, to lift up our hearts in joining with him in his return to the Father through the door of death, into his resurrection and ascension. We offer all honour and glory to the Father through Jesus (as the Mediator between earth and heaven), with him (as brother in our humanity) and in him (as members of his Body). Therefore, what happens at Mass is an anticipation of the perfect praise which belongs to heaven.

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Holy Humour!

  A father was approached by his small son who told him proudly, "I know what the Bible means!"
His father smiled and replied, "What do you mean, you 'know' what the Bible means?
The son replied, "I do know!"
"Okay," said his father. "What does the Bible mean?"
"That's easy, Daddy..." the young boy replied excitedly," It stands for 'Basic Information Before Leaving Earth..'

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 Shannonbridge GAA Supporters Outing to Croke Park.

Tuesday, 28th May, bus leaving Shannonbridge, 9.00am sharp for Croke Park, taking in museum, lunch and stadium tour, finishing at 4.00pm. Cost €10. Contact Gerry Quirke, Olive Costello, Damien Brazil.