Clonmacnois
Parish Newsletter
Sunday 28th
July 2013 – 17 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; Adoration on First
Fri 4-5pm
Last Sunday's
Offertory collection: €443.
Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: A.Ryan, L.Turley, M.Mitchell
Ministers of Holy
Communion:
Group 2
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
Mass on First Fri @ 7pm
Last Sunday's
Offertory collection: €331.
Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: B.Kilduff,
E.Kilduff
Readers for next
Sunday:
A.Rohan
Altar Servers for
next Sunday: Group 3
Minister of Holy
Communion for next Sunday: P.Trainor
YEAR OF FAITH
CELEBRATIONS
Mass & Blessing
of graves,
Glebe, Mon 5th Aug @ 7.30pm
Thurs 15th
Aug,
Mass for Cluster Parishes in Clonmacnois @ 7.30pm
Sun 1st
Sept, Diocesan
Pilgrimage to Knock
Sun 15th
Sept, Pattern day in Clonmacnois starting @ 3pm
Questions People Ask (Fr O’Flynn – Intercom)
Q. I have a problem
with what the Lord said about our prayers being always answered … ‘ask and it
will be given to you etc.’ I have prayed earnestly for many requests which have
not been granted.
A. We all have that
experience of not getting exactly what we requested. We have to trust that God
knows what is best and sees things in a more expansive picture. Jesus went on
to point to the example of how a loving parent does not always give children
what they request. Sometimes there is too much of me in our prayers and we
forget that we are one with others in the body or community of Christ. Perhaps
my prayer is answered by a grace given to some other person as well as some
grace given to me which I have not recognised.
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YEAR OF FAITH: To mark this 'Year of Faith' a special celebration of each of the
Sacraments will be celebrated in a place of historical religious significance
in one of the four Parishes of our Pastoral Area. On Thursday
1st August at 7.30pm we will celebrate the renewal of Marriage Vows
in St. Colmcille's Church, Ballinahown and we invite all couples who are
married for whatever number of years and would like to renew their commitment
and receive a special parchment to mark the occasion, provided they have given
the names of both people into the Parish office in Ballinahown. It is hoped to have refreshments and music on
the night. All are invited to attend,
young & old, married or single.
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Congratulations
& best wishes to Sarah Price and Donal Relihan, who were married recently
in St Brigid’s Church Killester. Ad
multos annos!
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Ever Considered
University?
Ballinasloe
Job Club invites you to an Information Evening on Wed 31st July in
the Emerald Ballroom Ballinasloe from 7- 9pm. (Tel 09096-43057)
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CURA was
established by the Church to ensure provision of services to anyone facing a
crisis pregnancy situation, as follows:
Crisis or unplanned
pregnancy support and counselling; Counselling & support after an abortion;
Support for mothers and/or fathers of a new baby,
Schools awareness
programmes.
All services are
provided by fully trained counsellors, and are free, confidential and non-
judgmental. Call 1850-622626. See www.cura.ie for details.