Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter

Sunday 1^st Sept 2013 - 22C

   Tel (090) 9674125; email:jimboclonmacnois@gmail.com

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

 Weekdays, 10am.                    Clonfanlough - Sunday, 10.30am

Shannonbridge

Masses: Each day @ 10am; Adoration on First Fri 4-5pm

Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €506.  Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: K.Price, C.Curley, P. Anderson

Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 3

Readers for next Weekend: Group 2, M.Anderson, E.Quinn

Altar Servers for this week: Group 2,Ciarán, Róisín, Saul, Adam, Ffion

'Months Mind' Mass on next Sun for Brian Kenny

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Clonfanlough

Mass on First Fri @ 7pm

Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €235.  Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: B.Higgins, D.Guinan

Readers for next Sunday: E.McEvoy

Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 2                                           Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: A.Guinan

Mass on next Sun for the late Gordon McEvoy

Blessing of Our Lady's Grotto in Clonfanlough

We propose to have the formal blessing of the Grotto on Sun 8^th Sept after Mass in Clonfanlough Church.

Refreshments will follow in the Hall.  All welcome.

Mass in Clonmacnois for the feast of St Ciaran on Mon 9^th Sept @ 7pm

Pattern Day @ Clonmacnois on 15^th Sept starting at 3pm

Meeting of Parish P. C. in Clonfanlough Hall on Tues @ 8pm

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Mass in Clonmacnois Prayer Centre on Wed for the late Willie Dillon

@ 7.30pm

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World Suicide Prevention Day - Tues 10^th September

 An Ecumenical Service of Remembrance & Hope in the Church of the Assumption Tullamore @ 7.30pm.  All welcome.

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Work4You’ set up by Acquired Brain Injury Ireland provides a free vocational assessment service for individuals who have an acquired brain injury and want support to return to work, training or education. It is free to anyone with an acquired brain injury, aged 16-65 and in receipt of a payment from the Dept. of Social Protection. For further information please call 044 933 8773.

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Athlone Community College

Adult Education Evening Classes; enrolment on 2^nd & 10th Sept 7 - 8pm

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VTOS Birr - Second Chance Education

VTOS is a range of courses designed to meet the education & training needs of unemployed people.

'Courses are free of charge and your Social Welfare entitlements are not affected.  Courses start in Sept.' Phone 057-9121571.

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 We welcome into the Christian Community Ted Kieran Rohan, son of Declan & Elaine, who was baptised last weekend in Clonfanlough.

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 'The Ganley School of Irish Dancing will begin on Mon 9^th Sept in Heritage Hall Ferbane @ 6pm.'

Good Quotations by Famous People:

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." -Galileo Galilei

 "The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work."

                                                                                                       - Emile Zola (1840-1902)

"I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart."                                                                 - e e cummings (1894-1962)