Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter

Sunday 13^th Oct 2013 – 28 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: €456.   Many Thanks

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

Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 1

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

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

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Clonfanlough

Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €302.   Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: D.Fitzgerald

Readers for next Sunday: A.Coughlan

Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 2

Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: A.Guinan

Anniversary Mass for Breda Devery on next Sun

Night Prayer Vigil in Clonmacnois Prayer Centre

Fri 18^th Oct, beginning with Mass @ 10pm.  Adoration follows and finishes at 3.10am.  All welcome.  Enquiries Dave 085-7746763

Concert for Cancer Research

In  Ferbane Church on Fri 18^th Oct @ 8,30pm.  Popular classics / spiritual music performed by the The Big Choir, - a choir of cancer survivors, with special guests Liam Lawton & local tenor, Joe Maher.  See poster for full details.  Tickets €10, available from Parish office 090-6454309, or after Parish Masses in parish shop. Also from Annette Kenny @ 6454116, or Maura Corcoran @ 6454211.

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Learn how to kick-start your genealogy project!

Offaly Genealogy, Historical Placenames and Mapping Training starts in BELMONT, Tuesday, 15th October for 4 Tuesdays.

All training evenings will have a strong practical focus using internet sources and is free of charge to attend. To register, please send/text your full contact details (parish, mobile number and email address) to doshea@irelandxo.com  or (085) 1925466.

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 St. Ciaran’s Community Alert:  If you are eligible under the Senior’s Alert Scheme and would like to avail of a personal monitored alarm please contact any committee member or phone 087 6707093 and leave your contact details.

Unveiling of new defibrillator in Shannonbridge will take place on Wednesday 23^rd October at 8:30 pm at the Health Centre.  A short talk on the Text Alert System will be given followed by light refreshments.  All welcome.

Food Safety & HACCP course starting in FERBANE during the month of NOVEMBER. For those who would like to increase their job prospects in the food industry this is the course for you! For further information and to register please call Maedhbh @ 057 9151622 in Offaly Local Development Company.

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 “Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is Mystery,

And today?  Today is a Gift,

That’s why we call it the Present.”