Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter

Sunday 6^th Oct 2013 -27 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: €495.  Many Thanks

Church Cleaners:  M.McManus, C.Slattery, A.Corbett

Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 4

Readers for next Weekend: Group 1, D.Finnerty

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

Mass on next Sun for the late Martin & Mary Burke & family

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Clonfanlough

Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €227.   Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: C.Healy, T.Milner

Readers for next Sunday: A.Rohan

Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 1

Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: N.Hynes

Mass on next Sun for the late Kieran & Margaret Egan

Station Mass on next Thurs @ 8pm in the home of K. & J.J. Maleney Glebe

We welcome our new bishop, Francis Duffy, who will be ordained on this Sun during Mass starting at 3pm in St Mary’s Athlone.

The ceremony will be available on the Internet.

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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LITURGICAL MUSIC WORKSHOP  PRESENTED BY  IRISH CHURCH MUSIC ASSOCIATION in Cistercian College Roscrea Sat 12 Oct 10am – 4pm.

€15.00 per person (please bring packed lunch; tea/coffee provided).

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Station Masses

This is the time of year when we celebrate the ‘Station Masses’, a long-standing tradition in Ireland, and an unbroken link with the faith and practice of our ancestors.  We are looking for volunteers to host the Station Mass, even if it is not your ‘turn’, or/and having it for the first time; or you may simply wish to have Mass in your home.  We would encourage people to keep the occasion as simple as possible.  We do not want this to be a burden on anybody.

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Music in the Liturgy

Music & Singing are a vital part of good Liturgy.  We are very grateful to all those who provide this for us in both Shannonbridge & Clonfanlough.

We are now looking for new members to join in the singing and music in both Churches.  “Those who sing pray twice” – (St Augustine)

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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.

‘Níl aon duine bocht ach an té a bhfuil fuath ag Dia air’. (Seanfhocal Uladh)