Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter

Sunday 17^th Nov 2013 -33 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: M.McManus, C.Slattery, A.Corbett

Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 2

Readers for next Weekend: Group

Altar Servers for this week: Group 1, Stephanie, Jenny, Adam, Matthew

‘Months Mind’ Mass for Johnny Flannery on next Sat eve

‘Months Mind’ Mass for Aidan Carry on next Sun

Mass for deceased members of the ESB on Thurs 21^st Nov @ 8pm.

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Clonfanlough

Mass for the Holy Souls on Mon @ 7pm

Last Sunday's Offertory collection:.   Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: K.Kenny, A.Kearns

Readers for next Sunday:

Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 1  

Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: N.Hynes

‘Months Mind’ Mass for Nancy Rigney on next Sun

Mass on next Wed, & every Wed in the Prayer Centre, Clonmacnois @ 7.30pm

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The Trócaire Collection in parishes on this weekend is for the Syrian situation and the disaster in the Phillipines.  A Video promoting this collection can be accessed at http://www.icatholic.ie/videos/national-church-collection-syria-philippines/

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Clonfanlough Social Group will hold the Christmas Party on Sun 24^th Nov

Dancing from 4.30pm with music by the ‘J.& S. Sound’.  All welcome.

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 Shannonbridge ARA

Christmas Party in Gullanes Hotel on Fri 29^th Nov @ 7.30pm.  Cost, €25.00

Bus will travel from Shannonbridge @6.30pm

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Many thanks to all who supported the Table Quiz for Clonmacnois School, which realised €1066.60,

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 Offaly Mental Health Talk Week will take place from 16-30 November 2013.  A large number of events have been organised throughout Offaly.  Please see www.omhtw.ie or contact Edel Boyd on 057 9346829 for further details.

 Family Tree Healing Mass will take place at The Arc Centre, 23 Mitchell Terrace Athlone on Friday  22 November 2013 at 7.30pm.  

Celebrant Fr John Walsh. All are welcome.    For further details , please contact Kathleen O'Connor Or Paul Woods  phone 087-7828283

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Interesting Quotes

"There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject;
the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person."

                                                                  (G.K.Chesterton)

"The mind is like a clock that is constantly running down; it has to be wound up daily with good thoughts."             (Fulton J.Shee                             

"One learns of the pain of others by suffering one’s own pain, by turning inside oneself, by finding one’s own soul. It is important to know of pain. It destroys our self-pride, our arrogance, our indifference toward others."    (Chaim Potock)