Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter

Sunday 1st Dec 2013 – 1Adv A

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: €663.   Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: A.Ryan, L.Turley, M.Mitchell

Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 4

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

Altar Servers for this week: Group 3, Alisa, Katie, Lauren, Ronan

Mass on next Sat eve for Mary A., Kieran, & Brian Flannery deceased

Anniversary Mass on next Sun for Maura Moran

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Clonfanlough

Mass on the First Fri @ 7pm

Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €187.  Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: B.Kenny, M.Lantry

Readers for next Sunday:  D.Gavin

Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 3, P.Trainor

Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday:

Mass on next Sun for the late Sr William Kelly

Mass in the Prayer Centre Clonmacnois on Wed @7.30pm

Advent Prayer every Monday in Ard Chiaráin@ 8.00pm

Holy Hour “Hours to Inspire” 

Our Monthly Area Holy Hour takes place in St. Mary's Church, Pullough on Saturday, Dec 7th from 8:30-9:30p.m

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ADVENT

How should we prepare for Christmas? Before we answer that question we should determine to which Christmas we are referring: the “commercial” Christmas or the “spiritual” Christmas. To many people Christmas no longer means, “The birthday of the baby Jesus.” Christmas to them only means shopping, gifts, travel, the family coming home, the big meal and so on. To prepare for that Christmas people spend hours upon hours shopping, planning, sending cards and attending parties.

The “coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” is what we should really prepare for. The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is fine. The gifts, the shopping, the family gatherings are wonderful. But that’s the “commercial” Christmas. Today, as we begin Advent, let all of us consider the question, “How am I going to prepare for the “spiritual” Christmas ... the birthday of Jesus Christ?”                                                                  (Friedl & Macauley

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 May 2014 Camino:

Our 4 parish cluster of  Leamonaghan, Cloghan & Banagher, Ferbane and Clonmacnois  plan to lead a 5 day (112km) walking pilgrimage (Camino) to Santiago de Compostela in late May 2014 for all young people (over 18).  Book by Dec 22nd. Places will be limited.  Contact Fr. Tom Cox 086 8319500 or via Email at frtom@ferbaneparish.ie or Twitter @cox_thomas

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Church Envelopes

For the coming year all the envelopes are again in the one box, which comes into use on this Sunday, including the Priest’s revenue envelopes.  For the Monthly collection you are again invited to make payment for the year or half-year if possible.  I also invite those who don’t contribute to the collections to make a start this coming year.  A sincere ‘thank-you’ to those who do contribute and those who organise the collections.

We are also sending out a Questionnaire seeking your willingness to participate in various Parish ministries.  Please return this ASAP.

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Annual Collection for the St Vincent de Paul Soc on next weekend, 7^th / 8^th Dec