Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter

Sunday  22^nd June 2014 – Corpus Christi 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: Daily @ 10am; Fri @ 7pm, with Adoration 6-7pm

Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €420.     Many Thanks

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

Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 1

Readers for next Weekend: Group 1, D.Finnerty, P.Corbett

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

Mass on next Sun for Jimmy, Lizzie, James J. McManus deceased

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Clonfanlough

Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €196.   Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: M.Devery, A.Kelly

Readers for next Sunday: A. & L. Devery

Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 2, Bill, Rosanna, Jane

Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: A.Guinan

We hope to have Mass & the Blessing of the Graves on Sat 2^nd Aug  @ 7pm in Clonmacnois

Next Friday (27^th June) is the Feast of the Sacred Heart

There will be Mass in Shannonbridge @ 7pm at the request of Shannonbridge ARA.  This will be followed by a Social in the Hall with refreshments and music.

 Devotion to the love of Jesus, symbolised by the heart, began with the extraordinary experiences of St. Margaret Mary in Paray-le-Monial in France.  Since then it has spread all over the world, and many people observe the first Friday of every month as a day specially set aside for this devotion.  Today’s liturgy celebrates the great love of Jesus the good Shepherd who gives his life for his own.

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Fr Joe Rabbitt, who spoke at the Masses last weekend, sends his greetings and a warm ‘thank you’ for your welcome and contributions.

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 Irish Cancer Society:  “Many thanks for your response to our Church gate collection in Clonmacnois Parish, which realised €350.”

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Ballinasloe Job Club

“Ever considered going to University? If so, NUI Galway’s Ballinasloe Access Programme may be for you.

An Information Eve takes place on Thurs 3^rd July from 7-9pm in the Emerald Ballroom Ballinasloe.  Tel 09096-43057

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Dochas Offaly cancer Support Group drop-in centre, Offaly St. Phone 057 9328268

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God’s Boxes

 I have in my hands two boxes which God gave me to hold. He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black box, and all your joys in the gold." 

I heeded His words, and in the two boxes both my joys and sorrows I stored. But though the gold became heavier each day The black was as light as before. 

With curiosity, I opened the black, I wanted to find out why. And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole which my sorrows had fallen out by. I showed the hole to God, and mused, "I wonder where my sorrows could be." He smiled a gentle smile and said, "My child, they're all here with me." God's Boxes! 

I asked God, why He gave me the boxes. Why the gold, and the black with the hole?  "My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings; the black is for you to let go."