Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter

Sunday 14^th Dec 2014 –3 Adv B

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: G.Brennan, D.Deeley,V.Hynes

Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 2

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

Altar Servers for this week: Group 3, Katie, Lauren, Kate

Mass on next Sat eve for the late Damien Kenny

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Clonfanlough

Last Sunday's Offertory collection: Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: C.Healy, T.Milner

Readers for next Sunday: A.Guinan

Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 3, Conor, Adam, Róisín

Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: P. Trainor

Mass on next Sun for the late Anne & Kieran Pillion

‘Do this in Memory’ Mass for First Communicants on next Sun

‘Confessions’ for Christmas on Mon 22^nd Dec, in Clonfanlough @ 7pm, In Shannonbridge @ 8pm.

Ard Chiaráin– Carols on Tues 16^th Dec @ 8pm. All welcome.

Many thanks from the SVdeP for all your lovely gifts brought last Sun for children in need.  Special thanks to those who organised the event and to all who made any contribution to the occasion.  Be assured that all your gifts will be given to the most needy.

Night Prayer Vigil in Clonmacnois Prayer Centre

Fri 19^th Dec, beginning with Mass @ 9pm.  Adoration follows and finishes at 2.10am.  All welcome.  Enquiries Dave 085-7746763

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Meanings of Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. Andrew Greeley

"It might be easy to run away to a monastery, away from the commercialization, the hectic hustle, the demanding family responsibilities of Christmas-time. Then we would have a holy Christmas. But we would forget the lesson of the Incarnation, of the enfleshing of God – the lesson that we who are followers of Jesus do not run from the secular; rather we try to transform it. It is our mission to make holy the secular aspects of Christmas just as the early Christians baptized the Christmas tree. And we do this by being holy people – kind, patient, generous, loving, laughing people – no matter how maddening is the Christmas rush…"

Message from Bishop Francis Duffy

During this season of Advent many children will be involved in preparations for Christmas liturgies.  It is a special time for them and for their families.  I wish to thank our Safeguarding Representatives in the forty-one parishes for their work in ensuring the safety of children in all church related activities. (In this Parish they are Eileen Quinn and Joey Rigney.)

I encourage anyone with concerns regarding the safety of children or anyone who suffered in the past to contact our Designated Persons: Sean Leydon(087-7431649) or RóisínO’Doherty(087-3327587) or Towards Healing (1800 303416)

 ‘The Meaning of Marriage’  a pastoral statement from the Irish Catholic Bishops is available in pdf or ‘Word’ format on the Irish Catholic Bishops’ website athttp://www.catholicbishops.ie/2014/12/03/meaning-marriage/