Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter

Sunday  28^th June 2015 –13 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; Adoration on First Fri 4 – 5pm

Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €418.    Many Thanks

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

 Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 2

Readers for next Weekend: Group 1, F.Anderson, P.Corbett

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

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Clonfanlough

Mass on the First Fri @ 7pm

 Last Sunday's Offertory collection: € Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: B.Maleney, H.Hynes

Readers for next Sunday: A.Guinan

Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 1, Conor x 2, Eoin

Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: N.Hynes

Mass every Wed in the Prayer Centre Clonmacnois @ 7.30pm

We hope to have Mass with the blessing of graves in Clonmacnois on Sat 1^st Aug @ 7pm, & in Glebe on Mon 3^rd Aug @ 7pm

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 National Learning Network

“If you have experienced a personal setback, long-term illness or have a disability and need support in your life and career, then our Freshstart programme may be for you or someone you know.  Freshstart will give you the confidence and skills to explore new opportunities for your future employment and life fulfilment.  Qualifications can be gained at your own pace.  For more info contact 090-6441260.”

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Congratulations & best wishes to Jonathan Slattery & Joanne McEniry who were married recently in Shannonbridge.  Ad multos annos!

1  Like this woman, have you had the experience of a cure, an improvement, a success, after a long period of nothing happening? What was that like for you? What made the difference? On that occasion was there anything different in you, in others, in the circumstances – something that paved the way for the change or improvement?

 2  ‘Who touched me?’ Jesus asked. It seems a strange request with crowds milling around. Many people brushed against him but the woman made contact in a different way. The same can happen in our relationships. We brush against many people but make real contact only with a few. Who are the people you have touched, and who has touched you? What difference has this made to you and to them?

 3  It can also happen that there are many occasions when we brush against Jesus, and other occasions when we have a sense that we are in contact with him. What deepens your contact with Jesus?

 4  When Jairus asked Jesus to come and cure his daughter, some thought there was no point. Sometimes a situation can look like a lost cause. Has it ever happened to you that subsequent events showed there was hope where you thought there was none?

Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter

Sunday  21^st June 2015 – 12 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: € 559.   Many Thanks

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

Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 1,  

Readers for next Weekend: Group 6, A.Hynes, D.O’Carroll

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

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Clonfanlough

Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €198.  Many Thanks

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

Readers for next Sunday: M.Kelly

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

Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: E.Molloy

Séamus O’Rourke will be ordained to the Priesthood in St Mel’s Cathedral Longford on this Sun @ 3pm.  You are welcome to attend.

Mass every Wed in the Prayer Centre Clonmacnois @ 7.30pm

We hope to have Mass with the blessing of graves in Clonmacnois on Sat 1^st Aug @ 7pm, & in Glebe on Mon 3^rd Aug @ 7pm

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SEEING YOUR LIFE THROUGH THE LENS OF THE GOSPELS

Mark 4:35-41

 1  The image of a boat in a stormy sea is a symbol of life in difficult times and can represent inner turmoil, anxiety and high emotions. When you have been in such circumstances, perhaps a ‘Jesus person’ came to your assistance and calmed you down? Recall that person with gratitude.

 2  The image can also be applied to a family, a community, a parish or any other group. Remember people who have had a gift of bringing peace to troubled situations.

 3  The significance of miracles in the Gospels is that they show Jesus as one who brings God’s power to bear on human need and suffering. Have there been times when you have been a channel for this healing power of God, holding a crying child in your arms, calming the anxiety of a friend, or being a peacemaker in a group to which you belong?     (John Byrne osa)

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"Shannonbridge Community Tidy Towns meeting Monday the 22nd June in the Health Centre. All welcome.  Time @ 9:30pm
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National Learning Network

“If you have experienced a personal setback, long-term illness or have a disability and need support in your life and career, then our Freshstart programme may be for you or someone you know.  Freshstart will give you the confidence and skills to explore new opportunities for your future employment and life fulfilment.  Qualifications can be gained at your own pace.  For more info contact 090-6441260.”

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 From the Irish Cancer Society:  “Many thanks for your contributions to the recent Church gate Collection which realised €400.00”  

Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter

Sunday 7^th June 2015 – Corpus Christi B

Tel (090) 9674125.  Email: jimboclonmacnois@gmail.com

Mass times: Shannonbridge: Weekend, 8pm (Sat), & 12 noon, Sun;

Weekdays, 10am.                  Clonfanlough – Sunday, 10.30am

Shannonbridge

Mass or Communion Service: Each day @ 10am

 Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €465.    Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: M.Darcy, M.Murphy, M.McManus

Ministers of Holy Communion: Group 3

Readers for next Weekend: Group 4, S.Grennan, K.Kelly

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

Mass on next Sun for the late Brigid Kitt & siblings

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Clonfanlough

Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €180.   Many Thanks

Church Cleaners: A.Walshe, R.Gunning

Readers for next Sunday: C.& P. Rigney

Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group 1, Conor x 2, Eoin

Minister of Holy Communion for next Sunday: N.O’Shea

Anniversary Mass for Fr Paddy Kenny on Wed in the Prayer Centre, Clonmacnois @ 7.30pm

“St Ciarán’s Youth Club would like to thank everybody who donated to our ‘Ice-cream party’ in the Park last Fri eve.  We raised €215.00 for Down Syndrome Ireland.”

We hope to have Mass with the blessing of graves in Clonmacnois on Sat 1^st Aug @ 7pm, & in Glebe on Mon 3^rd Aug @ 7pm

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National Charismatic Renewal Conference, 27^th 28^th June

Theme: ‘Wake up the World’ in the Concert Hall RDS, Dublin

Praise, Worship, Teaching, Music, Testimony

 For more info call 021-4251100

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 Lough Derg is a place of welcome where no one is judged and everyone is equal.

You can begin your three Day Pilgrimage on any day from 29^th May until 13^th August.

No need to book. Daily boats to the Island from 10.30am until 3:00pm 7 days a week until 13^th August. Regular pilgrimages throughout the season country wide.  Contact Maureen or Lorraine in Lough Derg direct on 071 9861518  email:  info@loughderg.org

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 A Message of Joy

There will be a special day for promoters, readers and friends of the ‘Sacred Heart Messenger’ at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Athlone on Sat 27^th June, where you can meet your favourite Messenger writers.

For more info call 01-7758524.  See www.messenger.ie

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Becoming a Disciple                                         Elizabeth-Anne Stewart

"Becoming a disciple doesn’t usually involve leaving one’s occupation; for most of us, the call is to make a difference within the familiar circles of family, friends, work and faith community. However secular our lives may seem, there are always opportunities to reach out to others in love, for the sake of Christ. Without even mentioning God or religion, we can evangelize others by the way we treat them – through warm hospitality, attentive listening, simple acts of kindness. Fascinated, those we encounter may begin to question the source of our love; they, too, may start treating others with greater consideration. In turn, these people may also become more loving. And so the catch grows large and the nets expand…"

A Healing Mass of The Precious Blood will take place at The Ark Centre 23 Mitchell Terrace Athlone in Friday June 12th 2015, starting at 7.30pm. Celebrant Fr Emmanuel.
 

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