Parish of
Clonmacnois
ST. CIARAN’S CHURCH, SHANNONBRIDGE
ST. CIARAN’S CHURCH, CLONFANLOUGH
Fr. Gerard Brady P.P.
Tel. 087 231 2353
E-mail: frgerardbrady@eircom.net
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www.shannonbridge.com
THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS
2nd/3rd January, 2016
“The Word became flesh and
dwelt among us.” That phrase, from
today’s Gospel, denotes much more than a fleeting visit. The Word became one of us and has stayed with
us. It is important to remember that as
we near the end of the Christmas Season.
The Lord is with us and will be with us during the entirety of year
which we have just begun.
Mass times:- Shannonbridge,
Saturday (Vigil), 8.00 p.m. ; Sunday,
12.00 noon , Weekdays, 10.00 a.m. Clonfanlough,
Sunday, 10.30 a.m. , Friday,
7.00 p.m.
Wednesday, 6th January, is the feast of The
Epiphany of the Lord, a holyday of obligation. Masses:- Shannonbridge, Tuesday
(Vigil), 8.00 p.m. ;
Wednesday, 12.00 noon . Clonfanlough, Wednesday, 10.30 a.m. Do
make a special effort to attend Mass on this important feast which completes
the Christmas season.
The celebration of Mass will resume in Cluain Ciaráin
Prayer Centre, on Wednesday 13th, at 7.30 p.m.
Mass
for the Intentions of the People of the Parish, Missa pro Populo, in
Clonfanlough, on Sunday 3rd, at 10.30 a.m. ; in Shannonbridge, on Saturday 9th, at 8.00 p.m.
Sunday 3rd is the Feast of The Holy Name of
Jesus, a feast celebrating the help and blessings, the consolation and
protection, granted through invocation of the Holy Name.
Sunday 3rd, St. Munchin, 7th century, patron
of the Diocese of Limerick.
Monday 4th, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton,
1774-1821, born in New York, mother of five children but widowed after nine
years of marriage, a convert to Catholicism, she founded the American Sisters
of Charity, canonised in 1975, becoming the first native-born North American
saint. Patron saint of widows. She is one of the saints depicted in
sculpture on the great bronze doors of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York
Tuesday 5th, St. Charles Holland Mount Argus Dublin 5th
January, 1893 . Canonised, 3rd June, 2007 .
Thursday 7th, St. Raymond of Peñyafort,
1175-1275, a brilliant lawyer who joined the Dominicans at 47 and eventually
became their Master General. Confessor
to the Pope.
Saturday
9th, St. Adrian of Canterbury St. Augustine Canterbury
Sunday 10th is the Feast of the Baptism of
the Lord.
The Holy Communion calls to the sick and
housebound, associated with the First Friday, will be made on Friday
8th.
The Spring Station Masses will be celebrated during the month of
February. Householders who are to host
the Stations may contact Fr. Brady to arrange dates.
St. Ciaran’s N.S., Clonmacnois,
re-opens on Wednesday, 6th January.
Temperance Sunday falls on 7th
February. Children from Fifth and Sixth Classes are invited to become
Young Pioneers with the consent and support of their parents. Pioneers who are eligible for Silver or Gold
emblems (pins) are asked to contact Fr. Brady as soon as possible – likewise,
young people who wish to advance to the next stage of membership.
Shannonbridge Christmas Party was very
successful. The organisers thank the
local businesses for their kind donations, the families who supported the event
and all who helped on the day.
Newsletter.
Stocks of the Parish
Newsletter, in its present format, run out on Sunday, 3rd January. Thereafter a combination
Missalette/Newsletter will be available at the church doors before Mass in
Shannonbridge, on the church seats in Clonfanlough.
Rosters:-
Shannonbridge:- Church Cleaners: Dympna Fitzpatrick,
Dympna O’Carroll, Edel Anderson.
Altar
Servers for this week: Group 1, Roisín, Darragh, Matthew and Emily.
Readers
for next weekend: Group 4, Séamus Grennan, Kieran Kelly.
Ministers
of the Eucharist: Group 1, Saturday Evening, M. Murphy (C. Curley):
Sunday, D. Fitzpatrick, (M. Killeen).
Clonfanlough:- Altar Servers for Sunday next: Group
3, Conor, Adam, Charlie, Kelan.
Reader for
next Sunday: Della Fitzgerald.
Minister
of the Eucharist for next Sunday:- Niall O’Shea.
Thank you for recent collections;
Total. Offertory. Priest’s Dues. Monthly.
19th/20th
December, Shannonbridge:
€548.00. €498.00. €40.00. €10.00.
Clonfanlough:
€324.00. €284.00. €40.00.
Christmas
Eve/Day, Shannonbridge:
€1,919.00. €764.00. €1,145.00. €10.00.
Clonfanlough:
€700.00. €274.00. €341.00. €85.00.
26th/27th
December, Shannonbridge:
€901.00. €721.00. €120.00. €60.00.
Clonfanlough:
€409.00. €225.00. €174.00. €10.00.
Masses for the Dead:-
Saturday, 2nd January, Shannonbridge, 8.00 p.m. , Paul Kelly, Tullybeg.
Sunday 3rd,
Shannonbridge, 12.00 noon ,
Josephine Scicluna, London
Sunday 10th,
Clonfanlough, 10.30 a.m. ,
Peter and Earl Kelly, Carrowkeel.
Sunday
10th, Shannonbridge, 12.00 noon , Michael Brennan, Raghra Park
Please
pray for Brendan Flannery, formerly of Creevagh, who died recently in Salt Lake City , Utah ,
U.S.A.
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