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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THE THIRTEENTH SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME
25th/26th
June, 2016
Jesus said, “Once the
hand is laid on the plough, no one who looks back is fit for the kingdom of God
Mass times:- Shannonbridge, Saturday
(Vigil), 8.00 p.m. ; Weekdays, 10.00 a.m. Clonfanlough,
Sunday, 10.30 a.m. , Thursday, 7.00
p.m.
Mass for the Intentions of the People of the Parish, Missa pro Populo, in
Shannonbridge on Sunday 26th at 12.00 noon.
Mass is celebrated at Cluain
Ciaráin Prayer Centre, on Wednesday evenings at 7.30.
A Healing Mass will be celebrated in the Church of Sts. Peter 7.30 p.m. Celebrant, Fr. Michele Barone, Naples
Friday is the First Friday of July. The Holy Communion calls to the sick and
housebound will be made on Thursday.
Please note change of day.
Neighbours and carers are asked to inform those concerned.
The Revised Mass Schedule in the Pastoral
Cluster Area comes into effect on Sunday next, 3rd July. In the Parish of Clonmacnois:- Shannonbridge,
Saturday (Vigil), 8.00 p.m. ; Clonfanlough,
Sunday, 10.30 a.m. (12.00 noon Mass
discontinued).
The proposal that the
arrangement alternate between the two churches, on a six-monthly basis, has
been discussed at cluster level. It will
not affect the operation of the timetable in adjoining parishes.
The new schedule includes Mass on Sunday, at 7.00
p.m. , in St. Mary’s Church, Ferbane.
Sunday 26th is the Feast of St. Josemaría Escrivá,
1902-1975, founded Opus Dei to promote the spread of the word of God throughout
the world; canonised in 2002.
Monday 27th, St. Cyril of Alexandria
Tuesday 28th, St. Irenæus, 130-200, martyr, Bishop of Lyons in France
Wednesday, 29th June, is the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles. On the day traditionally observed in pagan Rome Romulus Rome St. Paul
Thursday 30th is the Feast of the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome who
died under the emperor Nero in the year 64.
Friday, 1st July, St. Oliver Plunkett, born at Loughcrew, Co.
Meath, 1625; Archbishop of Armagh 1669, martyred at Tyburn, London, 1st July, 1681;
canonised, 12th October, 1975.
Year of
Mercy Pilgrimage 2016
7 Ceremonies for the Year of
Mercy
— Dates and Themes and
Places
Thursday, 30th June,
Visit the Sick,
Ferbane Nursing Home.
Thursday, 7th July,
Educate the Young,
St. Rynagh’s N.S., Banagher.
Thursday, 14th July,
Counsel the Doubtful, Comfort
the Sorrowful,
Ballinahown.
Thursday, 21st July,
Convert the Sinner, Beginning
with Ourselves,
Clonmacnois.
Thursday, 28th July,
Give Food to the Hungry,
Give
Drink to the Thirsty,
Thursday, 4th August,
Forgive Injuries, Bear Wounds
Patiently,
Thursday, 11th August,
Pray for the Living and the
Dead,
Boher.
— All ceremonies at 7.30 p.m.
The
Parish Pastoral Council will meet at Clonfanlough Church 7.30 p.m. (after Mass), to discuss roof repairs.
The
Altar Servers’ Tour takes place on Thursday
30th, to Lough Key Forest Park and the Boda Borg experience. Servers should bring a picnic. The bus leaves Shannonbridge at 8.30 a.m. , stopping at the Ballyhearth Turn, 8.45 a.m. , Ballinahown, 9.00 a.m.
Newsletter.
Items for inclusion in the Newsletter by 6.00
p.m. on Thursday, please.
Rosters:
Shannonbridge:-
Church Cleaners:
Jacinta Kelly,
Mary Killeen, Ann Keena.
Altar Servers for this week:
Group
2, Fiachra, Seán, Niamh, Rachel.
Reader for Saturday next: Séamus
Grennan.
Minister of the Eucharist:
Sinéad Ryan.
Clonfanlough:-
Altar Servers for Sunday
next:
Group 1, Conor S., Conor B., Eoin, Abigail.
Reader for next Sunday:
Alan/Leanne Devery.
Minister of the Eucharist for next
Sunday, Bridie Coughlan.
Contributions to the Monthly Collection for
July, next weekend, please.
Thank you for last Sunday’s collection, €810.00.
Masses for the Dead:-
Saturday
25th, 8.00 p.m., Shannonbridge, Edward and Elizabeth Connor, Woodbank.
Sunday,
3rd July, 10.30 a.m., Clonfanlough, Thomas and Mary Murray, Drumraney, Athlone.
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