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
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME
27th/28th August, 2016
"Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled,
and the person who humbles himself
will be exalted."
Mass times:- Shannonbridge,
Saturday (Vigil), 8.00 p.m. ; Weekdays, 10.00 a.m.
Clonfanlough,
Sunday, 10.30 a.m. ; First Friday, 7.00 p.m.
Sunday Mass in
neighbouring churches:-
St. Mary’s,
Clonfad, 10.00 a.m. ;
Sts. Patrick and
Saran, High Street, 12.00 noon .;
St. Mary’s,
Ferbane, 7.00 p.m.
Mass for the Intentions
of the People of the Parish, Missa pro Populo, in Shannonbridge, this
Saturday, 27th, at 8.00 p.m.
Mass is celebrated at
Cluain Ciaráin Prayer Centre, on Wednesday evenings at 7.30.
Saturday
27th is the Feast of St. Monica, 331-387, native of North Africa, converted her pagan husband to the faith and, by her
prayers and tears, brought her son, St. Augustine, to Christianity and a moral life.
Sunday 28th, St. Augustine, 354-430. Bishop of Hippo,
Algeria. Converted to
Christianity by the prayers and tears of his mother, St. Monica. A most influential preacher and writer.
Monday 29th,
the Beheading of St.
John the
Baptist. King Herod had married Herodias, his brother's wife. He promised her daughter anything she
wanted. Motivated by revenge, Heordias
prompted her to ask for John the Baptist's head.
Tuesday
30th, St. Fiacre, (Ossory, Kilkenny), lived at a hermitage at Breuil in France, patron saint of gardeners, died 670.
Wednesday
31st, St. Aidan of Lindisfarne, of Irish descent and a monk of Iona. At the invitation of King Oswald he preached
to the people of Northumbria with much success and founded his monastery on the
Isle of Lindisfarne. He died on 31st August, 651 .
Saturday 3rd
September, St. Gregory the Great, 540-604, a Roman noble and Prefect of the
City before becoming a monk; elected Pope in 590, he established a pattern for
the papacy in years to come and originated Gregorian chant. It was he who sent St. Augustine of
Canterbury on mission to England.
Friday is
the First Friday of September.
The Holy Communion calls to the sick and housebound will be made on
Friday.
Baptisms. Nevaeh Harper Darcy, daughter of Mel Darcy
and Gemma Ward, Cloniffeen, was welcomed into the Christian community on
Sunday, 14th August.
Dylan Simon
McManus, son of Joseph and Eimear (O’Neill) McManus, Garrymore, was welcomed
into the Christian community on Sunday, 28th August.
The Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock takes place on Sunday, 4th September. Confessions from 12.30 p.m. Anointing of
the Sick, 2.30
p.m. Mass and Eucharistic Blessing of the Sick
with Benediction, 3.00 p.m. , followed
by the Rosary Procession.
A bus will
depart from Clonfanlough at 9.30 a.m. and leave Shannonbridge at 9.45.
Enquiries to Teresa Rohan, 086 103 4835, or Darran Finnerty, 086 877
6273.
The Clonmacnois Summer School takes place on Saturday, 10th September, from 9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Cost, including lunch, €25.00 pre-booked, or €35.00 on the day.
Booking: fredcarney2@gmail.com Further information:
www.facebook.com/Clonmacnoisemonastery or 087 212 8842.
Clonmacnois Pattern Day will be celebrated on Sunday 11th September. Ceremonies commence at 3.00 p.m.
Congratulations
to Siobhán Quinn and Paul Turley, who were married on Friday, 19th August.
St. Ciaran’s National School, Clonmacnois,
reopens on Thursday, 1st September.
Newsletter. Items for inclusion in the Newsletter by 6.00 p.m. on Thursday, please.
Rosters:- Shannonbridge: Church Cleaners:
Marion
McManus, Catherina Slattery, Ann Corbett.
Altar
Servers: Group 2, Fiachra, Seán, Niamh, Rachel.
Reader:
Eileen Quinn.
Minister
of the Eucharist: Martha Murphy.
Clonfanlough:-
Altar Servers: Group 1,
Conor
S., Conor B., Eoin, Abigail.
Reader:
Alan/Leanne Devery.
Minister
of the Eucharist: Anne Rohan.
Dan Edwards’ book "The Life and Times of a Craftsman" is now on sale in local outlets, including: Moran's,
Shannonbridge, The Shop at Clonmacnois, Rohan's, Ballinahown, and Cahill's,
Belmont. The very attractive volume is
priced at €20.00.
Flower Arranging.
Ballinasloe Flower and Garden
Club hosts a Flower Arranging Demonstration, by Ann Slattery, Ennis branch, The
Association of Irish Floral Artists, in Gullane’s Hotel, Main Street,
Ballinasloe, at 8.00 p.m., on Wednesday, 14th September. Arranger’s competition: Nature’s bounty -
foliage only. Grower’s competition:
Variety of home-grown fruit. Admission,
non-members, €5.00.
Irish Dancing. The Ganley School of Irish Dancing resumes classes in
The Heritage Hall, Ferbane, on Monday, 5th September. Beginners, 6.00 p.m. Advanced
dancers, 6.45
p.m. Adult classes available in Athlone and
Moate. Contact: Joe Ganley, 087 647 3497
or Facebook.
Contributions to the
Monthly Collection for September, next weekend, please.
Recent collection totals:-
Sunday, 14th August,……............€555.00.
Feast of the Assumption…...........€295.00.
Sunday, 21st August,....................€707.00.
Thank you very much.
Masses for the Dead:-
Saturday
3rd September, 8.00 p.m., Shannonbridge, Kieran, Joseph and Margaret Mannion,
Aughinacabe, Shannonbridge.
Sunday 4th, 10.30 a.m.,
Clonfanlough, Gordon McEvoy, Clonlyon.
The time to bid farewell
has arrived much earlier than originally anticipated. I thank the people of The Parish of
Clonmacnois for their welcome, their generosity and their support during the
past year. Special words to my
neighbours at Cloonshask, to the staff, board and pupils of St. Ciaran’s National School, and to the members of Shannonbridge Active
Retirement Association.
Fr. Tom Cox is
no stranger to the parish. I wish him
many fulfilling years in Clonmacnois.
Gerard Brady
P.P.
P.S. Due to a prior commitment Fr. Cox will
not be available for the Masses on Saturday/Sunday, 3rd/4th September.