Clonmacnois Parish October 1st/2nd 2016 

                                                                                               

ST. CIARAN’S CHURCH, SHANNONBRIDGE                                                                 

   ST. CIARAN’S CHURCH, CLONFANLOUGH                                                                     

Fr. Tom Cox Adm. (Administrator) Tel. 090 9674125/ 086-8319500                                 

 E-mail: thomascox@eircom.net   shannonbridge.blogspot.ie

Masses for October 1st/2nd

Sat 1st Oct 8p.m. John Carty (Lecarrow)

Sun. 2nd Oct  10:30a.m —

Masses for October 8th/9th

Sat      8th Oct Shannonbridge          

8p.m.  Alo Moran M/M    

Sun 9th October     Clonfanlough 10:30am.  Catherine(Kathleen) Kilduff, nee Kelly, Clonlyon 1st Anniv

 Sunday Mass in nearby churches:- St. Mary’s, Cloonfad, 10.00 a.m.;  Sts. Patrick and Saran, High Street, 12.00 noon.;  St. Mary’s, Ferbane, 7.00 p.m.

Weekdays: Shannonbridge:

Mass Mon3rd &Wed 5th-Sat  10a.m.

Service: Tues 4th 10a.m.

Clonfanlough Weekday Mass

First Friday 7th Oct at 7pm

Clonfanlough

Newsletter.  Items for inclusion  by 6.00 p.m. on Thursday,  please.  

 Offertory Sept 24/25th  €545

Harvest Dues if you could return the Priests Dues envelope as soon as possible please.

Walking Group forming! Monday evening at football pitch while kids are at training and on Wednesday and Friday evenings at 8pm meeting at the Church to walk in the Power Station Road.All welcome.

Dan Edwards’ book "The Life and Times of a Craftsman" on sale in local outlets, including: Moran's, Shannonbridge, The Shop at Clonmacnois, Rohan's, Ballinahown& Cahill's, Belmont.  The very attractive volume is priced at €20.00. 

            THROUGH ME

Through me let there be kind words, a warm smile and caring heart.

Through me let there be a willingness to listen and a readiness to understand.

Through me let there be dependability, steadfastness, trust and loyalty.

Through me let there be compassion, forgiveness, mercy and love.

Through me let there be every quality I find in you, O Lord

SHANNONBRIDGE GAA Well done to everyone at the Club. While defeat in a Final brings disappointment. Another day will come. A club is more than just a football team & this was evident in recent weeks.

                 UPCOMING CHURCH ROSTERS                                                                 

Shannonbridge:    8th Oct 8:00p.m.                                                                                           Altar Servers: Group 1, Roisin, Darragh,

Matthew & Emily

Reader: Dympna O’Carroll

 Eucharistic Minister: Margaret Duffy

 Church Cleaners Shannonbridge (week)

 Mairead Darcy, Martha Murphy, Marie McManus

Clonfanlough:-  9th Oct 10:30a.m.            

Altar Servers: Group 3, Conor D., Adam E., Charlie G, Kelan C.

Reader: Mary Kelly

 Minister of the Eucharist: Niall O’Shea

Monthly Cleaning Rota  (October)

Mary Halligan & Della Fitzgerald

MISSION MONTH

We are once again celebrating the Mission Month of October. Mission Month gives us all the opportunity to reflect on our baptismal call to bring Christ to others, which is a privilege in itself. The gift we have been given, we are asked to give.  Our gift to the world is the joy of the Gospel and our Irish missionaries continue to bring the Good News to people throughout the world.

World Missions Ireland, the working title of the four Pontifical mission societies, organises the Mission Sunday collection in all Churches nationwide.

Mission Sunday falls on the 23rd October. Our theme is ‘Every Christian is a Missionary’.

We can all do our part in an open, joyful and generous way.  For further information on WMI or to make a donation please visit www.wmi.ie

Day for Life is celebrated on Sunday 2 October  this year’s theme  is ‘Everything is Connected’  Brochure for Day for Life available at Porch

 TUESDAY 4th OCT

Shannonbridge Active Retirement Association in the Parish Hall after morning Mass.

WEDNESDAY 5th OCT

Mass in Cluain Chiarain Clonmacnois every Wednesday at 7:30p.m.

Pastoral Council Meeting Wednesday 5th October in Shannonbridge Hall at 8:30p.m.

FRIDAY 7th OCT.

St. Ciaran’s Youth Club reopens Friday 7th Oct in Clonfanlough Hall  7:30pmm. to 8:30p.m.This is also registration night. New members are welcome from ages 8-12  years).

 FIRST FRIDAY: Friday next, October 7th is the First Friday of the month and Holy Communion will be brought to the sick and the housebound at the usual times. Again, we would like to hear about any parishioner who is housebound but not receiving a call from a priest

PARISHIONERS IN HOSPITAL? Just to let you know that visiting priests to Portiuncula or Tullamore Hospital or indeed any Dublin Hospital cannot    access the patient records. Unless we're told that a parishioner is in hospital, we simply can't find out otherwise.

STATION MASSES I’m happy to celebrate Station Masses for Parish Districts. You can chat to me at 086 8319500 or leave message at 9674125

Saints of the Week:Tues 4th St. Francis of Assisi;Fri 7th O.L. of the Rosary