CLONMACNOIS PARISH NEWSLETTER APRIL 30TH 2017
ST. CIARAN’S CHURCH, SHANNONBRIDGE
ST. CIARAN’S CHURCH, CLONFANLOUGH
Fr. Tom Cox Adm. (Adm) Tel. 090 9674125/ 086-8319500
Email: thomascox@eircom.net shannonbridge.blogspot.ie
Facebook Page “Parish of Clonmacnois” www.shannonbridge.com
ST. CIARAN’S, SHANNONBRIDGE
Sat 29th April 8p.m. Edward & Margaret Cogivan & dec’d family members.
[Do This in Memory Mass]
Mon 1st May 10a.m.
Tue 2nd May 10a.m.
Wed 3rd May 10a.m. Thurs 4th May 10a.m.
Friday 5th May 10a.m. Mass (Adoration afterwards)
Sat 6th May 10a.m. Communion Service
Sat 6th May 8p.m. Patricia Killeen
ST. CIARAN’S, CLONFANLOUGH
Sunday 30th April 10:30a.m.
Fri 5th May 7:00p.m. Mass
Sun 7th May 10:30a.m. Mass
CHURCH COLLECTIONS
Offertory April 23rd €785 April Monthly €386
EASTER DUES Thank you to everyone for returning the Easter Dues.
DATES TO REMEMBER
First Communion (Clonmacnois N.S.) Saturday 13th May 12 Noon
Vocations Sunday– Next weekend (May 6/7th) sees Good Shepherd or Vocations Sunday. Bishop Francis has asked that prayers for vocations to the priesthood and religious life and to Christian Marriage be offered during May, asking our Blessed Lady’s intercession. We welcome Mr. Ignatius Lynam (Parish of Moate)to our parish who will speak on Vocations at the 8p.m. Vigil and 10:30a.m. Sunday Mass in our Parish.
Shannonbridge: 6th May 2017 8p.m.
Altar Servers: Group Group 1
Matthew, Emily & Ruth
Reader: Michaela Anderson
Euch. Minister: Marie McManus
Church Cleaners Shannonbridge (weekly) Mairead Darcy, Martha Murphy, Marie McManus
Clonfanlough:Sun 7th May2017 10:30
Altar Servers: Group Group 2 Jane E, Tadgh T, Charlie G.
Reader: Della Fitzgerald
Minister of the Eucharist:Kay Kelly
Monthly Cleaning Rota (May) Angela Walsh, Rosaleen Gunning
Saints of the Week: Mon 1st; St. Joseph the Worker Tues 2nd, St. Athanasius Wed 3rd, St. Philip & James Fri 5th Bl. Edmund Rice
TROCAIRE Don't forget to return your Lent box to your parish or school. The funds Trócaire receive are already starting to have an impact on communities at risk like Maria’s.
THANK YOU from...Oesophageal Cancer Fund to all who contributed to the €305 raised at their recent Churchgate Collections in Shannonbridge & Birr. Disabled Drivers Assoc gratefully acknowledge €124.94 donated
MASS CARDS A small range of Mass Cards/Bouquets available in Sacristies
STATION MASSES
FRIDAY May 12th Dorothy & Niall Darcy 8p.m.
CLONFERT DEVOTIONS ( Mass at 8pm)
Mon 1st Opening Mass (Fr. Declan McInerney)
Tues 2ndFr.David Carroll (Birr)
Wed 3rd Fr. Pat Conroy PP (Ballinakill)
Thurs 4th Fr. Michael Kennedy PP (Lusmagh)
Fri 5th Mass 12 Noon & 8p.m. Fr. Kieran O'Rourke PP (Woodford)
Sat 6th @ 8p.m. Bishop Kirby (ann. Fr. Joe Walsh)
MAY - MONTH OF OUR LADY
[We encourage you to pray the Rosary, (even one decade), particularly during May ]
Bring Flowers of the Rarest Bring flowers of the rarest bring blossoms the fairest, from gardens and woodlands and hillside and dale; Our full hearts are swelling, our glad voices telling the praise of the loveliest flower of the vale!
Chorus: O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today! Queen of the Angels and Queen of the May. O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today, Queen of the Angels and Queen of the May..
Pilgrimage Season at Knock Shrine
Fr Richard Gibbons and staff are delighted to announce the opening of the official pilgrimage season at Knock from Sunday 30th April. Masses and Ceremonies will take place daily in addition to a wide range of services at the Shrine, including Prayer Guidance, Youth Ministry, the award-winning Knock Museum & Café Le Chéile, the religious Bookshop and daily guided tours. Groups are always welcome. For more information on day retreats, pilgrimages, events and daily ceremonies, visit www.knockshrine.ie.
Fr Richard Gibbons and staff are delighted to announce the opening of the official pilgrimage season at Knock from Sunday 30th April. Masses and Ceremonies will take place daily in addition to a wide range of services at the Shrine, including Prayer Guidance, Youth Ministry, the award-winning Knock Museum & Café Le Chéile, the religious Bookshop and daily guided tours. Groups are always welcome. For more information on day retreats, pilgrimages, events and daily ceremonies, visit www.knockshrine.ie.
TUESDAY– MAY 2nd
Meeting of Active Retirement Assoc at 10:30a.m. in Shannonbridge Hall.
WEDNESDAY MAY 3rd
Cluain Chiaráin Centre Mass 7:30p.m.
FRIDAY, MAY 5th SOCIAL DANCE In Cloghan Hall on Friday, 5th May. Music by Checkers, Dancing from 9:30p.m.-12:30a.m. Refreshments and raffle on the night.
SATURDAY 6TH
Deirdre Ní Chinnéide at Knock Shrine
The ‘Resting in the Arms of God’ workshop with Deirdre NÍ Chinnéide at Knock Shrine on Sat 6th May in the Prayer Guidance Centre. This workshop invites you to come away from the demands of busy life and to listen and explore with others, the power and presence of God. 10am-4pm, fee €30 includes lunch at Knock House Hotel. To book your place call (094) 93 75355 or email faithrenewal@knockshrine.ie
The ‘Resting in the Arms of God’ workshop with Deirdre NÍ Chinnéide at Knock Shrine on Sat 6th May in the Prayer Guidance Centre. This workshop invites you to come away from the demands of busy life and to listen and explore with others, the power and presence of God. 10am-4pm, fee €30 includes lunch at Knock House Hotel. To book your place call (094) 93 75355 or email faithrenewal@knockshrine.ie
MAY 10TH 2017 Bereavement Information Evening for Parents: Anam Cara, the national organisation that supports bereaved parents, is holding a Bereavement Information Evening on Wednesday 10th of May from 19:30 to 21:30 in the Mullingar Park Hotel, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. This is a free event open to all bereaved parents. As Anam Cara will need to confirm numbers for event, please RSVP info@anamcara.ie before Tuesday 9th May or call 01 4045378.
THURSDAY MAY 11th An Afternoon with Ray Simpson at Cluain Chiarain 2p.m. onwards. Ray is the founder of the Lindisfarne Community & a frequent writer on the Celtic tradition of our islands..
Reflecting even on Brexit! No Charge.
WORDS TO LIVE BY This Sunday the Emmaus disciples remark: “Were not our hearts burning with us” A little reflection before going to sleep each night. “Where did I meet Jesus today?”
