CLONMACNOIS PARISH BULLETIN AUGUST 26/27th 2017

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

   Email: thomascox@eircom.net   WEB shannonbridge.blogspot.ie                            

  SOCIAL MEDIA www.facebook.com/parishofclonmacnois

ST. CIARAN’S, SHANNONBRIDGE

Sat 26th August 8:00p.m.Vigil Mass of Sunday

Mon 27th/Tues 28th/Wed 30th/Thurs 31st 10a.m. Mass

Fri 1st Sept 10a.m. Communion Service

(Fr. Tom has family funeral in Kilkenny)

Sat. 2nd Sept  10a.m. Mass

Sat 2nd Sept 8:00p.m. Margaret & Kieran

Joseph Mannion (Aughinacabe)

   ST. CIARAN’S, CLONFANLOUGH

Sun Aug 27th 10:30a.m.

Fri 1st Sept 7:00p.m. John P.  & Margaret O’Shea (Lakefield)

Sun 3rd Sept 10:30a.m. Gordon McEvoy

OFFERTORY Aug 19/20th  €745

 

SAINTS OF THE WEEK Mon 28th. St. Augustine Tues 29th Beheading of John the Baptist . Wed 30th St. Fiacre (monk)Thurs 31st St. Aidan of Lindisfarne Fri 1st Sept St. Giles (Abbot)

CLUAIN CHIARAIN Mass Wed 30th Aug @7:30p.m.

BAPTISM MEETING Next meeting for

Parents in our pastoral area who have a child for baptism will be held in the Parochial House in Ballinahowen on Thursday 14th September  from 8-9p.m.

DAN EDWARDS The OPW are honoured to host an exhibition displaying the unique artistic work of local craftsman Dan Edwards. The exhibition concludes Sunday, 27th August 11a.m.-4:30p.m. Free entry to Clonmacnois Monastic site on Sunday, 27th August to celebrate Heritage Week.

 UPCOMING CHURCH ROSTERS                                                                

Shannonbridge:  2nd Sept  2017 @8p.m.

Altar Servers:  Group 2 Fiachra, Sean, Niamh, Aoife

Reader:  Eileen Quinn

Euch. Minister: Marian McManus

Church Cleaners Shannonbridge (weekly) Marian McManus, Catherina Slattery, Ann Corbett

Clonfanlough:Sun 3rd Sept @  10:30

Altar Servers: Group 1 Conor S. Abigail K.

Reader: Kathleen Guinan 

Min.  of Eucharist:Declan McEvoy

Monthly Cleaning Rota  (Aug) Marian Devery, Ann Kelly

 (Sept) Anne McEvoy, Eilish Egan

FEAST  ST. CIARAN  We will celebrate Mass for the feast of St Ciaran, Sat 9th Sept in Clonmacnois @ 7pm. (replaces 8p.m. Shannonbridge)

SCHOOL RETURNS  Clonmacnois N.S. will re-open on Wednesday 30th . Best wishes to everyone.

FIRST FRIDAY Friday, 1st September is the first Friday of the month. Fr. Tom will be making his calls on Thursday 31st August. .

 SEPTEMBER 3RD DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK  led by Bishop Francis Duffy. Ceremonies begin at 2:30p.m. with the anointing of the sick, and mass will be celebrated at 3p.m. We encourage as many of you as possible to join with us as we gather as a Diocese on this special Day of Pilgrimage. 

A BUS will travel from the parish as usual.  The day trip will include a breakfast and an evening meal.  Provisional Price €32 (to be confirmed and dependent on numbers). If interested, please Give your name(s) to either Darran Finnerty 086 8776273 or Teresa Rohan 090 6430072 . Departure 9:15 (Clonfanlough Church) & 9:30 (Shannonbridge church)    Preacher Fr. Tom Cox

GRANDPARENTS NATIONAL ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE September 10th 2017, Knock Shrine 2.30p.m. Everybody welcome to honour & thank Grandparents alive & dead for all they have done for us down through the ages. Chief Celebrant Archbishop Eamon Martin - Ballina School Choir - Dana sings 'Our Lady of Knock' 

SEPTEMBER 10th PATTERN DAY  will be celebrated Sunday 10^th Sept with the traditional pattern, beginning 2:45p.m.  followed by concelebrated mass at 3pm

We will officially launch our diocesan program in preparation for the World Meeting of Families 2018 that will take place in Dublin August 2018

We are encouraging families to make a special effort to attend this year’s Pattern.  Preacher Fr. Pat Murphy.

SHANNONBRIDGE GAA –DUCK DERBY, Sunday 27th August at Marina 4p.m. €3 per duck or 2 for €5. Refreshments in Playground afterwards.

                                                                                                                                      CLOTHING COLLECTION for Shannonbridge GAA Minor Club on Wednesday 30th August at 9:30a.m. in Shannonbridge GAA Club. Bags can be left with committee members or dropped outside Shannonbridge Hall any time before then. Clothing, paired shoes, belts, handbags, bed linen, towels, curtains and soft toys. (We cannot accept wet or dirty clothing, mats, duvets or pillows.)

CHILDRENS LITURGY SHEET Some copies of a child-friendly activity sheet  (word mazes, colour-in) based on the Gospel of the Day are available. Feel free to take or use one if you’re at Mass with little people or want to occupy them afterwards! 

NEW APPOINTMENTS September 1st sees priests in our diocese moving & taking up new appointments. Locally Fr. James MacKiernan will be moving form Boher, where he has been since 2005 to his new appointment as Adm., Longford Parish. We thank him for his warmth, energy and pastoral care in our Cluster. We welcome Fr. P.J. Hughes who will take up appointment in Boher. 

HIGH ST./BELMONT WOMEN’S GROUP  Day visit to Lough Derg on Saturday, 16th September, if interested please give your name to one of the committee members.

SHANNONBRIDGE GAA Well done to all the shannonbridge players on the ferbane panel who won U14B county semi-final in Cloghan Aug 23rd Adam O'Carroll, Cian Duffy, Conor Brazil, Sean flannery, Jamie Probin, Matthew Darcy and Sean Quirke.

CLONMACNOIS PARISH BULLETIN AUGUST 20th 2017

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

   Email: thomascox@eircom.net   WEB shannonbridge.blogspot.ie                             

SOCIAL MEDIA www.facebook.com/parishofclonmacnois

ST. CIARAN’S, SHANNONBRIDGE

Sat 19th August 8:00p.m. Brian Kenny(4th A)

Mon 21st August 10:00a.m. Mass

Tues 22nd Aug 10:00a.m. Communion Service

Wed 23rd/Thu 24th/Fri 25th/Sat 26th 10 Mass

Sat 26th August 8:00p.m.Vigil Mass of Sunday

   ST. CIARAN’S, CLONFANLOUGH

Sun Aug 20th 10:30a.m. John & Agnes O’Shea

Sun Aug 27th 10:30a.m.  Peoples Intention

CLUAIN CHIARAINMass 7:30p.m. Wed 23rd

OFFERTORY Aug 13th  €610 Aug 15th €365

 

RECENT DEATHS

Tom Dolan brother of Jim Dolan, Clonlyon

Kieran Kenny, (Cedarwood drive, Athlone) brother of Caroline Dunne & Jody Kenny

Eugene Harte, (Rowry, Rosscarbery, Cork)father of Joey Rigney, Clonlyon

NATIONAL LAUNCH OF WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES 2018–  Monday, Aug 21st

Knock Shrine  Ceremonies 3:00 & 8:30p., Workshops 12 Noon & 6:00p.m..   we will celebrate the launch of the World Meeting of Families 2018 Programme.

TIDY TOWNS volunteers welcome Assemble Shannonbridge Church, Thursday 24th at 7p.m.

CLOTHING COLLECTION for Shannonbridge GAA Minor Club on Wednesday 30th August at 9:30a.m. in Shannonbridge GAA Club. Bags can be left with committee members or dropped outside Shannonbridge Hall any time before then. Clothing, paired shoes, belts, handbags, bed linen, towels, curtains and soft toys. (We cannot accept wet or dirty clothing, mats, duvets or pillows.) 

 UPCOMING CHURCH ROSTERS                                                                

Shannonbridge:  26th Aug 2017 @8p.m.

Altar Servers:  Group 1 Matthew, Emily, Ruth

Reader:  Michaela Anderson

Euch. Minister: Sinead Ryan

Church Cleaners Shannonbridge (weekly) Eileen Quinn, Dolly Deeley, Veronica Hynes

Clonfanlough:Sun 27th Aug @  10:30

Altar Servers: Group 3 Conor, Roisin, Teagan, Rory

Reader: Ann Guinan 

Min.  of Eucharist:Leanne Quinn

Monthly Cleaning Rota  (Aug) Marian Devery, Ann Kelly

FEAST  ST. CIARAN/PATTERN DAY

We will celebrate Mass for the feast of St Ciaran, Sat 9th Sept in Clonmacnois @ 7pm. (replaces 8p.m. Shannonbridge) Pattern Day is Sun 10th Sept; Mass @ 3pm (Preacher: Fr. Pat Murphy)

SAINTS OF THE WEEK Mon 21st. St. Pius X (Pope Tues 22nd Queenship of B.V.M. Wed 23rd St. Rose of Lima Thurs 24th  St. Bartholmew, Apostle  Fri 25th St. Louis of France/St. Joseph Calasnz

KNOCK NOVENA: The National Novena at Knock takes place this year from the 14th -22nd August. The theme for this year’s Novena is ‘Living Life to the Full’. Masses  3 & 8:30p.m.  For more information email: mariahunt@knockshrine.ie - see www.knockshrine.Ie 

Sunday 20th August Speaker: Most Rev Kevin Doran, Bishop of Elphin ‘Making our families 

Christian, Mass 3pm Speaker: Dr Aoife McGrath, Mass 8.30pm

‘Light through the cracks: life in local communities’

Mon 21st August Speaker: Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Mass 3pm & 8.30pm

‘When Plates Fly: Pope Francis on the joys and challenges of family life’

 Tues 22nd August  Speaker: Maria Steen, Mass 3pm & 8.30pm ‘Cherishing Life to the Full’

LOCAL BUS TO KNOCK FOR THE ANNUAL NOVENA (aug 14-22) Tuesday 22nd August. Bus leaving Belmont at 4.30pm,
Shannon Harbour 4.40pm, Banagher 4.45pm, Cloghan 4.55pm, Ferbane 5pm,
Doon 5.10pm. Contact 087 2822522 for details.

SEPTEMBER 3RD DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK Clonmacnois Parish A bus will 

travel from the parish as usual.  The day trip will include a breakfast and an evening meal.  Provisional

 Price €32 (to be confirmed and dependent on numbers). If interested, please Give your name(s) to

 either Darran Finnerty 086 8776273 or Teresa Rohan 090 6430072 . Departure 9:15 (Clonfanlough 

Church) & 9:30 (Shannonbridge church)                                                   

 SHANNONBRIDGE GAA –DUCK DERBY, Sunday 27th August at Marina 4p.m. €3 per duck 

or 2 for €5. Refreshments in the Playground afterwards.

DAN EDWARDS: CRAFTSMAN & ARTIST EXHIBITION The OPW are honoured to host an 

exhibition displayi ng the unique artistic work of local craftsman Dan Edwards. Born in Clonfanlough

 in 1925, a blacksmith and son of a blacksmith, his intense spiritual connection with his local Landscape  is the inspiration for this exhibition, which brings together, for the first time, examples of his life's work.  The exhibition will take place in Temple Connor Clonmacnoise, from Wednesday 23rd – Sunday 27th August, 11:00-16:30 each day.  Free entry to Clonmacnoise monastic site on Sunday 27th to celebrate heritage week. See heritageweek.ie for full list of events nationally. 

If locals wish to see the exhibition, the display will also be on Thursday evening August 24th from

 7:00p.m. to 8:30p.m.

THINKING OF SCHOOL“Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.” Will Durant. “People learn something every day, and a lot of times it’s that what they learned the day before was wrong.” Bill Vaughan. “The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.” Sydney J. Harris. “The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives. RM  Hutchins. “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” Andy McIntyre. “Home computers are being called upon to perform many newfunctions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.” Doug Larson

 “Education is not filling a pail but the lighting of a fire. William Butler Yeats “I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.” ~Winston Churchill

CLONMACNOIS BULLETIN AUGUST 12th/13th 2017 

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

   Email: thomascox@eircom.net   WEB shannonbridge.blogspot.ie                              

SOCIAL MEDIA www.facebook.com/parishofclonmacnois

ST. CIARAN’S, SHANNONBRIDGE

Sat 12th 8:00p.m. Vigil Mass for Sunday

Mon 14th 10:00a.m. Communion Service

Mon 14th 8:00p.m. Vigil Mass of Assumption

Tues 15th 7:00p.m. Mass at Templeduff Childrens Cemetery, Cloniffeen (take road on Cloghan side of Bord Na Mona Rail track)

Wed 16th 10:00a.m. Private Intention

Thurs 17/Fri 18/Sat 19th @ 10:00a.m. Mass

Sat 19th August 8:00p.m. Brian Kenny(4th A)

   ST. CIARAN’S, CLONFANLOUGH

Sun Aug 13th 10:30a.m.

Tues 15th Aug 10:30a.m. Mass of Assumption

Sun Aug 20th 10:30a.m. John & Agnes O’Shea

OFFERTORY Aug 5/6th  €1202

YOUTH 2000 SUMMER FESTIVAL Cistercian College, Roscrea August 17-20th 2017(ages 16-35) No charge, donations only. It’s being nicknamed “The Holy Oxygen” Inspiring talks, testimonies, prayers, great music, dramas, workshop, reconciliation & healing service. Transport available. Contact 01 6753690 or email office@youth2000.ie / www.youth200.ie

Knock Shrine - National Novena 2017 Aug 14-22nd .  Ceremonies 3:00 & 8:30p., Workshops 12 Noon & 6:00p.m.. On Monday 21st August we will celebrate the launch of the World Meeting of Families 2018 Programme. See the full programme and schedule of speakers at www.knockshrine.ie/novena2017

WEDDING : Congratulations  to Cliodhna Norton and Brendan (Ben) Gleeson (Gallen) who married on Friday 11th in Clonfanlough

LEAVING CERT RESULTS Good Luck to all students receiving their Results next Wednesday (16th)

 UPCOMING CHURCH ROSTERS                                                                

Shannonbridge:  19th Aug 2017 @8p.m.

Altar Servers:  Group 1 Matthew, Emily & Ruth

Reader:  Kieran O’Connor

Euch. Minister: Dympna Fitzpatrick

Church Cleaners Shannonbridge (weekly) Jacinta Kelly, Mary Killeen, Ann Keena

Clonfanlough:Sun 20th Aug @  10:30

Altar Servers: Group 2 Jane E., Tadgh T., Charlie G.

Reader: Mary Kelly

Min.  of Eucharist:Niall O’Shea

Monthly Cleaning Rota  (Aug) Marian Devery, Ann Kelly

CEMETERY DATES 

Templeduff Children’s Cemetery,  Cloniffeen Tuesday, August 15th @ 7p.m

FEAST  ST. CIARAN/PATTERN DAY

We will celebrate Mass for the feast of St Ciaran, Sat 9th Sept in Clonmacnois @ 7pm. Pattern Day is Sun 10th Sept; Mass @ 3pm (Preacher: Fr. Pat Murphy)

SAINTS OF THE WEEK Mon 14th St. Maximilian Kolbe Tues 15th Assumption BVM Wed 16th St. Stephen of Hungary Thurs 17th O.L. of Knock/St. Clare of Montefalco Fri 18th St. Helen Sat 19th St. John Eudes

BEST WISHES to Shannonbridge (Rachra)GAA in the Intermediate Championship Semi-Final Vs Ferbane on Saturday August 18th at 7pm in Bord Na Mona O’Connor Park. (Doon V Erin Rover at 5:30p.m. )

 LOCAL BUS TO KNOCK FOR THE ANNUAL NOVENA (aug 14-22) the following dates: Wed. 16th,  Fri. 18th and Tuesday 22nd August. Bus leaving Belmont at 4.30pm, 

Shannon Harbour 4.40pm, Banagher 4.45pm, Cloghan 4.55pm, Ferbane 5pm, 

Doon 5.10pm. Contact 087 2822522 for details. 

KNOCK NOVENA: The National Novena at Knock takes place this year from the 14th -22nd August. The theme for this year’s Novena is ‘Living Life to the Full’. Masses  3 & 8:30p.m.  For more information email: mariahunt@knockshrine.ie - see www.knockshrine.Ie 

Monday 14th August Speaker: Dr Mary Healy ‘Life to the Full; Jesus the Healer’

Tuesday 15th August Fr Seamus Enright, CSsR  Fr Michael Cusack, CSsR,

‘Mary, Giver of Life and Joy’

Wednesday 16th August Speaker: Marty Morrissey,  ‘Living Life to the Full’

Thursday 17th August Speaker: Bernadette McNeive, ‘Organ Donation: giving and receiving life

Friday 18th AugustSpeaker: Rt. Revd Patrick Rooke (Bishop of Tuam, Killala & Achonry Diocese 

– Church of Ireland), ‘The Reformation, 500 Years On’

Saturday 19th August Speaker: 3p.m. Most Rev Philip Boyce, (OCD), (retired) Bishop of Raphoe,

  ‘My Spirit Rejoices in God, My Saviour’ 8:30p.m. Fr. Daniel O'Leary "We are treasured and

 transformed"

Sunday 20th August Speaker: Most Rev Kevin Doran, Bishop of Elphin ‘Making our families

 Christian, Mass 3pm Speaker: Dr Aoife McGrath, Mass 8.30pm

‘Light through the cracks: life in local communities’

Mon 21st August Speaker: Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Mass 3pm & 8.30pm

‘When Plates Fly: Pope Francis on the joys and challenges of family life’

 Tues 22nd August  Speaker: Maria Steen, Mass 3pm & 8.30pm ‘Cherishing Life to the Full’

DAN EDWARDS: CRAFTSMAN & ARTIST EXHIBITION The OPW are honoured to host an

 exhibition displaying the unique artistic work of local craftsman Dan Edwards. Born in Clonfanlough 

in 1925, a blacksmith and son of a blacksmith, his intense spiritual connection with his localLandscape  is the inspiration for this exhibition, which brings together, for the first time, examples of his life's work.  The exhibition will take place in Temple Connor Clonmacnoise, from Wednesday 23rd – Sunday 27th August, 11:00-16:30 each day.  Free entry to Clonmacnoise monastic site on Sunday 27th to celebrate heritage week. See heritageweek.ie for full list of events nationally. 

SEPTEMBER 3RD DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK Clonmacnois Parish A bus will

 travel from the parish as usual.  The day trip will include a breakfast and an evening meal.  

Provisional Price €32 (to be confirmed and dependent on numbers). If interested, please Give your

 name(s) to either Teresa Rohan or Des/Darran Finnerty. Departure 9:15 (Clonfanlough Church) &

 9:30 (Shannonbridge church)                                                   

 CLONMACNOIS PRAYER VIGIL  in Cluain Chiarain Prayer Centre on Friday 18th of August 

and every third Friday. Mass at 9pm. Adoration and Prayers follow until 2.10am. All Welcome.

 Enquiries Dave; 085-7746763.                                                                                                      

 TABLE QUIZ  Friday 18th August at 9p.m in Killeens in aid of Shannonbridge Tidy Towns &

 Action Group. Tables of four €20. Raffle tickets €1 per line or 6 for €5 (in Moran’s)

SHANNONBRIDGE GAA –DUCK DERBY, Sunday 27th August at Marina 4p.m. €3 per duck or 2

 for €5. Refreshments in the Playground afterwards.

 CLOTHING COLLECTION for Shannonbridge GAA Minor Club on Wednesday 30th August at

 9:30a.m. in Shannonbridge GAA Club. Bags can be left with committee members or dropped outside 

Shannonbridge Hall any time before then. Clothing, paired shoes, belts, handbags, bed linen, towels, 

curtains and soft toys. (We cannot accept wet or dirty clothing, mats, duvets or pillows.)