CLONMACNOIS PARISH BULLETIN AUGUST 20th 2017

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

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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