CLONMACNOIS PARISH BULLETIN JULY 29TH 2018
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ST. CIARAN’S, SHANNONBRIDGE
Sat July 28th 8p.m. (Vigil of Sun) Brian & Josephine Kenny Clondelara (5th A.)
Mon July 30th 10a.m. Mass St. Peter Chrysologus
Tues July 31st 10a.m. St. Ignatius Loyola
Wed 1st Aug 10a.m. Alphonsus Liguori
Thursday 2nd August 10a.m. St. Eusebius/Peter Julian Eymard
Friday 3rd August 10a.m.
Saturday 4th August 12 noon (St. John Vianney) Vera Carson (1st A.) formerly Price
Sat. 4th August 7:00p.m. CLONMACNOIS CEMETERY MASS
(bring Holy Water-replaces Church Vigil)
ST. CIARAN’S, CLONFANLOUGH
Sunday 29th July 10:30a.m.
Ciaran & Margaret Egan
Fri 3rd August 7:00p.m. First Friday
Sunday 5th August 10:30a.m.
Thomas & Mary Murray (Drumraney)
CLUAIN CHIARAIN MASS Next Mass Wednesday, August 1st @ 7:30p.m.
RECENT DEATHS Joe Burke Taughamaconnell brother of Kathleen Price (Shannonbridge) Veronica Harrington Moystown, mother of Patricia (worked in Lukers), Joan & Rita (work in Moran’s)
BAPTISM We welcomed Saoirse Ann Donaghy into the parish family on July 28th in Clonfanlough
ONLINE THEOLOGY COURSE: Study theology by distance learning, attend Saturday lectures in Tallaght or from your home—why not join us this autumn? Register by September 25. Ph. 01 4048124 or email: enquiries@prioryinstitute.com
Shannonbridge: Sat 4th August 2018@8p.m.
Servers: Group 2 Niamh & Aoife Flannery, Niamh Curley
Reader: Pattie Corbett
Euch. Minister: Sinead Ryan
Church Care: Anne Ryan, Lena Turley, Maureen Mitchell
Clonfanlough:Sun 5th Aug @ 10:30
Server Group 1 Abigail Kelly, Rory Dunican Reader: Mary Kelly
Min. of Eucharist: Ann Guinan
Church Care- July Niamh Egan, Anne Rohan August Marian Devery, Anne Kelly
Data Protection Legislation (GDPR) Came into force recently. Among the requirement is that written consent of people whose names are published in the Newsletter or noticeboard be obtained. For example Ministers of the Eucharist, Readers, Altar Society, Collectors, those involved in looking after Church grounds. Consent forms will be left in the Sacristies in each of the Churches. The consent form is an essential element of Data Protection compliance. The consent form is very short and only takes a few moments to complete and can be completed after any of the Masses. We would be very grateful if you could treat the completion of this form as a priority next time you are at Mass.
THANK YOU to all who contributed to Offaly Hospice in their recent Church Gate Collection in Shannonbridge. €230 was raised.
CEMETERY DAYS 2018
-Clonmacnois Sat August 4th @ 7p.m.
-Mullanakill Children’s Cemetery, Clonlyon Glebe Mon August 6th @7p.m .
-Templeduff Children’s Cemetery, Cloniffeen Wednesday, August 15th @ 7p.m
IN LOCALITY Boher - Sunday 19th August Killourney Mon Aug 6th @ 7p.m. Tisaran: Wed 15th August, 8pm
MISSIONARIES OF AFRICA (White Fathers) would like to thank you for your kindness and welcome to them. €420 was donated in response to the appeal.
WEST OFFALY TRAINING’S COMPUTER CAMPS FOR CHILDREN will be held in the following locations: Ferbane – 30th July to 3rd August, Crinkill – 7th to 10th August, Clareen – 13th to 17th August, Pullough – 20th to 24th August. We are also running Irish Speaking summer camps for 6 to 9 year olds in Banagher, Ferbane, Clareen & Crinkill. For further details or to enrol call 057 9152003 or email carmel@westoffalytraining.com
THE JOY OF LOVE
(World Meeting Of Families Anthem)
Lo-ve is patient, and love is kind.
Love is not resentful; it is not rude.
Love is not arrogant, nor boastful, nor jealous, but love rejoices, rejoices in the truth
Refrain The joy of love, a joy for all God’s family, The joy of love transcending time and space. Our Love for each other mirrors God the Father’s love. The joy of love: a joy for all the earth
DOON / SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTO -
July 16th Numbers 9, 14, 18, 22 Prize Fund €3,800. No Jackpot winner, Three Match 3’s.
July 23rd Numbers drawn 5, 7, 14, 16 No Jackpot Winner,, Two Match 3’s Prize Fund €4,000. Next draw Shanonbridge July 30th
BAPTISM - Next mtng Parochial House in Ballinahown from 8-9pm. Tuesday 14th August. Parents are asked to contact their local priest about attendance at these meetings.
VILLAGE WEEKLY CLEAN-UP on Wednesdays meeting at Playground at 7:30 p.m.
FIRST SATURDAY in honour of our Blessed Lady Will take place at St Ronan’s Parish Church Taughmaconnell on Saturday August 4th 2018 starting at 2.00pm with a short Procession Adoration, Rosary Confessions. Concluding with Holy Mass. All are most welcome. Details from Kathleen O'Connor or Paul Woods on 087 7828283.or arkofdivinemercy@gmail.com
FIRST FRIDAY CALLS Fr. Tom will attend to his First Friday calls on Friday 3rd of August.
SHANNONBRIDGE GAA CLUB wish to thank everyone who supported their recent Race Night Fundraiser.
Official Family Prayer World Meeting of Families 2018 God, our Father, We are brothers and sisters in Jesus your Son, One family, in the Spirit of your love. Bless us with the joy of love. Make us patient and kind, gentle and generous, welcoming to those in need. Help us to live your forgiveness and peace. Protect all families with your loving care, Especially those for whom we now pray: Increase our faith, Strengthen our hope, Keep us safe in your love, Make us always grateful for the gift of life that we share. This we ask, through Christ our Lord, Amen
Mary, mother and guide, pray for us. Saint Joseph, father and protector, pray for us. Saints Joachim and Anne, pray for us. Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, pray for us.
CEMETERY MASS takes place in Clonmacnois on Saturday, August 4th at 7pm. Please remember to bring Holy Water for the sprinkling of the graves. It is touching to see how so many tend to graves of loved ones and sometimes of other plots where there may be nobody local to tend to them. The help of the Rural Social Scheme workers is a great blessing and nor do we forget the OPW in tending to the old Monastic Cemetery. Some of our parish funds go to help defray costs (Oil, servicing mowers etc) in this work and I thank you in advance for your generous support of this great work through the Parish Offertory .
The Institute for Pastoral Studies—Pastoral Conference—The Future of the Irish Parish on Tuesday 28th & Wednesday 29th August 2018. Venue: Irish Institute for Pastoral Studies MIC, St. Patrick’s Campus, Thurles. Tel: +353 504 20590. Email: IIPS@mic.ul.ie. Web: www.irishinstitutefor pastoralstudies.com.
‘Le Céile le Chríost’
Solemn evening prayer to open the World Meeting of Families 2018
will take place in St Mel’s Cathedral Longford on Tuesday 21 August at
7.30pm. Families from every Parish in the Diocese are warmly welcome.
Bishop Francis Duffy presiding.
"Always remember to forget /The things that made you sad. But never forget to remember The things that made you glad. Always remember to forget The friends that proved untrue. But never forget to remember / Those that have stuck by you. Always remember to forget The troubles that passed away. But never forget to remember The blessings that come each day."
SHANNONBRIDGE COMMUNITY LIBRARY will be closed for the summer break from Thursday 2nd August and reopening on Thursday 6th Sept.
OFFERTORY July 15th 2018 €938 July 22nd 2018 €750
MONTHLY ENVELOPE for August, falls due Aug 5th. Thank you
