CLONMACNOIS PARISH NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 21st 2018 MISSION SUNDAY

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ST. CIARAN SHANNONBRIDGE

Sat 20th Oct 8p.m. John Flannery (Creevagh)

[Diocesan In-Service Sligo Mon 22nd -Wed 24th]

Mon 22nd 10:00am Comm Service

Tues 23rd  10:00am  Comm Service

Wed 24th 10:00a.m. Comm Service

Thurs 25th 10:00a.m. Mass

Fri 26th Oct 10:00a.m. Mass

Sat 27th Oct 10:00a.m.Mass Egan Family (Woodbank)

Sat 27th 8:00p.m. William Dillon (Clonmacnois)

 ST. CIARAN CLONFANLOUGH

Sun 21st Oct 10:30a.m. Martin & Alice Kilduff

Sun 28th Oct 10:30a.m. Edward & Bridget Mannion

CLUAIN CHIARAIN  Mass Wed. Oct 24th at 7:30p.m. 

MASS GROUP AT CLONMACNOIS Mon 22nd Oct 4p.m.(USA)

OFFERTORY Oct 13/14th €770

Harvest Dues (Sept 16th) €2,520 (€1,870 in 2017) With 5 of the 6 Collections complete €14,585 donated of a priests €20,400 salary

UPCOMING AUTUMN STATIONS -  Station Mass Areas areas:  Clonlyon (Nov 9th booked) (Oct 26th Marian & Seán McManus

RADIO MARIA - Is a Catholic-talk-radio station – free of ads – available at Saorview Channel 210  or via free App “Radio Maria Ireland”

 MINISTRIES

S’bridge:Sat 27th Oct  2018@8p.m.

Servers:Group2:Niamh/Aoife F, Niamh C

Reader: Seamus Grennan

Euch. Minister: Sinead  Ryan

 Church Care:Dympna Fitzpatrick, Dympna O’Caroll, Geraldine Darcy  

Clonfanlough:Sun28th Oct  @  10:30

Server Gr1. Abigail K, Rory D

Reader: Alan/Leanne Devery

Min. of Eucharist: Kay Kelly

Church Care-Oct Eithne Rohan, Della Fitzgerald

CONGRATULATIONS  to our Boys’ Football Team on winning their Final  on Mon 15th last in Tullamore. Thank you to their coaches Donal Claffey, Niall O’Shea & Mark Carty for their commitment and hard work & to all the parents who prepared the hall in Shannonbridge for the celebrations afterwards.

Team: Sam Slevin, Connaughton, Darragh Mannion, Tadhg Trainor, Darragh Hynes, Fionn Claffey,(C), Paddy Ryan, Rory Dunican, Nathan Kelly, Kelan Claffey, Subs: Rachel Carty, Abigail Kelly, Niamh Flannery,, Shane Kelly, Rian Claffey, Michael Carty, Sean O’Shea, Luke O’Duffy, Harry O’Duffy

BEST WISHES to our girls Football team who play their final in St. Brendan’s Park,  Birr at 3:30p.m.Support welcome (Admission €5 per adult /children free) Monies goes towards use of pitch, referees, pipe etc.

Team: High St./Clonmacnois NS Lakisha Kelly, Leah Ryan, Teagan Daly, Catherine Eve Balsiger, Rachel Carty (JC), Neasa Trainor, Sasha Coleman, Ella O’Malley (JC) Emily Darcy. Subs Niamh Flannery, Abigail Kelly, Hannah Coughlan, Michelle Finnegan, Sarah Farrell, Aoife Flannery, Isobel Claffey, Ruth Quirke, Daisy Stapleton, Clídhna Fitzpatrick, Katie Feighery

WEST OFFALY TRAINING Halloween computer coding event for Kids on the 30^th October Crank House, Banagher. Call 057 91 52003 to find out more.

CHURCH SWAP! We welcome Fr. Aidan Ryan this weekend (Mission Sunday) as part of our Church Swap in our Pastoral Area of St. Ciaran.

STATION MASS Fri Oct 26th @ 8p.m. Garrymore, Woodbank, Charlestown, Lecarrow, Blackwater, home of Marian &  Seán McManus

FUNDRAISING EVENT  Help  Alan Scott, Clonfad & Sean Duignan, Ballydangan say "THANK YOU" to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dun Laoghaire, by supporting their fundraiser on Sunday, 28th October 2018 in Millars. 5K WALK/RUN from Millars; Registration 12.30 pm Adults €10, Children Free. Function in Millars at 9.00 pm Fancy Dress (Optional) Music by "STEVIE B", Raffle & Finger Food. Tickets €5 

SAINTS OF THE WEEK  Mon 22nd St. John Paul II, Tues 23rd St. John of Capistrano, Wed 24th St. Anthony Claret, Thurs 25th Bl. Thaddeus McCarthy

 REMEMBRANCE OF BABY MAEVE MOLLOY 1st Anniversary on October 18th 2017 last aged 7 weeks.  Her parents would like to offer Mass for Maeve, her family, friends and neighbours who said many prayers and were so kind when Maeve was born and afterwards.  Mass is in thanks and for their continued health and happiness, included also for Fr. Tom who baptised and buried Maeve.

  Monster Auction will be held in Kiltormer Complex Sunday 21st October at 3pm.Doors open from 12noon.Huge selection of lots for auction as well as Bric a Brac shop,gift voucher shop with huge discounts, cake sale, bouncy castle, face painting etc. Any queries please contact 0877977189.  

DOON / SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTO The winning numbers in last week’s lotto draw were 3, 5, 13, 16. No jackpot winner. One match 3 winner. This week’s jackpot is €3,600 and the draw will be held in Shannonbridge on Monday 22nd October.

BAPTISM PREPARATION The next meeting for parents in our pastoral area who have a child for baptism will be held in the Parochial House in Ballinahown on Thursday 15th November from 8pm to 9pm. Subsequent pre-baptism meetings are scheduled for Thursday 13th December and Thursday 17th January. Parents are asked to contact their local priest about attendance at these meetings.

TUAR ARD - Tuar Ard Film Festival presents Jeune Femme on Tuesday 23rd October at 8pm. Tickets: €5. Johnny Brady, the Three Sides Concert Tour on Wednesday 24th October at 8pm. Tickets: €20. Pat Shortt presents HEY! on Friday 26th October at 8pm. Tickets: €28.

 CLONMACNOISE N.S. Parents Association  present The Christy Moore Songbook  & the very best of Irish live  in Lukers Bar on Saturday 3rd November 2018 Admission €10. Funds go to help our local school. (Parents Assoc. remind to return tickets by Oct 25th please)

 MISSION SUNDAY Today all over the world, even in the poorest parishes, Catholics are being invited to extend their concern beyond parish, diocese or country, to pray God’s blessing on the work of sharing the Gospel message everywhere, and to support them financially as well as their means allow. Missionaries cross boundaries of many kinds - of geography, of language, of culture - to make Christ and his message known everywhere. Today, we ask God to bless them, and we offer whatever support we can to help them. If you can’t contribute you can donate €4 by texting the word ‘Mission’ to 50300. (Texts cost €4 and World Missions Ireland will receive a minimum of €3.60). Thank you