Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter November 18th 2018

Late posted as it had been accidentally saved as a Draft Document and not published

ST. CIARAN SHANNONBRIDGE

Sat 17th Nov 8pm. Thomas & Mary Coleman and Dec’d family members

Mon 19th Mass 10am

Tues 20th Mass 10am

Wed 21st 10am Comm Serv                      Presentation of BVM

Thurs 22nd 8p.m. Mass for Deceased ESB Staff Shannonbridge

Fri 23rd 10a.m. Mass St. Columban

Sat 24th 10a.m. St. Colman

Sat 24th 8:00p.m. Kieran & Mary Mannion & dec’d family members (Clonmacnois)

 ST. CIARAN CLONFANLOUGH

Sun 18th Nov 10:30a.m Devery Family (Clonlyon) Nancy & Owen Egan (Clongowney)

Parish Remembrance Service 3pm  Clonfanlough Church

Mon 19th Nov 7:00p.m. Dec’d relatives & friends

Sun 25th 10:30a.m. Brigid McEvoy

(Do This in Memory of Me-Group)

CLUAIN CHIARAIN  Mass Wed. Nov 21st  7:30pm

OFFERTORY Nov 10th/ 11th €670

NATIONAL COLLECTION FOR THE WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES 2018 - Our sincere thanks for your generous response to this fifth and final collection last weekend which amounted to €450 It was a memorable time for so many at home and abroad. If you didn’t have the opportunity to contribute to this collection, please feel free to drop in an envelope with your donation to us.

 Nov 18th World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

A Prayer before driving

Holy Mother, hear our prayer,

Keep us in your loving care,

Whatever the perils of the way,

Let us not add to them this day.

So to our caution and attention,

We add a prayer for your protection,

To beg God’s blessing on this car,

To travel safely near and far.  Amen

Amen.

ALTAR SERVERS Shortly compiling new Server Lists and training. To ensure Safeguarding compliance we will need in Shannonbridge (no Sacristan) an adult presence from the parent body. Vetting will be required I understand. More details to follow

ACTIVE retirement Group Christmas Dinner in Shannonbridge Hall on  Tues Dec 4th at 1:30p.m. All members requested to confirm with Catherine  at 090 9674161 if they can attend

 MINISTRIES

S’bridge:Sat  24th Nov  2018@8p.m.

Servr:Grp1:Emily, Ruth, Grace F.

Reader: Pattie Corbett

Euch. Minister: Martha Murphy

 Church Care:Jacinta Kelly, Mary Killeen, Ann Keena

Clonfanlough:Sun 25th Nov  @  10:30

Server Gr.2 Neása T, Tadgh T. .

Reader: Ann Guinan

Min. of Eucharist: Mary Kelly

Ch Care-Nov.Joey Rigney,Dorothy Darcy

 We remember our loved ones in the Month of November

Maureen Claffey Nov 8th 2017

Eileen Higgins Dec 22nd 2017

Rita Kenny Jan 23rd 2018

Sean (Barney) Reynolds Jan 30th

Kieran P. Egan March 28th 2018

Nuala Ryan May 21st 2018

Mary Kelly July 16th 2018

Sr. Marie Connolly August 1st

Kay Donegan Sept 20th 2018 

Kathleen Kelly  6th Nov 2018

Barry Quinn  Nov 13th 2018

 Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anam

 CLONFANLOUGH CHRISTMAS PARTY - Sunday 25th November. Mass at 1.30pm followed by dinner and dancing to J&S Sound. Anyone who would like to attend can give their name to Bridie Coughlan 086 1925473.

CAROL SERVICE Teampall Ciaran, Sunday 9h December

FERBANE APOSTOLIC WORK - . Table Quiz on Friday 23rd Nov. in the Black Boot at 9pm. Tables of 4 - €20. Our Christmas Raffle will also be held on the night. Please support.

INFORMATION MEETING on the role & functions of a Parents Association for Parents, teachers and Board of Management in Shannonbridge Hall on Wed next Nov 2st at 8p.m. All welcome. Refreshments after the talk

UNDERSTANDING AUTISM a talk by Middletown Consultant Dee Hogan in Gallen Community School Ferbane on Thurs 22nd Nov at 7:30p.m. (organised by Parents Assoc.)

 SHANNONBRIDGE MASS TIME CHANGE Following some discussion at Parish Council it was proposed to try for a 6 month period moving back the 8p.m. Saturday Vigil in Shannonbridge to 6:30p.m.

I propose to begin this Saturday, Jan 19th 2019. [There are bookings for Jan 26th, Feb 2nd, March 23rd and Sept 14th that may wish to change ]

 “Come and See”: This is a short retreat from Friday 23rd November at 6pm and to Saturday 24th November at 4p.m., in Mount St. Anne’s, Killenard, Portarlington. It will provide information for those who wish to find out more about the life of a priest and explore the possibility that they might have a vocation to the priesthood. For more information phone: 01-5053118; email: info@vocations.ie. Post: National Vocations Office, Columba Centre, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.

DOON / SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTO The winning numbers in last week’s lotto draw were 5, 7, 11, 26. No jackpot winner. Five match 3 winners. This week’s jackpot is €2,600 and the draw will be held in Shannonbridge on Monday 19th November.

ARK OF DIVINE MERCY ATHLONE - Pilgrimage to Medjugorje from May 21st - 28th 2019. Cost from €530 all included. Deposit  €250 by Dec 16th. Details from Kathleen 087 6600190 or Paul 087 7828283 HIGH STREET / BELMONT WOMEN’S GROUP - Christmas Crafts continue on Tuesday 20th November in High Street Hall at 8pm. All welcome. Note change of day.  

HUGH MANNION PRESENTATION NIGHT - On Fri 30th November in Kelly’s, Belmont from 9pm. Light refreshments. Music by the Groomsmen. All welcome.

DANCE CLASSES in Fonenagh Community Centre (Thurs eve) Shearwater Hotel Ballinasloe (Mon eve) . Children 7-8p.m. Fee €5 Adults 8:15p.m. €10

 “Come and See”: This is a short retreat from Friday 23rd November at 6pm and to Saturday 24th November at 4p.m., in Mount St. Anne’s, Killenard, Portarlington. It will provide information for those who wish to find out more about the life of a priest and explore the possibility that they might have a vocation to the priesthood. For more information phone: 01-5053118; email: info@vocations.ie. Post: National Vocations Office, Columba Centre, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.

DOON / SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTO The winning numbers in last week’s lotto draw were 5, 7, 11, 26. No jackpot winner. Five match 3 winners. This week’s jackpot is €2,600 and the draw will be held in Shannonbridge on Monday 19th November.

ARK OF DIVINE MERCY ATHLONE - Pilgrimage to Medjugorje from May 21st - 28th 2019. Cost from €530 all included. Deposit  €250 by Dec 16th. Details from Kathleen 087 6600190 or Paul 087 7828283 HIGH STREET / BELMONT WOMEN’S GROUP - Christmas Crafts continue on Tuesday 20th November in High Street Hall at 8pm. All welcome. Note change of day.  

HUGH MANNION PRESENTATION NIGHT - On Fri 30th November in Kelly’s, Belmont from 9pm. Light refreshments. Music by the Groomsmen. All welcome.

DANCE CLASSES in Fonenagh Community Centre (Thurs eve) Shearwater Hotel Ballinasloe (Mon eve) . Children 7-8p.m. Fee €5 Adults 8:15p.m. €10

Pope’s Message for World Day of the Poor 2018 Pope Francis has declared Sunday 18 November 2018 to be the World Day of the Poor. Pope Francis has asked us to examine our conscience to see if we can truly hear and respond to the cry of the poor in our world. In our communities, we are invited to offer friendship to the poor.

CLONMACNOIS PARISH NEWSLETTER 

November 25th 2018 

FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING 

ST. CIARAN SHANNONBRIDGE

Sat 24th 8:00p.m. Kieran & Mary Mannion & dec’d family members (Clonmacnois)

Mon 26th 10:00a.m. Service of Word

Tues 27th  10:00a.m. Mass St. Fergal

Wed 28th No Mass (Mass in Ard Chiaráin for deceased -all welcome)

Thurs 29th Service of Word

Fri 30th  9:30a.m. Mass Dec’d relatives and friends (St. Andrew) (I have Tullamore appt at 11am)

Sat 1st Dec 10a.m. Mass

Sat 1st Dec 8p.m. Kay Donegan M/M

 ST. CIARAN CLONFANLOUGH

Sun 25th 10:30a.m. Brigid McEvoy

(Do This in Memory of Me-Group)

Mon 26th 7:00p.m. Dec’d Relatives & friends

Sun 2nd Dec 10:30a.m. Pro Populo

CLUAIN CHIARAIN  Mass Wed. Nov 28th   @ 7:30pm

OFFERTORY Nov 17/18th Offertory €757 Candles €93  Monthly Coll €41.85

Feast of Christ the King—Some Facts 1) It was instituted less than 100 years ago in 1925 2) It was first celebrated on Halloween in 1926 3) In 1969, Pope Paul VI revised the feast, giving it its current name and date 4) The feast was a response to the rise of secularization, atheism, and communism 5) Despite its recent Catholic origins, the feast is celebrated by many Protestant Churches

Advent Sundays at Glenstal Abbey

Dec 2nd, 9th & 16th at 4.30; why not come&join us in exploring the great themes of Advent & our lives-'Tuning into Real Time' glenstal.org / 061 621005

Wed 28th Nov 10:00am MASS for Deceased in Ard Chiarain. All Welcome

SVP—FOOD COLLECTION

ADVENT - Begins next weekend, December 1st/2nd) On the second and third Sundays (Dec 8th & 9th/ Dec 15th & 16th) we will collect non-perishable food for sharing with those who may be in need at this time of year

ACTIVE RETIREMENT GROUP Christmas Dinner in Shannonbridge Hall on  Tues Dec 4th at 1:30p.m. All members requested to confirm with Catherine  at 090 9674161 or Mary 087 9310382  if they can attend

THURSDAY 28th Nov. ANNUAL MASS - For deceased staff and students and friends of Athlone I.T. takes place on Thurs. 29th Nov. at 11am in John Count McCormack Hall. All welcome.

Christ The King Our King is calling from the hungry furrows Whilst we are cruising through the aisles of plenty, Our hoardings screen us from the man of sorrows, Our soundtracks drown his murmur: ‘I am thirsty’. He stands in line to sign in as a stranger And seek a welcome from the world he made, We see him only as a threat, a danger, He asks for clothes, we strip-search him instead. And if he should fall sick then we take care That he does not infect our private health, We lock him in the prisons of our fear Lest he unlock the prison of our wealth. But still on Sunday we shall stand and sing The praises of our hidden Lord & King. Malcolm Guite

 MINISTRIES

S’bridge:Sat  1st Dec  2018@8p.m.

Servr:Grp3:Michael C, Rachael, Paddy, Cliodhna

Reader: Kieran O’Connor

Euch. Minister: Dympna Fitzpatrick

 Church Care:Eileen Quinn, Dolly Deeley, Veronica Hynes

Clonfanlough:Sun 2nd Dec  @  10:30

Server Gr.3.Roisin D, Teagan D. .

Reader: Kathleen Guinan

Min. of Eucharist: Ann Guinan

Ch Care-Nov.Joey Rigney,Dorothy Darcy Dec  Kathleen Norton/Helen Darcy

 ADVENT SERIES

Mon Dec. 3rd, 10th, 17th @ 7p.m. in Shannonbridge Church

 CLONFANLOUGH CHRISTMAS PARTY - Sunday 25th November. Mass at 1.30pm followed by dinner and dancing to J&S Sound. Anyone who would like to attend can give their name to Bridie Coughlan 086 1925473.

CAROL SERVICE Teampall Ciaran, Sunday 9h December @ 3.30p.m. 

SAMARITAN CHRISTMAS CONCERT - The 27th Annual Samaritan Christmas Concert will take place on Thursday 6th December in the Franciscan Friary, Athlone, at 8pm. It will feature the Army Band of the 2 Brigade, St Brigid’s Community Choir, Athlone Pipe Band and Tenors Sean Costello and Frank Naughton. Tickets €12 available from the Franciscan Friary, Athlone. The Samaritans are available on FREECALL 116 123 - 24 hours.

CHRISTMAS SOCIAL DANCE  Fri Dec 7th - In Cloghan Hall on Friday 7th December at 9.30pm.Music by Catherine&Images.

PRAYER FOR PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS - Night Prayer and Benediction in St. Mary’s Church, Ferbane on Wed. 28th November at 8pm to mark World Day of Prayer for persecuted Christians around the world. Today persecution of Christians is as brutal and vicious as that experienced in the early Church. We will continue the Night Prayer and Benediction on Wednesdays 5th, 12th and 19th December. All are welcome

 SHANNONBRIDGE MASS TIME CHANGE Following some discussion at Parish Council it was proposed to try for a 6 month period moving back the 8p.m. Saturday Vigil in Shannonbridge to 6:30p.m.

I propose to begin this Saturday, Jan 19th 2019. [There are bookings for Jan 26th, Feb 2nd, March 23rd and Sept 14th that may wish to change ]

 DOON / SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTO The winning numbers in last week’s lotto draw were 1, 8, 11, 14. No jackpot winner. Four match 3 winners. This week’s jackpot is €2,800 and the draw will be held in Doon on Monday 26th November.

HUGH MANNION PRESENTATION NIGHT - On Friday 30th November in Kelly’s, Belmont from 9pm. Light refreshments. Music by the Groomsmen.

ANAM CARA GALWAY  DEC 5th- The organisation that supports bereaved parents, is holding a Parent Evening on Wednesday 5th December at 7.20pm in the Clayton Hotel, Old Monivea Road, Ballybrit, Galway. This event is FREE and open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age your child died, the circumstances of their death.

ARK OF DIVINE MERCY ATHLONE - 1. Pilgrimage to Medjugorje from May 21st - 28th 2019. Cost from €530 all included. Deposit  €250 by Dec 16th. Details from Kathleen 087 6600190 or Paul 087 7828283

2. Leading your Family to Jesus with Fr Thady Doyle at St Ronan’s Parish Church Taughmaconnell on Saturday 1st Of December 2018 starting at 2.00 with Adoration & Rosary. A Talk to be given by Fr Thady, Concluding with Holy Mass. All are most welcome. Details from Kathleen O'Connor on 087 6600190, Paul on 087 7828283 or

DANCE CLASSES in Fonenagh Community Centre (Thurs eve) Shearwater Hotel Ballinasloe (Mon eve) . Children 7-8p.m. Fee €5 Adults 8:15p.m. €10

LOCAL MASSES ON RADIO I checked last weekend and could pick up both Banagher and Ferbane Church on the FM Radio Band.

 Banagher Church 106.6FM (Mon 7pm, Tues-Sat 9:30a.m.Sat 7p.m. Sun 11a.m.)

Ferbane Church 106.5 FM (Mon-Sat 10a.m., Sat 7p.m., Sun 11a.m.)

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