ST. CIARAN SHANNONBRIDGE
Sat Jan 12th 8:00p.m.Vigil Mass Michael & Stephen Shrahan
Mon 14th 10a.m. Peoples’ Mass
Tues 15th 10a.m. Sr. Ita Service
Wed 16th 10a.m. Mass St. Fursa
Th 17th 10am Mass St. Anthony Abbot
Fri 18th 10a.m. Mass Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins
Sat 19th 12 Noon Mass Peadar Allen
Sat 19th 6:30p.m. James Higgins (Jnr.) Clondelara
Sun 20th 1p.m. (Church)
Mary L’Estrange M/M
ST. CIARAN CLONFANLOUGH
Sun 13th Jan Baptism of the Lord 10:30a.m. Brigid Rigney
Sunday 20th John Loonam, Brendan Loonam & dec’d family members
SECOND COLLECTION IS THE LOURDES COLLECTION Our annual Collection for our May27-June 1st Diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes will be taken up as a 2nd Collection after Communion in both Church this weekend Jan 12/13th .Your support welcome
THANK YOU to all who contributed €800 at carol singing for Offaly Hospice
DAY OF PRAYER at St. John’s Rest Centre, Knock Shrine on Sat. 2nd Feb., 10am to 5pm. Given by Fr. Killian Byrne. Holy Mass, Rosary, Adoration, Talks. Bus leaving from Parochial House, Tullamore at 7.30am on Sat. Kay 085 7114205 or Sadie 085 7223542.
OFFERTORY Jan 5th/6th 2019 €785 Shrine €115 Christmas Dues €2,860
CLUAIN CHIARAIN Mass Wed, Jan 16th 2019 @ 7:30p.m. Celebrant Fr. Tom Cox
OFFALY LOCAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY – Local Training Initiative Welding/Construction Course - We are now taking names for our next Welding/ Construction Course to be run from Banagher College of Further Education starting on March 4th. Award on Completion: QQI level 4 Employability Skills Award Additional Training/ Certification: Safe Pass, Manual Handling, Abrasive Wheels, GOALS Programme, C.V. Preparation. Places are limited, so please contact us for more details on 087 683 5561.
STRUGGLING TO FIND THE PATH THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU? - Offaly Local Development Company offers free one-to-one support to individuals throughout Offaly. For advice and support on employment opportunities, training and education, personal development and community involvement, contact Louise now on 087 692 5276
Servr:Grp2:Niamh & Aoife F, Niamh C
Reader: Kieran O’Connor
Euch. Minister Sinead Ryan
Church Care:Jacinta Kelly, Ann Keena, M ary Killeen
Clonfanlough:Sun 20th Jan @10:30am
Server Gr.1 Abigial K, Rory D.
Reader: Ann Guinan
Euch Min.:Enda Molloy
Ch Care–Jan: Mary Guinan, Anne Guinan
New Server Rota next week. Training/Orientation for all Servers Wed 16th @6pm Clonfanlough Thur 17th @6:30pm S’bridge
PARISH COUNCIL Thurs Jan 17th @ 8pm
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 17th January from 8pm to 9pm. Subsequent pre-baptism meetings are scheduled for Thursday 14th February and Thursday 14th March. Parents are asked to contact their local priest about attendance at these meetings.
GODS’ WORD 2019 Available from Sacristy./Fr. Tom. The daily Mass readings with a short reflection. Cost price €6 A gift of his Word to accompany in the New Year.
SUNDAY READINGS 2019 is now freely available to parish Readers. If others would like to get a copy, we’d appreciate €5.00.
PARISH CALENDARS are in the Church porches and you are welcome to take a copy home
CLONMACNOIS PRAYER VIGIL in
Cluain Chiaráin Prayer Centre on Friday
18th of January and every third Friday. Mass
at 9pm. Adoration and prayers follow until
2.10am. All welcome. Enquiries to Dave 085
7746763.
This Sunday (Jan 13th) is the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. I invite all those who had babies baptised during 2018 to come with their child to Mass in Shannonbridge or Clonfanlough next weekend to give thanks to God for the gift of their child & to join in the blessings of this special feast
Baptisms of 2018 in this Parish
Hollie Dowling
Daimhin Claffey
Conor Mahon
Hannah Quinn
Dan Ryan
Patrick Joseph Daly
Tiernan Malynn
Evie Gleeson
Jack O’Shea
Patrick O’Flynn
Daniel Molloy
Saoirse Donaghy
Harry Finn-Killeen
Patrick Ascough
Alexandra Stanley
Ava Kelly
Róise Murphy
Luke Nugent
May God’s angels guard them on their journey through life.
THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD
On Christmas night we welcomed the child Jesus. On the Feast of the Epiphany we learned of His mission. Today we hear that He begins His public ministry by entering the river Jordan to be baptised by John. The early Christians celebrated their Baptism date more passionately than their birthday. Do I know the date of my Baptism? At my Baptism I was named by my parents; claimed by the priest for Christ, and aimed to live my life as He would want. In other words I was conferred with an extraordinary dignity, and entrusted with a precious responsibility. As I dip my finger in the holy water font today may it remind me of my dignity as a member of God’s family and the ongoing responsibility that flows from that reality. Whether in living room, classroom or dressing room may I try to act always in such a way that, through me, others may see Him. Baptism is faith in action.
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