CLONMACNOIS PARISH BULLETIN JULY 28th 2019

SHANNONBRIDGE

Saturday, July 27th 6:30p.m

6:30p.m. Kieran Hanniffy (Jnr) (Months Memory)

Mon July 29th 9:30a.m. Mass St. Martha

Tues July 30th 10:00a.m. Mass

Wed July 31st  10:00a.m. Service St. Ignatius of

Thurs Aug  1st 10:00a.m. Mass Sr. Marie Connolly  1st Anniv St. Alphonsus of Ligouri

Fri Aug 2nd 10:00a.m. Mass First Friday

Saturday, August 3rd  7:00p.m

Cemetery Mass Clonmacnois

CLONFANLOUGH.   

  Sunday, 28th July   10:30a.m 

Intention:People of the Parish

Thursday Aug 1st 7:00p.m. Mass

Sunday August 4th 10:30a.m.

Shane Hynes M/M

ARD  CHIARAIN 10:00a.m. Wed 31st July Sr. Marie Connolly 1st Anniv         

CLUAIN CHIARAIN Next Mass Wed. July 31st at 7.30pm

RECENTLY DECEASED - Since we last gathered….. Annie (Birdie) Kelly (Clonfanlough Hill) …  Lucas

BAPTISM PREPARATION Next parents meeting in our pastoral area will be in the Parochial House, Ballinahowen, on Wed. 14th August 8-9p.m. Let your local priest know in advance if you intend to go.

COLLECTIONS Offertory July 21st  €950  Shrine  €60 Thank you.

FIRST FRIDAY - Friday 3rd is the First Friday of August. The sick and the housebound will be visited as usual.

CLONFERT DIOC. PILGRIMAGE: to Lourdes from Aug 15th – 20th under leadership of Bishop John Kirby. Details: Society Travel (09) 9645350

WEST OFFALY TRAINING - Are running some great courses over the summer – Kids Irish Speaking Camp, 12th-16th August; Kids Computer Camp in Ferbane, 12th-16th August and Mucklagh 6th-9th August. Professional Photography through Smartphone TBC and Smartphone Training / Manual Handling / Abrasive Wheel Training (weekly). Call 057 9152003 to find out more.

ARK OF DIVINE MERCY - Will host First

Saturday in honour of our Blessed Lady in St.

Ronan’s Parish Church, Taughmaconnell on

Saturday 3rd August starting at 2pm with a short

Procession, Rosary, Chaplet of Divine Mercy,

concluding with Holy Mass. Celebrant Fr. Pius

Faruna. All are most welcome. Details 087

7828283 or arkofdivinemercy@gmail.com.

SHANE LOWRY - Congratulations to Shane on his unforgettable victory in the British Open Golf

Championship at Portrush on Sunday last. His

marvellous achievement provided a moment for the ages, and lifted the spirits of the nation. It was an especially proud moment for Offaly people everywhere, and for the extended Lowry family in particular. Beir bua!

PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA & LISBON - LAST REMAINING SEATS. 9th-16th September, 2019. Rev. Fr. Tony Gavin. 7 nights full board Santo Amaro Hotel. Cost €779p.p.s. Pilgrimage not to be missed inclusive of Coimbra, Santarem and Lisbon.Book Now contact Mrs. Anna Condron. Tel. 090 6482228 or 085 7700198

                         MINISTRIES                                                  Shannonbridge:Sat 3rd August @6:30 p.m.           

Servers Group 2 Niamh & Aoife F, Harry,Luke  Ellie O’D.

 Reader: Pattie Corbett

Euch. Minister Sinead Ryan

 Church Care:Marion McManus, Catherina Slattery, Ann Corbett

Clonfanlough:Sun 4th Augustt   @10:30am

Server Group 2, Neáa T, Tadhg T, Eva S

Reader: Bridie Coughlan  Euch Min.:Leanne Quinn

Church Care–  Aug Marian Devery/Ann Kelly

SHANNONBRIDGE TIDY TOWNS CLEAN UP Wednesdays 7p.m. All welcome

DOON / SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTO  The winning numbers in last week’s lotto draw were 5, 20, 23, 28. No jackpot winner. Three match 3 winners. This week’s jackpot is €7,600 and the draw will be held in Shannonbridge on Monday 29th July

REEK SUNDAY  takes place on Sunday 28th July. Mass will be celebrated on the summit hourly from 8am to 2pm with Confessions available from 7.30am to 2pm.

ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS

It was perhaps the day we knew was coming but not so soon we hoped.. As Clara rightly celebrated the victory of Shane Lowry, a strange silence descended on our local communities with the news of our local Power Station..

 More than any other group ESB/Bord Na Móna transformed the social fabric of our region. It was a hard fought transformation as man and machine harnessed the local landscape to generate electricity, employment and social change. Children reached college, homes were constructed, families were raised– due in many parts to the incomes generated.

But times and priorities change and people are honest and realistic as ever. The phrase “fair transition” has appeared a lot and it is evident that local and county individuals and groups will work together with workers to ensure that a national priority is given to achieve a just transition  for our region. It is a story of loss but we know that it is not and never will be the final chapter when people cooperate and  plan  and achieve together.

LOCAL CEMETERY  MASSES

Clonmacnois Aug 3rd 7pm (Please note new location in Monastic Site as at Pattern)

Mullanakill Children’s Cemetery, Clonlyon Glebe  Mon August 5th @7pm

-Templeduff Children’s  Cemetery,  Cloniffeen Thursday , August 15th @ 6:30p.m

We ask those attending to bring a bottle of holy water so that  as a people we can ask God’s blessing on the resting places of our loved ones. Just as they blessed us by their lives -we can together as one people return that prayer to them.

Since we last gathered at Clonmacnois on Aug 4th 2018

Kathleen (Kay) Donegan 20 Sept 2018

Kathleen Kelly 6/11/2018

Barry Quinn 13/11/2018

Mary L’Estrange 18/12/2018

Hubert (Louis) Darcy 20/3/19

Johnny Nally 9/6/2019

Kieran Hanniffy 28/6/19

Shane Hynes  5/7/18

Annie (Birdie) Kelly 18/7/2019

 17th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

The Our Father has inspired millions over the past two thousand years. It is a complete programme of Chr  istian living. It is a summary of the entire Gospel. It covers all of life. It covers our past sin: ‘forgive us our trespasses’. It covers our present need: ‘give us this day our daily bread’. It covers our future trials: ‘lead us not into temptation’. Most amazing of all, it ‘allows’ us to address God as ‘Father’. This is an extraordinary privilege that carries with it a challenging responsibility. If we ‘dare’ to call God ‘Father’ we must be prepared to act as His sons and daughters should. The Our Father is meant to be lived.

  

  

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CLONMACNOIS PARISH BULLETIN  JULY 21st 2019

SHANNONBRIDGE

Saturday, 20^th 6:30p.m.

Johnny Nally M/M

Monday 22nd July St. Mary Magdalene 9:30a.m. Mass

Tues 23rd July  10:00a.m. Mass St. Bridget of Sweden, Patron of Europe    

Wed 24th July 10:00a.m. Mass St. Declan            

Thurs 25th July 10:00a.m. Service St.  James, Apostle,   St.  Christopher            

Fri 26th July 8p.m. Mass Saints Joachim & Anne.    Parents of the BVM  Anniv Mass for  Brian & Josephine Kenny (Clondelara)

Saturday, July 27th 6:30p.m

6:30p.m. Kieran Hanniffy (Jnr) (Months Memory)

CLONFANLOUGH.   

Sunday, 21^st July   10:30a.m   Shared Mass

1)Thomas & Mary Murray (Drumraney) & Dec’d family members

2) Rose Daly & deceased family members

3) Requiem Mass of Annie (Birdie) Kelly, Clonfanlough Hill

  Sunday, 28th July   10:30a.m  Intention:People of the Parish         

CLUAIN CHIARAIN Next Mass Wed. July 24th at 7.30pm

RECENTLY DECEASED - Your prayers are requested for . Annie (Birdie) Kelly (Clonfanlough Hill)

Maureen Killeen (Chicago) wife of Jim Killeen, William Egan (Birr) formerly of Clonlyon buried Clonmacnois July 12

BAPTISM PREPARATION Next parents meeting in our pastoral area will be in the Parochial House, Ballinahowen, on Wed. 14th August 8-9p.m. Let your local priest know in advance if you intend to go.

PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA & LISBON - 9-16th Sept, 2019. Rev. Fr. Tony Gavin. 7 nights full board Santo Amaro Hotel. Cost €779p.p.s. Single supplement €175 (limited availability). Deposit €200 payable to Joe Walsh Tours. Contact Mrs. Anna Condron. Tel. 090-6482228 or 085-7700198.

COLLECTIONS Offertory July 14 €748  Shrine  €107 Thank you.

YOUTH 2000 SUMMER FESTIVAL August 15-18h at Clongowes Wood College, Co. Kildare. Age 16-35 Donation only. Transport arranged. See www.youth2000.ie for details.

CLONMACNOIS CEMETERY CLEAN UP. ROUND 2 ! One load gone. Next Saturday 27th at 11am should see the remaining brush/stone debris gone. Help welcome.

WEST OFFALY TRAINING - Are running some great courses over the summer – Kids Irish Speaking Camp, 12th-16th August; Kids Computer Camp in Ferbane, 12th-16th August and Mucklagh 6th-9th August. Professional Photography through Smartphone TBC and Smartphone Training / Manual Handling / Abrasive Wheel Training (weekly). Call 057 9152003 to find out more.

ARK OF DIVINE MERCY - Will host a One Day Pilgrimage to God’s Cottage, Glendalough with Fr. Thady Doyle (Curate’s Diary) on Saturday 27th July. Bus stopping at B&Q Athlone, Bus Stop Moate Cost €20. Deposit of €10 secures your seat. Details from Kathleen O’Connor 087 6600190 or Paul Woods on 087 7828283 or Arkofdivinemercy@gmail.com

CLONFERT DIOC. PILGRIMAGE: to Lourdes from Aug 15th – 20th under leadership of Bishop John Kirby. Details: Society Travel (09) 9645350

 SHANNONBRIDGE TIDY TOWNS CLEAN UP Wednesdays 7p.m. All welcome

DOON / SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTO  The winning numbers in last week’s lotto draw were 9, 18, 26, 29. No jackpot winner. Three match 3 winners. This week’s jackpot is €7,400 and the draw will be held in Doon on Monday 22nd July

CANDLE LIT CONCERT: Classic meets Irish on Saturday Aug 3rd @ 9p.m. in St. John the Baptist Church, Eyrecourt. Adm €10.

REEK SUNDAY  takes place on Sunday 28th July. Mass will be celebrated on the summit hourly from 8am to 2pm with Confessions available from 7.30am to 2pm.

                     OFFALY SPORTS PARTNERSHIP WALKING CHALLENGES - Continue in the Ferbane, Cloghan and Banagher areas for the 4 weeks of July. These are FREE EVENTS and are open to all members of the community, including children (must be accompanied by an adult). The walks take place in the following areas: Ferbane Business Park – Every Wednesday in July at 11.30am. Meet at the green in front of the Food Campus. Cloghan Lake – Every Thursday in July at 11.30am. Meet at the car park near the toilets. Banagher – every Friday in July at 11.00am. Meet at Crank House.

 16th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

There are two types of hospitality: the hospitality of giving and the hospitality of presence. Both are important. Both are necessary. Martha in today’s Gospel is busy preparing a meal to welcome Jesus to her home. She is doing a beautiful deed. She represents the hospitality of giving. Mary, her sister, sits quietly and attentively at the feet of the Lord, listening to His words. She represents the hospitality of presence. Jesus commended Mary and assured her that she had ‘chosen the better part’. In so doing, He was not condemning Martha, but rather lauding the value of listening and silence in our everyday lives. Everything that’s created comes out of silence. God speaks most powerfully in the silence, but our world no longer hears Him because it is constantly speaking. He gets lost in the noise. The challenge then for all of us is to create ‘Mary moments’ in a ‘Martha world’. Creating moments of ‘non-doing’ each day is essential nourishment for the soul. Mary chose the better part

 LOCAL CEMETERY  MASSES

Clonmacnois Aug 3rd 7pm (Please note new location in Monastic Site as at Pattern)

Mullanakill Children’s Cemetery, Clonlyon Glebe  Mon August 5th @7pm

-Templeduff Children’s  Cemetery,  Cloniffeen Thursday , August 15th @ 6:30p.m

We ask those attending to bring a bottle of holy water so that  as a people we can ask God’s blessing on the resting places of our loved ones. Just as they blessed us by their lives -we can together as one people return that prayer to them.

                         MINISTRIES                                               

   Shannonbridge:Sat 27 th July   @6:30 p.m.           

Servers Group 1 Emily D, Ruth Q, Grace F.

 Reader: FFionn Anderson

Euch. Minister Dympna Fitzpatrick

 Church Care:Eileen Quinn, Doly Deeley, Veronica Hynes

Clonfanlough:Sun 28th July  @10:30am

Server Group 1, Abigail K, Rory D, Grace D, Kate McC .

Reader: Alan/Leanne Devery Euch Min.:Ann Guinan

Church Care–  July Niamh Egan/Anne Rohan

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 LOCAL LINK BACK  Saturday& Sunday

ROUTE 1 (Tullamore-Clonmacnois )  From Tullamore/Lough Boora  arriving Shannonbridge (Tourist Office) 10:00, 13:30hrs & 17:00hrs Clonmacnois  (Monastic Site) 10:15, 13:45hrs, 17:15hrs ..

From Clonmacnois/Shannonbridge to Tullamore  Leaving Clonmacnois 10:40, 14:15hrs, 17:35hrs,  via Shannonbridge  10:55, 14:30, 17:50hrs  Onwards to Tullamore via  Lough Boora

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