CLONMACNOIS PARISH BULLETIN OCTOBER 20TH 2019

 SHANNONBRIDGE

Saturday 19h October Vigil (Eve of 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time –Mission Sunday)

6:30pm  John Flannery

Monday, 21st October 10a.m. Mass

Tuesday, 22nd October - St. John Paul II, Pope  10a.m. Mass

Wednesday, 23rd October - St. John of Capistrano 10a.m. Mass

Thursday, 24th October - St. Anthony Mary Claret 10a.m. Mass

Friday, 25th October - Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy 10a.m. Mass

Saturday, 26th October  eve of 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

6:30p.m. Eileen, Sonny & Dessie Keena

CLONFANLOUGH.  

Sunday 20th October 10:30a.m.

Tim Devery & dec’d  family members

Sunday 27th October 10:30a.m.(Clocks go back 1 hour)

10:30a.m. Peoples Intention

CLUAIN CHIARAIN  Mass Wed. 23rd th October  at 7.30pm

COLLECTIONS: Offertory Oct  12/ 13th 2019 €760  Shrine €65

PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH (Mission Sunday Envelope) falls due this weekend. Thank you on behalf of the Missions.

HOLY GHOST MISSIONS - We are extremely grateful to your very kind parishioners for their generous contribution of €875. Please convey my deepest gratitude to these wonderful people for their kindness

JOHN PAUL II AWARDS will take place in St Mel’s Cathedral next Sunday 27th October at 3pm.

EXTRAORDINARY MONTH OF MISSION:  Pope Francis has asked the church to observe October as an extraordinary month of Mission.

IMPORTANT DATES 2020  - Confirmation: St. Kieran’s Church, Shannonbridge on Sunday 22nd March  3p.m.

First Holy Communion: Clonmacnois N.S. Saturday, May 23rd at 12 Noon St. Ciaran’s Church, Clonfanlough

DIOCESAN in-service Monday 21st to Wed 23rd in Cavan . All priests to attend

  

COUNTY CHAMPIONS - Congratulations to our Rachra GAA Team  on their outstanding achievement in winning the Intermediate Championship  after a 23 year wait.  (1-13 to 1-10 (?)Vs Clonbullogue) Their victory has lifted the spirits of young and old in the community.

After victories for neighbours Ferbane GAA in lifting the Dowling Cup in the Senior and neighbours Padraig Pearses in the Roscommon Championship and our good friends in Doon GAA—its been a pretty perfect few weeks hasn’t it!!!  Best quip so far was … with the bridge pulling it off there wont be a mega watt generated in West Offaly for 10 days...

 WORLD MISSION SUNDAY It is World Mission Sunday, a day when our entire Church family comes together for a truly incredible celebration of solidarity. Today every single church around the world shares what they can, so that the vital work of the Church and our Missionaries can continue. Through your prayers and generosity, you are offering much needed support to missionaries who dedicate their lives to those who are suffering and neglected. On behalf of all missionaries including the many volunteers who dedicate their lives to bringing hope and love where there is despair, thank you for your generosity towards the World Mission Sunday collection this weekend.

HOUR OF PRAYER & REFLECTION to mark this special month of Mission in Ferbane Church on Thursday 24th October at 8pm.

 ARDAGH AND CLONMACNOIS DIOCESAN ASSEMBLY 2020 - Call for submissions  

In this parish  we have response boxes for the Assembly in both churches. To date 3 submissions received. We would like to hear from a wider section of people.  Have you views on what are the most important issues facing the church in the coming years and how it should respond? Would you like these views to be considered in the preparation for a diocesan assembly which will take place in Longford on 9th / 10th May 2020. Some 250 delegates - lay people, religious and clergy - representing the diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois will gather then to agree on a direction for the diocese for the coming years.   After an initial meeting the delegates throughout the diocese are now engaged in a listening and consultation process in their local areas to identify what the priority issues for the Assembly should be.  The results of this process will be summarised and presented at the next delegate meeting in November. There a decision will be taken on what priority issues will be brought to the Assembly. Interested individuals and groups, whether part of the church or not, are invited to forward submissions. Please tell us what issue you think should be a priority for the Diocesan Assembly and why. Please keep your submission to one page and forward before the 26th of October to assembly@ardaghdiocese.org

 TWENTY NINTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR ‘Pray continually and never lose heart’ Every noble work is at first impossible. Perseverance is of the essence and the ancient Chinese proverb resonates with all: ‘The man who removed the mountain began by removing the small stones.’ We live in an impatient age, an age of instant communication, instant results, instant coffee even! We find it difficult to cope with delays. Yet it is that which grows fast that withers rapidly, while that which grows slowly endures. Perseverance in prayer leads to deepening, and allows us to see into the heart of things, to grasp the bigger picture. It draws us into the mind of God. Prayer is not about the ‘quick-fix’. As Mother Teresa once said: ‘Prayer is not asking. It is putting oneself in the hands of God, and listening to His voice in the depths of our hearts’. It is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening, but it takes time, patience and perseverance.

 MINISTRIES                                               

  Shannonbridge:Sat  26th October  @6:30 p.m.          

Servers Grp2 Niamh,Aoife F, Harry O’D, Luke O’D, Ellie O’D

 Reader: Pattie Corbett

Euch. Minister Fergal Moran

 Church Care:Gemma Moore, Doris Claffey

Clonfanlough:Sun 27th Oct  @10:30am

Server Grp 2 Neasa T,  Eva S

 Reader: Rita Molloy  Euch Min.:Declan McEvoy Ch Care–Oct Eithne Rohan/DellaFitzgerald

 SHANNONBRIDGE FITNESS CLASSES

1) Pilates on Monday at 11am in the Hall, S’bridge 2) Fitness Class Tuesdays at 8p.m. in the Hall, S’bridge

ACTIVE RETIREMENT GROUP MEET  Tuesdays at 10:45a.m. in Hall. All welcome

S’BRIDGE LIBRARYopen Thursdays 7-9pm

DOON / SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTO The winning numbers in Sept 30th draw were  6, 23, 25, 29 (no winner , two Match 3’) and in last week’s lotto draw on Oct 7th  were 2, 24, 28, 31. No jackpot winner. Three match 3 winners. This week’s jackpot is €10,200 and the draw will be held in Shannonbridge on Monday 21st October.

ARK OF DIVINE MERCY - Will host an Afternoon of Prayer for all our priests with Fr. Michael Maher S.M. at the Carmelite Church, Moate on Sat. 26th October starting at 2pm with Adoration, Rosary, Confessions, Consecration to Our Blessed Lady, concluding with Holy Mass. All welcome. Details 087 6600109 / 087 7828283.

 ALLIANCE OF THE TWO HEARTS NATIONAL RETREAT - Led by Fr. Edgardo Arellano (Fr. Bing) Sat. 26th / Sunday 27th October in the Glen Royal Hotel Maynooth, Kildare. For info. contact 086 8068259.

WEST OFFALY TRAINING - Autumn Halloween courses: Computer (Scratch) Event for Kids on 31st October. FREE Smartphone training for beginners (taking names). FREE Computers for beginners (taking names). Train the Trainer QQI level 6 (starting in November). Manual Handling/Abrasive Wheel training (weekly). Call 057 9152003 to find out more.

NEW MASS TIMES in Cloghan and Banagher. Banagher: Saturday 6.30pm, Sunday 11am. Cloghan: Saturday 8pm, Sunday 9.30am.

Begins Nov 2nd/3rd

MICK BIRTHDAY Our good friend and parishioner Mick Killeen celebrated his 80th Birthday on Oct 17th last. He shares that birth date  with His brother Jim (who’s a wee bit older at 86!) and their late mother Liz Killeen RIP.

The Killeen family would like to invite everyone from 5pm Sunday 20th October onwards in Shannonbridge Hall to join them for  some Refreshments . Happy birthday to Mick and  his brother Jim.

AUTUMN STATIONS

Booking s being  taken upcoming Station Glebe Claire Maleney  Friday 25th October 8p.m.