CLONMACNOIS PARISH BULLETIN FEBRUARY 9TH 2020

SHANNONBRIDGE

-Sat 8th 7:00p.m. (Eve of Sun, 9^th Feb)   -   5^th Sunday in Ordinary 7pm. Edel Anderson

Mon 10th Feb 10am Mass Private Intention (St. Scholastica)

Tues 11th 10am Mass Feast of our Lady of Lourdes —World Day of the Sick—Anointing during Mass

Wed 12th 10am Mass

Thursday 13th 10am (Service)

Friday 14th 10am Mass (St. Cyril & Methodius/St. Valentine)

Sat 15th 7p.m. (1) Seamus Grennan M/M (2) Tommy & son Simon & Geraldine McManus

 CLONFANLOUGH.     

Sunday February 9th 10:30am Padraig Devery (Clonlyon)

Sunday February 16th 10:30a.m.

Missa Pro Populo (Do This In Memory Group Mass)

CLUAIN CHIARAIN  Wed 12th February  7.30pm

COLLECTIONS: Offertory Jan 26th €970 Feb 2nd €680 Shrine €90

SHANNONBRIDGE FITNESS CLASSES  Tuesday at 8.15pm classes will run for 45 mins and cost €5,

SHANNONBRIDGE YOGA      CLASSES ENROLLING Please contact Liz if interested 087 2410587

BAPTISM We welcome baby Sam James Mulready into the Christian Community this  weekend.

DEATH - Please pray for the soul of Bridget Flannery (nee Grenham) formerly Corrigeen, Shannonbridge who was laid to rest in Clonmacnois this week. May she rest in peace.

Friday 14th February : is the Feast of St. Valentine. Over commercialised, sensationalised and romanticised it has lost it’s rich and beautiful meaning. It is the Feast of Love, the Joy of Love. It is the Feast of the Heart. Hearts transformed and hearts broken by love: the love of parents and children, husbands and wives, of sisters and brothers , friends and family. It is the Feast of Love—The many faces that bless us with the Smile of Love and show us the Face of God. “To love another person is to see the Face of God” Les Miserables. 

SHANNONBRIDGE LIBRARY open Thursday 7-9 Health Centre

GALLEN C.S. - Present the Musical “The Wedding Singer” from Tuesday 11th to Friday 14th February at 8pm. Tickets may be booked now from the school office or you can ring on 090 6453600.

THE STOMA SUPPORT GROUP - Meeting will take place on Wednesday 12th February 6.30-8.30pm in the Dóchas Offaly Cancer Support Group Centre. Please contact Anne on 086 3074846. All are welcome.

SOCIAL DANCE - Classes resume in High Street Hall on Wed 12th Feb at 8pm. Adm. €8. Refreshments served. All welcome.

WORDS OF THE WISE Try not to become  a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. (Albert Einstein)/ Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending (Carl Bard) / There are two way of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them (Phyllis Bottome)/ The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. (Ayn Rand)/ A man is not old until regrets start taking place of dreams (John Barrymore)

Hymns

Be still for the presence of the Lord The Holy One is here /Come bow before Him now / With reverence and fear / In Him no sin is found /  We stand on holy ground / Be still for the presence of the Lord / The Holy One is here

I Will Be The Vine I will be the vine and you will be the branches; All you who live in me will never, never die I will be the sign. I will offer many choices; So live, oh live in me and you shall have new life

Give Me Joy Give me joy in my heart, Keep me praising, Give me joy in my heart, I pray. Give me joy in my heart, deep me praising. Keep me praising „till the break of day. Sing hosanna, sing hosanna, Sing hosanna to the King of kings! Sing hosanna, sing hosanna, Sing hosanna to the King./ —Give me peace in my heart keep me resting

Give me love in my heart keep me serving

 TUESDAY 11th Feb is the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. World Day of Prayer for the Sick. Sickness has many faces of pain. We will celebrate the Sacrament of Healing at 10am Shannonbridge All are welcome.

 MINISTRIES

Shanonbridge:Sat 15th Feb  @7:00 p.m.

Server Grp 1 Emily D, Grace D, Ruth Q, Grace F Reader: Kate Ryan/Rachel Carty Euch .Min. John Mitchell Ch Care Paula Claffey, Deirdre Kenny, Colette Quinn  COUNTERS  Feb: Shannonbridge  Martha & John Murphy

Clonfanlough:Sun 16th  Feb @10:30am

Server Grp 3 Teagan D, Alannah D, Sean O’S, Callie H, Ailish B Reader: Noelle Daly Euch Min.:Mary Kelly

Church Care– Feb Bridie Coughlan

 FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

‘You are the salt of the earth; you are the light of the world’

 Jesus uses the everyday images of light and salt in today’s extract from the Sermon on the Mount. Light guides and warns. The Christian should be a light in the world, a signpost to Christ, and have the courage to warn a friend who may be taking the wrong path. Salt preserves, draws-out, provides flavour, causes thirst, and heals even when it stings. The Christian, likewise, should be as the salt of the earth, preserving and defending noble values; drawing-out the best from others; adding the flavour of joy to our troubled world; leading others to thirst for the living water that comes through the Scriptures and the Sacraments, and bringing healing always to those who hurt. These are ordinary things, but the Sermon on the Mount teaches us, above all, that the ordinary is special.

 PARISH CATECHISTS s we approach the Diocesan Assembly (May 9/10th) it is a time of change. Some changes involve reduction of Masses (declining attendance & ageing/reducing clergy) but one of the most positive aspects has been the development of the role of Catechists. Our parish was fortunate to have two (Seamus Grennan RIP) and Ms. Dympna Fitzpatrick who joined the diocesan Class of 32 Catechists. Our cluster of St. Ciaran has more catechists– who it is envisaged will liaise with parents and schools especially for Sacraments as well as leading special times of prayer. We shall be seeing more of Catechists in future-So, watch this space. !!

 ATHLONE LITTLE THEATRE  heads back to the 1960s for the first production of 2020, a hilarious comedy where misunderstanding and confusion reigns in Alan Ayckbourn's 'Relatively Speaking' directed by Joe MacCarrick, running from February 21 to 28 next in Athlone Little Theatre, St Mary's Place, Athlone. 

Reserve your seat now onthe  www.athlonelittletheatre.ie website.

 Ardagh & Clonmacnois Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2020 is from 29th May—03 June—five nights. Fully inclusive €749, Contact Joe Wlash Tours 143 Lower Baggot St, Dublin 2. Tel. 012410812 or 012410811. Pilgrimage Director Rt. Rev. Mons. Bernard Noonan, Moate, Co. Westmeath. 090- 6481180. Director for Sick/Assisted Pilgrims: Rev. Michael Scanlon, Cloghan, Co Offaly. 0906457122.

Co. Longford Historical Society Lecture on Wednesday, 12 February. Dr Eileen Reilly will speak on 'The Revolution and the Novel: Canon Joseph Guinan and The Patriots'. The lecture will consider a novel by Canon Guinan (1864-1932) PP of Ardagh, which was inspired by events in Longford during the period 1919-23.

BAPTISM MEETING - For all parents of new children preparing for baptism will take place on Thursday 20th February at 8pm in the Granary, Boher.

PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORJE: 15th - 22nd July. Fly direct from Dublin to Mostar (30 minutes from Medjugorje). 7 night pilgrimage €665. Contact Aodh (087) 2072982 or Carmel Horan (087) 2072996 for information. Accompanied by Fr. Frank Guinan.

DOON / SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTO - The winning numbers in last week’s lotto draw were 1, 4, 16, 26. No jackpot winner. Three match 3 winners. This week’s jackpot is €13,400 and the draw will be held in Shannonbridge on Monday 10th February.

FERBANE APOSTOLIC WORK - Coffee Morning on Tuesday 18th February in St. Joseph’s Convent after the 10am morning Mass. Donations of cakes, buns etc. most welcome. Your support would be much appreciated. Also we would appreciate any used stamps you may have. These can be left into Ferbane Convent.

HIGH STREET/BELMONT WOMEN’S GROUP - Monday 10th February: We will have Carmel McLoughlin, Beautician, Lumcloon, Cloghan with Make-up and Nail Care at 8pm in High Street Hall. All welcome.

CONFIRMATION 2020

Wednesday, February 19th  meeting  with parents and children at 8p.m. in Clonmacnois N.S. (Speaker JimWindsor Glynn) ,

 Wed. March 4th at 8p.m. in Clonmacnois N.S. for Children only (You Shall be My Witnesses Program)

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