CLONMACNOIS PARISH NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 6th 2020
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Clonmacnois Parish
September 6th2020
Fr. Tom Cox (Adm) Tel. 090 9674125/ 0868319500
Email: clonmacnoiseparish@gmail.com
WEB shannonbridge.blogspot.ie
www.facebook.com/Parish-of-Clonmacnois
MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS
St. Ciaran’s Church Shannonbridge
Saturday 5th / Sunday 6th September
Sat 7p.m. James Downey (3rd A)
Mon Sept 7th
Tues Sept 8th 10a.m. Mass Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Wed Sept 9th 10a.m. Parish Patronal Mass St. Ciaran of Clonmacnois
Thus Sept 10th 7p.m. Mass St. Peter Claver
Fri Sept 11th 10a.m. Mass
Sat Sept 12th 7:00p.m. Vigil 24th Sun (Pro Populo)
St. Ciaran’s Church Clonfanlough
Sun 6th Sept 10:30a.m.
Mon 7th Sept 7:00p.m. Gordon McEvoy
Wed 9th Sept 7pm. Parish Patronal Mass
Sun 13th Sept 10:30a.m. Mass of the Pattern
[no outdoor Pattern at Site this year, owing to restrictions– outdoor gatherings limited to 15]
MAY GOD GIVE ETERNAL HAPPINESS...Your prayers are requested for the repose of the soul of Anne Murphy, Kilcummin, Belmont who died recently. Mother of John Murphy and sister in law of Teresa Rohan. May she rest in peace.
OFFERTORY AUGUST
Aug 2nd €570 Aug 9th (Closed) €272 Aug 15/16 (Closed) €575 Aug 23rd (closed) €255 Aug 30th €720 Monthly €380 Shrine €250 Online €80
FACE COVERINGS - The Diocese of Ardagh & Clonmacnois ‘strongly recommends’ the wearing of face coverings in addition to the continuation of social distancing and sanitising in all its Churches and buildings for public Masses.
Totus Tuus Magazine: Due to the Covid 19 Outbreak Totus Tuus magazine is now being delivered straight to your door. If you would like to start receiving Totus Tuus to your home then please phone Fiona at 086 876 0058.
CHURCH MINISTRIES READERS S/bridge Sept 12 Rachael Carty Clonfanlough Sep 13 Mary Kelly CHURCH CARE (Masks/Aprons/Gloves available in Church sacristy) S/Bridge Anne Ryan/Lena Turley/Maureen Mitchell Clonfanlough Sep Anne McEvoy/Eilish Egan
OPEN DAY AT ARD CIARAN– Sr. Iosifia and the Romanian Orthodox family would like to welcome you to drop in any time to them at Ard Ciaran. They are hosting an open day between 2-5pm on Saturday 12th September where you can meet them and have a tea..coffee. Feel free to drop by and say “hello”
23rd SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
‘If he listens to you, you have won back your brother’ At the dawn of creation, Cain protested that he was not his brother, Abel’s keeper. His words have been quoted throughout history to justify turning a blind eye, not getting involved even when a brother or sister is taking the wrong path. Jesus says that we are our brother’s, or sister’s keeper. Love corrects. If love doesn’t correct, then it is not love, but the correction must never be done harshly. It should never cause resentment. Naming and shaming never brings healing. When someone does something wrong, we would do well to remember the many things they did right. When Cardinal Angelo Roncalli the future Pope John XXIII was Patriarch of Venice, he once went to visit a wayward priest whose life was causing scandal. Having entered the priest’s house the Cardinal greeted him warmly and then knelt down and asked the priest if he would hear his confession. From that moment the priest began to turn his life around. Correction done with love bears fruit.
SCHOOL CLEANER needed
Clonmacnois National School
Apply with your CV or expression of interest to
clonmacnoisns.ias@eircom.net
Urgently needed Duties will include all aspects of school-cleaning with an emphasis on sanitizing - classrooms, GP area, staff-room, frequent touch-points (door handles, light…
LEAVING CERT CLASS 2020 - Best wishes to all our Leaving Cert students as they receive their results this week. May the Spirit guide them in all their choices in the years ahead.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION On Saturday, 26th September at 12 noon, our pupils form Clonmacnois National School will celebrate their First Holy Communion at 12 noon in Clonfanlough. Www.icatholic.ie has 3 excellent videos to help families prepare. We thank the parents and guardians and teachers who have patiently journeyed with them over the last few months.
https://www.icatholic.ie/come-to-the-table-of-the-lord-1/
https://www.icatholic.ie/come-to-the-table-of-the-lord-2/
https://www.icatholic.ie/come-to-the-table-of-the-lord-3/
SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTO Congratulations to Claire Boyce on winning the Doon/Shannonbridge GAA Lotto last night- Jackpot of €16,400. Numbers 11-12-15-16 With 2 Match 3 Winners. Next Weeks jackpot €2,000. Draw on Facebook Live September 7th
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The recent Power Cut put the kibosh on the Shannonbridge Church Bell Timer. I am grateful to ESB Shannonbridge for sponsoring a replacement. They did the same before with the Clock we replaced…. It lasted 21 years!
.“VIRTUAL” KNOCK PILGRIMAGE Our Sept 6th Pilgrimage will be online Rosary 2:30p.m. Mass at 3pm with Bishop Duffy www.knockshrine.ie
GALWAY TO ATHLONE CYCLEWAY You’ve probably seen the new signs in the village. Don’t forget, closing date is looming, just email your opinions on why the National Greenway should incorporate Shannonbridge on its route to
info@galwaytoathlonecycleway.com
A PRAYER O God, early in the morning I cry to you. Help me to pray and to concentrate my thoughts on you: I cannot do this alone. In me there is darkness, but with you there is light; I am lonely, but you do not leave me; I am feeble in heart, but with you there is help; I am restless, but with you there is peace. In me there is bitterness, but with you there is patience; I do not understand your ways, but you know the way for me… Restore me to liberty and enable me to live now That I may answer before you and before me. Lord, whatever this day may bring, Your name be praised. Amen. (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
There's something in it!
Life ends; when you stop dreaming
hope ends; when you stop believing
Love ends; when you stop caring
friendship ends; when you stop sharing.
let us try our best
not to let any of it end.
SEASON OF CREATION: 2020: “Never have we so hurt and mistreated our common home as we have in the last two hundred years,” stated Pope Francis recently. So he has declared Tuesday next, September 1st as the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. The Season of Creation or Creation Time, is marked throughout the Christian world from 1 September to 4 October (Feast of St. Francis of Assisi) and celebrates the joy of creation as well as encouraging awareness-raising initiatives to protect the natural environment.
STEWARDS/ SANITISING : We have been very blessed in our Parish with our Stewards and people sanitising. But we only have 2 stewards in Clonfanlough and 3 in Shannonbridge. Some of our parishes have not succeeded in having some of their parish Masses return because of a lack of volunteers in this regards.
If you could help in this regard of stewarding or sanitising I’d love to hear from you. So far numbers have not been critical. But if there is pressure on space– we may need to have a booking/ticket system
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