CLONMACNOIS PARISH NOVEMBER 1st 2020

Clonmacnois Parish

November 1st 2020

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 31st Oct (Vigil) All Hallows Eve
7:00p.m Peoples Intention
Monday Nov 2nd  7:00p.m. All Souls Parish Remembrance Mass / also Phil Coolahan 19th Anniv)
Tuesday November 3rd   10am (Private Intention)
Wednesday  Nov 4th 10am (Charles Borromeo)
Thurs Nov 5th 10am Mary & Kieran Henry
Fri Nov 6th  10amAll Saints of Ireland
Saturday Nov 7/8th 7:00p.m. Vigil 32nd Sunday Maureen Claffey 3rd Anniv
  St. Ciaran’s Church  Clonfanlough
Sunday 1st November  All Saints
10:30a.m. Peoples’ intention
3:00p.m. Diocesan Remembrance Service   (http://www.longfordparish.com/stmelstv.htm)
Sunday Nov 8th 2020 10:30am [32nd  Sunday]
 
OFFERTORY Oct 24/25th  € 365
October Monies Summary  Online €235
Monthly €385 Offertory October  €1660 (€555+€415+€325+€365) (€3210 in Oct ’19)  
October Shrine €350 (€200 in Oct ‘19)
Outgoing Bill Parish Insurance Premium  €5,761
CHURCH COLLECTIONS   ways people donate.
Moran’s Shop I am indebted to Fergal & Linda Moran of Moran’s Gala shop & Post Office who continue to offer a drop in facility.
Presbytery Letterbox Some leave envelopes in my door which I secure right away! Or to me in person.
Clonfanlough Box Sunday 10:30-12:15 at pier
Bank Transfer  There is the option of Electronic Transfer  which some have chosen to use. I just leave the details below and a request that you put your name or box number in the reference section. Instructions below.
Name of Account Clonmacnois Parochial Account.
BIC-BOFIIE2DXXX    
IBAN-IE90BOFI90368011629381 Please put your name and/or your box number in reference section. 

 
 FEAST OF ALL SAINTS The ‘official’ saints of the Church are well known to us. We are familiar with their stories. We honour them in our liturgies and litanies, men, women and children, who in their earthly lives reflected the glory of Jesus Christ in wonderful ways. They were people in rhythm with the heartbeat of God. They didn’t set out to have people follow them. They set out to follow Jesus and others followed them in pursuit of Him. But this is ‘Small Saints Day’ too, a day to remind us that sainthood is within reach. There are no sinless saints. ‘To be saints is not a privilege for the few but a vocation for everyone’ (Pope Francis).We salute the many ordinary people we have encountered along the road, who have lived life sacredly, loved life passionately, created life humanly and protected life tenderly. They have made the road holy by their passing feet. Saints then, come in all shapes, sizes and colours, but they do have certain qualities in common. They inspire us to be the best we can be; they instruct us by their words and example; they intercede for us before the throne. Their lives beckon us to something beautiful. We all have a saint in us. We just need to wake him/her up!
 
 -West Offaly Training will run a number of online training courses in November. Some of the ones planned are:
4 week Introduction to Computers for Adults beginning Thursday, 12th at 6.30pm, cost is €30. Our More About Autism is due to begin on November 11th. We are also running Computers for Older Children, Manual Handling, Infection Control, Train the Trainer and many more. For further information call Carmel 0579152003/0868413082 or email carmel@westoffalytraining.com
LOCAL AREA  SYRIAN REFUGEE APPEALAll donations gratefully appreciated.  More details: www.creideamh.ie/blanket-appeal 
DOON/SHANNONBRIDGE GAA CLUB LOTTERY Draw held 26.10.2020 Winning numbers 5-13-15-16 No Jackpot winner. No Match 3 winners. Jackpot now stands at €4,400. Draw  online on Facebook Live Nov. 2nd   
REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER  Bishops letter available online on Facebook & Parish Blog. Also some copies in Church.
ALLHALLOWTIDE - The word ‘hallow’ means ‘holy’. The three days of ‘All Hallows Eve’, ‘All Hallows Day’ and ‘All Souls Day’ are referred to collectively as ‘Allhallowtide’, a time for honouring the saints and praying for our departed loved ones. 
FIRST FRIDAY (Nov 6th) Due to Level 5 restrictions, priests are not able to bring communion to their monthly calls. I am on call of course.
 INDULGENCE - From noon on November 1st until midnight on November 2nd a plenary indulgence applicable to the souls of the departed may be gained by visiting a church, praying for the Pope’s intentions and reciting one Our Father and the Apostles Creed or any prayer of your choice. The indulgence may also be gained by visiting a cemetery and praying for the dead from 1st-8th November. DIOCESE OF ARDAGH AND CLONMACNOIS REMEMBRANCE SERVICE FOR NOVEMBER - This Service is to take place on Sunday 1st Nov. at 3pm in Cathedrals and Churches throughout the country, and people will be invited to participate via webcam and other online media from their homes
PARISH REMEMBRANCE MASS Monday Nov 2nd 7:00p.m. online
LIST OF THE DEAD - Anyone who wishes to have their loved ones remembered in our Parish during the month of November can place the name of their loved ones in the box which will be left in Sanctuary of each Church. (http://www.longfordparish.com/stmelstv.htm)
A  PRAYER BEFORE BEDTIME
The Sign of the Cross In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit. Amen.
O my God,
As the evening falls I come to you in prayer.
I thank you for being with me in every moment of this day, guiding me and protecting me,
keeping me from harm.
 
On this November night
I bring before you in prayer all those dear to me who have died.
(Name those for whom you wish to pray).
Remember them God in your loving kindness.
May they now rest in your eternal peace.
 
May we who still miss them and grieve for them
find comfort in our belief that we will one day see them again
in the kingdom of heaven.
 
I remember in my prayer this night
all those who have died and who have no one to pray for them.
For these and for our loved ones I pray:
 
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. Amen.
May the Lord support us all the day long,
till the shades lengthen and the evening comes,
and the busy world is hushed and the fever of life is over
and our work is done.
Then in His love and mercy may He give us a safe lodging, a holy rest and peace at last. Amen.
(Blessed Henry Newman)
The Sign of the Cross In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit. Amen.
 
  A PRAYER BY THE GRAVESIDE
You may wish to bring flowers and/or holy water for the grave you are visiting.
The Sign of the Cross In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Prayer O Lord of life and hope, as I stand at this grave I remember with love (Name) (pause) Thank You for the gift of them in my life. I have been truly blessed by their presence, their words and actions, and their love. The pain of their loss is a reminder of the depth of the bond we shared. Give me the strength and courage to leave them in your care. Help me, O God, to realize that the distance between us now is not so great and that one day, I will be reunited with them in heaven, sharing in Your promise of eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Scripture tells us God’s word of consolation to us today
Romans 8:38-39 “I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, not present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God.”
Psalm 116:7-8 “Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you. For you, Lord, have delivered me from death.”
Philippians 3:20 “Our true home is in heaven, and Jesus Christ whose return we long for will come from heaven to save us.”
Our Father / Decade of the Rosary
THE FIRST GLORIOUS MYSTERY, THE RESURRECTION Pray the Our Father or one Our Father, ten Hail Mary’s and one Glory be…
Concluding Prayer Lord, with reverence, I leave my prayers and love at this grave and I remember, in faith and hope, the promise of the day of resurrection. Until that day, eternal rest be to (Name) and to all the holy dead. I place this prayer before you through Christ our Lord. Amen. In the Name of the Father..and of the...
The Sign of the Cross In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen