Clonmacnois Parish

July 25th 2021

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Fr. Tom Cox (Adm) Tel. 090 9674125/  0868319500 

Email: clonmacnoiseparish@gmail.com

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17th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
 ‘Jesus gave out as much as was wanted’
Chapter six of St. John’s Gospel is known as the ‘Bread Section’. It begins today with the ‘sign’ of the ‘feeding of the multitude’. This is the only miracle recorded in all four Gospels because it prefigures the great event of the Last Supper when the disciples were fed with the ‘Bread of Life’. The episode speaks of the boundless generosity of God and the fact that He alone can satisfy the hungers of the human heart. The little boy offered the little that he had-five barley loaves and two fish- and Jesus did the rest. Nothing is insignificant in His hands. Nothing is lost of what is given to Him. It was this Gospel story that Pope St. John Paul II proclaimed at a Mass with young people in Scotland in 1982. In his homily that day, the Holy Father spoke these encouraging words: ‘The little boy gave all he had and Jesus miraculously fed 5,000 people. It is exactly the same with your lives. Place your lives in the hands of Jesus. He will accept and bless you, and He will make use of your lives in a way that exceeds your greatest expectation’. Today Jesus asks for the loaves and fishes of our time and talents. If we withhold our time and talents we just might miss a miracle!
DEATHS - Please pray for the repose of the souls of
Bid (Brigid) Byrne (O’Carroll) Kilkenny, (mother of Brian O’Carroll, Cloghan Road). Philomena Hynes Carron, Clare (mother of Mairead Henry, Clonascra)  Eddie Connaughton, Lisduff, Belmont; (father of Brendan Connaughton– Shannonbridge) and brother in law Teresa Rohan  Oliver Coleman, Belmont (brother of Rosaleen Gunning)   all of whom died during the past week. May they rest in peace
RECENT BAPTISMS: With great joy we welcome: Aoife Mai Turley (Maynooth) in Christian Baptism recently
 
WEDDING BELLS Congratulations and best wishes to  Ailbhe Ryan Woodbank and Seán Murphy Wexford, who were married in St Finbarr’s Oratory, Gougane Barra  on Thursday last. We wish the newly weds every blessing in the times ahead.
 
SHANNONBRIDGE(15 seats/Max 50
7p.m. Vigil Mass of  17th Sunday —
Mon 26th July 10am Service
Tue 27th July 10am Mass
Wed 28th July 10am Mass
Thur 29th July 7pm Mass  Allen Kelly
Fri 30th July 7p.m Mass Kieran (28th A) and Gerard (49th A)
Sat 31st July 7p.m.
CLONFANLOUGH   (Max 50)
Sunday 25th July 10:30am Mary Kelly Carrowkeel, Clonfanlough
Mon 26th July 7p.m.  Mass
Sunday 1st August 10:30am Mass
OFFERTORY  July 18th €525
 
Anniversary Masses: when booking an anniversary Mass, please be flexible with the date involved, as we try to regulate numbers attending Mass at the weekend
SAINTS FOCUS  July 26th Ss Joachim and Anne They are traditionally named as the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary and grandparents of the Lord. Their feasts were celebrated separately until joined together in the Calendar of 1969. St Anne is the patron of Canada. 
July 29th St Martha Martha is the sister of Lazarus and Mary. She is the patron of cooks and dieticians.   July 31st St Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) He is the founder of the Jesuit religious order
World Grandparents Day. Monday 26th is the Feast of Joachim and Ann the grandparents of Jesus. This Sunday we celebrate the gift of all our Grandparents. One of the most painful aspects of lockdowns in the past 16 months was the forced separation of Grandparents from their Grandchildren. It was a pain deeply felt by both, as well as by the parents of course. We want to remind all Grandparents today of the gifts that you bring and the gifts that you are for all your Grandchildren.
Dear grandmother, dear grandfather, the Lord’s closeness will grant to all, even the frailest among us, the strength needed to embark on a new journey along the path of dreams, memory and prayer. (Pope Francis)
Elderly people are the “intensive prayer units” of the Church, Bishop David Oakley, chair of the Bishops’ Committee for Marriage and Family Life, has said ahead of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on Sunday next, 25 July. Bishop Oakley said that older Catholics play a vital part in the life of the Church through their intercession, even if they are unable to get to Mass.
 
 CONGRATULATIONS - To Aaron Brazil (Clongowney)  and all the Offaly u20 team and management who defeated Dublin on Thursday last to win the Leinster Championship
 THE LOUGH DERG PILGRIM PATH  on the lough shore is now open daily. The full route is a 12km loop, with a shorter 8km option, and several information boards highlight features of particular interest. Leaflets are available at the Visitors Centre. A guided walk experience will be offered on Sunday 25th and Saturday 31st July, with Mass outdoors, weather permitting. Further dates for these guided walks will follow for late August and early September. For bookings and further information email info@loughderg.org or telephone 0(0353) 71 9861518. www.loughderg.org Lough Derg Pilgrim Path, Pettigo, Co Donegal. F94 N289
JESUIT WEEK(Online) Sun 25 July – Sun 1 Aug Join us for Jesuit Week, beginning on this Sunday July 25 at 8:30pm and concluding on Sunday August 1st at 10:30am. There will be three 20-minute sessions each day. Participants are also encouraged to join us online for Mass at 12 noon each day. Facilitated by Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ, Raphoe Diocese, Paula McKeown (Down & Connor) and Patricia Mc Carthy, Prayer Guides Co-ordinator at Knock Shrine. Daily Schedule 10:30am – Retreat Talk by Bishop Alan Mc Guckian 12:00pm – Mass from Knock Shrine (join online) 4:00pm – Guided Meditation: with Patricia McCarthy 8:30pm – The Examen (Review of the Day): with Paula McKeown No booking / registration necessary. This event is free of charge. Donations welcome. These events will take place online on the Knock Shrine website www.knockshrine.ie/watch and on our Facebook page.
FOOT CARE: Mobile Foot Health Practitioner - house calls available daytime and evening. Contact Maura at 086 8053671 to arrange an appointment.
SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTO DRAW  19th  July 2021 Numbers drawn on Facebook Live 18-23-24-32 No Jackpot Winner, Three Match 3’s. Jackpot now at €13,000
CEMETERY EVENING  (August 7th) Sadly for the second year running we are unable to celebrate the Mass of Cemetery Saturday in the graveyards due to present restrictions. This was always a very special day for many people and in particular those of you who were bereaved in the past year. I will be happy to bless all the  graves privately during that week and we hope like last year to have a virtual blessing which you will be able to access through social media. More details later.
 MINISTRIES  IN CHURCH
CHURCH CARE   S’bridge Paula Claffey, Antoinette Kelly, Deirdre Kenny  Clonfanlough: Niamh Egan/Anne Rohan(July)  Marian Devery/Ann Kelly (Aug) READER July 31st @ 7pm Ffionn Anderson Aug. 1st  Bridie Coughlan Church Counters  Clonfanlough (July)
 
PRAYER FOR WORLD DAY FOR GRANDPARENTS AND THE ELDERLY  I thank You, Lord, for the comfort of Your presence: even in times of loneliness, You are my hope and my confidence, You have been my rock and my fortress since my youth! I thank You for having given me a family and for having blessed me with a long life. I thank You for moments of joy and difficulty, for the dreams that have already come true in my life and for those that are still ahead of me. I thank You for this time of renewed fruitfulness to which You call me. Increase, O Lord, my faith, make me a channel of your peace, teach me to embrace those who suffer more than me, to never stop dreaming and to tell of your wonders to new generations. Protect and guide Pope Francis and the Church, that the light of the Gospel might reach the ends of the earth. Send Your Spirit, O Lord, to renew the world, that the storm of the pandemic might be calmed, the poor consoled and wars ended. Sustain me in weakness and help me to live life to the full in each moment that You give me, in the certainty that you are with me every day even until the end of the age. Amen
MISSING YOU  – A prayer for grandparents and grandchildren missing each other Lord, I am missing their tiny hands in mine I miss their wrinkles and their smile I am missing their visits and our weekly walks I miss their voice and our face to face talks I am missing hearing all about their day I miss them showing me the way I am missing hugs and kisses I miss sharing fun and wishes I am missing tucking them in on sleepovers I miss story time snuggled under the covers I am missing joining our hands in prayer I miss just having them there I am missing seeing them grow I miss them sharing all the things they know I am missing the Rites of passage that have passed I miss being them being with us at Mass I am missing the grandchildren's ring on the door bell I miss granny and grandad and hope they are well. I am missing their presence day and night, I miss my grandparents, my guiding light. Please bless my grandchildren, and keep them safe and sound. Pease mind granny and grandad until we can have them around. AMEN by Brenda Drumm, Catholic Communications Office
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Clonmacnois Parish

July 18th 2021

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Fr. Tom Cox (Adm) Tel. 090 9674125/  0868319500 

Email: clonmacnoiseparish@gmail.com

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16th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
‘You must come away to some lonely place’
 Jesus invites His friends to come aside to a lonely place to rest a while. He understood the importance of having rhythm and balance in life. He was teaching them that no fruitful work is possible without the practice of solitude. If they are to journey out to others they must first make the journey inwards to regain their perspective and recharge their spirit. Solitude is the ordeal that gives us the right to speak. Dag Hammarskjold, the second Secretary General of the United Nations extolled the necessity of solitude in these memorable words: ‘Speak only out of silence; act only out of stillness’. It is out of silence and solitude that worship springs. The cultivation of a healthy silence is of the essence if the celebration of the Eucharist on the Lord’s Day is to have meaning. The ‘little encounters’ during the week prepare the ground for the ‘great encounter’ on the ‘Day of the Sun’. These ‘little encounters’ or ‘minute vacations’ can happen over a cup of coffee in the early morning or in a quiet corner of the house when the family has gone to bed. The important thing is to find that sanctuary place each day where God can speak to the heart. God is the friend of silence.
‘You can hear the footsteps of God when silence reigns in the mind’
A Summer Letter to best friends
As the summer emerges, we take time to connect again with our Family and Friends and hopefully renew the relationship that was partly disturbed by Covid. Here is a reflective letter to best friends. One day, all of us will get separated from each other. We will miss our conversations of everyday of everything and nothing and the dreams we had. Days, months and years will pass until this contact becomes rare. One day, our children will see our pictures and ask : "Who are these people? ”. And we will smile with invisible tears because a heart is touched with a strong word. And we will say : “It was with them that I had some of the best days of my life”. Thank you friends for being there for me And always bringing a smile on my face. Love you all best friends
RECENT BAPTISMS: With great joy we welcome:
Meábh Aine Cleary
Isabel Tess Kelly
Tom Maeve Miracle Molloy
Abi Laura O’Shea  into the Christian Family.
 SHANNONBRIDGE(15 seats/Max 50
Sat 17th July 7pm Peoples’ Intention
Mon 19th July 10am Mass [Kathleen Downey & Deceased Members of Comber Family]
Tues 20th July 10am Mass Optional Memorial of St. Apollinaris, bishop and Martyr [Coffee Morning outside Hall afterwards)
Wed 21st July  10am Mass [Special Intention] Optional Memorial of St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor of The Church
Thurs 22nd July St. Mary Magdalene (Feast) 10am Service of Word & Communion
Fri 23rd July  10am Service of Word & Commuion St. Bridget of Sweden, Patron of Europe (Feast)
Sat 24th [Optional Memorial of St. Decaln, bishop]
7p.m. Vigil Mass of  17th Sunday —
CLONFANLOUGH   (Max 50)
Sunday 18th July 10:30a.m. Anne (Birdie) Kelly (Clonfanlough & the Hill) & Husband Willie (June ‘81); Sr. William Kelly & Paddy & dec’d members of Kelly family
Tues 20th July 7pm. Mass
Sunday 25th July 10:30am Mary Kelly Carrowkeel, Clonfanlough
 
OFFERTORY  July 11th 2021  €625
SAINTS FOCUS
Feast Days July 22nd St Mary Magdalene Mary stood by the cross of Jesus; with two other women she discovered the empty tomb; she was granted an appearance of the Risen Lord early the same day. She has been described as ‘the apostle to the apostles’. 
 
July 23rd St Bridget of Sweden Born in 1303 she raised eight children and after the death of her husband, she founded the Bridgettine Order and lived in Rome. She was declared a Patron of Europe in 2000 
 
24th July St Declan He dates back to the time of St Patrick. He is associated with Ardmore, Co Waterford. Prayer Light of all who sit in darkness: we remember with thanksgiving Your servant Saint Declan and all those who spread the light of the Gospel in this land. Strengthen all those who bear witness to Christ and guid us in this and every day in the right way. Amen Saint Declan pray for us
 The Lough Derg Pilgrim Path on the lough shore is now open daily. There is a 12km or 8km loop option, and several information boards highlight features of particular interest. Leaflets are available at the Visitors Centre. A guided walk experience will be offered on Sun. 25th and Sat. 31st July, with Mass outdoors, weather permitting. Further dates for these guided walks will follow for late August and early September. For bookings and further information, email: info@loughderg.org or telephone 071 9861518. www.loughderg.org Accord Ballinasloe Going through a difficult time in your relationship? Maybe we can help…
ACCORD Ballinasloe is open for face-to-face counselling in a safe environment. For more information, call 090 963573/086 4149033 or email: accordballinasloe@gmail.com
Credo Catechism Course: Want to learn more about the Catholic faith? Then you are welcome to join us for ‘Credo’ - a free, online course of instruction presented by the association of the faithful, Companions of the Gospel. Our next meeting takes place on Thursday 22nd July @ 8pm on Zoom (Meeting ID: 841 7305 8292; Passcode: 8882021) and will examine: ‘The Knowledge of God according to the Church’ (CCC 36-38)..
Wedding Bells: Congratulations to Shane Flannery (Creevagh)  and Sinéad Guinan (Ferbane) ,        who were married in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ferbane, last Saturday 10th July.  We wish Shane &  Sinéad many years of married happiness and togetherness
WORDS OF THE WISE
To make a difference in someone's life, You do not have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful, or perfect. You just have to car
If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears
 
 SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTO DRAW  12th  July 2021 Numbers drawn on Facebook Live 17-18-20-25 No Jackpot Winner, Two Match 3’s. Jackpot now at €12,800 No results submitted to parish bulletin
MINISTRIES  IN CHURCH
CHURCH CARE   S’bridge Dympna Fitzpatrick, Dympna O’Carroll, Linda Moran  Clonfanlough: Niamh Egan/Anne Rohan(July)  READER July 24th @ 7pm Kieran O’Connor  July 25th Della Fitzgerald Church Counters  Clonfanlough (July)
 
World Day of Prayer for Grandparents & the Elderly celebrated on Sunday 25th July. The theme for this day of prayer is “I am with you always” (Matthew 28:20).
Plant a Tree in their Memory: The Catholic Grandparents Association is inviting families and parishes to ‘Plant a Tree in their Memory’. By planting this tree families have a chance to remember all those grandparents, elderly people including elderly priests and religious, who have passed away after a lifetime of dedication, love and service to their families and parishes.
PRAYER FOR GRANDPARENTS
World Day for Grandparents & the Elderly
I thank You, Lord, for the comfort of Your presence: even in times of loneliness. You are my hope and my confidence.You have been my rock and my fortress since my youth! I thank You for having given me a family and for having blessed me with a long life. I thank You for moments of joy and difficulty, for the dreams that have already come true in my life and for those that are still ahead of me. I thank You for this time of renewed fruitfulness to which You call me. Increase, O Lord, my faith, make me a channel of your peace, teach me to embrace those who suffer more than me, to never stop dreaming and to tell of your wonders to new generations. Protect and guide Pope Francis and the Church, that the light of the Gospel might reach the ends of the earth. Send Your Spirit, O Lord, to renew the world, that the storm of the pandemic might be calmed, the poor consoled and wars ended. Sustain me in weakness and help me to live life to the full in each moment that You give me, in the certainty that you are with me every day, even until the end of the age. Amen
Foot Care: Mobile Foot Health Practitioner - house calls available daytime and evening. Contact Maura at 086 8053671 to arrange an appointment.
OUTDOOR COFFEE MORNING  Tuesday July 20th after 10am Mass outside Shannonbridge Hall.