Clonmacnois Parish
May 22nd 2022
6th Sunday of Easter (C)
Fr. Tom Cox (Adm) Tel. 090 9674125/ 0868319500
Email: clonmacnoiseparish@gmail.com
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SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
‘Peace I bequeath to you,
my own peace I give you’ ‘
When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace’. These eloquent sentiments expressed by legendary American rock guitarist, Jimmi Hendrix make the important connection between love and peace, and mirror precisely the words of Jesus in the Upper Room as He bids farewell to His disciples. Having appealed to His friends to love one another Jesus now bequeaths to them the gift of peace. Peace actually begins with love, and we find peace when we live our lives through the lens of love. It’s not something that can be achieved, but something one must become. The peace which Jesus offers is an inner peace, knowing as He does that it is ‘peace within that makes beauty without’. It is His gift, then, and it is only by opening our hearts to Him that we can receive and foster that precious gift. A world without God can never know peace. No God, no peace; know God, know peace!
‘Peace is a gift of God, but requires our efforts. Let us be people of peace in word and deed. Please, please let us not get used to war. May the leaders of nations hear people’s plea for peace’. (Pope Francis).
CONGRATULATIONS to the boys and girls in our Parish who received the Sacrament of Confirmation this week. These are weeks of great grace and blessing for all of us. A special thank y ou to our teachers our parents and our children.
SHANNONBRIDGE
Sat 21st 7pm Parish Vigil Mass (Nuala, May & Martin Ryan Anniv.)
Mon 23rd 10am Mass
Tues 24th 10am Mass Day of Prayer for the Church in China.
Wed 25th 10am Mass St. Bede the Venerable St. Gregory V11 St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi
Thurs 26th 10am Mass (St. Philip Neri.
Fri 27th 10am Mass (St. Augustine of Canterbury
Sat 28th 7pm Vigil Mass
CLONFANLOUGH
22nd May 10:30am
29th May 10:30am
CLUAIN CHIARAIN
Mass Wednesday, May 25th @ 7:30pm
RECENT DEATHS Please pray for the repose of the souls of Marian Kirwan, Churchtown, Dublin (sister of Eithne Kilduff, Clonlyon)
DIOCESAN ASSEMBLY The work of our Assembly is now complete. A draft report has been circulated to the delegates; this will be finalised by the end of the month and made available to all the parishes. The final report will be submitted to the National Synod Committee and with submissions from all the dioceses of the country will form part of one submission to the Synod in Rome in 2023. The Committee will continue to work on implementing the decisions of the Assembly in our Diocese and will inform us of the process going forward. Thanks to all our delegates who have faithfully stayed with the process and contributed so generously to the final outcome We pray that their work will bear fruit as part of the Synod Pathway for the entire Church.
EXAM PRAYER Lord, as I prepare to study (sit my exam) Send your Holy Spirit to guide me. Keep me calm. Help me to do the best I can. Give me peace, understanding and wisdom. Be with me today and always. Amen
FOR PEACE O God, though the human race is divided by dissension and discord, yet we know that by testing us you change our hearts to prepare them for reconciliation. Even more, by your Spirit you move human hearts that enemies may speak to each other again, adversaries may join hands, and peoples seek to meet together. Amen.
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LOCAL LINK BUS SERVICE TO Athlone every Saturday from Shannonbridge Church at 1:30pm. Return from Golden Island Athlone at 4:45pm
PARISH OFFERTORY May 15th €865
Easter Dues €1,890 Trocaire €2,095
Name of Account Clonmacnois Parochial Account. BIC-BOFIIE2DXXX
IBAN-IE90BOFI90368011629381 Please put your name and/or your box number in reference section.
Our Lady of Clonfert
May Masses and Devotions 2022:
Masses will take place at the shrine each night, Monday to Friday at 7.30 p.m., Saturday Mass at 7pm and Sunday Mass at 10.30 a.m. and 7pm. Mass also each Friday at 12 noon for the month. Rosary and Benediction following evening Mass on Sunday’s on the 22nd, and 29th. Guest celebrants and speakers covering many topics of life. CLONFERT CHURCH H53D702. Masses can be viewed on www.churchservice.tv/clonfert. We would appreciate if face coverings could be worn in church.
OUR LADY OF CLONFERT PRAYER Our Lady of Clonfert, I come to you, as one of your children, who will never forget the importance of a woman like you. I come because I believe in you. I come to say thanks for the past and the present and ask you to bless me in the future. You know me, you know how I live and you know my needs. Please help me especially when I need you most. I have problems, worries and anxieties the same as everyone else, help me to cope. So often I would just love to give up when life hurts me and people betray me, but give me the courage never to lose heart. Bless my family, my life and my friends. Help me, no matter what happens to me in life, to believe to trust and to hope. Our Lady of Clonfert, pray for us.
CLONFANLOUGH ROSARY - At the Grottos are back for the month of May. Everyone is welcome for the month of May to say the Rosary at 7pm on Monday evening at Clonfanlough Church Grotto. This is being said for Ireland and peace in the world.
MINISTRIES
Readers: 28/5 @7pm Isobel Claffey (SB)/May 29th Bridie Coughlan Eucharistic Minister Dympna Fitzpatrick 28/5/22 (7pm SB) Anne Rohan 29/5/22 (10:30am Clonfanlough)
Church Care Paula Claffey, Antoinette Kelly, Deirdre Kenny(SB) Angela Walsh Rosaleen Gunning (CF)
RACHEL GOODE & BAND in Concert in Moore Community Hall Saturday 21st May 8:30pm Admission €12 Ticket only event via https://buytickets.at/moorecommunityhall
IRISH CATHOLIC PAPER Copies of the Irish Catholic newspaper are available Cost €2.50, I will be reducing our order from 10 copies to 6 .
CEMETERY DEVOTIONS will take place in on the Holiday Weekend in Clonmacnois on Saturday, July 30th at 3pm
THE PRAY FOR LIFE NOVENA is an invitation to join thousands of people across Ireland to pray for the protection of human life, from Monday 23rd May to the Feast of the Visitation on 31st May 2022. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life in Ireland. Visit www.prayforlife.ie for the daily novena prayers. This is an initiative of the Council for Life of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference.
PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORJE Aodh & Carmel Horan on 24th August for 7 nights €765 accompanied by Spiritual Director. Enquiries 087 2072996.
ALL IRELAND ROSARY RALLY KNOCK Sat. 4th June at 1.30 p.m. Afternoon of Prayer for World Peace. Main Celebrant Archbishop Thaddeus Okolo, Papal Nuncio to Ireland. Bus being organised by Aodh & Carmel Horan 087 2072996
FREE MUSIC EVENT ‘Music for a Midsummer’s Evening Saturday 11th June, Knock Basilica An Evening of Inspiring Irish & Choral Music ‘Music for a Midsummer’s Evening’, featuring the Palestrina Choir, Dublin, Soprano Rachel Croash, Mezzo Soprano Anne Marie Gibbons, the Marlborough Sinfonia, Organist Aleksandr Nisse and Conductor Blánaid Murphy. This will be a wonderful evening of inspiring Irish and choral music, with classics including Danny Boy and The Minstrel Boy, centred around the uplifting Vivaldi Gloria. Doors 6pm. Concert 7pm. Admission Free. Please note, while this is a free event, it will be on a first come, first served basis. Patrons are advised to arrive early, as there is limited seating available. Find out more at www.knockshrine.ie/midsummermusic
PAULINE JARICOT Beatification of Pauline Jaricot one of Missio’s founders on this Sunday May 22 in Lyon, France. Pauline established a penny collection in her local area in 1822 the first social missionary network. Supporters met in small groups to donate pennies, pray and exchange news about the missions. This network became the Society for the Propagation of the faith on 3 May 1822
Grace Dunican, Sam Bracken, Kate McCoy,
Ailish Buckley, Callie Hennessy, Alannah Daly,
James Darcy, Joshua Spain-Connaughton, Noah O’Duffy, Conor Fallon, Oisin Kenny, Charlotte Claffey, Eva Seery
DIAMOND JUBILEEE OF FR. O’HANLON Friday, June 17th next sees the exact date of our former Parish Priests’ Ordination back in 1962. He’s agreed to come to join us for an evening Mass at 7pm in Shannonbridge. We will have some refreshments and who knows what afterwards in the Hall!!
