Clonmacnois Parish
May 29th 2022
Ascension Sunday (C)
Fr. Tom Cox (Adm) Tel. 090 9674125/ 0868319500
Email: clonmacnoiseparish@gmail.com
WEB shannonbridge.blogspot.ie
FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/tomas.macconchoille (Live)
FEAST OF THE ASCENSION
‘Now as He blessed them He withdrew from them and was carried up to heaven’
As Jesus ascended into heaven He blessed His friends and then they let Him go. Life is like that. As we move from one stage to the next we must bless what has been and let it go in order to embrace fruitfully what has yet to be. Consequently, we move from childhood to the middle years to old age; from home to school to the world of work to retirement. While each stage brings its joys and successes, it also brings its’ sorrows and failures. We must avoid the temptation to ‘nurse’ the hurts and wounds of the past. We are products of the past, but we don’t need to be prisoners of it. If we want to fly, we have to give-up what weighs us down. We would do well to be guided rather, by the spirit of the old adage: ‘forget what hurt you but never forget what it taught you’. Holding-on is believing that there is only a past; letting-go is knowing that there is a future and that is true freedom. The friends of Jesus would come to understand.
GUIDANCE Holy Spirit, give me wisdom and the courage of my Convictions, as I make life decisions today and every day. Some may be simple, others complex, but all require honesty and quiet reflection. I pray that, with your help and guidance, my heart will be open to God’s will in whatever choices I am asked to make. Amen
UVALDE Looking at our school children playing happily during the week on a sunny Friday, it was such a contrast to the horror that unfolded in Robb Elementary (Primary) school in Texas. One thing I found interesting afterwards was an impatience with the “thoughts and prayers” response of so many in civic leadership. In jewish tradition a prayer without action is regarded as just noise. Prayer, signs of peace (suspended since Covid) are meant to help us “go in peace to love and serve”. They are calls to action. Prayer works only if it is not an excuse for self justification
SHANNONBRIDGE
Sat 28th 7pm Vigil Mass
Mon 30th May 10am Mass
Tuesday 31 May 10am: The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
This feast day celebrates Mary’s visit to her cousin Elizabeth. It goes back to the fourteenth century. The present date of celebration was set in 1969
Wednesday 1 June 10am Mass St. Justin.
He converted to Christianity after years studying various pagan philosophies. Justin was beheaded in Rome in 165.
Thursday 2 June 10am : Ss Marcellinus and Peter.
Friday 3 June 10am: St. Kevin.
Saturday 4 June 7pm Vigil : St. Charles Lwanga.
CLONFANLOUGH
29th May 10:30am Ascension of the Lord.
Friday 3rd June 7pm First Friday
Sunday 5th June 2022 @ 10:30am
CLUAIN CHIARAIN
Mass Wednesday, 1st June @ 7:30pm
WEDDING CONGRATULATIONS to Trish Duffy (Clondelara) who married Barry McAlinden (Attical) on May 19th last.
CONFIRMATION: Congratulations to the pupils from Clonmacnois N.S. who were Confirmed during the past week
PRAYER FOR EXAM TIME Lord, be with me as I begin my exams, help me to think clearly,to be calm and to express my answers accurately. Help me to realise that you are with me throughout my life and with your Spirit to guide me I may reach my full potential. Amen
Pope Francis' Prayer for Communications Lord, teach us to move beyond ourselves, and to set out in search of truth. Teach us to go out and see, teach us to listen, not to entertain prejudices or draw hasty conclusions. Teach us to go where no one else will go, to take the time needed to understand, to pay attention to the essentials, not to be distracted by the superfluous, to distinguish deceptive appearances from the truth. Grant us the grace to recognise your dwelling places in our world and the honesty needed to tell others what we have seen.
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
No Winner, NO Match 3. Extra €400 added to make Jackpot now €6,800
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 22nd €505
Name of Account Clonmacnois Parochial Account. BIC-BOFIIE2DXXX
IBAN-IE90BOFI90368011629381 Please put your name and/or your box number in reference section.
. 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: 4/6/22 @7pm Eileen Quinn (SB)/ 5/6/22 Rita Molloy (Cf)
Eucharistic Minister Sinead Ryan 4/6/22 (7pm SB) Maura Molloy 5/6/22 (10:30am Clonfanlough)
Church Care Martha Murphy/ Marie McManus SB)
June Leanne Quinne/Breda Maleney(CF)
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ESKER NOVENA 2022 to Our Mother of Perpetual Help will be held in person this year. Regretfully this will be the final novena at Esker as the Redemptorists will be leaving the area in November. The novena will commence on Tuesday May 31st and end on Wednesday June 8th. There will be five sessions per day. 8am, 10am, 4pm, 6pm & 8pm. There will be a special session with anointing of the sick on Saturday 4th June at 12 noon and on Sunday 5 th June blessing of all children at the 10am, 12 noon and 6pm sessions. Everyone is welcome.
Clonfert Pilgrimage to Lourdes 19th - 24th August 2022. For further information please contact Society Travel Ballinasloe at 090 964 5350.
SONGFEST in Ballinasloe (for Charity) on Thursday 2nd June 2022 at 8pm with B.A.R.A singers & Ballinasloe Town Band. Adm. €10
CONGRATULATIONS to our neighbouring Parish of MeelickEyrecourtClonfert where on May 31st (7:30) Bishop Duignan will sign a decree raising Clonfert as a recognised shrine of Diocesan right & Fr. Declan as its first Rector.
THE PRAY FOR LIFE NOVENA continues until Tuesday 31st May, the Feast of the Visitation - is an invitation to join thousands of people across Ireland to pray for the protection of human life. 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 prayer
PRAYER FOR ADDICTION: Do you or somebody you know suffer from addiction—Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling, Pornography, Food, Internet etc. Please come to the shrine of Matt Talbot in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Sean Mc Dermot street, Dublin, on Sunday 12th June at 2pm, and join our annual national pilgrimage to pray for freedom from all these addictions. For more information, visit www.matttalbotprayersociety.com or call (048) 71262894
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
World Communications Day celebrated this Sunday 29th May. The theme is ‘To learn and to listen again’ Pope Francis invites us to listen with the ear of the heart. “Listening is the first indispensable ingredient of dialogue and good communication. Communication does not take place if listening has not taken place.” Pope Francis
A Social Media Prayer Lord, bless all bloggers Inspire all Instagrammers Bring wisdom and hope to all on WhatsApp May faith shine through on Facebook May all Tweeters be temperate in tone May the spirit be within those who Snapchat and SKYPE Give grace to all on Google + May those on FLICKR always be able to picture you Watch over all those on Tumblr. Grace all digital missionaries with wisdom, courage, understanding, love, and trust in you. AMEN
PLANNING MEETING for Fr. Hanlon Diamond (60th) Jubilee of Ordination Mass (June 17th at 7pm) on Tues 31st May at 8pm in Shannonbridge Hall. Ideas & help welcome
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