Clonmacnois Parish Bulletin August 28th 2022

 

Clonmacnois Parish

August 28th 2022

Twenty-Second 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)

 

 

TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

‘Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled’ St. Bernard of Clairvaux is quoted as saying that the three greatest virtues in life are humility, humility, humility. The word humility comes from the Latin word ‘humus’, meaning earth. To be humble, then is to be grounded, earthed. Humility is not weakness. It is the surest sign of strength. It is the key to wonder. It means accepting with joy the wonder of my being, while acknowledging that all I have comes from God. It is about developing a healthy estimate of myself as He sees me. The opposite of humility is pride. Pride is about my glory; humility is about God’s glory. Pride is concerned with who is right; humility is concerned with what is right. Pride makes us artificial; humility makes us real (Thomas Merton). It’s not thinking less of myself; it’s thinking of myself less. It’s not about denying my strengths; it’s being honest about my weaknesses. We actually come nearest to the great when we are great in humility. St. Clare of Assisi got the balance right when she was heard to pray on her deathbed: ‘thank you God for having created me’.

 

 SHANNONBRIDGE

Sat 27th 7pm Vigil  (Private Intn)

Mon 29th 10am Passion of St. John the Baptist

Tues 30th 10am St. Fiacre, monk (Optional Memorial)

Wed 31st 10am St. Aidan of Lindisfarne,

Thurs 1st Sept 10am Kieran, Joe & Margaret Mannion (Aughinacabe) World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

Fri 2nd Sept 10am First Friday

Sat 3rd Sept  7pm

CLONFANLOUGH

Sun 28th Aug 10:30am Kieran (Harry)

Kearns Anniv.

Thursday 1st Sept 7pm (Eve of 1st Friday)

Sun 4th Sept 10:30am Gordon McEvoy

CLUAIN CHIARAIN

Next Mass Wed., 7th Sept @ 7:30pm

RECENT DEATHS

Your prayers are requested for the soul of Val Drummond Sneem, father of Geraldine Darcy

OFFERTORY  Aug 20/21st  €490

FEAST DAYS   for coming week

Aug. 29th Passion of St John the Baptist He is found worthy of the martyr’s death, his last and greatest act of witness to Christ.

Aug.31st St Aiden of Lindisfarne He was a monk on the island of Iona and also in Lindisfarne. He died in 651.

Sept.: 3rd St Gregory the Great (Pope) As pope he referred to himself as “the servant of the servants of Christ”. He died in 604

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock will take place on Sunday 4th Sept. Ceremonies will begin at 2.30 p.m.

OPEN DAY Orthodox Monastery of the Life-giving Spring Ard Ciaran Shannonbridge Open Day on Saturday 10 th September 2022, from 14.00 to 17.00 hours. Enquiries  Sr. Iosifia at 0894831802.

MINISTRIES

Readers: 3/9/22 @7pm Ffionn Anderson  (SB)/ 4/9/22 @10:30am  Maura Molloy (Cf)

Communion 3/9/22 @7pm John Mitchell  4/9/22@10:30am Mary Kelly  Church Care  Martha Murphy, Marie McManus  SB:Anne McEvoy/Eilish Egan (Sept)(CF) Counters: Shannonbridge (Aug 28th) Clonfanlough (Sept)

BAPTISM   We welcome into the community  Senan Duffy and   Iarla Larkin

 A walk through the Mass (week 3)

Penitential Rite, Gloria. All the other ritual acts of this part of the mass are intended to gather us together into a worshipping assembly. Sometimes we are asked to pause and recall our common need for salvation (the Penitential Rite). Sometimes the hymn “Glory to God in the Highest” is sung or recited at this point. The “Gloria” has been a part of the mass since about the sixth century! These longer hymns and responses are found in the newsletter. Opening Prayer. At the close of this first part of the mass the priest will ask us to join our minds in prayer, and after a few moments of silence he will collect our intentions into one prayers to which we all respond ”Amen,” a Hebrew word for “So be it.” After the readings we move to the table of the altar. As at a meal in the home of a friend, we: 1. set the table 2. Say grace 3. Share the food (we eat and drink)

At mass these ritual actions are called: 1. The preparation of the gifts 2. The Eucharistic Prayer 3. The Communion Rite

 First Day of School

 I wonder what you’re doing now And if everyone is treating you kind, I hope there is a special person, A nice friend that you can find. I wonder if the teacher knows How special you are to me And if the brightness of your heart Is something the teacher can see? I wonder if you think of me And if you need a hug. I already miss the sound of your voice And when you give my leg a tug. I wonder if you understand My joy at seeing you grow, And on this day, know my heart breaks. As out in the world, I’m letting you go!

Schools re-open this week. Good luck to all students in our parish schools as they return this week! We wish every blessing on children beginning school for the very first time.

Exam Results On Friday next our students who did their Leaving Cert in June will receive their results. God our Father May your presence be felt as our young people receive their exam results this week. May they know their work and value is not based on academic achievement but on your great love for us. Help them to trust in your goodness, Fix their eyes firmly on you and guide their steps along the path before them. Amen

 

We wish all Leaving Certificate students every best wish as the results are made known this week. We wish them every blessing as they embark on the next stage of their lives. Remember your exam results do not define you as a person and /or predict your future. Laura Henry

 

The Season of Creation: 1 st Sept. – 4th Oct. 2022.

Theme ‘Listen to the Voice of Creation’. Pope Francis established 1st September as an annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation - (Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi) and celebrates the joy of creation as well as encouraging awareness raising initiatives to protect the natural environment. In this Season of Creation, this symbol of God's Spirit calls us to listen to the voice of creation, to the voices of those who suffer the impacts of climate change, to the voices of those who hold generational wisdom about how to live gratefully within the limits of the land. These are voices of the Earth. The global Christian family is called to awaken to the urgent need to heal our relationships with creation and with each other and to encourage our parish communities to do the same, "for we know that things can change!" (Laudato Si', 13).

 

SUMMER ORGAN CONCERT Fri 26, 8pm, Tullamore Church – Pipes v Strings – featuring Bláithin Cotter, Ella Fallon & Arthur Green.  Tickets  €15/10

 PATTERN MASS Sunday September 11th Prayers at 2:45pm, Mass at 3pm with  our Diocesan Administrator Fr. Tom Healy. Preacher: Fr. Pat Brown. If you can help in any way to bring chairs (seating limited), steward at Car Parking, man 5 points for collection or help with catering, read /pray/sing at Liturgy — I would love to hear from you. Fr. Cox 086 8319500

MEALS ON WHEELS If anyone would like to receive the Community  Dinners. Contact 087 2410587 for details

PILATES CLASS Shannonbridge Hall. Thursdays 11am 087 2410587

DOON/SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTERY Draw 22/8/22 umbers drawn 10-12-22-29 No winner. Three Match 3.  Jackpot €9,800

BEST WISHES to Rachra GAA Vs Clodiagh Gaels on Satu 27th August at 6pm in Ballycumber in the C’ship.

MASS SERVERS: If there are parents who wish their children to serve Mass during the summer holidays, please contact me at 086 8319500 or 090 9674125. For Safeguarding protocols we need to fill up particular forms.  It is hoped to draw up teams and a weekly rota in September, once schools re-open.

HAIL MARY, FULL OF GRACE  Do  you have an interest in or devotion to Our Lady?  Like to explore her mission in the Church?  True Devotion to Mary Study Group forming in September.  See www.creideamh.ie/mary for details.  All welcome but places limited.

GREATER BALLINASLOE FRIENDS OF JALINGO APPEAL  (www.creideamh.ie/mission-project):  Fundraising Committee thank all who contributed.   €5,295.92 has been raised.

QUOTABLE QUOTES

 -“I’m furious with Womens Libbers. They get up on soap boxes to preach that women are brighter than men. That’s true, but it should be kept very quiet or it ruins the whole racket.” - Anite Loos

-“A good novel tells us the truth about its hero. A bad novel tells us the truth about its author.” - G.K. Chesterton.

 “France is a country where to money falls apart in your hand and you can’t tear the toilet paper.” -Billy Wilder.

- “For every person wishing to teach, there are thirty not wanting to be taught.” - W.C. Sellar.

-“Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite.” -Karl Popper

FREE DRAW  Win a trip to Medjugorje with the Irish Centre: Win one week’s all included package trip to Medjugorje for one person. This includes 7 nights B&B, return airport transfer and flight (up to €300 flight & luggage value). To be in with a chance to win go to our website www.med-irishcentre.com For more details tel. 00353 1443 4510 or email reservations@med-irishcentre.com

Bright Beginnings Ferbane are hiring Childcare staff who have a minimum FETAC L5 Qualification. To apply please send your cv to brightbeginningsferbane@yahoo.ie Further info. Ph: 090 6453777.

HIGH STREET/BELMONT WOMEN’S GROUP - Will run their Annual Cake Sale, Hampers & Raffle after 12 noon Mass on Sun. 4th Sept. in High St. Hall in aid of Daffodil Day, Irish Cancer Society. Please support

Back to School Clonmacnois N.S.  reopens on Wednesday Aug 31st  Wishing every blessing for the year ahead.

 

 

 

Clonmacnois Parish

August 21st 2022

Twenty-First 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)

 
 LAUNCH OF SYNTHESIS OF the Consultation in Ireland for the Diocesan Stage of the Universal Synod  2021-2023.  Click on www.synod.ie
“The strong sense of shared responsibility that has guided our synodal process so far, from the local to the national level, has been a great encouragement. It is hoped that this will continue to motivate us to develop our skills of deep listening and discernment, as we reflect on the significance of our national synthesis, and the different voices of the church around the world, asking what God wants of us in light of what we have heard.” Dr. Nicola Brady (Chair of steering committee)
 
TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
 ‘Try your best to enter by the narrow door’
The striking image of the ‘narrow door’ in today’s Gospel conjures up the scene on any given match day at venues around the country as supporters queue to enter the stadium. While great throngs approach the gates, each person enters the turnstile alone, provided the ticket is valid. At the end of life’s journey we enter the ‘narrow door’ alone in order to reach the heavenly kingdom. We don’t hold someone else by the hand. To ensure that our ticket is valid we should prepare for the fateful moment without despair or presumption. Entry to the celestial banquet is neither easy nor automatic. It entails living by the wisdom of the Gospel; listening to the word of God and keeping it. That means taking the road less travelled, but the prize is worth the effort. It is wise to prepare for death then. By doing so we actually clarify our life. The word departure literally means to pull up anchor and set sail. Consequently, everything that happens prior to death is preparation for the final voyage. This parable is a wake-up call, a reminder that our actions have consequences. Can you think of anything more painful than to arrive at the heavenly stadium, and have to listen to the celebrations within while being forced to remain outside? ‘In the end if we don’t have God we don’t have anything other than an end’.
 
 SHANNONBRIDGE
Sat 20th 7pm Vigil
Mon 22nd 10am
Tues 23rd 10am
Wed 24th 10am
Thurs 25th 10am
Fri 26th 10am
Sat 27th 7pm Vigil
CLONFANLOUGH
Sun 21st Aug 10:30am Paddy Brazil MM
Sun 28th Aug 10:30am Kieran (Harry) Kearns Anniv.
CLUAIN CHIARAIN
Next Mass Wed., 7th Sept @ 7:30pm
RECENT DEATHS
Your prayers are requested for the soul of Mary Earls Galboley, Bullaun(sister of Kay Kelly, Clonfanlough
OFFERTORY  Aug 13/14th  €353.40 Aug 15th (Assumption) €195
FEAST DAYS   for coming week
Aug. 22nd The Queenship of Mary Pope Pius X11 established this feast in 1954. The feast is a logical follow-up to the Assumption and is now celebrated on the octave of that feast.
Aug.23rd St Rose of Lima (1568-1617) St. Eugene
 Aug. 24th St Bartholomew (Apostle) Bartholomew is also known as Nathanael in the Gospels.-Patron Saint of Plasterers, tanners and leather workers.
Thursday 25th: St. Louis, King of France-Patron of French Monarchy & Barbers.      Saturday 27th: St. Monica-Mother of St. Augustine-Patron Saint of Mothers.
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock will take place on Sunday 4th Sept. Ceremonies will begin at 2.30 p.m.
The HUB at Knock Shrine – Family Day on 21st August, a day for families and children with a range of fun activities
OPEN DAY Orthodox Monastery of the Life-giving Spring Ard Ciaran Shannonbridge Open Day on Saturday 10 th September 2022, from 14.00 to 17.00 hours. Enquiries  Sr. Iosifia at 0894831802.
MINISTRIES
Readers: 27/8/22 @7pm Fiachra Anderson  (SB)/ 28/8/22 @10:30am  Kearns family reader (Cf)
Communion 27/8/22 @7pm Sinead Ryan  28/8/22@10:30am Linda Donaghy 28/8/22  Church Care  Paula Claffey, Antoinette Kelly, Deirdre Kenny SB:Marian Devery/Ann Kelly (Aug) (CF) Counters: Shannonbridge
 Prayer of Thanksgiving.
God of all blessings, source of all life, giver of all grace: We thank you for the gift of life. for the breath that sustains life, for the food of this earth that nurtures life, We thank you for our families who mind and care for us. for friends who love us by choice, we thank you for the mystery of creation: for the beauty that the eye can see, for the joy that the ear may hear, for companions at work, who share our burdens and daily tasks, for strangers who welcome us into their midst, for people from other lands who call us to grow in understanding, for children who lighten our moments with delight, for the unborn, who offer us hope for the future. We thank you for this day: for life and one more day to love, for opportunity and one more day to work for justice and peace, for neighbours and one more person to love and by whom be loved, for Your grace and one more experience of your presence, for Your promise to be with us, to be our God, and to give salvation. For these, and all blessings, we give you thanks, eternal, loving God, through Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
A Walk Through the Mass (2)
 Greeting: The mass is a series of movements or moments with nourishment for the people from the table of the Word and the table of the Altar. Ideally, the priest begins the mass from the chair and invites us to begin with the sign of the cross, reminding us of Baptism, and this is followed by the greeting “ the Lord be with you.” You will hear this greeting frequently. It means many things. Like ”good day” it can mean both “hello” and “good bye”. It is both a wish (may the Lord be with you / Día Dhuit) and a profound statement of faith (as you assemble for worship, the Lord is with you ). It is an ancient biblical greeting: Boaz retuned from Bethlehem (we read in the book of Ruth 2:4) and said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you!” The ritual response to this greeting is always the formula, “And with your spirit,” by which we return the hello, the good wishes, the statement of faith.
 
ARDAGH AND CLONMACNOISE DIOCESE ASSEMBLY REPORT:  The    Diocesan Synodal Report Synthesis is available at www. ardaghdiocese.org
CLONMACNOISE PATTERN DAY is  Sunday 11th September.   Pattern at 2.45pm and Mass at 3pm.
The HUB at Knock Shrine – Open July & August: Parents – Need some time for yourselves? Welcome to the HUB at Knock Shrine, open through July and August, the HUB offers a range of fun activities for children and young people visiting Knock Shrine. From the ARK kids Club for children aged 5 years and over to our drop-in centre with arts & crafts, prayer, music and much more. Don’t miss our Family Day on 21st August, a day for families and children with a range of fun activities, all in the beautiful grounds of Knock Shrine. Learn more about summer fun at the HUB at www.knockshrine.ie or phone us on 094 93 75321.
PRAYER FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW BISHOP
God, shepherd and guide, in your mercy,   give your church in our diocese a shepherd after your own heart who will walk in your ways,   and with loving care watch over your people.    Give us a leader of vision and a teacher of truth,  so may your Church be built up and your name glorified,
 through Jesus Christ our Lord.    Amen.
PATTERN MASS Sunday September 11th Prayers at 2:45pm, Mass at 3pm with  our Diocesan Administrator Fr. Tom Healy. Preacher: Fr. Pat Brown. If you can help in any way to bring chairs (seating limited), steward at Car Parking, man 5 points for collection or help with catering, read /pray/sing at Liturgy — I would love to hear from you. Fr. Cox 086 8319500
MEALS ON WHEELS If anyone would like to receive the Community  Dinners. Contact 087 2410587 for details
PILATES CLASS Shannonbridge Hall. Thursdays 11am 087 2410587
CEMETERY Masses in Clonmacnois, Templeduff (Glebe) & Mullinakill (Cloniffeen)   Thanks to all who helped in any way to prepare for our recent Cemetery Masses  on July 30th,  August 1st and August 16th last respectively. To all who helped prepare and mark these masses in any way– a very sincere thank you from the Christian Community.  God bless you all
DOON/SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTERY Draw 15/8/22 2umbers drawn 5-6-14-30 No winner. Two Match 3.  Jackpot €9,600
DOON G.A.A. 5km WALK-RUN - This Sunday, 21st August, at 1pm starting from Doon G.A.A. grounds. Family BBQ and Raffle in Martin’s Pub, Doon afterwards.
MASS SERVERS: If there are parents who wish their children to serve Mass during the summer holidays, please contact me at 086 8319500 or 090 9674125. For Safeguarding protocols we need to fill up particular forms.  It is hoped to draw up teams and a weekly rota in September, once schools re-open.
IRISH CANCER SOCIETY CHURCH GATE COLLECTION in Clonfanlough & Shannonbridge on Aug 20/21st.
Summer Sounds
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” - John Lubbock
- “A man says a lot of things in summer he doesn’t mean in winter.” -Patricia Briggs
Novena to Our Lady of Knock: The National Novena to Our Lady of Knock takes place from Sunday 14th to Monday 22nd August. This year’s theme is ‘A Journey in Hope’. Ceremonies will take place at Knock Basilica at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. over the course of the nine days.
Sat. 20th 8 p.m. Professor John Feehan, Geologist, Botanist, Author & Broadcaster – God in Everything that Lives: A Reflection on Laudato Si
Sun. 21st 3 p.m. Most Rev. Kevin Doran, Bishop of Elphin – They will take their Place at the Feast.
Sun. 21st 8 p.m. Fr. Richard Gibbons, PP and Rector, Knock Shrine – Knock, the Vision of Hope
Mon. 22nd 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. Most Rev. Francis Duffy, Archbishop of Tuam – The Call of the Lord.