Clonmacnois Parish
August 7th 2022
Nineteenth 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)
NINETEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
‘See that you are dressed for action and have your lamps lit’ ‘
Tuesdays with Morrie’ is the best selling memoir of all time written by American author Mitch Albom about a series of 14 visits he makes to his former sociology professor Morrie Schwartz who is terminally ill. During these Tuesday visits Morrie gives Mitch his final moving lesson on life. In one of his most striking contributions, Morrie suggests to his former student that ‘everybody knows they are going to die, but nobody believes it. If we did we would do things differently’. If we learn how to die, according to Morrie we learn how to live. If we are honest, we will admit that we do indeed keep death at arms’ length and consequently we have loose ends in our lives, things left undone, or half-done or not even attempted. We convince ourselves that time is on our side, but there is nothing so fatal as to feel we have plenty of time. We need a healthy appreciation of the brevity of life and its’ destination. Morrie is in tune with Jesus’ teaching in today’s Gospel, which directs us to be on our guard and have our lamps lit because we don’t know the day or the hour when the bell will toll for us. When that bell tolls it will matter little what we have amassed in terms of worldly possessions. What will matter is what we have made of ourselves, whether we have remained faithful and how we have loved. Love is the measure by which we will be judged, the kind of love that shapes all we think, speak and do, the kind of love that leaves us at rights with our God and with our brothers and sisters, the kind of love that ensures that we are dressed for action when the bell tolls. ‘When your last hour strikes count only on what you have become.’ (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)
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.
SHANNONBRIDGE
Sat 6th August Vigil 7pm Pro Populo
Mon 8th Aug 10am Service
Tues 9th Aug 10am Mass
Wed 10th Aug 10am Mass
Thurs 11th Aug 10am Mass
Fri 12th Aug 10am Mass
Sat 13th Aug 7pm Vigil Pro Populo
CLONFANLOUGH
Sun 7th Aug 10:30am Seán Rohan 3A
Sun 14th Aug 10:30am Kieran Kelly A
CLUAIN CHIARAIN
Next Mass Wed., 7th Sept @ 7:30pm
OFFERTORY July 30/31 € 396
[of which Cemetery Collection €215]
FEAST DAYS for coming week
Aug. 9 th St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891-1942) Born a Jew, she converted to Catholicism, became a Carmelite Sister and died in Auschwitz.
Patron of Europe.
Wed. 10th Aug St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr – Feast Day
Aug. 11th St Clare (1193-1253) St Clare was a contemporary of St Francis of Assisi. She is the founder of the Poor Clare Sisters.
Wedding: Congratulations to Aishling Doolan (granddaughter of Mick & Kathleen Kelly (Lakefield) who was married on Fri 5th Aug to Stephen Oakley (Portarlington) in St. Ciaran’s Church, Clonfanlough .
GLEBE CEMETERY - (Mullanakill Children’s Cemetery) Mass rescheduled to Sunday 7th Aug “7pm
CLONMACNOISE PATTERN DAY is Sunday 11th September. Pattern at 2.45pm and Mass at 3pm.
MINISTRIES
Readers: 13/8/22 @7pm Patti Corbett (SB)/ 14/8/22 Rita Molloy (Cf)
Communion Fergal Moran 13/8/22 (7pm SB) Maura Molloy 14/8/22 (10:30am Clonfanlough) Church Care Marian McManus, Catherina Slattery, Ann Corbett SB:Marian Devery/Ann Kelly (Aug) (CF) Counters: Shannonbridge
DOON/SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTERY Draw 25/7/22 2umbers drawn 16-23-31-32 No winner. One Match 3. Jackpot €9,200
ARDAGH AND CLONMACNOISE DIOCESE ASSEMBLY REPORT: The Diocesan Synodal Report Synthesis is available at www. ardaghdiocese.org
YOUTH 2000 SUMMER FESTIVAL: Join over 1,000 young people between 16 and 35 this August at the Youth 2000 Summer Festival. The festival takes place in Clongowes Wood College, Clane, Co. Kildare from Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th August. For all frequently asked questions, online links and free bus information visit. www. youth2000.ie
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.
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
Marriages
Congratulations and best wishes to Aishling Doolan (Grandaughter of the late Kitty & Michael Kelly Lakefield and Stephen Oakley (Portarlington) who were married in St. Kieran’s Clonfanlough last Friday . Wishing them many blessings and great happiness ahead.
BAPTISM
We welcomed Muireann Mei Kilmartin (Creevagh) into the Christian Community this weekend
Knock Novena: A Journey in Hope
Guest Speakers & Homilists
Sunday 14 August: 3pm Most Rev Tom Deenihan, Bishop of Meath (Meath Diocesan Pilgrimage) Theme: What is Christian Hope? 8pm Cormac Henry, former Youth Volunteer at Knock Shrine What Gives me Hope Today?
Monday 15 August: 3pm & 8pm Rosanna Ruane, mother of Saoírse Ruane Theme: The Power of Prayer in Difficult Times
Tuesday 16 August: Day In Thanksgiving For The Irish Contribution To The Universal Synod 3pm & 8pm Dr Nicola Brady, Chair of the Synodal Steering Group Theme: The Synodal Pathway: What have we learned and what will we do?
Wednesday 17 August: 3pm & 8pm Fr Terence Harrington, OFM Cap Theme: How Can I Have Hope in my Brokenness?
Thursday 18 August: Day Of Prayer For Peace In Ukraine 3pm & 8pm Halyna Teslyuk, Ukrainian Scripture Scholar Theme: A Hope that Inspires
Friday 19 August 3pm & 8pm Lauren Conroy, Student Theme: My Faith Story
Saturday 20 August: 3pm Fr Michael McKeever, Parishes of Gartan & Termon, Diocese of Raphoe Theme: Eucharist: A Sign of Hope (Raphoe Diocesan Pilgrimage) 8pm Professor John Feehan, Geologists, Botanists, Author and Broadcaster Theme: God in Everything that Lives: A Reflection on Laudato Si
Sunday 21 August: The Anniversary of the Apparition Family Day at Knock Shrine 3pm Most Rev Kevin Doran, Bishop of Elphin (Elphin Diocesan Pilgrimage) Theme: They will take their Place at the Feast 8pm Fr Richard Gibbons, PP and Rector, Knock Shrine Theme: Knock – the Vision of Hope
Monday 22 August: 3pm & 8pm Most Rev Francis Duffy, Archbishop of Tuam Theme: The call of the Lord
Archbishop Francis Duffy – Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage The Catholic Church in Ireland has formally entered a Synodal Process. I am convinced that this is the way to go and it will be a fruitful new departure. At my installation in Tuam, last January, I said that the Synodal Process is a pathway not a runway. Some people wondered if I was dampening down expectations, I said I was being realistic. It is a new chapter for the Catholic Church in this country. It means learning as we journey together all the while being guided by the Holy Spirit. It means being patient with each other and respectful of differing views, being adventurous and willing to value the new, as well as the traditional, and it calls for being focussed. That focus has to be on Jesus Christ. If faith in Christ is not at the centre of the synodal pathway then what we have is merely a talking shop.
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