Clonmacnois Parish Bulletin September 25th 2022

 

Clonmacnois Parish

September 25th 2022

Twenty-Sixth 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)

 SHANNONBRIDGE Sat 24th  7pm Vigil Mass Tom (23rd),, Kay (4th) &  Marion (2nd)Donegan  anniv.

Mon Sept 26th  10am Mass

Tues Sept 27th 10am Mass

Wed Sept 28th 10am Service (T.B.C.)

Thurs Sept 29th 10am Mass

Fri Sept 30th 10am Mass

Sat 1st October 7pm Teresa Rocke & dec’d family members

CLONFANLOUGH

Sun 25th Sept 10:30am Elizabeth (4th) & Paul Goode & Pat McKenna (22nd)

Fri Sept 30th 7:30pm Larry & Brigid Rohan Anniv.

Sun Oct 2nd 10:30am

CLUAIN CHIARAIN                         Next Mass Wed., 28th Sept @ 7:30pm

OFFERTORY  Sept 17/18  €640

Harvest Dues to date €1130

Feast Days for coming week

Feast Days for coming week

Mon. 26 September: Ss Cosmas and Damian. Martyrs in the early church in Syria

Tuesday 27 Sept: St Vincent de Paul (1580-1660) He noted for his charitable work in the poor parishes of Paris.

Wed. 28 September: St. Wencelaus. Ss Lawrence Ruiz and Companions.

Thurs. 29 September: Ss Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. (Archangels)  Angels-messengers from God- appear frequently in scripture, but only these three are named.

Fri. 30 September: St Jerome (340-420) translated the bible into latin and wrote commentaries on scripture.

Sat 1st Oct Prayer to  St. Thérese of Lisieux  -  A prayer for hope and peace

O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose/ from the heavenly gardens and send it to me as a message of love./ O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favours/ I now place with confidence in your hands…/ (mention in silence here)/ St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did in God’s great love for me, so that I might imitate your “Little Way” each day. Amen

MINISTRIES

Readers: 1/10/22 @7pm Isobel Claffey (SB)/ 02/10/22 @10:30am Ann Guinan  (Cf)

Communion 1/10/22 @7pm Dympna Fitzpatrick 02/10/22@10:30am Declan McEvoy  Church Care  Dympna Fitzpatrick, Dympna O’Carroll, Linda Moran  SB:Eithne Rohan/Della Fitzgerald (Oct) (CF) Counters: S’bridge (Oct)

 

 

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

PILATES CLASS Shannonbridge Hall. Thursdays 11am 087 2410587

DOON/SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTERY Draw 19/9/22 numbers drawn 8-11-15-24 No winner. Three Match 3.  Jackpot €10,600

Congratulations to the Naomh Ciaran u14 girls who won their county final earlier. Special mention to the three Shannonbridge representatives: Ruth Quirke, Aoife Flannery and Isobel Claffey

HIGH STREET/BELMONT WOMEN’S GROUP - would like to thank all who helped in any way with the Irish Cancer Society Daffodil Day. Final figure raised this year was £6,000.

COFFEE MORNING  in aid of East Galway & Midlands Cancer Support Centre L.P.I, Ireland hosted by Kevin & Mary Flynn in their home on Ballydangan on Friday Sept 30th from 10a.m

SUNDAY EVENING  MASS IN CLONFERT starting  on Sunday October 2nd at 6:30pm followed by Rosary & Benediction.

OFFALY LGFA FUNDRAISER THANK YOU. A word of thanks to everyone for all who supported our Shannonbridge/Offaly representatives (Isobel Claffey, Teagan Daly, Ellie McEvoy & Sasha Coleman) for the Saturday 24th September fundraiser walk (Croke Park t0 Bretland Park) to purchase the grounds of Bretland Park.  In these times it is very much appreciated.

PATRICK FEENEY in  Concert in Moore Hall on Thurs Oct 20th at 8pm  Tickets €15 Available  09096 73538 (9am-3pm) Also on door.

NEW SERVERS:  Young people from 3rd class upwards are invited to become servers in the Cathedral. Consent forms are available in  the      Sacristy . I have already been to our school speaking about this and issuing forms.

BOOKING MASSES: The Mass Intentions Diary for 2023 is available.

Coastal Rosary for Faith & Life in Ireland: On Sunday October 9th, the annual Coastal Rosary will take place at 2.30pm. Join thousands of people from around Ireland to pray the Rosary for Life and Faith at our coasts, grottos, rivers, churches, and other suitable places. Simply sign up Rosary location at www. coastalrosaryireland.ie or text your location to 087 278 6552

SUNDAY FOR MIGRANTS  & REFUGEES

Today the Church remembers Migrants and Refugees. In his pastoral letter Pope Francis reminded us that Jesus always considered himself among the strangers and the outcasts. He said Jesus wishes us to recognise Him in the migrants, fugitives, exiles, the dispossessed and in the stranger. For many months we have seen thousands of people, women, men and children, fleeing their countries because of wars and persecution. We were saddened by the pictures of refugees published in the media and their suffering goes on. We can recite this prayer for them: Lord, be present to migrants and all those dispossessed. Be present to those who cannot be with their own people. Be present to those who long to see even one friendly face. Be among those who yearn for a warm greeting Help us to reach out to your people to create a just world for all. Amen

 

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 your truth.

So may your Church be built up and your name glorified; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

  

 Dear Fellow Traveller, Reflecting on Queen Elizabeth’s funeral one would have to be impressed by the genuine sense of respect and sadness felt by the ordinary people as well as the drama and ceremonial pomp of all the marching bands . I think it is true to say that the need for ritual to mark a death has been with us since before religion came along. It is hard-wired into the human psyche to yearn for something special when a life comes to an ends. Religions to give them credit, – consciously or not – have developed theologies and funeral rituals around the urge people have to mark the ending of a life. so successfully that in our secular times, while notions of heaven and hell are increasingly neglected, a funeral still retains a special power in moments of pain and loss. The arrangements around the Queen’s Funeral gave many people time and space to reflect on death by just being, in the presence of her coffin, whether in great halls or from the roadside as the coffin passed by inside a hearse. Loss and grief comes to us all eventually, and to stand next to a coffin and avoid thinking about death, – the one thing that we all have in common, is a rarity. However much we feel in the peak of life, with full diaries and every possibility in front of us, the ritual of attending a funeral – or watching one on our screens – is both an unconditional invitation to reflect on our own mortality, and an opportunity to recall those who have gone from our lives, to mourn them afresh. Grief for those we loved, and the space they filled in our lives, never ever fully goes away. Seamus Heaney put it this way as he was present at his mothers bedside as she slipped away — We all knew that by being there - the Space in which you stood in had been emptied , emptied into us to keep. Grief is something we just get used to living with it, learning to shed our tears for lost parents, siblings, partners, children, friends, in private rather than in public. When we can top that sense of loss with Christian hope and faith - the hope that we will meet again, it gives us the strength to go on and live our own lives and work at fulfilling our own mission in this earthly world, as long as we can. I recall John Donnes few lines — Bring us, o Lord God, at our last awakening into the house and gate of Heaven, to enter into that gate and dwell in that house, where there shall be no darkness nor dazzling, but one equal light; no noise nor silence, but one equal music; no fears or hopes, but one equal possession; no ends or beginnings, but one equal eternity, in the habitations of they glory and dominion, world without end. Amen .

 

 

 

 

TWENTY SIXTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

‘At his gate there lay a poor man called Lazarus’.

 The sin of the rich man in today’s Gospel is the sin of omission. It’s not that he did something wrong. He just did nothing. His wealth blinded him to the fact that a poor man lay at his gate. His indifference calls to mind the age-old adage: ‘to close one’s heart is to begin to die; to open one’s heart is to begin to live’. It is not without significance that the poor man Lazarus is the only person to be named in all the parables of Jesus. The poor are always close to His heart. On the other hand the rich man has no name because that is all he was-just a rich man! If you make wealth your very identity and something takes the money away, there is no ‘you’ left. We had better take notice. We are indeed called to be our brother’s and our sister’s keepers. In a world where a child dies from malnutrition every two seconds, the image of the parable should disturb us. The poor are still at the gate. How we treat them will determine the kind of welcome we will receive at another gate!

 

Clonmacnois Parish September 18th 2022

 

Clonmacnois Parish

September 18th 2022

Twenty-Fifth 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 FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

‘You cannot serve both God and money’.

The old proverb tells us that the one who serves two masters has to lie to one. Our life is shaped by the end we desire. If the end we desire is to be with God we must make our preparations now. Our future is purchased by our present. In today already walks tomorrow. The Gospel today reminds us that serving God can never be a part time or spare time job. Our commitment to serve Him will manifest itself above all in our treatment of the poor. The ‘Poor’ are mentioned in one way or another in every ten lines of Scripture. They were especially close to the heart of Jesus. Pope Benedict once said that the three tasks of the Church are: to worship God, to preach the Gospel and to serve the poor. Pope Francis took up the same theme at the beginning of his papacy when he proclaimed: ‘I want a Church that is poor for the poor’. It is wise to presume, that when we reach the end of the journey the celestial turnstiles will be supervised by the ‘Poor’.

 A RUNAWAY WORLD

 Human beings have always had to cope with risk, be it plagues, bad harvests, storms, drought, and the occasional barbarian. But these were largely external risks, beyond our control. But now we are principally at risk from what we ourselves have

done, from ‘manufactured risk’: global warming, overpopulation, pollution, unstable markets, and so on. We do not know the effects of what we are now doing. We live in a runaway world. This produces profound anxiety. We Christians have no special knowledge about the future. We too are haunted by the anxiety of our contemporaries.  But in this runaway world, what Christians offer is not knowledge but wisdom, the wisdom of humanity’s ultimate destination, the Kingdom of God. The globalised world is rich in knowledge. We are drowning in information, but thirsting for wisdom. Indeed such is our anxiety about the future that is easier not to think about it at all.

Our offering to the world will be the wisdom of the end towards which we are called, a wisdom which liberates us from anxiety.

-Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., former Master General of the  Dominican Order

 SEASON OF CREATION PRAYER

In this Season of Creation,

we pray that you would call to us, as from the burning bush, with the sustaining fire of your Spirit.

Breathe upon us. Open our ears and move our hearts. Turn us from our inward gaze.

Teach us to contemplate your creation, and listen for the voice of each creature declaring your glory. For “faith comes from hearing.

” Give us hearts to listen for the good news of your promise to renew the face of the Earth.

Enlighten us with the grace to follow the Way of Christ as we learn to walk lightly upon this holy ground.

Fill us with the hope to quench the fires of injustice with the light of your healing love that sustains our common home.

In the name of the One who came to proclaim good news to all creation, Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Season of Creation runs on to Oct 4th (Feast of St. Francis). For practical tips download the colourful brochure at  the Catholic Bishops site. Just search for “Season of Creation brochure”

 

St.  Pio. Feast day Friday 23rd Sept 

Loving Father,  Touch me now with Your healing hands,  for I believe that your will is for me to be well in mind, 

body, soul and spirit. Cover me with the most precious blood of your Son, our Lord, Jesus Christ from  the top of my head to the soles of my feet.  Cast anything that should not be in me.  Root out any unhealthy and abnormal cells. 

Open any blocked arteries or veins and rebuild and replenish any damaged 

areas.  Saint Padre Pio, I place this my prayer in your hands Amen. 

Lough Derg Day of Prayer for Peace in Ukraine on Sunday 25th September. Guest Speaker, refugee, Halyna Tesluk, Associate Professor of Old Testament at The Ukrainian Catholic University. Morning Coffee & lunch included. Booking essential. Special discounted rate of €25 for Ukrainian people. (Full price €45  071-9861518

 

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

PILATES CLASS Shannonbridge Hall. Thursdays 11am 087 2410587

DOON/SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTERY Draw 12/9/22 numbers drawn 21-25-27-28 No winner. Four Match 3.  Jackpot €10,400

EPILEPSY ASSOCIATION  gratefully acknowledge receipt of €109 from their recent collection outside St. Ciaran’s Church Shannonbridge & Clonfanlough

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MENPOWER - Are you interested in expanding your horizons? Do you want to build your mental and physical health, set goals and develop a life plan? Then join us for the new MenPower Programme

beginning September 21st, two days per week for 12 weeks. Participation on this programme is FREE and will not affect social welfare benefits. For more information, please contact Aoife on 087-7385989

or via email akelly@offalyldc.ie.

RASHINA VINTAGE CLUB - The rescheduled Threshing & Working Field Day takes place this Sunday 18th September from 12 noon in Moony’s field, Doon. Vintage tractors, classic cars, BBQ and refreshments, kids entertainment and local musicians. Please come along

FERBANE CARE CENTRE - Are hosting a Bewley’s Hospice Coffee Afternoon on Thursday 22nd September from 2-4pm. Raffle and Cake Sale on the day. Your support would be greatly appreciated. All welcome.

HIGH STREET/BELMONT WOMEN’S GROUP - Mon. 19th Sept.: Meeting in High St. Hall at 8pm with Rosemary Langtry. Fri. 23rd Sept.: To celebrate Culture Week the group will display an exhibition of crafts in High St. Hall from 7-9pm. Rosemary Langtry will be doing a demonstration on the night. All welcome.

PATRICK FEENEY in  Concert in Moore Hall on Thurs Oct 20th at 8pm  Tickets €15 Available  09096 73538 (9am-3pm) Also on door.

Holy Communion for Celiacs We have low gluten hosts available for people who are celiac or have gluten intolerances. Just indicate when coming forward that you are celiac.

10 Second Sermons

† It is great to grow old if one keeps young.

† What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul.

† Don’t be afraid your life will end; be afraid it will never begin

† Always investigate before you speculate.

† A Christian is one who makes it easier for others to believe in God

With a smile, Pope John Paul I managed to communicate the goodness of the Lord. How beautiful is a Church with a happy, serene and smiling face, a Church that never closes doors…….(Pope Francis).

 

 

 

 

 

 SHANNONBRIDGE

Sat 17th 7pm Tommy O’Connor M/M

Mon 19th 10am Mass

Tues 20th 10am Service

Wed 21st 10am Mass

Thurs 22nd 10am Mass

Fri 23rd 10am Mass

Sat 24th  7pm Vigil Mass

CLONFANLOUGH

Sun 18th Sept 10:30am John P. O’Shea & wife Mary Margaret                          Sun 25th Sept 10:30am Pro Populo

CLUAIN CHIARAIN                         Next Mass Wed., 21st Sept @ 7:30pm

OFFERTORY  Sept 10/11  €370       Pattern Day Collection €885

Feast Days for coming week

Mon. 19 September: St. Januarius.

Tuesday 20 Sept: Ss. Andrew Kim Tae-gõn and  Paul Chõng Ha-sang and 

Companions.

Wed. 21 September: St. Matthew. 

Matthew is both an Apostle and an Evangelist (Gospel writer) He was a 

tax collector at the time he was called by Jesus to be one of the Twelve.

Fri. 23 September:   St Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) In 1918 while making his thanksgiving after Mass, Padre Pio had a 

vision of Jesus and when it was over he had the stigmata on his hands  feet and side. In 1946 a “House for the Alleviation of the sick”, a 350  bed facility was opened financed by Padre Pio benefactors. HARVEST DUES for the   support of the Priests of our parishes are due at this time.  Please use the Dues envelopes in your box or put your  contribution in an ordinary       envelope with your name and address and  return.

MINISTRIES

Readers: 24/9/22 @7pm Ruth Quirke  (SB)/ 25/9/22 @10:30am  Mary Kelly  (Cf)

Communion 24/9/22 @7pm Fergal Moran 25/9/22@10:30am Leanne Quinn  Church Care  Marian McManus, Catherina Slattery, Ann Corbett SB:Anne McEvoy/Eilish Egan (Sept)(CF) Counters: Clonfanlough (Sept)