Clonmacnois Parish

October 9th  2022

Twenty-Eighth 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)

PRAYER FOR CREESLOUGH Almighty and All-loving God, we cry to you from the darkness of grief and from the depth of bereavement. We seek your compassion and your embrace for the community of Creeshlough and for individuals and families most directly affected by Friday’s tragedy. We ask your blessing on all who give comfort and on all who provide support in a time when words alone struggle to give voice to sorrow. This we ask in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. 

 TWENTY EIGHTH  SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

The one who said thanks was a Samaritan. Auschwitz survivor, Eli Wiesel offers this insightful reflection on the subject of gratitude: ‘no one is as capable of gratitude as the one who has emerged from the kingdom of the night’. It is indeed the one who has been sick who appreciates health; the one who knew poverty who treasures wealth; the one who was incarcerated who values being free. Today’s Gospel extract is a case in point. We hear of the Samaritan leper who said thanks when he was healed by Jesus. The despised foreigner, the untouchable outsider shows gratitude. Could it be that his suffering opened the door to thankfulness? We pray for thankful hearts always, believing, in the words of American self-help author, Melody Beattie that ‘gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow’. Gratitude turns what we have into enough!

YOUTH CLUB returns Friday 15th Oct 7:30- 8:30pm Clonfanlough Hall. For 8-12 year olds. The club is in need of additional leaders and parents/guardians to volunteer to help out. If you are available or interested in becoming a leader, let us know on registration night.. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Registration night Fri 14th Oct. More details to come via Email from school. 

 QUOTABLE QUOTES He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it.”-Martin Luther King

“Pray as if everything depended on God, and work as if everythìng depended upon man.” -Cardinal Spellman.  “A short neck denotes a good mind. You see, the messages go quicker to the brain because they’ve a shorter road to travel!” - Muriel Spark.

OCTOBER: MONTH OF THE MISSIONS World Mission Sunday is the Holy Father’s annual appeal to support overseas missions and missionaries. This year’s theme is ‘You Will Be My Witnesses’. World Missions was on God’s mind from the beginning and since God is a missionary God, God’s people are a missionary people. If we take mission out of the Bible we have nothing left but the covers.

  SHANNONBRIDGE

Sat 8th October 7pm John Carty

Mon 10th Oct 10am Mass

Tues 11th Oct 10am Service

Wed 12th Oct

Thurs 13th Oct

Fri 14th Oct

Sat 15th Oct

CLONFANLOUGH

Sun 9th Oct 10:30am Condron Family (Lakefield) [James, Mary Ann, Katie, John & Martin Condron]

Sun 17th Oct 10:30am

CLUAIN CHIARAIN                         Next Mass Wed., Oct 12th @ 7:30pm

OFFERTORY  Oct 1/2nd €420

Feast Days for coming week

RECENT DEATHS

Cathryn (Kate) Glynn (Née Maleney )  Island Lake, Chicago, USA, late of Glebe , Belmont  Sean Murphy Kilcummin, Belmont, brother of Teresa Rohan & father of John Murphy

Feast Days

 Oct.11th St John XX111(pope) On his death bed he said “The Church has always opposed errors. Nowadays (early 60’) however, the Spouse of Christ prefers to make use of the medicine of mercy rather than that of severity” Oct. 15th Teresa of Avila (1550-1582)  Virgin & Doctor of the Church  She established Carmelite Convents and wrote much on prayer and the spiritual life. Patron saint of lace makers and headache sufferers

 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

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

 COURSES - Get Autumn 2022 off to a great start by learning new skills and hobbies at our Night Classes starting on Monday 10th October in Moate Business College. Check out our full range of day and night classes on our website www.moatebusinesscollege.com or our Facebook/Instagram pages.

ANAM CARA MIDLANDS - The organisation that supports bereaved parents, is holding its first monthly Parent Evening for bereaved parents on Wednesday 12th October at 7.15pm in the Mullingar Park Hotel. This event is FREE and open to all bereaved parents. We also offer an online service. For info. 01 4045378.

Hail Holy Queen Conference 2022 is live on Radio Maria Ireland from 2 p.m. on Sat. 15th Oct. Speakers include Fr. Vincent Stapleton, Antonia Moffat, Fr. Brian Mckevitt Op, Katrina Leyden. Radio Maria Ireland can be downloaded - the Radio Maria Ireland App, Saorview Channel 210 or listen live at (01) 4373277

Visiting the Cemetery: If you are visiting and tidying up your loved one’s graves please remember to bring home your rubbish in order to keep the place tidy. Thank you.

MISSION SUNDAY  celebrated on Sunday 23rd Oct. This year’s theme is ‘You will be My Witness’. The Mission Sunday Envelope was left out of the Box of Envelopes. If you wish to donate you can place your donation in any envelope and mark it Mission Sunday. Thank you.

DIOCESAN SAFEGUARDING conference Wed. 12th Oct. 2022 at 7.30 p.m. in St. Mel’s College, Longford. Guest Speaker – Dr. Jessie Rogers, Dean of Faculty of Theology, Maynooth. Theme ‘Kingdom Values: Placing Children at the Centre’. All Clergy, Local Safeguarding Representatives and Leaders of Youth welcome.

Light refreshments served on arrival at 7 p.m.

DIOCESAN ASSEMBLY  Subsequent to the Diocesan Assembly the Steering Committee (renamed Interim Diocesan Pastoral Council) met a number of times to implement some of the goals of the Assembly. A number of delegates kindly volunteered to assist. A meeting was held on Mon Sept. 19th last at which three groups were set up to advance outreach to youth, family and lay formation. We wish the groups and the interim Diocesan Pastoral Council well as they try to impellent some of the fruits of the Assembly process. 

  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 2/10/22 numbers drawn 10-15-26-31 One  winner. One Match 3.  Jackpot €2,000

REELING IN THE HURLING YEARS Spend a night in the company of hurling legends like Anthony Daly, Eddie Brennan, Brendan Maher and Dan Shanahan as Birr GAA Club presents ‘Reeling in the Hurling Years’ on Thursday, October 13th in the County Arms Hotel (throw-in at 7.30pm). MC’d by RTÉ’s Darragh Maloney and with racing legend Barry Geraghty and Gaelic Football icon Mickey Harte also present on the night, it promises to be a great night with all funds raised going towards important development work in St. Brendan’s Park. Tickets (€20 each) are on sale through Eventbrite or you can contact Michael Verney (087-2182442) and Brian Stephens (087- 1370296) for more information.

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

GARDEN TALK Wildflower Meadows, native seeds & annual mixes by Lynn O’Keeffe craft gardener at Portumna Castle in Gullanes Hotel, Ballinasloe on Wednesday, 12th October 2022. Grower’s competition: “Harvest Basket” Presentation at 8:00p.m. Admission €10

Present Vocations Position:

I am sometimes asked about the present situation as regards vocations to priesthood.  (How many students have we in this diocese of Ardagh & Clonmacnois? Answer: None) Nationally  there are 39 young men studying for the Priesthood. This year 9 are beginning their studies. There are 10 in the preparatory Pre-Seminary Programme of the 26 Dioceses, there are only 4 Dioceses who have new entrants this year. 16 Dioceses have students training in Seminary. We, Ardagh & Clonmacnois  have No students in training  Deacons There are 31 men training as Deacons in the country at the moment. A&C diocese has 1 Deacon working in the diocese, but none in formation. Our Vocations Director Seamus O’Rourke continues to meet all interested. 

MINISTRIES Readers: 15/10/22 @7pm Kieran O’Connor (SB)/ 16/10/22 @10:30am Noelle Daly (Cf) Communion 15/10/22 @7pm John Mitchell 16/10/22@10:30am Bridie Coughlan Church Care Dympna Fitzpatrick, Linda Moran,, Dympna O’ Caroll SB:Eithne Rohan/Della Fitzgerald (Oct) (CF) Counters: S’bridge (Oct)

 

 

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