Clonmacnois Parish
November 6th 2022
32nd Sunday (C)
Pastoral Cover till Nov 11th: Fr. Michael Molloy 090-9673539
Email: clonmacnoiseparish@gmail.com
WEB shannonbridge.blogspot.ie
FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/tomas.macconchoille (Live)
SHANNONBRIDGE (Eircode N37 FV05)
Sat 5th Nov 7pm Vigil Mass
-Mary & Kieran Henry
-Maureen Claffey
-Mary, John Joe, Eddie, Peggy & Gerry Egan
Mon 7th Nov 10am Mass
Tues 8th Nov 10am Mass
Wed 9th Nov 10am Mass
Thurs 10th Nov 10am Mass
Fri 11th Nov 10am Mass
Sat 12th Nov 7pm Vigil Mass Barry Quinn (4th Anniversary)
CLONFANLOUGH (N37 XR81)
Sun 6th Nov 10:30am
Sun 13th Nov 10:30am Mary Kate Dolan (Clonlyon)
CLUAIN CHIARAIN Next Mass Wed., Nov. 9th @ 7:30pm
OFFERTORY Oct 29/30th €700 Mission Sunday €245 Oct Monthly €287
SACRAMENT DATES 2023
First Confession 7pm Shannonbridge Feb 9th
First Communion 12 Noon April 22 Clonfanlough
NOVEMBER MASSES Friday Mass in Clonfanlough resumes Nov 18th on my return
SERVERS RETURN After an absence of 31 months, Altar Serving returns as a ministry with our young friends. It will need lots of coaching and encouragement from us all—it’s an invaluable contact for our children with the sacred. Welcome back friends
BASKET COLLECTIONS RETURN It seems appropriate on balance to resume the in-church collection at this time. For the moment other options remain, Moran’s Gala, secure box at back (emptied twice weekly) and online banking– see details below.
Name of Account Clonmacnois Parochial Account. BIC-BOFIIE2DXXX
IBAN-IE90BOFI90368011629381 Please put your name and/or your box number in reference section.
Clonfanlough Social Club regret to say that the Christmas Party will not go ahead this year due to the rise in Covid cases. It very much regrets this decision and wish everyone good health and blessings for the coming season.
Courage, Hope, Faith
It is my choice to die at the hands of men with the hope God gives of being raised up by him.
2 Maccabees 7:14
This story from Maccabees has long held me in awe. It brings to mind words of Winston Churchill: "Fear is a reaction, courage is a decision." Quite clearly, these brothers had courage...along with hope and deep faith in God. Now that's a formidable combination! Reflecting on these traits, I ask myself, [i]"Am I so committed to God as to die 'at the hands of men'?"[/i] In truth, I don't know that I'm made of the stuff of martyrs. What gives me hope are Paul's words to the Corinthians about the body being made of many parts, each vital to the whole. He then writes of how God has bestowed on us different gifts, but the same spirit, and each is vital to the Church. This leads me to conclude that regardless of our particular God-given gift, it is ours to use to bring about his kingdom on earth. No comparisons needed, no guilt necessary.
- Judy Schueneman
Tues Nov 8th Blessed John Duns Scotus
Remember the wee monk on the old £5 note! This man was one of the most influential Franciscans in the worlds of philosophy and theology. He is probably best known for his defense of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Scotus served on the faculties of both Oxford University and the University of Paris
Wed Nov 9th Dedication of Saint John Lateran Basilica As the cathedral church of the diocese of Rome, Saint John Lateran is the cathedral of the pope, the bishop of Rome. Long before the Vatican was constructed, Saint John Lateran was the home of the popes and the focal point for the Church. Saint Francis visited Pope Innocent at the Lateran Palace
Thursday, Nov 10th St. Leo the Great
Saint Leo the Great held strong convictions about the importance of the Bishop of Rome and of the Church. He viewed the Church as the presence of Christ in the world. Dedicated to building up the Church in all areas, Fri 11th St. Martin of Tours, A Roman Soldier who converted & became Bishop. & served the poor.
Ann Egan Clonfanlough 7th Jan 2022
Ciarán (Harry) Kearns Clonfalough 16/1/ 22
Kathleen Molloy Glebe 22nd Jan 2022
Sarah Darcy Clonmacnois 23 Jan 2022
Mary (Sis) Gunning 14 Feb 2022
Pat Joe Norton Clonmacnois 3 March 2022
Oliver Hilliard 8 St. Kieran’s Park 28/3/2022
Vera Carty Lecarrow 10 June 2022
Concepta Guinan Ballyhearth 17 June 2022
Patrick (Paddy ) Brazil Clongowney 18/7/ 22
Thomas (Tommy) O’Connor Clonmacnois 13 August 2022
Cathryn (Kate) Glynn USA & Glebe 23/9/22
Tom Egan Ballyhearth 21 Oct 2022
Stephen (Stevie) Kenny 25th Oct 2022
From “When great trees fall”
When Great souls die and our reality,
bound to them, takes leave of us.
Our souls, dependent upon their nurture, now shrink, wizened.
Our minds, formed and informed by their radiance, fall away.
We are not so much maddened
as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of dark, cold caves.
And when great souls die
after a period peace blooms, slowly and always irregularly.
Spaces fill with a kind of soothing electric vibration.
Our sense, restored, never to be the same, whisper to us.
They existed. They existed.
We can be better and will be better- For they existed.
[From Maya Angelou "When great trees fall"]
TIDY TOWNS Well done to all involved in as Shannonbridge recorded an 11 point improvement in its assessment this year by adjudicators. Copy of Report available in Moran’s Gala
PILATES CLASS Shannonbridge Hall. Thursdays 11am 087 2410587
DOON/SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTERY
-Draw of Oct 31st 2022. Numbers drawn 15-18-28-32. No Winner, No Match 3 .(so €400 added to jackpot) Jackpot now €3,200 Next draw 07/11/22
WALKING TRACK lights on! Rachra GAA are pleased to announce that the walking lights are on until 9:30pm every night.
BALLINASLOE & DISTRICT Pioneer Total Abstinence Assoc. ‘Meet & Greet’ taking place on Friday 11th November in The Clonfert Family Centre, Ballinasloe, 8 – 9 pm. More details @ www.creideamh.ie/ptaa . All welcome.
PLEDGE FOR NOVEMBER Many people offer spiritual support to a relation who is struggling because of alcohol or an addiction problem. Parishioners who wish to take a short-term Pioneer pledge during the month of the Holy Souls are invited to visit www.pioneers.ie/pray.
Upcoming Sunday Afternoon Conversation with Spiritual Writer, Fr. Brian Grogan SJ – See www.creideamh.ie/grogansj for more details. All welcome but booking essential.
READING & PRAYING WITH ST. PAUL (Philippians) initiative will run over 4 Sunday evenings in Clonfert Family Centre, Ballinasloe, beginning Sunday 6th Nov. See www.creideamh.ie/st-paul2 for details. Ministers of the Word and persons interested in our sacred scriptures very likely to enjoy. All welcome but booking essential as places are limited
True Devotion to Mary Study Group – Two places have become available. For more information visit: www.creideamh.ie/mary
FLOWER ARRANGING DEMONSTRATION by Samantha Foran (Galway) in Gullanes Hotel, Ballinasloe on Wednesday 9th November. Arranger Competion “Winter Warmth” Demonstration at 8pm Admission €10
ESB SHANNONBRIDGE MASS Mass for deceased Thursday November 17th @ 7pm in St. Kieran’s Church, Shannonbridge
MINISTRIES
Readers: 12/11/22 @7pm Ruth Quirke (SB)/ 13/11/22 @10:30am Anne Rohan (Cf) Communion 12/11/22 @7pm John Mitchell 13/11/22@10:30am Linda Donaghy Church Care E. Quinn, D. Deeley,V Hynes SB:Dorothy Darcy (Nov) (CF) Counters: Clonfan (Nov)
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