Clonmacnois Parish
July 16th 2023
15th Sunday Ordinary Time (A)
Fr. Tom Cox (Adm) Tel. 090 9674125/ 0868319500
Email: clonmacnoiseparish@gmail.com
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SHANNONBRIDGE (Eircode N37 FV05)
Sat 15th July 7pm
Mon 17th
Tues 18th
Wed 19th
Thurs 20th
Fri 21st
Sat 22nd July
CLONFANLOUGH (Eircode N37 XR81)
Sun 16th July 10:30am Patrick Brazil (1stA)
Sun 23rd July 10:30
FEAST DAYS
Thurs. 20 July: St. Apollinaris
Friday 21 July: St. Lawrence of Brindisi.
July 22nd Mary Magdalene
Except for Mary mother of Jesus, few women are more honoured in the bible than Mary Magdalene. Mary Magdalene was one of the many “who assisted Jesus and the Twelve out of their means” She was one of those who stood by the cross of Jesus with his mother. And, of all the
“official” witnesses that might have been chosen for the first awareness of the Resurrection, she was the one to which the
privilege was given
DEATHS We remember Bridget (Beeney) Bell née Rigney, Hill Street, Cloghan
COLLECTIONS - July 9th €695
CLUAIN CHIARAIN Wed July 19th @7:30
MINISTRIES Readers: 22/7/23 @7pm Eileen Quinn (SB)/ 23/7/23 @10:30am Declan McEvoy (Cf) Communion 22/7/23 @7pm Deirdre Kenny 23/7/23@10:30am Kathleen Guinan Church Care Marian McManus, Catherina Slattery SB:Niamh Egan, Anne Rohan (July) (CF) Counters: Clonfanlough (July) Servers; 22/7/23 @ 7pm Shannonbridge Liam Fitzpatrick, James Darcy 23/7/23 @ 10:30am Clonfanlough Ted Rohan, Jack Rohan, Keelan Kelly, Kara Kelly
Youth 2000 Summer Festival.(16-35 years) Clane, Co Kildare 10th -13th August . Inspiring talks, music, prayer, concert, workshops, dramas, reconciliation and healing Mass . www.youth2000.ie
15th Sunday of the Year
“The sower went out to sow”
St. Matthew’s Gospel is known as the “Teaching Gospel” since it contains more of the words of Jesus than the other three. The Parable of the Sower is a case in point. It is one of seven parables contained in chapter thirteen. It’s a story from people’s experience. The fertile land of Galilee was divided into long strips with paths or “rights of way” between each strip, and weeds, thorns and rocks were common. The sower in the parable is God. The seed is His Word. The soil is the human heart. Our hearts can be hard, shallow, crowded or fruitful and we alone can determine what kind of soil our hearts will be. If our hearts and minds are open and attentive, the Word of God can penetrate and take root in us and enable us to view life through His eyes. Then, our kind of loving becomes His kind of loving and we in turn become become sowers of the seed. The sower, of course, must be patient. The acorn grows slowly into an oak, but grow it will. Likewise, with regard to the little seeds we sow along the way, nothing is wasted. We never can tell where our influence stops. We pray for open hearts and patient sowing.
Ears to listen…
God gave us one mouth and two ears for a reason! “Listen, anyone who has ears!”
The Word is seed! The Word is what creation eagerly awaits! The Word is hope!
The Word is freedom! The Word gives birth!
God desires to sow the Word in our hearts!
Attend to your heart, your hardness, your shallowness, your thorns. Dig deep, give time, open the soil of your life, that the Word may produce its crop, a hundredfold, sixtyfold, thirtyfold!
“Listen, anyone who has ears!”
CLONFANLOUGH CHURCH Interior Painting Complete, some exterior remedial work/repairs in hand. Sanding (dust free) of Parquet flooring to commence July 24th. We would welcome help in removing the 40 Church seats after Mass on July 23rd. If anyone had a suitable storage space also it would be great. Let us know.
Year of Vocations 30th April 2023 to 30th April 2024.
July 16th—HIGH STREET / BELMONT WOMEN’S GROUP - Cake Sale & Raffle after 12 noon Mass in aid of Daffodil Day & Irish Cancer Society.
Sun 16th July Annual Pioneer Pilgrimage to Knock Mass at 3pm with Anointing of the Sick beforehand at 2:30pm. Newsletters & Emblems available at PTAA stand in St John’s Rest & Care Centre or via www.pioneers.ie
Sat 23rd July World Day of Prayer for Grandparents and the Elderly
Sunday 30th July: Annual Pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick. This year’s Reek Sunday Pilgrimage has been designated as one of the key initiatives to highlight the Year of Vocation to the Diocesan Priesthood which is taking place across Ireland during 2023 – 2024.
July 31st—Aug 6th World Youth Day in Lisbon:
Sept 3rd Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock:
Mobile Foot Health Practitioner Service. House Calls Available daytime and evening. Contact Maura 086 8053671 to arrange an appointment.
MOORE COMMUNITY HALL Summertime Social Dance on Friday August 25th. Music by Matt Leavy
SHANNONBRIDGE/DOON G.A.A. CLUB LOTTO Results 10/7/23 Numbers drawn 1-13-24- 27 . No Winner, Two Match 3 Next draw 17/7/23 Next Jackpot €9,400
SHANNONBRIDGE GAA re-scheduled Intermediate Championship Round 1 match versus St. Brigid’s on Monday 17th July at 7:30pm in Mucklagh
HARD LUCK to the Ireland u20 Rugby World Cup squad and especially to John Devine (grandson of Brid Devine Shannonbridge) and try-scorer in the u20 Rugby World Cup Final.
SEAMUS O’ROURKE IN MOORE HALL Fri 22nd Sept 2023 at 8pm Seamus O'Rourke is an award-winning writer, director and actor from County Leitrim. He tours Ireland regularly with his own self-penned shows
CEMETERY MASS July 29th 2023 @ 7pm
As we prepare for Cemetery Sunday on July 29th , I thank you for the care and reverence with which you respect this Sacred Place of your family memories. Please bring away all discarded items. Think about it, how would you like it if someone tipped items in on your property? It’s basic decency & consideration. If there is a grave close to your own and with no family around, you might tend to it in their name. Thank you. (Fr. Tom )
- “Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” -Jim Rohn
-“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” - Albert Einstein
-“Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age.” -Walter Savage Landor
-“You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result.” - Mahatma Gandhi.
-“Study without thought is vain: thought without study is dangerous.” -Confucius
-Tough times never last, but tough people do.” - Robert Schuller
-“Few minds wear out; most rust away.” - Christian Bovee.
For Those who are Troubled
God of the troubled, I am afraid again and look to you. Calm me and bring peace to
this disturbed spirit. Quiet me. Still my turbulence as you quell the storm at sea. Help me to know you are closest when I am most worried. Protect me from harm. Let these troubles pass.
Wake me up to the reality of your constant love for me. I place myself in your presence and your care. I hand you all my troubles for a while. Be my peace, O God,
my peace. God of the troubled, I am afraid and look to you again.
Thought of the Day
Joy and happiness are two different things, although they are obviously related. There are things in our lives we feel happy
doing or experiencing. Watching a good movie makes us feel happy for the time we’re watching it. Happiness is very much in the moment, and it can be good. But joy is a different thing. Joy is a deeper sense than happiness. We feel happy watching a
film, but feel joy when we see a good friend who we haven’t seen for awhile. Joy is different. To live lives of joy is not to
depend on happiness or temporary experiences. It is to seek out the better path and walk it.
CEMETERY MASS CLONMACNOIS Saturday 29th July @ 7pm
GLEBE CEMETERY Sun 13th Aug @7
CLONIFFEEN Tues 15th Aug @ 7pm
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