Clonmacnois Parish
August 26/27th 2023
21ts Sunday Ordinary Time (A)
Pastoral Cover in emergency: Fr. M. Molloy 090 9673539 (Aug 29-Sept 7th) Fr. Tom Cox (Adm) Tel. 090 9674125/ 0868319500
Email: clonmacnoiseparish@gmail.com
WEB shannonbridge.blogspot.ie
FACEBOOK www.fb.me/saintciarans
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20th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Woman, you have great faith
This is the only occasion in which Jesus was outside Jewish territory. He visits the region of Tyre and Sidon, modern-day Lebanon, where He is approached by a Canaanite woman who pleads with Him to heal her daughter. It’s a puzzling encounter. At first, He appears to ignore her. Then He seems almost indifferent to her appeal, reminding her that His mission is to ‘the lost sheep of the house of Israel’. The woman’s persistence wins out in the end. She is the only person in the New Testament who manages to change Jesus’ mind, or so it seems! More likely, He is testing her faith and showing her that God’s delays are not His denials. God tests; Satan tempts! He doesn’t test us to see if we are worthy, but to see if we are ready. Sometimes He stands back in order to increase our desire for Him and our appreciation of His gifts. We see in the words and actions of this unnamed woman, an ‘outsider’ and a ‘foreigner’, the very essence of the faith journey. As people of faith, we will be tested often; we will experience the silence of God, but the challenge is to wait and to persevere. Perseverance separates the winners from the losers in sport and in life and in faith. ‘Woman’, said Jesus, ‘you have great faith’
PRAYER FOR FINE WEATHER All-powerful and ever-living God, we find security in your care and love for us. Give us the fine weather we pray for and need. May the harvest be secured and the hard work and efforts of so many of our people come to fruition. May the holidays of our children and adults, our tourists and visitors, be enriched and enhanced through seasonal weather so that they may rightly return to you all honour and glory and praise. We aak this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns... Amen
Thought: The Season of Creation takes place from September 1st to October 4th . Creator God, we thank you for the abundance of creation, for the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. We pray that we will steward this gift so that all of your children may share in its abundance now and in generations to come. Protecting Our Common Home Friday is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and offers to individual believers and to the community a precious opportunity to renew our personal participation in this vocation as custodians of creation, raising to God our thanks for the marvellous works that He has entrusted to our care, invoking his help for the protection of creation and his mercy for the sins committed against the world in which we live. The urgent challenge to protect our common home includes a concern to bring the whole human family together to seek a sustainable and integral development, for we know things can change. The Creator does not abandon us; he never forsakes his loving plan or repents of having created us. (Pope Francis, Laudato Si)
SHANNONBRIDGE (Eircode N37 FV05)
Sat 26th Augst 7pm Johnny Coleman 1st A.
Monday 28th August. 10am St. Augustine, bishop
Tuesday 29th August 10am . St. John the Baptist
Wednesday, 30th August.10am St Fiacre, monk
Thursday, 31st August 10am . St. Aidan
Friday, 1st September.10am First Friday - Season of Creation begins
Sat September 2nd 2023 7pm Brigid, Stephen & Marian & Bridget Daly
[ Devotions & Prayers on St. Ciaran’s Feastday September 9th will be held on Monastic site at 7pm]
CLONFANLOUGH (Eircode N37 XR81)
Sun 27th August 10:30am Kieran Kearns 6th A
[no Mass First Friday Evening– to be had on Friday, September 8th @ 7pm]
Sun 3rd Sept 2023 10:30am Gordon McEvoy
CLUAIN CHIARAIN: Wed 30th @ 7:30pm
MARRIAGE Congratulations to Orla Maloney Richard Ellis who were united in marriage on Saturday 26th August in Clonfanlough.
BAPTISM We welcome into the Christian Community this weekend Leo Edward McDermott Curraghmore; Izaac Gooch Hillston N.S.W., and Cara Patricia Gleeson Tullabeg
We pray God’s blessing on the newly baptized and their families.
First Friday. Fr. Tom will be absent for the Sept 1st First Friday and will take them on Sept 8th.
COLLECTIONS - Assumption Aug 15th €270 Aug 20th €988.70
FEAST DAYS
August 28th St Augustine (354-430) )
August 29th Passion of John the Baptist
MINISTRIES Readers: 2/9/23 Rachael Carty @7pm 3/9/23 @10:30am Ane Rohan (Cf) Communion 2/9/23 @7pm John Mitchell 3/9/23@10:30am Maura Molloy Church Care D. Fitzpatrick, D O’Carroll, L. Moran SB:Marian Devery, Ann Kelly (CF) Counters: Shannonbridge (August) Clonfanlough (September) Servers; 2/9/23 L. Fitzpatrick, J. Darcy , 3/9/23 Clonfanlough E. Seery, D. Seery, O. Shrahan, E. Shrahan
World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation – 1 st Sept. We are invited to renew our commitment as custodians of creation, raising to God our thanks for the marvelous works that He has entrusted to our care.
Season of Creation celebrated 1st Sept. to 4th Oct., the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. This year’s theme is “Let Justice and Peace Flow”.
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK - Sunday 3rd September. 2pm Rosary. 2.30pm Anointing of the Sick. 3pm Mass. Bus to Knock departing B&Q, Athlone at 11am. Return fare €20. Booking essential 090 6472088
HIGHER DIPLOMA IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES - St. Patrick’s Pontifical University. Are you looking for an introduction to Theology? A qualification that allows you to teach Religious Education or to start your journey to more study in Theology or Pastoral Ministry. See sppu.ie/hdip-in-theological-studies. Applications close 10th September
BUS TO KNOCK for Ardagh & Clonmacnois Diocesan Pilgrimage, departing B&Q Athlone, 11am Sunday. Return Fare €20. Booking Essential at 090 6472088
SHANNONBRIDGE ACTIVE RETIREMENT GROUP meeting on Monday 28th August at 10:30am in Old Fort (Moran’s).
CLONMACNOIS DIOCESAN PATTERN DAY September 17th 2023 Pattern 2:45pm Mass 3pm
LOUGH DERG 2023- One Day Retreats: September - Saturday 2nd, Wednesday 6th, Saturday 9th, Tuesday 12th, Saturday 16th, Sunday 17th, Saturday 23rd, Sunday 24th Admission: €45, Booking Essential Booking 071 9861518
SHANNONBRIDGE/DOON G.A.A. CLUB LOTTO Results 21/8/23 Numbers drawn 4-14-20-21 . No Winner, Six Match 3 Next draw 288/8/23 Jackpot €10,800
ALONE: Would you be willing to provide companionship or make calls to Older People once a week? ALONE are seeking volunteers in your area. Full training and support provided. If interested please sign up here: https://alone.ie/volunteers/ Info. contact Fiona on fiona.boyle@alone.ie or on 086 1366539.
Mobile Foot Health Practitioner Service. House Calls Available daytime and evening. Contact Maura 086 8053671 to arrange an appointment.
CULTURE NIGHT! SEAMUS O’ROURKE IN Moore Hall Fri Sept 22nd @ 8pm. Tickets €15 from 09096 73538
NEW BUS SERVICE serving locally at Clonmacnois & Shannonbridge from Sept 4th Route 850 “Athlone to Roscrea”
Servicing 6 times daily C (Clonmacnois Car Park) S (Shannonbridge Main St. )
Athlone to Roscrea Mon-Saturday 0 6:34 C, (06:43S) 09:34 C (09:43S) 12:34 C (12:43S) 15:43C (15:57S) 18:43C (18:57S) 21:43C (21:57S)
Roscrea to Athlone Monday to Saturday 08:06 S 08:15 C, 11:06 S 11:15 C, 14:06 S 14:15 C, 17:06 S 17:15 C, 20:06 S 20:15C 23:06 S 23:15 C
Check online for Sunday Schedule
Appointments 2023
I mentioned last Sunday Bishop Paul was visiting some of our Leitrim parishes where we have personnel issues. The following announcement have been made for clergy appointments.
Fr. Gerry O'Brien PP Bornacoola to retire
Fr. John Wall, PP Annaduff to retire
Fr. Tomás Flynn, PP Kiltubrid to retire
In Bishop Paul’s own words
In light of the ongoing shortage of available clergy for appointment, the diocese is adopting a strategic plan to cluster parishes in order to provide pastoral care going forward.
Accordingly, the parishes of Annaduff and Kiltubrid are being clustered with Carrick-on-Shannon.
-Fr. Frank Garvey PP Carrick on Shannon is appointed Administrator (Adm.) of the parishes of Annaduff and Kiltubrid parishes.
-Fr. Ciaran McGuinness MAfr is appointed CC Carrick on Shannon
-Fr. Sean Burke, Cc Mohill and Fenagh is appointed Administrator of the parish of Bornacoola
-Fr. Joseph Ukut, CC Longford, is appointed CC of the parishes of Mohill and Fenagh
These appointments will take effect from Sunday Oct 1st.
I wish to sincerely thanks Fr Gerry O'Brien, Fr. John Wall and Fr. Tomás Flynn for their many years of dedicated pastoral work, in a variety of parishes in the Diocese of Ardagh & Clonmacnois. I wish those who are taking up appointments every success and happiness in their new responsibilities.
+Paul Connell
Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnois
Going forward this will be the story for all of Diocesan Parishes. In seven years time there will by 25 active priests for our 41 Parishes, . This coming weekend 3rd September, we will have our Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock. Our 41 Parishes will gather with Bishop Paul to entrust our people and the future of Ardagh & Clonmacnoise into the lovely hands and heart of Our Lady. It will be a special prayer for vocations this year, religious vocations and especially vocations to the diocesan priesthood, a special theme for this year. “God our loving Father, we pray for an increase in vocations to the diocesan priesthood. Grant courage to those who continue to be called that they may take the risk for Christ and answer with generosity of heart.
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