CLONMACNOIS PARISH
September2nd/3rd 2023
22nd Sunday Ordinary Time (A) Pastoral Cover in emergency: Fr. M. Molloy 090 9673539 (until Sept 7th)
Fr. Tom Cox (Adm) Tel. 090
9674125/ 0868319500
Email: clonmacnoiseparish@gmail.com
WEB shannonbridge.blogspot.ie FACEBOOK www.fb.me/saintciarans
SHANNONBRIDGE (Eircode N37 FV05) Sat September 2nd 2023 7pm Brigid, Ste- phen & Marian & Bridget Daly
[ Devotions & Prayers on St. Ciaran’s Feast- day September 9th will be held on Monastic site at 7pm]
Mon 4th Sept 10am St. MacNissi Tues 5th Sept 10am
Wed 6th Sept 10am
Thurs 7th Sept 10am
Fri 8th Sept 10am Nativity of the B.V.M. Sat 9th Sept St. Ciaran (No Mass in S’bridge Church)
We transfer out to Clonmacnois for 7pm. [Same happened in 2017]
Intention at 7pm James Downey
CLONFANLOUGH (Eircode N37 XR81) Sun 3rd Sept 2023 10:30am Gordon McEvoy Fri , Sept 8th @ 7pmNativity of the B.V.M. Sun 10th Sept 2023 10:30am
CLUAIN CHIARAIN: Wed 6th Sept @ 7:30pm
BAPTISM We welcomed into the Christian Community last weekend Leo Edward McDermott Curraghmore; Izaac Gooch Hill- ston N.S.W., and Cara Patricia Gleeson Tullabeg.
Monthly Calls: . Fr. Tom will take them on Sept 8th.
COLLECTIONS - Aug 27th € 648.77
MINISTRIES Readers: 9/9/23 at Clonmac- nois Ruth Quirke @7pm
10/9/23 @10:30am Maura Molloy
(Cf) Communion 9/9/23 @7pm at Clonmacnois Marie Mc Manus 10/9/23@10:30am Enda Molloy Church Care Patricia Kenny, Marie McManus SB:Marian Devery, Ann Kelly (CF) Counters: Clonfanlough (September)
Servers; 9/9/23 at Clonmacnois H. Mitchell, O. Kenny , 10/9/23 Clon- fanlough H. Guinan, A. Hennessy, R. Daly, H. Maloney
This Week We Offer A Special Prayer For.. our educators during the year ahead.
Dear Lord, we ask for your blessings on the teachers in our schools. We pray for their safety, their health and their well-being. ... We ask that you give them the wisdom and knowledge they need to teach and to guide their students. We pray that they may be blessed with your grace and that they may be able to reach the hearts and minds of their students. Amen
LIFE LESSONS God never sends you into a situa- tion alone. God goes before you. He stands beside you. He walks behind you. Whatever situation you have right now, be confident. God is with you
ST. CIARAN born in Roscommon around 512. Came to Clonmacnois in January 545 where he founded a monastery destined to be renowned in Europe. He died at 33 while the monastery was still
Being built
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK - Sun- day 3rd September. 2pm Rosary. 2.30pm Anointing of the Sick. 3pm Mass.
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 Edu- cation or to start your journey to more study in The- ology or Pastoral Ministry. See sppu.ie/hdip-in- theological-studies. Applications close 10th Septem- ber
CLONMACNOIS DIOCESAN PATTERN DAY
September 17th 2023 Pattern 2:45pm Mass 3pm
LOUGH DERG 2023- One Day Retreats: Septem- ber - 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 LOT- TO August 27th Draw results not to hand at going to print. Will be published in Sept 10th bulletin ALONE: Would you be willing to provide compan- ionship 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. con- tact 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
. PIANO RECITAL Given by Daren Lane in St. Mary's Church on Friday 15th September at 7:30pm Donations accepted on the night in aid The Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Programme includes Bach, Schumann & selected works by Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt & Chopin
CULTURE NIGHT! SEAMUS O’ROURKE IN Moore Hall Fri Sept 22nd @ 8pm. Tickets €15 from 09096 73538
NEW BUS SERVICE serving locally at Clonmac- nois & 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
PATTERN DAY SEPT 18TH 2023 PILGRIM WALK (14km) TO CLONMACNOIS Sunday September 17th 2023 (Pattern Sunday) Commencing 11am Clonbonny ( (you drive 5km past Aldi, Ath- lone to T junction, turn left park at bog rail- way crossing). in aid of Athlone Meals on wheels
FOUR PROVINCES PILGRIMAGE WALK TO CLONMACNOIS Sept 14-16th
Beginning on Thursday 14th September (Feast of the Triumph/Exaltation of the Cross) four groups will approach Clonmacnois from North, South, East and West with a portion of a Cross. This will be assembled when they converge on Clonmacnois on Saturday September 16th for Mass at 12 noon (approx). The idea is a 2 stage walk in each direction of about 30- 40km
Further Details at 087 2248878
Eastern Route Tyrellspass-Moate-via R446 and R444 into Clonmacnois
Western Route Loughrea-Ballinasloe R446 onto R357 then R444
Southern Route Roscrea-Birr-Cloghan N62 onto N52 then N62 onto R356 and R357 and R444 to Clonmac- nois
Northern Route Roscommon (Sacred Heart Church)- Athlone-Clonmacnois N61 then R446 via Arcadia, Circle K, Ballinahowen
Life is a gift and none of us knows where it will take us. There is a lovely story to indicate a point: Years ago a farmer owned land along the “Wild At- lantic Way”. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that raged across the ocean, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops and animals. As the farmer looked for workers, none were forthcoming and he received a steady stream of refusals. Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, approached the farmer. "Are you a good farmhand?" the farmer asked him. "Well, I can sleep when the wind blows," answered the little man. Alt- hough puzzled by this answer, the farmer, desperate for help, hired him on trial for a month. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the little man's work. Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer grabbed a flash light and rushed next door to the hired man's sleeping quarters. Farmer shook the little man and yelled, "Get up! A storm is coming! We need to tie things down before they blow away!" The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, "No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows." Enraged by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his amazement, he discovered that all of the haystacks had been covered with tarpaulins. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly se- cured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away. The farmer then understood what his hired man meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew. When you're prepared, spiritually, mentally, and physically, you have nothing to fear. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life? Remember the old Boy Scouts mantra - “Be Prepared”
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