Clonmacnois Parish
December 31st 2023
Holy Family (B)
Fr. Tom Cox (Adm) Tel. 090 9674125/ 086-8319500
Email: clonmacnoiseparish@gmail.com
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Saturday 30th 7pm Kieran Kelly leharrow
Mon 1st Jan 2024 10am NEW YEAR’S DAY
Tues 2nd Jan 2024 10am St. Basil & Gregory
Wed 3rd Jan 2024 10am Holy Names of Jesus
Thurs 4th Jan 2024 10am
Fri 5th Jan 2024 7pm Vigil of Epiphany
Sat 6th Jan 7pm
`CLONFANLOUGH N37 XR81
Sun 31st Dec 10:30am Paul Kelly (10th A.) Tullabeg
Sat 6th Jan 10:30am Epiphany
Sun 7th Jan 10:30am Ann & Jimmy Egan
Cluain Chiarain Mass 10/1/24 @ 7:30pm
FEAST DAYS SUNDAY READINGS freely available for parish reader (€6 otherwise)
BIBLE DIARIES (daily lectionary readings as used in Church) available at reduced cost €10
RECENT DEATH Bridie Gleeson nee Duffy Clondelara, died Birmingham UK.
BAPTISM We welcomed June Renee O’Brien Edinburgh & Woodbank/Dublin
Communion Visits For Jan on Thursday 4th
FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY
‘Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life’ (Albert Einstein)
The Feast is well-placed because Christmas is above all the season of the family. During these days we come to appreciate in a new way that family is actually the most important thing in our lives. It is the place where we fit. It is the cradle of our life and love which draws us back to its’ bosom again and again. Family is forever. It is a Gospel in itself. It is good news for society. It is one of nature’s masterpieces. It is the place where Jesus chose to reveal himself. While parents stand at the centre of family life, we are reminded in the persons of Simeon and Anna in today’s Gospel extract that grandparents are a precious gem at the heart of the household too. They are the keepers of traditions and memories; the link between the generations, the voices of the past and the doors to the future and, as American author Alex Haley described so beautifully: ‘They sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children’. On the threshold of another year, we raise up in prayer our families, young and old. May our departed loved ones sleep in peace and through the intercession of Jesus, Mary and Joseph may our homes continue to be circles of strength, schools of faith and communities of love. Athbhliain shuaimhneach orainn uilig.
Parish Calendar for 2024— copies available in the Church porches. You are welcome to take extra for people who cannot attend Church and for family members who are living abroad.
May your year be filled with peace, prosperity, and love. May God's blessings shower upon you and bestow upon each of you a bright, healthy, and peaceful New Year.
MINISTRIES Readers: 6/1/24 @7pm Kieran O’Connor 7/1/24 @10:30 Noelle Daly (CF) Communion 6/1/24 @7pm John Mitchell 7/1/24 @10:30 Anne Rohan Church Care Dympna Fitzpatrick, Linda Moran (SB) Mary Guinan, Anne Guinan CF) Counters Clonfanlough (Jan) Servers; 6/1/24L. Fitzpatrick, J. Darcy (SB) 7/1/24 Clonfanlough T & J. Rohan, K & K Kelly
OFFERTORY: Dec 23/24th Offertory €1,145 December Monthly €565 Christmas Day Offertory €1,625
Thank you for your financial support. You can also support using electronic transfer if it is more convenient. Bank details are : Clonmacnois Parochial Account.
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Offertory Envelopes for 2024, beginning on 6th January, are now available. If you don’t receive a
packet and would like to support the Parish and
clergy please contact 086 8319500. Sincere thanks to
the ‘volunteers’ who helped to distribute the packets.
Due to not being used and deaths, envelopes are
updated each year and may result in your number
being changed yearly. Grateful appreciation for your
generous support throughout the year.
SHANNONBRIDGE LOTTO Dec 27th ’23 numbers drawn 8-14-21-29 No Winner, Five Match 3 Next Draw 1-1-24 Five Christmas Draw winners of €50 next week. Jackpot staands at €4,200
PILATES with Ger Murray in Clonfanlough Hall will resume on January 8th 2024 at 8pm €10 per Class. Eircode (next door!) N37 D950 All Welcome
18 Baptisms, 17 Funerals 2 Weddings
World Day of Peace is celebrated on 1st January.
The following is a short summary of Pope Francis’
message with particular reference to ‘Artificial
Intelligence and Peace’.
Pope Francis’ message emphasizes the positive
contributions of science and technology to human
progress while cautioning against the potential risks
posed by advances in artificial intelligence (AI). He
discusses the ethical dimensions of AI, including
concerns related to privacy, bias, and the impact on
human dignity. The message stresses the need for
responsible development, regulation, and oversight
of AI technologies, highlighting potential risks in
areas such as disinformation, social control, military, education, the workforce and international law.
The Pope calls for a cross-disciplinary dialogue,
ethical development of algorithms (algo-ethics), and
the inclusion of diverse voices in decision-making
processes. By reminding us that the measure of true
humanity lies in how we treat the least among us, he
concludes with a hopeful vision that AI
development may contribute to human fraternity and world peace: “for peace is the fruit of relationships that recognize and welcome others in their
inalienable dignity, and of sincere cooperation and
commitment in seeking the integral development of all individuals and peoples”
A Prayer for the New Year
Dear Lord, please give me... A few friends who understand me and remain my friends; A work to do which has real value, without which the world would be the poorer; A mind unafraid to travel, even though the trail be not blazed; An understanding heart; A sense of humour; Time for quiet, silent meditation; A feeling of the presence of God; The patience to wait for the coming of these things, With the wisdom to recognise them when they come. Amen
Prayer for Peace for 2024 Lord, God of Abraham, God of the Prophets, God of Love, you created us and you call us to live as brothers and sisters. Give us the strength daily to be instruments of peace; enable us to see everyone who crosses our path as our brother or sister. Make us sensitive to the plea of our citizens who entreat us to turn our weapons of war into implements of peace, our trepidation into confident trust, and our quarrelling into forgiveness Pope Francis
Entering the New Year
God of all time,
help us enter the New Year quietly,
thoughtful of who we are
to ourselves and to others,
mindful that our steps make an impact
and our words carry power.
May we walk gently.
May we speak
only after we have listened well.
Creator of all life,
help us enter the New Year reverently,
aware that you have endowed
every creature and plant,
every person and habitat
with beauty and purpose.
May we regard the world with tenderness.
May we honour rather than destroy.
Lover of all souls, help us enter the New Year joyfully, willing to laugh and dance and dream, remembering our many gifts with thanks and looking forward to blessings yet to come. May we welcome your lavish love. May we cast off the small, vindictive god our fears have made. May the grace and peace of Christ
bless us now and in the days ahead.
- Vinita Hampton Wright
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