Clonmacnois Parish
April 21st 2024
Fourth Sunday of Easter (B)
Fr. Tom Cox (Adm) Tel. 090 9674125/ 086-8319500
Email: clonmacnoiseparish@gmail.com
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4th SUNDAY OF EASTER
VOCATIONS SUNDAY
Eucharist and priesthood were born in the Upper Room in Jerusalem on Holy Thursday night. The two gifts are inextricably linked. Without priests we are deprived of the nourishment of the Eucharist. This fact should give us pause for thought on Vocations Sunday. Vocation to priesthood is a gift from God, but grows and is nurtured within family and community. Without support, encouragement and even invitation, the call will wither and die. ‘It takes a village to raise a child’, according to the African proverb. We might well say that it takes a community to make a priest. The eternally challenging words of Pope St. Paul VI come to mind here: ‘Every generation gets the vocations it deserves’. This day, of course, has a wider reach. It is a day for all the baptised. The mission of the Church is the mission of all. When someone utters the words, ‘I am on a mission’, you know that he/she is embarked on a task that is important and urgent. The mission of all in the Church family is nothing less than making the Lord’s word heard and His face visible. There is no more privileged, more important or more urgent work than that. Since lay people form the majority of the Church family, their role in this work is critical. They accomplish this work most effectively through the general witness of their daily lives. Holiness in the family and in the workplace takes on a very ordinary appearance. Laity, not clergy, are the most important people in the Church. They hold the key to the future. The ministry of priests and religious will be centred on supporting the mission of the laity.
SHANNONBRIDGE N37 FV05
Sat April 20th 7pm
-Dermot (Derry) Killeen(B’day & Mem’l Mass)
-Oliver Hilliard (2nd A)
Mon. 22nd: 10am
Tues. 23rd: 10am - People’s Mass.
Wed. 24th: 10am Thurs. 25th: 10am St Mark’s is the first and the shortest of the gospels to be written. His Gospel was probably written in Rome when he was with St Paul between 60-70AD. We cannot be certain that he knew Jesus personally. A winged lion is Mark’s symbol
Fri. 26th: 10am
Sat 27th 7pm Peoples Intentions
CLONFANLOUGH N37 XR81
April 21st 10:30am
April 28th 10:30am
CLUAIN CHIARAIN Mass 24/4/24 @7:30pm
OFFERTORY April 7th €530
TROCAIRE €2,448
PRAYER FOR A PARISH CHURCH
Lord keep our Church the right kind of Church. Keep it be from being the wrong kind, the Church of the cold shoulder or the Church of the sharp tongue or the Church of the closed mind. Let it be always the Church of the open mind, a Church of care for the broken heart, a Church of mercy for the faltering step, a Church that mirrors God's love for his people and the timeless compassion of Mary, God's mother, help of the half defeated. May this Church be a Church that understands, "We must love one another or die"– by Fr Ronan Drury RIP
VOCATIONS DAY This weekend we celebrate World Day of Prayer for Vocations. In his message for the Day, Pope Francis reminds us “Every vocation is a summons not to stand on the shore, nets in hand, but to follow Jesus on the path he has marked out for us, for our own happiness and for the good of those around us.” Televised Mass For Vocations Sunday RTE1 : 11am
Is God calling you to be a Diocesan Priest? The National Vocations Office are running an overnight (May 18/19th In Maynooth Seminary) “Come and See” discernment retreat for men (18 years and over) who would like to explore the life of a diocesan priest. . Advance booking is essential. For further information contact Deacon Eric Cooney by mail: eric.cooney@vocations.ie Online information on vocations.ie
-Zumba for kids - boys and girls aged 4 to 10 , 4.45 to 5.30pm
-Pilates with Ger: Monday’s 8.00-9.00pm
-Music Generation Offaly: Music lessons every Wednesday. Times: 4-5pm ages 8-12 (primary school) 5-6pm ages 13 + ( secondary school).
Women’s Fitness class with Nicky:Wednesday’s 8.00-9.00pm
Chair Yoga Wednesday mornings at 10.30am with Edel from Your Yoga Space. €10 per class. Call/text Edel to book on 086 1003420
Tractor Run in aid of Clonfanlough Hall on Sunday 21st April. Registration from 10:00 am at Shannonbridge GAA Pitch
Run Starting at 11:30 am Sharp
Followed by Finger Food in Fallons Bar . Route: Shannonbridge, Clonfanlough, Belmont, Ferbane, Doon, Shannonbridge.
If you have any queries please contact Conor: 0876138779
OFFALY BRANCH IRISH KIDNEY ASSOCIATION - A meeting of the Offaly branch of the Irish Kidney Association will be held in the Charleville Community Centre, Church Road, Tullamore on Thursday 25th April at 7.45pm. The IKA provides support to kidney patients and their families. All welcome. For more information see www.ika.ie or call Marjorie (secretary Offaly IKA) on 085 8668710
HIGH STREET / BELMONT WOMEN’S GROUP - Mon. 22nd April: Light and fun exercise with Denise Coghill in High Street Commuity Centre at 8pm. All welcome.
A FEW CHURCH AND PARISH DATES: April 21st: Day of Prayer for Vocations May 12th: The Ascension of the Lord May `19th: Pentecost Sunday May 26th: The most Holy Trinity June 2nd: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) Sat May 25th – 12 Noon First Holy Communion. (Clonfanlough)
Cemetery Masses/Pattern Fri 2nd August 7pm Mullinakill (Glebe) Sat August 3rd 7pm Clonmacnois Cemetery Friday August 16th Cloniffeen 7pm Parish Pattern Day Monday Sept 9th @7pm Clonmacnois Pattern Day Sun Sept 15th@3pm
SHANNONBRIDGE LOTTO April 15th ’24 numbers drawn 4-24-29-32 No Winner, One Match 3 Next Draw 22-4-24 Jackpot stands at €7,400
THE YOUTH 2000 CONNAUGHT RETREAT takes place in Calasanctius College, Oranmore, Co. Galway on the weekend of May 10th to 12th, consisting of workshops, talks, testimonies, music, prayer and time to relax
The Youth 2000 Connaught Retreat takes place in Calasanctius College, Oranmore, Co. Galway on the
weekend of May 10th to 12th, consisting of workshops, talks, testimonies, music, prayer and time to relax
Communion Calls for the Month of May
Monday 29th April
Vocations are born in prayer and from prayer, and only in prayer can they persevere and bear fruit."Pope Francis
MARCH FOR LIFE May 6th 2024 at 2 pm in Dublin. A massive turnout at the March for Life on May 6th will send a very strong message to voters about the importance of voting pro-life on Election Day. Tragically, all the indications suggest the soon to be published abortion figures for 2023 will exceed 10,000. Please make an extra special effort to attend this year’s march which is timed perfectly to coincide with the upcoming elections. For more information about March for Life 2024 visit www.marchforlife.ie
THE FIRST NATIONAL PILGRIMAGE FOR LIFE organised by the Council for Life of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, will be celebrated on Saturday 4th May in Knock Shrine with Mass at 3.00pm in the Basilica. Anointing of the Sick will take place during Mass. Main celebrant and homilist will be Archbishop Francis Duffy. We invite you to join us in Knock to celebrate the gift of life and to pray for the protection of all human life.
Vocations Sunday
This is what we are about, we plant seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise. We lay foundations that will need further development. We provide yeast that produces effects beyond our capabilities. We cannot do everything and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that.
This enables us to do something, and to do it well. It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way, an opportunity for God to enter and do the rest. We may never see the end results, but that is the difference
between the master builder and the worker.
We are workers, not master builders, ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own. Amen.
PARISH COUNCIL 25/4/24@ 8pm Presbytery
MINISTRIES Readers: 27/4/24 @7pm Eileen Quinn (SB) 28/4/24 Rita Molloy (CF) Communion 27/4/24 @7pm Marie McManus 28/4/24 @10:30 Leanne Quinn Church Care Marie McManus, P. Kenny (SB Bernie Kenny, Margaret Lantry (CF) (April)Counters Shannonbridge Servers; 27/4/24 H & E. Mitchell (SB) 28/4/24 Clonfanlough T & J Rohan, K & K. Kelly
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