Clonmacnois Parish
May 5th 2024
Sixth Sunday of Easter (B)
Fr. Tom Cox (Adm) Tel. 090 9674125/ 086-8319500
Email: clonmacnoiseparish@gmail.com
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WE LIVE IN VERY INTERESTING
AND FUNNY TIMES:
-We live in times where we see many humans, but not humanity.
-We live in times where the rich has more rooms than children and the poor has more children than rooms.
-We live in times where smart phones bring you closer to those who are far, but distance you from those who are closer.
-We live in times where we open Facebook, more than The Holy Book;
-We live in times where a single mother can look after 10 children, but children can't look after a single mother;
-We live in times where the rich walk miles to digest food, while the poor walk miles to search for food;
-We live in times where women are paid to be naked, while others have no clothes to cover their nakedness.
-We live in times where our contact lists are huge, but our relationships are poor.
-We live in times where our possessions are more, but our appreciation is less;
-We live in times where we know how to earn a good living, but somehow forget how to live a good life;
-We live in times where many know the price of everything, but not the value of anything. Indeed, we live in a strange world. May God help and Guide Us.
CLONFANLOUGH HALL:
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 10.30 am with Edel from Your Yoga Space. €10 per class. Call/text Edel to book on 086 1003420
Clonfert May Novena
Mon 6th Fr. Brian Boyle (Fermoy) 7:30pm
Tues 7th The Choir of ASM Ballinasloe 7:30pm Wed 8th Fr. Tom Hogan (Birr) 7:30pm Thurs 9th May Fr. Kieran O'Rourke (Woodford) 7:30pm Fri 10th Mass `12 Noon & 7:30pm Exams MassesSat 11th Fr. Declan McInerney 7:30pm Sun 12th May Fr. Declan McInerney 10:30 & 6:30pm
CLOTHES COLLECTION Thank you to all who donated clothes for the Parents Association Appeal for Clonmacnois N.S. A total of €333 was raised. Next Collection in October.
SHANNONBRIDGE N37 FV05
Sat 4th May 7pm Peoples Intentions
Holiday Monday 6th (6:30pm Rosary at Clonfanlough Grotto) Volunteers also welcome for Shannonbridge Grotto for May.
Tues 7th No Mass
Wed 8th No Mass
Thurs 9th No Mass
Fri 10th May No Mass
Sat 11th May 7pm Vigil Mass
-Jimmy Fox 11/5/24MM
-Paddy Duffy (Snr) Paddy Duffy (Jnr)
CLONFANLOUGH N37 XR81
May 5th May 10:30am
Monday 6th May 6:30pm Rosary at Grotto
Sun May 12th 10:30am pre First Communion Mass
Please keep the children, their parents and teachers in your prayers as they prepare for the sacrament
CLUAIN CHIARAIN Mass 8/5/24 @7:30pm
OFFERTORY April 28th €490
ROSARY FOR MAY AT CLONFANLOUGH Grotto Starting Monday 6th May at 6:30pm and subsequent Mondays
Prayer for Strength Jesus, captain of my life, may your strength arise. Deep to deep my heart will soar with you on grace filled skies. Jesus, captain of my mind, may your hope take flight. Wing to wing my faith will fly with you on promise bright. Jesus, captain of my soul, may your love abide. Heart to heart you cherish me, with you I come alive. Amen
I Said a Prayer for You Today And know God must have heard. I felt the answer in my heart, although he spoke no word. I didn’t ask for wealth or fame (I knew you wouldn’t mind). I asked him to send treasures of a far more lasting kind! I asked that he be near you, at the start of each new day: To grant you health and blessings and friends to share your way! I asked for happiness for you, in all things great and small. But it was for his loving care, I prayed for most of all! Amen
TRIBUTES PAID TO RELIGIOUS ORDERS ARCHBISHOP Dermot Farrell of Dublin paid tribute to the role of religious orders in Irish education as a Catholic school in his diocese was this week divested to secular patronage. St Mary’s Primary School on Dorset Street was one of the 29 schools in Dublin involved in a consultation process on patronage in 2022. Catholic patrons account for 88 per cent of all of the 3,000 primary schools in Ireland, of which only 150 are multidenominational, but the government has pledged to divest 400 primary schools from Catholic patrons by 2030. However, opposition among parents' groups and a lack of trust has stalled the process. A report last year into a failed attempt at divestment in the Dublin suburb of Raheny said the process was marred by “suspicions and lack of trust from an early stage”.
THE YOUTH 2000 CONNAUGHT RETREAT 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 and meet with others. Donation only, 16-35 years. To book or for more info. visit www. youth2000.ie or email connaught@youth2000.ie.
A FEW CHURCH AND PARISH DATES: 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 29th Draw results to be in May 12th Issue
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
SAVE THE DATE !! CLONMACNOIS SCHOOL FUN RUN & BAKE SALE Sunday June 9th Details later
May the Month of Mary
On Wednesday 1st May we celebrate the feast of St. Joseph the worker. May is the month of Mary. An opportunity for a May Altar in your home or class room and also an opportunity to pray the Rosary. We encourage you to pray the Rosary, (even one decade), particularly during May
Bring Flowers of the Rarest
Bring flowers of the rarest bring blossoms the fairest, from gardens and woodlands and hillside and dale; Our full hearts are swelling, our glad voices telling the praise of the loveliest flower of the vale! Chorus: O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today! Queen of the Angels and Queen of the May. O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today, Queen of the Angels and Queen of the May
May is a very special month for us as we remember Mary, the Mother of Jesus and Mother of us all. A full month is given over to Mary and during this month we are asked to think about Mary, say special prayers to her, have May altars, and sing hymns to Mary to tell her how much we love her and to ask her to help us stay close to her son Jesus and to try to live as Jesus shows us. Creating a May Altar: Small stand/table Statue or image of Mary Gold/blue cloth Flowers or greenery Rosary Beads Candle (battery) Stones (rockery) Cross • A May Altar is a point of focus for prayer. It is a sacred space. • It is a centre for reflection, it helps point to the sacred space within each person. • It helps us to become still to allow God to speak to us in the quiet of our hearts. • A simple Sacred Space can be placed somewhere in the house during the month of May and used as a gathering place for prayer. A May Altar can be created and placed in the garden. • Set aside a little time every day to pray, either alone or with other members of your family • Encourage young children to draw a picture of Mary and place it on the altar
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
FOOT CARE: MOBILE Foot Health Practitioner Service House Calls Available Daytime and Evening: CONTACT Maura (086) 8053671 to arrange an appointment.
ANAM CARA MIDLANDS - Monthly Parent Evening for bereaved parents on Wednesday 8th May at 7.15pm in the Mullingar Park Hotel. For more information call 01 4045378. This is a FREE event.
DARKNESS INTO LIGHT - Gallen Community School are taking part again in this year’s Darkness into Light Walk for Pieta on Saturday 11th May at 4.15am. We are asking that if you wish to participate on the walk that you send your name (clearly stated), t-shirt size and money in an envelope into Gallen Community School. We would ask that all students are accompanied by a guardian for the walk. The cost for students is €5, adults €26. Many thanks
Lough Derg 2024Lough Derg One-Day Retreats in May: These guided days of prayer and reflection will take place on Sun 5, Mon 6, Sun 12, Tue 14, Sat 18, Sat 25 and Mon 27. More details can be found at www.loughderg.ie €45 per person, booking essential. The Lough Derg traditional Three Day Pilgrimage begins on Friday May 31st and continues until August 15th.
MINISTRIES Readers: 11/5/24 @7pm Fox M/M Reader (SB) 12/5/24 Maura Molloy (CF) Communion 11/5/24 @7pm Fergal Moran 12/5/24 @10:30 Kay Kelly Church Care Eileen Quinn, Dolly Deeley, Veronica Hynes (SB Angela Walsh (CF) (May)Counters Shannonbridge Servers; 11/5/24H. & E. Mitchell (SB) 12/5/24 Clonfanlough H. Guinan, O & E Shrahan, L. Butler
REGINA COELI is said in place of the Angelus during the 50 days of Easter which ends on Pentecost Sunday. Queen of Heaven, Rejoice, Alleluia. For He whom thou did merit to bear, Alleluia. Has risen as He said, Alleluia. Pray for us to God, Alleluia. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia. For the Lord has truly risen, Alleluia. Let us pray: O God, who gave joy to the world through the Resurrection of Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, grant we beseech Thee, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His mother, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life, through the same Christ, Our Lord. Amen
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