Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 23rd Aug 2009 - 21B
Tel (090) 9674125 Fax (090) 9674267
Mass times: Shannonbridge: Weekend, 8pm (Sat), & 12 noon, Sun;
Weekdays, 10am. Clonfanlough – Sunday, 10.30am

Shannonbridge
Masses: Each day @ 10am
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €576. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: G.Brennan, D.Deeley, V.Hynes
Eucharistic ministers: Group 1
Readers for next Weekend: Group 4, S.Grennan, P.Duffy
Altar Servers for this week: Oisín, Michaela

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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €197. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: M.Kelly, M.Halligan
Readers for next Sunday: A. & L. Devery
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group E
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: N.Egan

“Clonmacnois Pioneer Centre wishes to thank all who subscribed to our Church Gate Collection. Total collected: €320.00”

Youth 2000 thank all who helped in any way with their recent Youth festival in Clonmacnois.
Questions people askQ. How can anyone today take St Paul seriously when he says that the husband is the head of his wife and wives should submit to their husbands in everything? A. To be fair to Paul read the full passage in Ephesians 3:21-32. Paul makes even greater demands on the husband. ‘Husbands should love their wives just as Christ loved the Church and sacrificed himself for her to make her holy.’ In fact, Paul was a pioneer in advocating the equality of male and female because he recognised how Christ Jesus destroyed the inequalities between Jew and Gentile, between slave and free, between male and female, ‘for you are all one in Christ Jesus’ (Gal 3:28). Fr Silvester O’Flynn OFM Cap
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Diocesan Pilgrimages
Knock: Sun 6th Sept; a bus will go from the Parish as usual. The Fare will include a morning snack & evening meal. If you wish to travel, please give your name to Darran Finnerty or Teresa Rohan ASAP.
In recent years the numbers going by bus have declined, which makes it difficult to sustain in a viable manner.
We make a special appeal to people to travel by bus with the group from the parish, as this has been a long-time tradition in the parish, and it would be a shame to have it end. Young people are particularly welcome.
Pattern Day Clonmacnois: Sun 13th Sept - commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Papal visit.
Ceremonies begin @ 3pm; for pilgrim road walk assemble in Ballinahown @ 11am.
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West Offaly Ed Project – Enrolment Evenings for Night Classes.
In Clonfanlough Hall, Thurs 3rd Sept @ 7.30pm;
In Shannonbridge N.S. Thurs 10th Sept @ 8.30pm.
Courses on offer include FETAC level 5 Business Studies, Oil Painting, First Aid, Computers, Conversational Irish, etc.
For more info call Jolene/Michelle on 057-9351392
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Co Offaly Childminding Initiative have organised an exciting calendar of events for childminders. For info call 057-9370630.