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Clonmacnois Parish
November 13th 2022
33rd Sunday (C)
Fr. Tom Cox (Adm) Tel. 090 9674125/ 0868319500
Email: clonmacnoiseparish@gmail.com
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33rd SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
‘Your endurance will win you your lives’
Jesus was nothing if not honest with His followers. He did not promise them an easy passage, but He did guarantee them His support on their journey, and, if they persevered, success in the end. Most of those early disciples were to pay the ultimate price for the faith, but they also discovered that the prison cell can be a palace, or the scaffold a throne when the Lord walks by your side. Endurance is the difference between success and failure. A winner in life or in God’s kingdom is just a loser who tried one more time. When reflecting on his career of outstanding achievement, the great inventor Thomas Edison remarked: ‘many of life’s failures are people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up’. May we never succumb to hopelessness as we endeavour to make sense of ‘life’s weary puzzle’. Through endurance we find out who we are.
SHANNONBRIDGE (Eircode N37 FV05)
Sat 12th Nov 7pm Vigil Mass Barry Quinn (4th Anniversary)
Mon 14th 10am St. Laurence O’Toole
Tues 15th St. Albeet the Great
Wed 16th St. Margaret of Scotland/Gerturde
Thurs 17th 7pm St Elizabeth of Hungary Mass for Deceased ESB Shannonbridge
Fri 18th 10am Tom Rocke (Anniv.)
Sat 19th Nov 7pm Vigil Mass Michael Anderson
CLONFANLOUGH (N37 XR81)
Sun 13th Nov 10:30am Mary Kate Dolan (Clonlyon)
Fri Nov. 18th Tom Egan M/M Ballyhearth
Sun 20th Nov 10:30am Kathleen & Michael Kelly (Lakefield)
CLUAIN CHIARAIN Next Mass Wed., Nov. 16th @ 7:30pm
OFFERTORY Nov 5/6th €395
November Dues €260
SACRAMENT DATES 2023
First Confession 7pm Shannonbridge Feb 9th
First Communion 12 Noon April 22 Clonfanlough
SERVERS RETURN After an absence of 31 months, Altar Serving returns this weekend as a ministry with our young friends. It will need lots of coaching and encouragement from us all—it’s an invaluable contact for our children with the sacred. Welcome back friends
BASKET COLLECTIONS RETURN It seems appropriate on balance to resume the in-church collection at this time. For the moment other options remain, Moran’s Gala, secure box at back (emptied twice weekly) and online banking– see details below.
Name of Account Clonmacnois Parochial Account. BIC-BOFIIE2DXXX
IBAN-IE90BOFI90368011629381 Please put your name and/or your box number in reference section.
Clonfanlough Social Club regret to say that the Christmas Party will not go ahead this year due to the rise in Covid cases. It very much regrets this decision and wish everyone good health and blessings for the coming season.
St Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231) She was a widow, a woman of prayer and servant of the poor
Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe celebrated on Sun. 20th Nov. We celebrate Christ as a crucified King. Through his cross he has won a holy nation and a royal people. In his Kingdom he has reconciled all things to himself and through himself. He is the true shepherd king who leads his people
World Day of the Poor Today (Nov. 13th) is World Day of the Poor. Pope Francis announced at the end of the Year of Mercy 2016 that this particular Sunday be devoted to the Poor. The theme given to us by the Pope this year is “For your sakes Christ became poor” Mercy reduces poverty and increases hope. Saint Vincent de Paul said “The poor are our masters. Christ himself is among us”. On this Sunday we can reflect on the Corporal Works of Mercy: To feed the hungry. To give water to the thirsty. To clothe the naked. To shelter the homeless. To visit the sick. To visit the imprisoned. To bury the dead.
World Day of the Poor
Pope Francis has nominated the 33rd Sunday in the Liturgical year as World Day of the Poor. “As long as Lazarus lies at the door of our homes (cf. Luke 16: 19-21) there can be no justice or social peace” - Pope Francis. God of Abraham, On my newsfeed, On my street, Everywhere I go I see Lazarus, But I also see so many doors, Doors that I’ve built, That I’ve closed. Doors that society has hung and locked. Doors that separate me from Larazus, To the poor. To know them as your children, To lift them in their distress, To work to help them find a fair share of your bounty, This World Day of the Poor, Help us all turn to those outside our door, To bless, heal, comfort; And together, from this day forward, build a world, Where the poor are strangers to none, And, indeed, the very chains of poverty are broken. Amen
November
For those who walked with us For those who walked with us, this is a prayer, For those who have gone ahead this is a Blessing, For those who touched and tendered us, who lingered with us while they lived, this is a thanksgiving, For those who journey still with us, in the shadows of awareness, in the crevices of memory, in the landscape of our dreams, this is a benediction. (Ian Richardson)
MINISTRIES
Readers: 12/11/22 @7pm Ruth Quirke (SB)/ 13/11/22 @10:30am Anne Rohan (Cf) Communion 12/11/22 @7pm John Mitchell 13/11/22@10:30am Linda Donaghy Church Care E. Quinn, D. Deeley,V Hynes SB:Dorothy Darcy (Nov) (CF) Counters: Clonfan (Nov)
PILATES CLASS Shannonbridge Hall. Thursdays 11am 087 2410587
DOON/SHANNONBRIDGE GAA LOTTERY
-Draw of Nov. 7th 2022. Numbers drawn 6-16-21-22. No Winner, Three Match 3 .(so €400 added to jackpot) Jackpot now €3,400 Next draw 14/11/22
WALKING TRACK lights on! Rachra GAA are pleased to announce that the walking lights are on until 9:30pm every night.
PLEDGE FOR NOVEMBER Many people offer spiritual support to a relation who is struggling because of alcohol or an addiction problem. Parishioners who wish to take a short-term Pioneer pledge during the month of the Holy Souls are invited to visit www.pioneers.ie/pray.
Upcoming Sunday Afternoon Conversation with Spiritual Writer, Fr. Brian Grogan SJ – See www.creideamh.ie/grogansj for more details. All welcome but booking essential.
READING & PRAYING WITH ST. PAUL (Philippians) initiative will run over 4 Sunday evenings in Clonfert Family Centre, Ballinasloe, beginning Sunday 6th Nov. See www.creideamh.ie/st-paul2 for details. Ministers of the Word and persons interested in our sacred scriptures very likely to enjoy. All welcome but booking essential as places are limited
ESB SHANNONBRIDGE MASS The Annual Mass for the Deceased Staff of E.S.B. Shannonbridge/West Offaly Power Station will be celebrated in St. Ciaran's Church, Shannonbridge on Thursday 17th November at 7 p.m
Rosary in the Holy Land; Take a unique pilgrimage through the Holy Land,exploring the Joyful, Sorrowful,Glorious and Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary. Aired on Sundays, 3pm & Thur, 10 pm on EWTN
PLEASE SUPPORT THE HOMELESS - We would be so very grateful if you could assist with any of the following items for women and men living on the streets at this time of year: waterproof jackets, hats, scarves, gloves, socks, hoodies, leggings, t-shirts, etc. (Do not necessarily need to be new but in good condition), toiletries, shampoo, toothpaste and shaving gear. All will be greatly appreciated. Contact 086 3710166 (living in Ferbane area but can arrange collection)
