Sunday 4th April 2010

Easter Sunday

‘The Glory of the Easter Story’

In the glorious Easter Story
A troubled world can find
Blessed reassurance
And enduring peace of mind…
For though we grow discouraged
In this world we’re living in,
There is comfort just in knowing
God has triumphed over sin…
For our Saviour’s Resurrection
Was God’s way of telling men
That in Christ we are eternal
And in him we live again…
And to know life is unending
And God’s love is endless, too,
Makes our daily tasks and burdens
So much easier to do…
For the blessed Easter Story
Of Christ the living Lord,
Makes our earthly sorrow nothing
When compared with this reward.

The sleepy colours of winter

fade fast in the dawn of spring.

The joy of Easter’s promise

delivers sweet reason to sing

To all and many thanks to everyone who took part in our Easter Ceremonies

Baptisms: We welcome into God’s community:
Alanna Rose Rudden Maurice Raymond James Murphy

Divine Mercy Sunday: Come celebrate Divine Mercy in St Macartan’s Cathedral,
Monaghan on Sun 11th April @ 3pm. All Welcome.

Trocaire Boxes : If you haven’t already returned your Trocaire Box, please leave it in the Sacristy this week

Deaths:

Please pray for the dead, especially:

Kathleen Geehan, Omagh/Clones

Clogher Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes: Tues July 6th - Sun July 11th 2010. Total fare €730 or sterling equivalent - includes full board accommodation, insurance, taxes & coach transfer to & from Belfast International Airport from designated points throughout the diocese. Pilgrims contact—P J McGilly 677 37850; Invalid contact - Fr Joseph Mullin 677 21342.

Helplines

So many feel pain & hurt, so many feel alone, helpless. Whether you are young or old, don't carry a worry or burden alone. A problem shared is a problem halved.

Addiction Resource Centre: 047 72100 & 086 8241228

St Vincent de Paul: 085 2417455

Aware : 1890303302 & 01 6617211

Samaritans: 1850 60 90 90 & 01 872 7700

Teenline: 1800 833 634 & 01 462 2122

Alzheimers Society: 1800 341 341

GROW: 1890 474 474 & 01 873 4029

SACRED HEART CHURCH , CLONES

Weekend Masses: Sat 7 pm (Vigil) Sun 9.30 am and 11.30am.
Confessions: Sat 10.20am; Sat 6.30—6.50; 1st Fri. 9.40am
Baptisms: By arrangement with the priest on Baptisms for the month
Marriage: By arrangement. Three month’s notice is required
Anointing Sick: At any time.
Adoration : Wednesday 10.30am—10pm

Masses for the Week

Sat 9.00pm Easter Vigil Mass

Sun 9.30am Easter Sunday Mass
11.30 People of the Parish

Mon 10.00 Tomas Geehan & Deceased Relatives, Analore St

Tues 10.00 Jim & Kathleen King, Abbey St

Wed 10.00 Sadie, Eddie, Maura, Paudic Cassidy, Church Hill
Adoration 10.30 — 10pm

Thurs 10.00 William & Mary McMahon, NTB Rd

Fri 10.00 John Hague, NTB Rd

Evening Mass in Aghadrumsee at 8pm

Sat 10.00 Kathleen Staines & Deceased Members Cosgrove Family
7.00pm (Vigil) Months Memory Paddy Foster Magheraveely
Frank Fitzpatrick, Fermanagh St
Peter & Seamus Meehan, O’Neill Pk &
All for whom Anniversary Masses were celebrated during the week

Sun 9.30am Mass

Sun 11.30 People of the Parish

Altar Society: C Toye, A Woods, M Collins

ST. MACARTAN’S, AGHADRUMSEE

Masses: Sat 8pm(Vigil); Sun 10am. Fri 8pm;
Confessions: First Sat 7.30 pm. 1st Fri 7.30 pm
Baptisms: By arrangement with priest on Baptisms for month (See above)
Adoration : Wednesday 7.30pm—9.30pm

Masses for the Week

Sat 8pm Easter Vigil Mass

Sun 10am Easter Sunday Mass

Mon 8pm Mass Rosary @ 7.30pm & Holy Hour

Wed 9.30am Mass (Rosary)

Thurs 7.30pm Holy Hour of Adoration

Fri 9.30—7.30 Adoration for Vocations

Fri 8pm Thomas Nolan & Deceased Relatives, Follom

Sat 8pm Brendan & Packie Lynch, Kibb

Sun 10 John & Mary Maguire, Toneydrumollard


Servers: Team I

GFC Lotto: No Winner. Winning No’s 1, 8, 9, 13, jackpot now £2,000, thank you.

Meeting for all Readers on Tues 6th April @ 7.30pm in St Macartan’s Church.

ST. ALPHONSUS, CONNONS

Masses: Sun 11.00 am.
Confessions: 1st Thurs. 6.30pm; 1st Sun 10.40
Baptisms: By arrangement with priest on Baptisms for the month

Sun 11am.

(4th April) Pat, Susan & Raymond McAdam,. Annaghmore

(11th April) Paddy Martin & Deceased Relatives, Hermitage

Altar Servers (11th) Zoe Clarke, Damien Connolly

Gift Bearers (11th) Martin Family

Irish Catholic on sale today.

Clogher Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes: Tues July 6th - Sun July 11th 2010. Total fare €730 or sterling equivalent - includes full board accommodation, insurance, taxes & coach transfer to & from Belfast International Airport from designated points throughout the diocese. Pilgrims contact—P J McGilly 677 37850; Invalid contact - Fr Joseph Mullin 677 21342.

National Public Novena in Honour of Our Lady of Knock
14th to 22nd August
Public All Night Vigils 1st Fri in Month—May, June, July, Sept
Mini Vigils: Fri Aug 6th & Fri 1st Oct

Candlelight Rosary Procession: Each Thurs night @ 9pm (July—Oct)
All enquiries to 094 9388100. E-mail: info@knock-shrine.ie

Maynooth Seminary—Open Day Invitation:

All men discerning a vocation to the Catholic Priesthood are welcome. 25th April 2010, commencing @ 14.30 & concluding with Mass 17.00. www.maynoothcollege.ie/seminary

Faith and Light – Clones:

Next Fiesta Sunday 11th April @ 3pm in St. Tiarnachs Primary School Clones. Our next fundraising event towards our trip to Lourdes 2011 will be the Women’s Mini Marathon. Anybody wishing to take part in this please contact Mary on 047-51745 for an entry form. Closing date for completed entry forms to be returned to Mary O Neill by 20th April.

Chernobyl Children’s Project: Clones Outreach Group.

Our annual Church Gate Collection, will be held next weekend. We appreciate greatly all who make themselves available as collectors and who so generously support this very worthy cause. We ask again for your continued generosity to help us bring children to our area for the summer.

Grow it Yourself (GIY) Monaghan:

Interested in growing your own food? Then come along to the next meeting of GIY Monaghan at FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, Monaghan on WEDNESDAY 7TH APRIL at 7.30pm sharp.new members welcome. For more information please see www.giyireland.com or email giymonaghan@gmail.com

Leadership in Peace Building Training courses for Older People :

12th to 19th April Monaghan town or 19th to 23rd April Castleblayney. Training covers conflict management, leadership, negotiation, mediation, reconciliation and communication skills. The training is free of charge and open to anyone over the age of 55. For more information contact: Laura Caslin, Peace III Older Peoples Project (042) 97495000.

An Taisce Roadside Spring Clean:
The annual roadside litter pick (from Largy College to Annalore Bridge) will take place on Saturday 10th April @ 10am. We invite all local residents. For further details please contact Sinead on 087-1973933

Small Scale Grant Scheme:
Monaghan Integrated Development (MID) invites applications from groups under its 2010 Small Scale Grant Scheme. For application contact Regina Byrne on 042 9749500. Closing date 16th April @ 4pm. Information session on scheme in MID office Castleblaney on 6th April @ 7.30pm.

If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive

One friend, one person who is truly understanding, who takes the trouble to listen to us as we consider a problem can change our whole outlook on the world.