Sunday 25th January 2009

The 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.

PRIESTS OF THE PARISH Priest on duty today Fr Kearns 047-51064 Fr Duffy P.P.. 047-51048 Fr Gorman C.C. 048 67751231

PRIESTS OF THE PARISH
Priest on duty today Fr Kearns 047-51064
Fr Duffy P.P.. 047-51048
Fr Gorman C.C. 048 67751231

Upcoming Dates

Confirmation: Fri May 8th @ 6pm
Meeting for parents of Confirmation Children on Tues Feb 10th @ 8pm in Creighton Hotel.
Service of Light for Parents & Confirmation Children Mon March 2nd @ 7.30pm

First Communion Mass:
Aghadrumsee: Sat May 23rd
Connons: Sun May 24th
Clones: Sat May 30th

First Confession:
Aghadrumsee: Tues March 3rd @ 8pm
Connons: Thurs March 5th @ 12.45pm
Clones: Tues Feb 24th @ 7.30pm

A Meeting of Parish Groups that worked on the Bishop’s Audit will be held on Mon Jan 26th @ 8pm in St Tiarnach’s School

We ask parents who have not returned Baptismal DVD’S to hand them in to the Sacristy as soon as possible.

Deaths: Please pray for the dead, especially:

Maureen McCabe, Crockaraven

Fr Jackie McArdle, Sacred Hearts, Annyalla & Dublin

Baptisms: We welcome into God’s community: Conor Stephen Faux

St Joseph’s Young Priests’ Society: Monthly Meeting will be held on Tues 27th @ 8pm in the Parish Meeting Room.

Lough Derg: Ash Wednesday 25th Feb— Ecumenical Day of Welcome & Reflection.

You are invited to bring with you someone from another Church. Guest Speaker: Very Rev Ken Newell. Day begins @ 11.30am (Boats from 10.30). Lunch will be served (Departure from 1.30) .
For further information & to register contact the Lough Derg
Office Tel: 071 9861518 (from N.I. 686 32391) Email: manager@loughderg.org

Clones Faith & Light

Next Fiesta on Sun 1st Feb @ 3pm. Keep free Friday evening @ 6pm for trip to Pantomine in Monaghan

St Alphonsus Church, Connons has closed for renovations and will re-open in Spring 2009.

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 7.00pm Months Memory Paddy O’Reilly, Fermanagh Tce &
All for whom Anniversary Masses were celebrated during the week

Sat 7.00pm Tommy Quigley, Liseggerton &
All for whom Anniversary Masses were celebrated during the week

Sun 9.30am Months Memory Catherine Manley, Cherry Pk
11.30 People of the Parish

Mon 10.00 James & Brian Hughes & Deceased Relatives, Millbrook & Drumcrew

Tues 10.00 Colm Mullally, Fermanagh St

Wed 10.00 James & Rose Keenan, Fermanagh St
Adoration 10.30 — 10pm

Thurs 10.00 John & Mary Conlon, NTB Rd

Fri 10.00 McGovern Family, O’Neill Pk
Evening Mass in Aghadrumsee at 8pm

Sat 10.00 Biddy Trant, 98 Avenue
7.00pm (Vigil) All for whom Anniversary Masses were celebrated during the week

Sun 9.30am Months Memory Tony Holland, NTB Rd

Sun 11.30 People of the Parish

Altar Society: M Connolly, K McPhillips, Sr Loreta Mary, A M Greenan

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 Pat Flynn, Attyclanbrian

Sun 10am Clerkin Family, Lackey

Fri 8pm Mass

Sat 8pm Months Memory Mary McCabe, Lackey

Sun 10 Mass

Eucharistic Adoration: S Mulligan, W McGinnity, McCabe Family, A & J Kearns

Eucharistic Ministers: M Maguire, M O’Neill

Servers: Team J Sarah McCarville, Niamh McCabe

Altar Society for Feb: Sarah Mulligan, Mena Maguire, Betty Beggan

Collectors for Feb:

(Vigil) Darren Kearns, Gerard Kearns, Gerard O’Hara, James McCaffrey
(10am) Barney Boyle, Harry McCarron, Hugh Crudden, Kathleen Boyle

G.F.C.Lotto: No Winner. Winning No’s 3, 4, 10, 24, jackpot now £1,100, thank you

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.

(25th Jan) Deceased Members Gavin Family, Clonagore

(1st Feb) Catherine & John McKiernan, Cloniston

Eucharistic Minister for Feb: Alphonsus Scarlett

Altar Servers (1st) Rebecca Gavin, Jessica Gavin, Zoe Clark

Reader (1st) Margaret Connolly

Collectors for Feb: Jim McMahon, John Connolly

Altar Society for Feb: Bernadette Smyth, Katie McGuirk

Currin Lotto: No Winner. Winning No’s: 10, 19, 23, 24, jackpot now €14,250, thank you

Irish Catholic on sale today.

Civil Defence: Classes in Technical Rescue begin on Sat 31st Jan @ 10am in the Business Technology Park. Anyone interested in joining who is over 16 is welcome to call in for more information.

Fundraiser for Action Cancer: A local walk starting from Derrygannon Hall on Sun 25th Jan @ 2pm. (note change of time). Walk will take in Corraleek Sweathouse & Mill, approximately two & a half hours on road, lanes & fields, suitable for all ages. Waterproof clothing & footwear essential. Refreshments after in hall.

Clothes Collection: Cassandra Hand Centre is holding a clothes collection again this year on Sat 31st Jan from 10—4pm. If you have any unwanted clothing, bed lined etc, you can leave your bags into Cassandra hand Centre during opening hours. . 9.30—1—Mon & Wed, 9.30—5 - Tues, Thurs & Fri.

Cavan Monaghan Carers: Are you caring for a family member, feeling isolated & need someone to talk to? Cavan Monaghan Carers Monthly Meeting on Wed 28th Jan @ 8.30pm in community Centre, Broad Rd, Monaghan, Tel: 042 97 54856.

Social Dancing Classes: Clones Community Forum is holding classes in quickstep, jive waltz, etc in the Lennard Arms Hotel starting Thurs 29th Jan @ 8.30pm. This is a great opportunity to learn to dance in a fun environment, no partner necessary. For details or to book contact the Cassandra Hand Centre on 047 52997.

St Tiarnach’s G.F.C: Juvenile Meeting in Lennard Arms Hotel @ 8.30pm on Tues 27th Jan.

Holy Land Pilgrimage 2009: 10 days/ 9 nights contact Joe Walsh Tours @ 01 241 0822

Drop In Centre: Drop In tea morning continues in Clones Youth Club, Ionad Na nOg. each Tuesday.

Mary, Mother of God

There is a little humorous story that one day God made a tour of Heaven to check out the recent arrivals. He was taken aback at the quality of many of those who had been allowed in and he went to Peter, the gatekeeper, to ask him the meaning of this. “You’ve let me down again” he told Peter, “you have let in a lot of people who should not be here”. “Not me” said Peter. “How did they get in?” said God. “Well” said Peter, “when I turned them away at the front gate, they went around the back and your mother let them in.”

Helplines:

Alcoholics Anonymous 01 4538998
Aware 1890303302
Samaritans 1850 60 90 90
Teenline 1800 833 634
Women’s Aid 1800 341900
Accord (Marriage Guidance) 047 83359

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.