Sunday, 25th July 2010

The 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Summer Sun

Great is the sun and wide he goes
through empty heaven with repose;
And in the blue and glowing days
more thick than rain her showers his rays

Though closer still the blinds we pull
to keep the shady parlour cool,
yet he will find a chink or two
to slip his golden fingers through.

The dusty attic spider-clad
He, through the keyhole, marketh glad;
and through the broken edge of tiles
into the laddered hay-loft smiles

Meantime his golden face around
he bares to all the garden ground,
and sheds a warm and glittering look
among the ivy’s inmost nook.

Above the hills, along the blue,
round the bright air with footing true,
to please the child, to paint the rose,
The gardener of the world, he goes.

Deaths:

Please pray for the dead, especially:

Fr Hugh McCaughey, Aghabog

Tilly McAnespie, Trillick

Baptisms:

We welcome into God’s community: Niamh Rose Beggan

Simon Community Collection: Thanks to all who contributed to last weekend’s church gate collection which amounted to €877.13 & £156.09. Also a big thank you to the collectors

Episcopol Ordination of Mgr Liam McDaid: Takes place in St Macartan’s Cathedral, Monaghan today @ 3pm. We pray for Bishop Liam. May God direct him in his work and may he be a wise teacher, a kindly pastor and a builder of faith

In this life we cannot do great things.
We can only do small things with great love
Mother Teresa

Clogher don Óige Youth Pilgrimage to Lough Derg : - Join us on the 3 day Lough Derg Pilgrimage Mon 26th July to Wed 28th July. Bus leaving Carrickmacross at 10am and will stop along the route. To book, contact Geraldine on 00353 47 72784.

Clones Parish One Day Pilgrimage to Lough Derg: On Tues August 31st 2010. Bus from the Diamond. Anyone interested in travelling contact Geraldine at the Parish office 047 51048.

Helplines

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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 7.00pm Suzanne & Thomas McEntee, Teehill
Patrick McQuiad, NTB Rd &
All for whom Anniversary Masses were celebrated during the week

Sun 9.30am Months Memory Seamus McNeill, O’Neill Pk
11.30 People of the Parish

Mon 10.00 Mass

Tues 10.00 Deceased Members Murphy Family, Abbey St

Wed 10.00 Sarah, Pat & Alice Graham, Legnakelly
Adoration 10.30 — 10pm

Thurs 10.00 Willie & Margaret Woods, O’Neill Pk

Fri 10.00 Deceased Members Geehan Family, Analore St
Evening Mass in Aghadrumsee at 8pm

Sat 10.00 James, Roseann & Noel Greenan
7.00pm Johnny Murray, NTB Rd
Tony Tighe, The Diamond &
(Vigil) All for whom Anniversary Masses were celebrated during the week

Sun 9.30am Months Memory Jean McDonagh, Beechgrove

Sun 11.30 People of the Parish

Altar Society:A Tracey, M Lennon, T Healy, P Connolly, M Coogan, A Farnan

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 Luke & Ellen Carolan & Deceased Relatives, Loughgar

Sun 10am Sr Mary Lelia Martin, Belfast/Rossbrick

Mon 7.30pm Holy Hour

Thurs 7.30pm Holy Hour

Fri 9.30pm—7.30pm Adoration for Vocations

Fri 8pm Deceased Members Beggan & McGlynn Families,

Sat 8pm Benny Courtney & Deceased Relatives, Tattygorman

Sun 10 Mass

Collectors for August:

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

Altar Society for August: Jean Cosgrove, Nora Mcmanus

Servers: Team D

GFC Lotto: No Winner. Winning No’s ,5, 6, 21, 22, jackpot now£2,500, 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 July) Francis McMahon, Philip & Annie Curran &

Johnny McCabe (1st August) Mass

Altar Servers (1st) Zoe Clarke, Rebecca Murphy

Eucharistic Minister for August: Barry McCaffrey

Reader for August Sean McCabe

Gift Bearers(1st) Vincent & Bernadette Smyth

Collectors for August: Sean Conlon, Padraig McCaffrey

Currin Lotto: No Winner. Winning No’s: 1, 9, 16, 22, jackpot now €2,300, thank you

Irish Catholic on sale today.

The recent collection for the Irish Kidney Association amounted to €216.67 & £29.05. Thanks to all who contributed.

Thanks to all who contributed to the recent Cancer Society Collection which amounted to €166.20 &£24.12

In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. Eleanor Roosavelt

Accord Marriage Preparation Workshops: For those planning on getting married in the next year: Time Fri 8pm—10.30pm; Sat 10am—5pm

17th & 18th Sept
15th & 16th Oct
5th & 6th Nov
3rd & 4th Dec
14th & 15th Jan

25th & 26th Feb
25th & 26th March
15th & 16th April
13th & 14th May
10th & 11th June

Contact Accord Marriage Care, St Macartan’s College, Monaghan. Tel: 047 83359 Mon—Fri 10am—2pm. Email: accord.monaghan@eircom.net. Cost €150 per couple (early booking advised)

Car Boot Sale: On Saturday 24th July in Town Centre Car Park from 11-3pm, proceeds to the Cassandra Hand Centre.

Unislim: Rejoin for FREE for the next 3 weeks, so all the lapsed members get back on track. All new members very welcome in Roslea Community Centre & Sliabh beagh Hotel, Knockatallon

Fundraising Disco: In aid of the Jack & Jill foundation in association with Largy College Graduation Class of 2000 School Reunion, in Creighton Hotel, Clones on 7th August 2010. doors open 10.30pm. Entry €8pp. Strictly over 18’s. Raffle on the night. Please come along & show your support.

Do you have a Gambling Problem? Dunlewey is pleased to announce a dedicated, localised counselling service for problem gambling in Ireland. The service provides a safe, confidential way for people to talk about their situation, and offers an opportunity to explore the causes of their gambling behaviour and the effects gambling has on personal and family life.THIS FREE COUNSELLING SERVICE CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH A FREE HELPLINE 1800 936 725

Do you feel you have been unfairly dismissed?: Have you been made redundant? Are you being treated unfairly in the workplace? Check out Employment Rights at Monaghan Citizens' Information Service at 23 North Road, Monaghan. Tel. 047 82622, email: monaghan@citinfo.ie or Carrickmacross InformationCentre. Tel. 0429663454, Carrickmacross Information Centre. Tel. 0429663454, email: workhousereception@hotmail.com

Bóthar: Fr. Gerard Byrne from Corby in England will cycle through the 32 counties of Ireland in support of the development aid agency, Bóthar. Fr. Gerard will cover the route around Ireland in a counter clockwise direction starting in Wicklow on 16th July. He will clock up 1,100 miles over the following 10 day period before crossing his finish line in Dublin.

Bóthar use livestock to help poor families to reach and maintain better living conditions. If you would like to support Fr. Gerard’s efforts and make a donation to Bóthar, you can do so through the following bank account; Ulster Bank Limerick. Sort Code 98-60-20. A/c Number 28225049. Mark donation ‘32 County Cycle’. Alternatively, donations can be mailed to Bóthar, Fundraising Projects Office, Tubbercurry, Co Sligo.

Children in Crossfire: Are recruiting participants for the Barcelona Half Marathon in February 2011 and the Derry Waterside Half Marathon in September 2010. For more information on either event, please contact Sarah on 02 871 26 98 98 or e-mail events@childrenincrossfire.org

College Grant Application Forms: Are now available from Co.Monaghan VEC, Market St, Monaghan Tel: 047 30888, email educ@monaghanvec.ie or Monaghan Co council, The Glen, Monaghan Tel: 047 30550/30546, email: lbrannigan@monaghancoco.ie
Apply now to avoid delay.

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.