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Parish of Clones
Sacred Heart, Clones
St Alphonsus, Connons
St Macartan’s, Aghadrumsee

30th
July
2017
Week
Seventeen
in
Ordinary Time

Parish Office: 9.30am—1.00pm and 2.00pm—4.00pm (Monday—Friday)
Telephone: 047 51048 Email: clonesparish@eircom.net
Website: www.clonesparish.com

Masses and Intentions for the Week
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
(Vigil) 7.00pm Anne McKernan, Clonavilla
Mick & Maureen Flynn & Dec’d relatives, Carraveetra &
Margo & Dierdre Moloney, Tipperary
Mary Slowey, Caraveetra, &
Joe, Carmel & Joseph Reinhardt, Analore Road
Sun 30th 9.00am People of the Parish
10.30am Hugh & Teresa McCabe, Cortagher
12.00pm Rose Connolly, Roslea Terrace (Month’s Memory)
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Mon 31st 10.00am St. Ignatius of Loyola, priest
Tue 1st 10.00am St Alphonsus Liguori, bishop and doctor of the Church
Wed 2nd 10.00am Aidan & Phyllis Connolly, Fermanagh Street
Thurs 3rd 10.00am
Fri 4th 10.00am St. John Mary Vianney, priest
Pat & Annie Beggan, O’Neill Park
7.00pm
Sat 5th 10.00am The Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major
Johnny Reilly, O’Neill Park
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The Transfiguration of The Lord
(Vigil) 7.00pm Brendan & Jean Brogan, Annakilly
Paddy Reilly, Carndun
Tommy O’Connor, O’Neill Park
Peter McAvinney & Dec’d Relatives Millbrook &
Barney Maguire & Dec’d Relatives, Analore Street
Sun 6th 9.00am Moore Family, Clonrye
10.30am
12.00pm People of the Parish

Priests of the Parish
Fr. Dick Mohan P.P. Fr Cathal Deery C.C.
To speak to the priest on duty, please phone 085 8176203

Sacraments and Ministries
Marriage: We wish God’s blessing on Aoife Doherty & Chad Egan
Deaths: We pray for Owen Smith, Bunnoe
Christening: We welcome into our Christian faith community
Evie Saoirse Athanatas
St Alphonsus
Minister of the Eucharist 6th August: Leeanne Slowey
Gift Bearers 6th August: Moore Family
St Macartan’s
Minister of the Eucharist 6th August: Aoife Maguire
Reader 6th August: John Mohan
Sacred Heart Church
Ministers of the Eucharist 5th & 6th August:
(7.00pm) John Slowey, Josephine Kelly, Liam Smyth
(12.00pm) Sheila McMahon, David Masterson, Yvonne Newell
Altar Society: Marie Collins, Bridget Cassidy, Mary Wilson

Weekend Masses
Sat 7.00pm Sacred Heart, Clones
Sun 9.00am St Alphonsus, Connons
10.30am St Macartan’s, Aghadrumsee
12.00pm Sacred Heart, Clones
Masses during the Week: Monday—Saturday Sacred Heart Church 10.00am
(On days of Funerals, Mass will be at 11.00am)
Friday 7.00pm St Macartan’s, Aghadrumsee

Baptisms are celebrated in Sacred Heart Church on the second Saturday of each
month at 4.00pm & on the fourth Sunday at 1.00pm. In St. Macartan’s Church,
Baptisms are on the third Sunday at 1.30pm.
Anointing of the Sick: Priests are available to celebrate the sacrament with anyone who is seriously ill.
Confessions: Saturday after 10.00am Mass.

Sick & Housebound
The Sick and Housebound will have an opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation and receive Communion in their own homes this
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

COMMUNITY NEWS, ACTIVITIES, EVENTS
The Emergency Collection in aid of Trócaire’s work in East Africa last weekend amounted to €4980 and £1230. Thank you for your generosity. If you didn’t have an opportunity to contribute, you can still do so by putting your donation in a separate envelope marked ‘Trócaire’ and placing it in the weekend collection basket.
Diocesan One Day Retreat to Lough Derg on Saturday 19th August. Now in it’s fourth year, this day has proven to be a special occasion for many individuals, families and groups. Bookings must be made before 15th August to facilitate services. For more information phone 071 9861 518 or email info@loughderg.org
As in previous years, the parish will sponsor a bus. Phone 51048 to reserve a place.
The Charity Dance recently held in Roslea Community centre raised £4765 for The Marie Curie Service, £2000 for Alder Hey Family House Trust and £3537 for Clones Friends of Hospice. The organisers thank everyone who donated so generously.
Irish Blood Transfusion Service. The opportunity to give blood will arise at Largy College, Clones, on Wednesday 2nd August from 4.30pm until 8.00pm. Many patients in hospitals need blood and this need never ceases.
Monaghan County Council is holding a Road Safety Awareness Day at McCaughey's Service Station, Broomfield, on Friday 4th August 2017 from midday until 7.00pm.
World Meeting of Families 2018 website www.worldmeeting2018.ie has information on how to book tickets, accommodation or register to become a volunteer. You can also listen to the official hymn for WMOF2018 as well as access monthly newsletters.
Veritas Shop, Park Street, Monaghan, currently have several new Pope Francis books and a Children’s Mass book available. They have offers available throughout the summer on a range of gifts and books. Complimentary tea and biscuits every Wednesday morning. Opening hours are Monday to Saturday, 9.30am until 5.30pm. Phone 047 84077.
Music for a Summer’s Evening with Donna Taggart. Following her sold-out Nationwide Tour and whirlwind global success with “Jealous of the Angels”, Michaela Foundation are delighted to announce that Donna Taggart will headline a fundraising concert on Saturday 12thAugust on The Hill of the O’Neill, Dungannon. Special guest on the evening will be Mairéad Duffy. Tickets (£25) are available online at www.michaelafoundation.com The concert comes at the end of Michaela Foundation’s busy Summer Camp season, during which they will have worked with over 400 volunteers and almost 1500 young girls. The concert will enable Michaela Foundation to continue supporting and inspiring young people in Ireland to lead a life without limits.
Don’t forget: Cemetery Sunday, 10th September 2017

Just a Thought
Nancy Griffith got it badly wrong when she told us that “God is watching from a distance”. God is not doing this but instead is walking with us.
There are some days when it’s hard to be hopeful. When there are lots of clouds in our lives, it is hard to see what direction and where the sun might break through.
Our belief in a loving God assures us that the sun always shines but significantly breaks through the darkest clouds.
There are many who feel God is watching from a distance, not connected to our lives and not really important. But the great truth sometimes forgotten and sometimes over-looked, is that God is walking with us and nearer than we can possibly imagine.
What a fantastic, wonderful, blessed promise! What a comfort! Know that whatever heartache, pain or fear, you may find yourself in, you are not alone. God is indeed watching you, but He isn’t simply watching, He is right there with you.
How do you see God in your life?
Watching from a distance?
Our prayer today is asking God to help us feel that sense of closeness; that we are not on our own and that light will always break through the darkest clouds.
God didn’t promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow or sun without rain; but he did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears and light for the way.
If God brings you to it,
He will bring you through it.
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St. Joseph’s Hall Bingo every Friday night at 9.00pm. Jackpots €11,500 & €5,500
(subject to no winner 28/07/2017).
Aghadrumsee GFC Lotto: No Winner. (8, 11, 13, 31). Jackpot £3450.
Currin Lotto: No Winner. (5, 10, 13, 27). Jackpot €3200.