Parish Newsletter- 17th November 2024
| Mass times for the week ahead | MASS INTENTIONS |
|---|---|
| Saturday 16th November @7.00pm Clara | Eileen Hennessy. Phonsie Sawyer. Patrick & Brigid Hogan. Charles & Kathleen Holmes. P.J. Dwyer. Stephen Lo. Charles Strothard. |
| Sunday 17th November @10.00am Horseleap | Jane & Bob Brandt. |
| Sunday 17th November @11.30am Clara | Bridget (Mina) Flynn (Month’s Mind). Jude Meehan. Bill & Mary Fleming. Joe Bracken. |
| Tuesday 19th November @7.30pm Clara | St. Maximus Joe, Annie & deceased of Feery family. Ned & Lizzie Browne. |
| Wednesday 20th November @7.30pm Clara | William, Julia, John, Eamonn & Angela Kenny. Tom Kileen. |
| Thursday 21st November @10.00am Clara | The Presentation of the Virgin Mary No Intention |
| Friday 22nd November @10.00am Clara | St. Cecilia No Intention |
| Saturday 23rd November @10.00am Clara | St. Columbanus No Intention. |
| Saturday 23rd November @7.00pm Clara | Peter & Mary Jane Flanagan. |
| Sunday 24th November @10.00am Horseleap | Joe & Sheila Mather. Bernadette & deceased of Digan family. |
| Sunday 24th November @11.30am Clara | Joe Rabbitte. Deceased of Sawyer family. |
Adoration of the Blessed Eucharist
Monday & Friday – 5.00-6.00pm
Tuesday & Wednesday – after 7.30pm Mass to 9.00pm.
All are welcome!
Come and find peace in the Lord.
‘The stars will fall from heaven and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.’
In today’s Gospel, Jesus speaks of the established order falling apart, but the collapse of the old order opened the way for new possibilities. Our church is in crisis, and the world is facing climate disaster. We are told about the parable of the fig tree. Even in winter it begins to put forth leaves which give a hint of the fruit to come. Where have you found signs of hope in a wintry situation – in your own life, in the life of some group, in the life of the Church, or in our world? Jesus proposes no clear time-scale for the events being foretold, so the final sentence of the Gospel is a call to alertness, because God can come to us in different ways each day. As Christians and followers of Jesus, Risen from the Dead – we are called to embrace a hope and a trust that is greater. The Kingdom of God is here with us now and we are its witnesses. The rest we can safely leave in God’s hands…
During the Month of November, we pray especially for all who have died. We pray that they have passed from death to life in the company of the Lord Jesus, who died and rose to new life. We dedicate the month of November to their memory and commend them to the Love and Mercy of God, Our Father. We also pray for those who mourn the death of a loved one. In our darkest moments, the Risen Christ is among, us to bring new light and hope.
Lord of all gentleness, surround us with your care and comfort us in our sorrow. It is our certain faith that your Son Jesus Christ, who died on the cross was raised from the dead. Grant through this mystery, that all who have gone to their rest in Christ may share in the joy of His Resurrection. We ask this through Christ Our Lord.
Amen
A short ceremony for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims will be hosted by Local Emergency Service Personnel in Clara Fire Station at 5.00pm, Sunday 17th November. All are welcome. Refreshments served.
Clara Town Band Annual Concert in GAA Centre, Clara, on Thursday 21st November at 7.30pm. Tickets:€10 Adults, Children €5.
Vocations Holy Hour in the Church of the Nativity of Our Lady, Johnstown, Co Meath C15H320 on Sunday 17th November @ 5.00pm. Visit www.meathvocations.com
40 Hours Adoration of the Eucharist: To celebrate the Feast of Christ the King this year, there will be 40 Hours Adoration in the Cathedral, beginning with Mass at 7:30 pm on Friday, 22nd November & concluding with Evening Prayer & Benediction at 4.00pm on Sunday 24th November to which all are welcome. Our Parish has been allocated the time of 8.00pm to 9.00pm on November 22nd. Confessions will be heard in the Cathedral from 12 noon to 12 midnight on Saturday 23rd November.
‘To love is to adore. Adoration is the first response we can offer to God’s gratuitous and astonishing love. The amazement of adoration, the wonder of worship, is something essential in the life of the Church, especially in our own day in which we have abandoned the practice of adoration. To adore God means to acknowledge in faith that he alone is Lord and that our individual lives, the Church’s pilgrim way and the ultimate outcome of history all depend on the tenderness of his love. He gives meaning to our lives…May the Church adore in every diocese, in every parish, in every community, let us adore the Lord! Only in this way will we turn to Jesus and not to ourselves. For only through silent adoration will the Word of God live in our words; only in his presence will we be purified, transformed and renewed by the fire of his Spirit. Brothers and sisters, let us adore the Lord Jesus!’
Clara Christmas Lights Committee are having a GRAND Raffle, which is an exciting new initiative to help raise much needed funds to run the lights. Only 1,500 tickets available and prize money of €1,000, with a total of 8 prizes. 1st prize is €500 and also be the person to switch on the lights, down to €50. Tickets €5 & can be purchased from any committee member or contact Frances on (087) 962 2753 or Joyce on (085) 141 8237.
Collections for 9th/10th November:Development Fund: €1,350; Plate: €850; Offerings:€60; Missions: €20. Thank You!
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