Parish Newsletter- 21st September 2025
| Mass times for the week ahead | MASS INTENTIONS |
|---|---|
| Saturday 20th September @7.00pm Clara | Kevin, Molly & Kevin O’Rourke. Paddy & Theresa Kelly & deceased of Kelly & Connell families. Aoife Doyle. Katie & Johnny Mullins. Elizabeth & Maeve Kavanagh. Johnny, Bridgie & Lizzy Murtagh. |
| Sunday 21st September @10.00am Horseleap | Dan, Rose & Anna Maria Cummins. |
| Sunday 21st September @11.30am Clara | Paddy Beggelton. Joe & Theresa Minnock. John & deceased of Troy family. Tommy & deceased of Mooney family. |
| Tuesday 23rd September @7.30pm Clara | St. Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) Callum Taylor-Egan & deceased of the Taylor and Egan families |
| Wednesday 24th September @7.30pm Clara | Caroline Dignam |
| Thursday 25th September @10.00am Clara | St Finbar No Intention |
| Friday 26th September @10.00am Clara | Ss. Cosmas & Damien No Intention |
| Saturday 27th September @10.00am Clara | St. Vincent de Paul No Intention |
| Saturday 27th September @7.00pm Clara | Karl, Joe, MaryAnne & Phylis Walsh. Benny, Eddie, Kevin & Peggy Dunne. Michael Malone. Eunice, Frank & Rita Dignam. Seamus Dignam. |
| Sunday 28th September @10.00am Horseleap | Lawrence & Margaret Scully. Ned Robbins |
| Sunday 28th September @11.30am Clara | Kathleen & Thomas Geoghan |
Adoration of the Blessed Eucharist
CLARA: Monday & Friday – 5.00pm-6.00pm
CLARA: Tuesday & Wednesday – after 7.30pm Mass to 9.00pm.
HORSELEAP: Tuesday – 7.00pm-9.00pm
All are welcome!
Come and find peace in the Lord.
Please pray for Eamon Bermingham, Horseleap; recently deceased. R.I.P.
You cannot be the slave of both God and Money
Today’s Gospel shows us how the Kingdom of God turns the values of this world upside-down! Bearing witness to our values involves huge changes in the way we view rich and poor, success, happiness and friendship. The parable used in today’s gospel tells us that we must be shrewd, open to learning from everyone, allowing ourselves to be surprised by what we see around us. Also, we don’t have to do everything at once. “Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much.” We can begin, if we want to, by bringing about the Kingdom of God in our family. It is not a secret how we do it: we practise forgiveness, difficult though it be at times. We try to be gentle in the ways we speak and act with each other, We accept that sometimes family members may have different views or different lifestyles to our own. We are tolerant of difference. We try to be generous with our time, valuing every member of our family. Witnessing to each of these values is a conscious decision we must make, conscious that they run against the otherwise worldly values we see around us. Easy? Certainly not! – Possible? Yes! Try it and see!
Collections 13th/14th September- Development Fund: €1,430; Plate: €570; Offerings: €64.
Thank You Very Much!
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The theme for the Season of Creation 2025, which runs from September 1st to October 4th, is peace with creation. Our hope: Creation will find peace when justice is restored. There is still hope and the expectation for a peaceful Earth. To hope does not mean to stand still and quiet, but to act, pray, change, and reconcile with Creation and the Creator in unity, repentance and solidarity.
Rosary will be recited in Clara church at 11.00am on the Sundays of October for the Month of the Rosary. Come and Join in this ancient and beautiful prayer!
Confessions are available on request after Saturday Morning Mass or any other time.
A Night At The Movies in Clara GAA Club Friday 26th September @ 7.30pm. Music by Clara Band. Tickets €10 each, children under 16, €5.
Clara Christmas Lights Committee are holding a Public Meeting in the Scouts Den on Tuesday 23rd of September. We urgently require the help of people who have a licence to operate a cherry picker, to help light up Clara for Christmas. We also require assistance with general operations. All help is much appreciated.
Mary’s Meals Church Gate Collection Saturday/Sunday 27th & 28th of September. Mary’s Meals feed Hungry Children at School in 16 of some of the World’s poorest countries. It only costs €22 to feed each Child for a School Year, or 11 cent per meal. We also collect any coins you may have, even old coins or sterling. Any donation would be really appreciated.
Meath Diocesan Spirituality Afternoon for Pioneers: Sunday 5th October, from 2.00pm to 5.00pm in Franciscan Abbey, Multyfarnham.
Attention young adults (ages 18-40) – Do you want to grow in your prayer life? Meath Samuel Group is taking place in Navan, October 2025 through May 2026. The programme entails being present once a month at the formation day in Navan, meeting monthly with a spiritual director and a commitment to daily prayer. Information www.franciscansisterscfr.com/st-anthony
Monastic Vocations weekend: October 24th – 27th, in Glencairn Abbey, Co Waterford. Contact Sr Mairead Novice Mistress by email:
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Jubilee Prayer
Father in heaven, may the faith you have given us in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother, and the flame of charity enkindled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, reawaken in us the blessed hope for the coming of your Kingdom.
Amen.
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