Notice Board Parish of Quin-Clooney-Maghera th o Sunday, 7 Sept. – Quin Youth Club re-convenes, Quin Community Centre, 7pm Abbey Cluster - Diocese of Killaloe to 9pm. Open to second-level students.

th o Monday, 8 Sept. – Monthly meeting of Parish Pastoral Council, at 8pm, church Parish Priest: Rev. Michael Collins, Tel. (065) 6825612 meeting room, Quin. A.P. - Rev. Ignatius McCormack, St. Flannan’s College, . Thursday, 11th Sept. – Eucharistic Adoration, Quin Church, 9.30am – 4.30pm. o th

o Thursday, 11 Sept. – Meeting of St. Joseph’s Young Priests’ Society, Quin, at Broadcasting to the parish from Quin on FM 107.9 megahertz 7.00pm in church meeting room. New members welcome. th Web site: www.quinclooneymagheraparish.ie Thursday, 11 Sept. – Children’s Céili Club, re-starts (- see below) o th th o Friday, 12 Sept. – Irish Step Dancing Classes, Quin, resume, (- see below) Sunday, 7 September 2014

ospel Choir: We look forward to having the Ennis Gospel Choir to sing at 11.00am Mass Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time th in Quin on Sunday next, 14 September. G th Anniversary Masses randparents Day: The 8 National Grandparents pilgrimage to Knock Shrine takes place

th Sat. 6th Sept. (Clooney), 7.00 p.m. Noel Williams, Clooney. G next Sunday, 14 Sept. Blessing of the sick at 2.30pm, Mass at 3pm. Chief Celebrant: th Archbishop Charles Brown, Papal Nuncio to Ireland. Everyone welcome. Sun. 7 Sept. (Quin), 11.00 a.m. Frank Gleeson, Keevagh. (Month’s Mind). Sun. 14th Sept. (Maghera), 09.30 a.m. John & Ann Whelan. ourdes: The Killaloe Diocesan Autumn Pilgrimage to Lourdes will depart Shannon on Sun. 14th Sept. (Quin), 11.00 a.m. Peter Considine, Danganbrack. Tuesday, 7th October, returning Sunday 12th October. Flight & Hotel, full board, €657 pps. th L Sun. 14 Sept. (Quin), 11.00 a.m. John & Kathleen Nagle and Mary Crawford, Booking forms from Fr. Tom Ryan (Shannon), tel. 061-3364133.

Ballyhannon. st éili Club: The Quin Céili Club – for children from 1 class upwards – will re-commence at th Please pray for the happy repose of the souls of the following, who died during the week: Quin Community Centre on Thursday next, 11 September. Beginners – 5.30pm to 6.30pm, C Improvers & Advanced – 6.30pm to 8pm. Enquiries: Marie at 086 6044712.  Sean McNamara, Newmarket-on-Fergus, father of Anne Fitzpatrick, Principal, Scoil na Mainistreach, Quin. rish Dancing: The Maher School of Irish Dancing will re-commence its season at Quin  Tom Malone, Ennis, brother of Mary McMahon, Spancilhill. I Community Centre on Friday next, 12th September at 5pm for Beginners. As places are  James Clancy, Ennis, cousin of Mary Browne, Ballyhickey; buried Quin Abbey. limited, parents are advised to book in advance. E-mail: [email protected] or text

Pamela at 087 4168729. Next weekend…..

dult Art : Classes in painting - for adults - will take place in Quin, on Tuesday evenings Readers Eucharistic Ministers and Wednesday mornings. For details, contact Helen at 086 7363320. A Mass

aekaewon-Do: The Quin Club will send representatives in the next few weeks to compete Clooney – 7.00pm RONAN MCMAHON Catherine Ryan T at European Taekaewon-Do (specialised martial arts) championships in Budapest, Hungary. th To help raise essential funds, the Club will stage (a) a Car Wash and (b) Recycling Collection Saturday, 13 September on Saturday next, 13th September, at Malachy’s car park, Quin, starting 10.30am. Please bring Maghera – 9.30am Mariesa Corbett Mary Whelan th along any unwanted clothes, bed linen, curtains. towels, laptops, phones, shoes, etc. Sunday, 14 September cquiring Wisdom: An Introductory Course (of twelve weekly sessions) in Practical Quin – 11.00am Annette Egan & Monica O’Halloran & th Philosophy will commence in Ennis (Clare Education Centre, Road) on Tuesday, Sunday, 14 September Sean McCusker Nora McCusker Ath 16 Sept., at 7.30pm. Term fee €80. Learn to act wisely in all situations. Tel. 1800 324 556.

QUIN PRAY & PLAY – Sunday, September 14th – Leaders: Sarah McFadden, Sarah McGowan, looney/Quin GAA

Melanie Hassett… th C Result of LOTTO Draw, held 4 Sept., 06-11-15-16 : No Winner. Next week: €10,850.

Offertory Donations (Parish administration, Church maintenance, Insurance, etc.) Lucky Dip (€40 each) Winners: Fintan McCarthy, Toonagh; John Mitchell, ; Michael st McCarthy, Mullagh; Ann Corbett, Quin; Daniel Taylor, Spancilhill. 30/31 August, (three churches): €880 plus €75 via Newmarket-on-Fergus Tellers: Quin, Sunday 14th September – Moira Scanlan & Josephine Hassett… Acquiring Wisdom (See above)

• An unexamined life is not worth living (Socrates).

The Envelope Collection this weekend – 6th/7th September – is the quarterly collection • Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young, nor weary in the search of it

for the priests of the parish. Please give generously. (Yellow envelope). when he has grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the benefits of

philosophy. (Epicurus). Please take your copy of the Newsletter home with you.