Parish Priest: Very
Rev Joseph McGuinness PP VG, 1 Darling Street : Tel
02866322627
Priest on Duty: Very
Rev Joseph McGuinness - Tel 028 66322627
MASSES FOR COMING WEEK
Sat, 1st March (Vigil 6.00pm)(Months
Mind) Paddy McCusker, Millcroft
and Windmill Heights
Sun, 2nd March (Lisbellaw) Margaret
McGovern, Barbour Court and
Letterbreen
Mon, 3rd March 4th Week of Lent
7.15 am Private Intention
10.00 am Goodwin & Henderson families, Market
Street & Floraville
6.00 pm (Convent)(Months Mind) Mary Ellen Corrigan,
Cornagrade Road
Tues 4th March 4th Week of Lent
7.15 am Private Intention
10.00 am Jacqueline & Samantha Walmsley, Carron
Close
Wed, 5th March 4th Week of Lent
7.15 am Private Intention
8.00 am (Convent) Gabriel McDermott, Eden Street
10.00 am Johnny Henderson, Riverside
Thurs, 6th March 4th Week of Lent
7.15 am Private Intention
10.00 am Brigid & Kathleen Williamson, Rosscairn,
Culkey
Confessions 11.30 am – 1.30 pm
Fri, 7th March 4th Week of Lent
First Friday
7.15 am Private Intention
8.00 am (Convent) Mary McTeggart, Cornagrade
10.00 am Patrick & Niall McManus, Carnmore Rise
& McManus and
McPartland families
7.30 pm Mary Judge, Windmill Heights
8.00 pm(Lisbellaw) Alice Farry, Old Rossorry Road
Sat, 8th March 4th Week of Lent
10.00 am Darren Campbell, Galliagh Terrace
10.30 am (Convent) Phyllis Boyd, Corban Avenue &
Boyd family, Dame Street
Confessions 11.30 – 1.30
pm & 5.00 – 5.45 pm
Deaths
We pray for the recently deceased:
Vincent Henderson, 2 Floraville;
Frank McManus, Market Street;
Peter Drumm, Head Street and Manchester.
May they rest in peace.
St Michael’s Parish Draw - Week 16
£1,000 Geraldine Fingleton, 57 Tempo Road
Promoter Mary Quinn, 4 Beechmount Park
£100 Mrs I Kane, Crest Road
Promoter Teresa O’Reilly, 17 Algeo Drive
£100 Eamon Tierney (Grandsons)
Promoter Eamon Tierney, 9 Galliagh Terrace
The Draws for Weeks 18, 19 and 20, as well as
the Special draw for Trip to Lourdes for 2 will be
held on Monday, 10th March at 8.30 pm. Promoters please
make Returns 7.00 –8.15 pm.
Weekly Offering 24.02.08
£4,893.00
February Red Envelope
(Renovations) £1,935.00
Ministers of the Word for the Sundays of
March
6.00 pm (Vigil) Frank O’Reillly; 8.00 am Dympna
Slowey; 9.30 am Rita McKechnie; 11.00 am Seamus Falconer;
12.30 am Lorraine Irvine.
Ministers of the Eucharist & Collectors
Team
(Team C) begin their rota this Saturday/Sunday 1st/2nd
March.
The Sick and Elderly will be attended
by the priests this week, usual areas and days.
Songs of Praise from St
Michael’s Church this
Sunday 2nd March at 5.00 pm on BBC1.
St Joseph’s Young Priests’ Society
Monthly meeting this Monday 3rd March at
7.30 pm in Parish Centre. Everyone welcome.
Preparing for Baptism
Next Introductory Session for Baptisms in March is
this Wednesday, 5th March at 8.00pm in St Michael’s
Church. Parents and Godparents are requested to attend.
Mary’s Meals
Next meeting of the Mary’s Meals group will
take place this Wednesday, 5th March at 8.00pm in
Parish Centre. New members welcome.
St Patrick’s Day Celebrated this year on Saturday
15th March. Blessing of Shamrock at all Masses in
St Michael’s; 10.00 am and 12.30 pm.
Women’s World Day of Prayer St
Michael’s Church, Friday 7th March at 8.00 pm.
Speaker Rosemary Nolan. Everyone invited.
New Envelopes 2008
Parishioners will receive their new box of PARISH
ENVELOPES for 2008/2009 this week. Please use your
new envelope from this Sunday.
• We are grateful to parishioners for their
generous support for the parish; special thanks to
all who have helped with the preparation and distribution
of the new envelopes.
• If you wish to make an Annual Contribution,
or make up missed envelopes, please do so in the last
of the old envelopes of 2007/2008.
• When you receive your new Envelopes, please
check your name on the box. Please note that your
number changes each year.
• Now is an opportune time to review your contributions
to the Parish.
• If you would prefer to use a Standing Order
instead of envelopes, please ask for a form at the
Parish Office.
St Michael’s Bookshop
Cards for Mothering Sunday, St Patrick’s Day,
Easter, First Communion, Confirmation and all special
occasions. All welcome to call in and look around.
“Renew your hearts”
– Evenings of reflection and prayer for Lent,
including Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament on Wednesday
evenings at 7.30pm in St Michael’s Church, led
by Fr Joseph McGuinness. All are welcome to join in
prayerful preparation for the celebration of Easter.
First Communion & Confirmation 2008
• ‘Do this in memory’ in preparation
for First Confession and First Communion this Sunday,
2nd March at 9.30 am Mass in St Michael’s Church
and 10.00 am Mass in Lisbellaw.
• Confirmation in St Michael’s Church
Sunday 20th April 2008. Those wishing to take the
Confirmation Pledge may do so at the following
Masses in St Michael’s on Sunday 9th March:
Vigil Mass 6.00 pm;
9.30 am and 11.00 am.
• First Communion in St Michael’s Church,
Saturday 17th and Saturday 24th May 2008; Sunday 10th
May in St Mary’s Lisbellaw at 10.00 am.
• First Confession in St Michael’s Church,
Tuesday, 11th March at
7.30 pm.
Lourdes Jubilee Pilgrimage 1858 – 2008,
Diocese of Clogher led by The Most Rev J Duffy DD,
Sunday 6th – Friday 11th July, Price €700
or sterling equivalent. To book invalid places contact
V Rev Canon Joseph Mullin PP, Lisnaskea, 028 67721342.
To book pilgrim places contact Pilgrimage Secretary,
P J McGilly, Newtownbutler, 028 67737850. Further
details in church porch.
*Holy Week and Easter*
A meeting will take place in the Parish Centre on
Thursday, 6th March at 8.00pm to plan the liturgies
of Holy Week and Easter. Anyone interested and willing
to help with the planning of these celebrations is
most welcome to attend.
Workshop on Marriage: Renew Your Wedding Vows
Marriage Encounter is a weekend away (Friday 8.00
pm to Sunday 5.00 pm) for married couples of all ages
with a stable relationship. Couples explore, in complete
privacy, how to come to a deeper mutual understanding
of each other. The dates for the next Marriage Encounter
weekends are 28th-30th March, Dromantine Conference
Centre, Newry. 18th- 20th April, Emmaus Conference
Centre, Swords. Phone 028 90 626503 www.marriageencounterireland.ie
Children’s Liturgy each Sunday
at 9.30 am Mass.
Fermanagh Active Living Programme
Are you aged 50+ Do you want to get active? Here’s
your chance! ~ 12 weeks of gentle 50+ Aerobics with
Fiona Nelson in The Bawnacre Leisure Centre, Irvinestown,
Friday 22nd February from 10.30 - 11.30 am. Cost:
£2.00, Refreshments included. Please contact
Jolene 028 8225 1824 or George 028 68621177
• Lenten Reading: ‘Lent
Extra’; ‘Bible Alive’ - £1.00
each and many more booklets for Lent available at
the back of the Church or in St Michael’s bookshop
Sunday Mass Times: St Michael’s: Vigil Saturday
6.00 pm; Sunday 8.00 am; 9.30 am;
11.00 am; 12.30 pm. Lisbellaw 10.00 am
Community Bingo in St Michael’s Scout Hall each
Tuesday at 9.00 pm.
Aware Defeat Depression –
Enniskillen Support Group for all those affected by
depression meets in the Aisling Centre, Darling Street
on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month 7.30 –
9.00 pm
St Vincent de Paul Thrift Centre
48 Forthill Street welcomes good quality clothes and
household items. Please leave items at the Thrift
Centre, or phone 028 66329893 to arrange collection.
Open Monday – Saturday 10.00 am – 4.00
pm. Closed for lunch 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm. Closed
Wednesdays.
Trócaire
The theme of this year’s Lenten Campaign is
‘Climate change affects everyone . . . but not
equally’. If you have not received your Trócaire
Box, please pick up an envelope in the Church which
contains information pack and Lenten Box.
ACCORD offers marriage and relationship
counselling. Fully trained counsellors, there to listen
in complete confidence and to help you find your solutions
to your problems. Phone 028 66325696 for an appointment.
Accord Marriage Preparation Courses 2008:
Places available for : May 9/10; June 6/7 &13/14;
September 12/13; October 10/11;
November 7/8 & 14/15.
Marriage Preparation Course should be completed at
least 4 months before marriage. Phone 66325696
‘Partnership in Lay Spirituality: Religious
and Laity New Ways’ by Maureen Dolan, Enniskillen,
published by the Columba Press 2007 is available in
St Michael’s Bookshop. The first part seeks
an understanding of lay spirituality and its development.
The latter part develops what lay associate membership
of a religious congregation is and its value. Price
£9.50.
‘Jesus of Nazareth’
by Pope Benedict XVI: In the Bookshop/On the Bookstand
– the most readable book Pope Benedict has written;
this book will be most helpful to anyone who wishes
to deepen their knowledge of Christ and their understanding
of the faith. Price £13.60.
Counselling for survivors of Sexual Abuse
Nexus offers support to anyone who has been
sexually abused, assaulted or raped at any time in
their life and are now 17 years old and over. Counselling
provides an opportunity for survivors to deal with
the effects of sexual abuse, assault or rape. It can
help in the process of recovery and enable survivors
to create a more positive future. Contact Nexus in
confidence at 028 66320046.
Gamblers Anonymous Meets in the
Day Centre, Tempo Road each Sunday at 8.00 pm or contact
Gamblers Anonymous on 028 71351329.
Drugwiser Family Support Group Do
you have a family member or friend affected by drug
or alcohol misuse? Could you use some safe, free,
confidential information? Ring 07749699243 or 028
66328352
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Enniskillen Meetings:
Monday – Nurses’ Sitting Room, Erne Hospital
Thursday and Saturday – Day Centre, Tempo Road
All meetings at 8.30 pm. For further information contact
028 90434848
Al-anon Does someone in your family
drink too much? Is it making you
lonely and unhappy – causing money problems
– creating stress? It might be your partner,
child or your mother or father. If you want help –
if you would like to share your worries with people
who understand because they have had them too –
why not get in touch with Al-anon Family Groups. Phone
028 90682368 for details of your nearest group contact.
NEXUS offers Workshops for survivors
of sexual abuse on various topics
including anger management, stress management, self-awareness
and assertiveness. Family Education and Support Groups
are offered for family members, parents and partners
of survivors. Nexus provides an opportunity for those
close to the survivor to learn more about the impact
of sexual abuse and ways to support both the survivor
and themselves. Contact Nexus in confidence 028 66320046.
