Parish Priest: Very
Rev Joseph McGuinness PP VG, 1 Darling Street : Tel
02866322627
Priest on Duty: Rev
Noel McGahan - 028 66322075
MASSES FOR COMING WEEK
Sat, 3rd May (Vigil 6.00 pm)(Months
Mind) Teresa Donnelly, 15 College Gardens
Sun, 4th May (Lisbellaw) Quinn family,
Strand St, Queen St & Market St
Mon, 5th May 7th Week of Easter
No 8.00 am Mass
10.00 am Patrick & Margaret Owens, Galliagh Terrace
6.00 pm (Convent) Anna Molloy, Drumclay Nursing Home
Tues 6th May 7th Week of Easter
8.00 am Cleary family, Mill Street
10.00 am Raymond Wassell, Riverside
Wed, 7th May 7th Week of Easter
8.00 am (Convent) Anne (Nan) Mc Manus, Hillview Park
10.00 am Brian Love, Lancaster and Love family, Derrin
Road
Thurs, 8th May 7th Week of Easter
8.00 am John, Hannah & Teresa Carty and John &
Bridget Carty, Mill Street
10.00 am Charlie Gallinagh, Hillview Park
Fri, 9th May 7th Week of Easter
8.00 am (Convent) Charlie & Pauline McAuley; Mary
Pauline McAuley,
Windmill Heights and Anne Kellagher, Dungannon
10.00 am Bernard & Margaret Murphy and family
Queen St
7.30 pm Sally Breen, Derrin Road
Sat, 10th May 7th Week of Easter
10.00 am Jimmy Carters, College Gardens
10.30 am (Convent) John & Bridget McManus and
Paddy Adams, Kellys
Cottages
Confessions 11.30 am – 1.30
pm & 5.00 – 5.45 pm
Children’s Liturgy each Sunday
at 9.30 am Mass.
Deaths - We pray for the recently deceased:
Mary Elizabeth Tasker, Florencecourt;
Charlie Cassidy, Bellanaleck;
Michael Sharkey, Donaghmore, Co Tyrone;
Gretta McManus, Derrylin. May
they rest in peace.
St Michael’s Parish Draw – Week
25
£1,000.00 Michael Curry, Main Street, Kinawley
Promoter Teresa O’Reilly, 17 Algeo Drive
£100.00 Josie Burns, 11 Aisling Crescent
Promoter Teresa O’Reilly, 17 Algeo Drive
£100.00 Martina McGovern, Castlecoole
Promoter Billy McCaffrey, 28 Drumlin Heights
Weekly Offering £4,145.00
27.04.08
Trócaire 2008 £21,230.00
(to date)
April Red Envelope (Renovations)
£1,857.00
Annual Returns 2007/2008
As we are now preparing acknowledgements for contributions
in the past year (and for Gift Aid claim to the Inland
Revenue), we would be grateful if parishioners would
soon complete contributions for last year. Sincere
thanks to all who have made up missed envelopes or
made an annual contribution.
Ministers of the Word for the Sundays of
May
6.00 pm (Vigil) 8.00 am Patricia Donnelly; 9.30 am
Barry Lynam; 11.00 am Carmel Stephenson; 12.30 pm
Niall McVeigh.
Ministers of the Eucharist & Collectors
Team (Team A) begin their rota this Saturday/Sunday
3rd/4th May.
St Joseph’s Young Priests’ Society
Meeting this Monday 5th May at 7.30 pm in St Michael’s
Parish Centre. New members welcome.
St Michael’s Bookshop and
Parish Centre will be closed this Bank Holiday Monday,
5th May, reopening at 10.30 am on Tuesday, 6th May.
The Sick and Elderly will be visited
by the Priests of the Parish this week, usual areas
and days.
Lough Derg
Welcome to the Sanctuary
Providing rest and growth for generations
of pilgrims from Ireland and beyond, this unique Island
of peace was one of Patrick’s first sanctuaries.
We invite you to journey here, to rediscover the quietness
within, and to go away with a greater sense of hope.
3 Day Pilgrimage from 30th May –
13th August
1 Day Retreats in May: 3, 4, 5, 6,
10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 19,20, 24, 25, 26, 27
Quiet Days, Family Days, Youth Retreats
and much more – on selected dates
For Bookings and further information: visit www.loughderg.org
or call 00353719861518.
Pentecost Sunday Ecumenical Service
with the Bishops of Clogher, Michael Jackson and Joseph
Duffy at Donagh Old Cemetery, near Glaslough, Monaghan
on Pentecost Sunday 11th May, at 3.00 pm.
Preparing for Baptism
• Parish Baptism Dates for May: Sunday 11th
May (3.00 pm), Saturday 24th May (4.00 pm); June dates:
Sunday 8th and Saturday 28th.
• Introductory session for Baptisms in May this
Wednesday 7th May at 8.00 pm in St Michael’s
Church. Parents and godparents are requested to attend.
Aware Defeat Depression –
Depression Information Event in Enniskillen Aware
Defeat Depression is organising a Public Talk in Aisling
Centre, Darling Street, Enniskillen this Tuesday 6th
May at 8.00 pm. The guest Speakers are Dr Diana Day
Cody and Brenda O’Donoghue, Enniskillen Community
Mental Health Team and the title of their talk is
‘Depression: How Can I help Myself?’ Information
literature about depression will be available and
details will be given about Aware’s self-help
support group in Enniskillen. Admission is free and
all are welcome to attend. For further information
phone 0845 202961 or e-mail info@aware-ni.org.
“Damned Nonsense!” an
illustrated talk by Ulster Museum curator Kenneth
James on the remarkable geological career of the third
Earl of Enniskillen (1807-86), this Thursday 8th May
at 8.00 pm in Enniskillen Library. Admission free.
After the talk there will be an opportunity to examine
a recently discovered Enniskillen family photographic
album, dating from the 1860s.
Thinking of Praying the Rosary for Vocations?
Why not join us for the Rosary each evening at 7.30
pm at Our Lady’s Grotto, the Graan. All are
welcome especially families. Rosary beads will be
given out to all children.
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 3rd
– 12th September, 2008, with Spiritual Director.
£850.00 fully inclusive. For further information,
contact Ann Diamond 17 Derrygarve Road, Castledawson,
BT45 8HA, phone 028 79468134
Dates for your Diary
First Communion in St Michael’s Church, Saturday
17th and Saturday 24th May at 10.00 am; Sunday 11th
May in St Mary’s Lisbellaw at 10.00 am.
Blessing of Graves in Cross, the Convent and Breandrum
Cemeteries Sunday 28th September 2008.
The Parish Messenger is
published each week on www.st-michaels.net
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.
St Michael’s Bookshop, phone
66324771 Wide range of cards and religious goods especially
for First Communion and Confirmation.
Community Bingo in St Michael’s
Scout Hall each Tuesday at 9.00 pm.
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.
Accord Marriage Preparation Courses 2008:
Places available for: 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.
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.
‘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.
Gamblers Anonymous
Meets in the Day Centre, Tempo Road each Sunday at
8.00 pm or contact Gamblers Anonymous on 028 71351329.
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.
