Parish Priest: Monsignor Sean Cahill,
1 Darling Street Tel 02866322627
Priest on Duty: Fr Noel McGahan,
4 Darling Street Tel 02866322075
MASSES FOR COMING WEEK
Sat, 4th Aug (Vigil 6.00pm) Leo McManus,
Benmore Park
Sun, 5th Aug (Lisbellaw)10.00
am Private Intention
Mon, 6th Aug The Transfiguration
of the Lord
8.00 am Rose Barron, Ross Close; Annie Shannon and
Bridget & Tommy Smyth
10.00 am Marty & Maureen Burns, Erne Drive
6.00 pm (Convent) Private Intention
Tues, 7th Aug
8.00 am Kathleen McCahery, Mulrod; Bridget McGouldrick;
Sadie McLaughlin, Glasgow; Margaret McCahery, Drumgay
Close
10.00 am Vincent & Mary Alice McCaffrey, Wellington
Place and Fairview
Wed, 8th Aug St Dominic,
priest
8.00 am (Convent) Thomas & Josephine Howe, Leitrim,
Boho
10.00 am Eddie Duffy, Dame Street and Scotland
Thurs, 9th Aug St Teresa
Benedicta of the Cross(Edith Stein)
8.00 am Leo Nolan, Windmill Heights; Marie Nolan,
Switzerland
10.00 am Agnes & George Farrell; Gerald &
George (Junior) Farrell, Whaley Terrace and Belfast
Fri, 10th Aug St Lawrence,
deacon, martyr
8.00 am (Convent) John & Mary Doherty, Church
Street
10.00 am Daniel McCaffrey, Derrin Road
7.30 pm John Rogers, Corban Avenue
Sat, 11th Aug St Clare,
virgin
10.00 am Gerald Thompson, Broughas
10.30 am (Convent) Catherine, William & Liam Blake
Confessions 11.30
am – 1.30 pm & 5.00 – 5.45 pm
St Michael’s Bookshop
will be closed from Monday 13th August to Monday 20th
inclusive. Re-opening Tuesday 21st August .
Deaths
A Funeral Mass will be offered in the Convent Chapel
this Tuesday 7th August at 11.00 am for John
Kelly of Calne, Wiltshire, followed by the
burial of his ashes in Convent cemetery. May
he rest in peace.
St Michael’s Parish Draw
~ Week 38
£1,000 Una Clarke, Barranderry
Heights
Promoter Teresa O’Reilly, 17 Algeo Drive
£200 Fred Love, 39 Riverside
Promoter Paddy Gunn, 68 Beech Hill
£100 Nuala Corrigan, 23 Floraville
Promoter Mary McCaffrey, 89 Riverside
Weekly Offering 29.07.07
£3,184.00
July Red Envelope (Renovations) £1,876.00
Sincere thanks to parishioners
who have now made an annual contribution for 2006/07
or 2007/08. If you would prefer to support the Parish
by Standing Order (instead of envelopes), please call
for a form at the Parish Office.
Gift Aid
If you pay income tax and wish to increase the value
of your contributions to the parish (£100.00
becomes £128.00) you simply fill in a Gift Aid
Declaration form in the Parish Office.
Baptisms
We welcome into the Christian community children
baptized in July:
Kalial Liam Hicks, Derrygonnelly;
Niamh Olivia McCullion, Abbey Drive;
Katie Louise Convey, Windmill Heights;
Ríoana Sarah Maguire, Drumcor Hill;
Callum Lunney, Inniskeen Close;
Erin Casey Keaney, Devenish Crescent;
Ewan Mark Megahey, Meadow Farm;
Matthew Thomas Cullen-Poulton, Drumbawn Close;
Casey Marie Brazil, Carran Close;
Rowan Etienne Blake, Castle Lane.
Next introductory session for
parents and godparents will be this Wednesday
8th August at 8.00 pm in St Michael’s Church.
Parents and godparents of children preparing for baptisms
in August (Sunday, 12th 3.00pm, Saturday, 25th 4.00
pm) are requested to attend this session.
Ministers of the Word for the
Sundays of August
6.00 pm Sat (Vigil) Marian Haggins; 8.00 am Bernard
McGirr; 9.30 am Maureen Hoy; 11.00 am E. & R.
Flanagan; 12.30 pm Michael Boyle
Ministers of the Eucharist &
Collectors : Team D begin their rota Saturday/Sunday
4th/5th August
Blessing of Graves in Cross,
the Convent and Breandrum Cemeteries on Sunday, 23rd
September at 3.00 pm.
New Heart, New Spirit – a course for
adult Christians
• This course aims to provide an opportunity
for you to deepen your
understanding of Christian faith in relation to your
own personal life and to the .society in which we
live. The course is open to men and women of all walks
of life, whatever formal education a participant may
bring. It will run on Wednesday evenings, beginning
on 19th September 2007, Mahon’s Hotel, Irvinestown.
• For further information contact: Robert Fry,
Boa Island, Kesh, Tel (077) 1932 4444.
• Brochure and Application Forms available in
St Michael’s Parish Centre, Enniskillen.
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.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Enniskillen Meetings:
Monday – Nurses’ Sitting Room, Erne Hospital;
Thursday and Saturday – Day Centre, Tempo Road.
All meetings at 8.30pm. 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 you 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 9068368 for details of your nearest
group contact.
Gamblers Anonymous Meets in the
Day Centre, Tempo Road each Sunday at 8.00 pm.
Accord Marriage Preparation Courses 2007
Venue: ACCORD Centre, Ros Erne House, 8 Darling Street,
Enniskillen
Fee: £80.00 per couple
Courses: (Friday 8.00 pm – 10.30 pm and Saturday
10.00 am – 5.30 pm)
Autumn Courses; September (fully booked); October
(fully
booked); November 09th/10th & 16th/17th.
Couples should have completed their Marriage Preparation
Course at least
6 months before their wedding. Application forms available
now at Priests’ House or from ACCORD Secretary,
St Michael’s Parish Centre, 28 Church Street,
Enniskillen, phone 66325696.
Prepare for Cemetery Sunday……
• Please avail of the summer to tidy family
graves in the Convent, Cross and Breandrum Cemeteries
and involve the whole family in the task.
• Since we are trying to fill in the gaps in
the hedges and allow a decent hedge to grow around
the Convent Cemetery we ask people (especially those
who are erecting new headstones) not to throw debris
into the hedges at any time
• Blessing of Graves in Cross, the Convent and
Breandrum Cemeteries on Sunday, 23rd September at
3.00 pm.
Please find a substitute . . . .
Ministers of the Word (Readers), Ministers of the
Eucharist, Altar Servers, Collectors, Messenger Distributors,
? We thank you for your faithful service to the parish.
? If you find that you will be away at a week-end
when you are on rota, don’t just leave it to
chance and hope that someone will fill in …..,
? please find a substitute to take your place –
this will be an enormous help to the parish. Many
thanks
Sunday Evening Devotions and Exposition
of the Blessed Sacrament on Tuesdays have now been
discontinued for the summer months.
Ballinascreen Pilgrimage to Rome and San
Giovanni led by Fr Peter Madden August 3rd-10th,
staying at the Irish College. Audience with the Holy
Father. Phone 00353 57 93 55050, morning only.
Women’s Aid need Female Volunteers.
You could become a valuable member of the team supporting
women, children and young people, suffering domestic
violence. Training commencing soon. Phone Anne/Michelle
66328898
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.
Lough Derg ‘The Island’ welcomes you
2007 One Day Retreats
* August: 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26,27, 28, 29
* September: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17,
18, 19, 22, 23
* Cost: ?27/£18.50 Stg includes boat fare, coffee
and light lunch.
* Reservations essential for the One Day Retreats
* Cost: €27/£18.50 Stg includes boat fare,
coffee and light lunch.
* The Pilgrimage takes three days and there is no
need to book in advance.
* Pilgrims arrive on the island between 1100 am and
3.00 pm on any day of the
pilgrimage season and depart on the morning of the
third day.
* Cost: €45/£32 Stg includes boat fare
and accommodation
For further information tel/fax 00353 71986151 Email:
info@loughderg.org.
St Michael’s Youth Club now open every
Tuesday 7.00 – 9.30 pm. Young people 11 yrs
+ welcome to come along with your parent for registration.
Aware Defeat Depression – Enniskillen
Support Group for all those affected by depression
meets in the Aisling Centre, Darling Street on the
1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 7.30 pm. New members
welcome
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.
Parents Advice Centre provides a telephone
helpline and face-to-face support and guidance service
for families. Helpline Freephone 0808 801 722. Helpline
Email parents@pachelp.org
Gamblers Anonymous Meets in the Day Centre, Tempo
Road each Sunday at 8.00 pm.
CURA
Free and confidential crisis pregnancy counselling.
Monaghan Centre – 00353 47 836000. Open: Monday
11.00 am – 1.00 pm; Thursday 7.00 – 9.00
pm; Saturday 11.00 am – 1.00 pm.
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.
