Parish Priest: Very
Rev Joseph McGuinness PP VG, 1 Darling Street : Tel
02866322627
Priest on Duty: Rev
Owen Gorman- 028 66322075
MASSES FOR COMING WEEK
Mon, 24th March Easter Monday
10.00 am Rose Graham, Market Street
Tues 25th March Easter Tuesday
10.00 am Mae McConway, Old Rossorry and
McConway family, Glasgow
Wed, 26th March Easter Wednesday
10.00 am Maura McKeown, Derrin Road
Thurs, 27th March Easter Thursday
10.00 am Hynes, Lynas & McVeigh families and
Cissie & Albert Jones, Hillview
Fri, 28th March Easter Friday
10.00 am Stanley Millns, Sligo Road
7.30 pm Edward Love, Factory Road
Sat, 29th March Easter Saturday
10.00 am Alan Potter, The Bawn
10.30 am (Convent) Paddy Cox, Tulleevin Park
A Bus will run to the Ceremonies on Holy Saturday
night, beginning in Cornagrade (7.15 pm), Kilmacormick
and Hillview to arrive at St Michael’s for 8.00
pm and bring people home again afterwards.
Ministers of the Eucharist will
bring Communion to the sick and elderly on Easter
Sunday morning after 9.30 am Mass.
Deaths
We pray for the recently deceased:
James McShea, Cavanacarragh;
Michael Kilrehill, Killyreagh Road,
Tamlaght. May they rest in peace.
Reflection
Faith reborn at Easter needs to grow and be nourished
by the Eucharist which makes the death and resurrection
of Jesus constantly present among us. At Easter we
say ‘yes’ again to the central core of
our faith. Christ is Risen. No words can explain resurrection,
it was only the love of the women who were so close
to Jesus, the insight of the beloved disciple and
of the trusted Peter, that could experience the empty
tomb and realize what had happened. It is in hearts
filled with love that faith takes root and flourishes.
On Easter Sunday, we pray for a deeper love for the
Saviour in our own lives that faith may grow strong
and deep, so that our faith may be a consolation and
eternal life our hope.
St Michael’s Bookshop, phone
66324771
* Cards for Easter, First Communion and Confirmation
and all special
occasions.
* A new CD “Voice of an Angel” by Louise
Irvine, also available in the
Graan Bookshop.
Bookshop closes Good Friday 3.00 pm. Open Holy
Saturday 10.30 am-1.00 pm. Closed until Tuesday April
1st at 10.30 am.
Weekly Offering 16.03.08
£3,312.00
Thanks Sincere thanks to parishioners who have
now completed their contributions to the Parish for
the year 2007/2008 (in the last of your old envelopes).
In May you will receive an acknowledgement of your
contributions and details of your Gift Aid.
Trócaire
Remember to share the fruits of your Lenten penance
with the deprived people of the Third World. You can
help them.
Have you returned your Trócaire envelope?
Do not leave Trócaire Boxes at
the back of the Church.
Easter Flowers
If you would like to contribute towards the cost of
decorating the Church for Easter, please make donations
in the Renovation Box at the back of the Church. Thank
you.
Congratulations to the following
senior members of our parish community who received
the gift of Maundy money from the Queen in Armagh
on Holy Thursday, in recognition of many years of
dedicated and faithful service to our community: Sr
Florence Hutchinson, Eamon Hoy, Jim McDonagh, Maureen
Muldoon, Cahir McKeown.
Accord Marriage Preparation
Courses 2008:
Places available for : June 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.
Divine Mercy
Next Sunday is the Feast of Divine Mercy and there
will be Devotions in the Graan Monastery at 6.00 pm.
Guest Speaker, Fr Owen Gorman. Public Veneration of
the Divine Mercy Image, Benediction and Blessing with
the Relic of Saint Faustina. Everyone most welcome.
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
Ministers of the Word for the Sundays of
April
6.00 pm (Vigil) Patrick Maguire; 8.00 am Stella Crudden;
9.30 am Ann Carney; 11.00 am John McCann; 12.30 pm
Betsy McDonnell.
Ministers of the Eucharist & Collectors
Team (Team D) begin their rota Saturday/Sunday 5th/6th
April.
Confirmation in St Michael’s
Church Sunday 20th April 2008.
First Communion in St Michael’s
Church, Saturday 17th and Saturday 24th May 2008 at
10.00 am ; Sunday 10th May in St Mary’s Lisbellaw
at 10.00 am.
Community Bingo in St Michael’s
Scout Hall each Tuesday at 9.00 pm.
DIOCESE OF CLOGHER
Lourdes Jubilee Pilgrimage 1858 – 2008
led by Most Rev J Duffy DD
Sunday 6th – Friday 11th July, 2008
Price €700 or sterling equivalent at time of
payment.
To book invalid places contact Pilgrimage Director:
V Rev Canon Joseph Mullin PP, Priest’s House,
Lisnaskea, BT92 0JE. Phone 028 67721342.
To book pilgrim places contact Pilgrimage Secretary,
Mr P J McGilly, Drumsastry, Newtownbutler, BT92 8ED.
Telephone/Fax 028 67737850.
St Michael’s Bookshop Cards
for Easter, First Communion, Confirmation and all
special occasions. A new CD “Voice of an Angel”
by Louise Irvine – available in The Graan and
St Michael’s Bookshop.
Medjugorje Pilgrimage 13th June
2008, taking bookings now. Contact Dermot or Jennifer
Tierney at 028 66346778.
First Communion & Confirmation 2008
Confirmation in St Michael’s Church Sunday 20th
April 2008.
• First Communion in St Michael’s Church,
Saturday 17th and Saturday 24th May 2008 at 10.00
am ; Sunday 10th May in St Mary’s Lisbellaw
at 10.00 am.
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
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.
‘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.
