Parish Priest: Very Rev Joseph McGuinness
PP VG, 1 Darling Street : Tel 02866322627
Priest on Duty: Rev Noel McGahan,
4 Darling Street Tel 028 66322075
MASSES FOR COMING WEEK
Sat, 22nd Dec (Vigil 6.00pm)
Sun, 23rd Dec (Lisbellaw) Kathleen &
Patrick Higgins, Mullylogan
Mon, 24th Dec 4th Week of Advent
8.00 am Joseph Simpson, Derrygore Terrace
10.00 am Tony Howe, Drumlyon
Tuesday 25th December Christmas Day
CHRISTMAS MASSES
“Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that
has happened, which the Lord has made known to us”.
Parish Missal: Midnight – 25 &
992; Dawn – pp 29 & 994; Day pp 31 &
996
Monday, 24th Dec (Christmas Eve)
~ 9.00 Midnight Mass preceded by Christmas Carols
at 8.30 pm
A bus will run through Cornagrade (8.00 pm), Kilmacormick
and Hillview to arrive at St Michael’s at 8.30
pm and return afterwards.
Tuesday, 25th Dec (Christmas Day)
~ 8.00 am St Michael’s Church
9.30 am “ “ “
11.00 am “ “ “
12.30 pm “ “ “
Convent Chapel 10.00 am
St Mary’s Lisbellaw 10.00 am
“And the shepherds went back glorifying and
praising God for all they had heard and seen”.
Wed, 26th Dec St Stephen, first martyr
10.00 am Aileen Sweeney, Drumlyon Drive
Thurs, 27th Dec St John, Apostle and Evangelist
10.00 am Agnes & Denis Bonner, London and Enniskillen
Fri, 28th Dec The Holy Innocents, Martyrs
10.00 am Margaret McClintock, Derrin Road
Sat, 29th Dec 5th Day in the Octave of Christmas
10.00 am Nigel Corrigan, Hillview Park
10.30 am (Convent) Thomas & Olive McCullion, Derrin
Road
Confessions for Christmas
When God is with us – Emmanuel – miracles
happen easily and frequently. People who are estranged
renew their friendship. This Christmas we invite the
Lord to open our hearts to his love, as we experience
his forgiveness.
Saturday, 22nd 11.30 am
– 3.00 pm & 5.00 – 5.45 pm
Monday, 24th (Christmas
Eve) 11.30 am – 4.00 pm
Christmas Mass in Polish this Saturday
22nd December at 7.00 pm in Convent Chapel. Gathering
at 6.00 pm in Guide Hall for Christmas Supper. Confessions
from 6.00 pm in Convent Chapel, please come early
for Confessions.
Deaths
We pray for the recently deceased:
Constantine Martin, Magherafelt;
Bridie Duffy, Monea;
Mary Murray, Rathview, Sligo Road;
Margaret Hussey, 14 Ross Close;
Aveen Treacy, Cork, Drumlin Heights
and Garrison;
Thomas Boyle, 40 Corban Avenue;
Gabriel Maguire, London and Bellanaleck;
Ken Browne, Cooneen.
May they rest in peace.
Weekly Offering £3,580.00 16.12.07
Church Heating Collection £3,036.00
08.12.07
Collection on Christmas Day will
be for the Sick Priests’ Fund.
St Michael’s Parish Draw – Weeks
6, 7 & 8
£1,000 Charlene McGourty, 2 Glenwood
Gardens
Promoter Threena Potter, 85 Orchard Court
£100 Liz Wilson, 71 Derrin Road
Promoter Anna Hoy, 61 Derrin Road
£100 Jackie McKenzie, c/o Erne Hospital
Promoter Carmel Moohan, 24 Galliagh Terrace
£1,000 Lauren & Callum Jones, 35
Cloghtate Road
Promoter Mary McCaffrey, 89 Riverside
£100 Attracta Flanagan, c/o Millcroft
Promoter Attracta Flanagan
£100 Ann & Des Maguire, 102 Sligo
Road
Promoter Bernie Gallagher, 89 Glenwood Gardens
£1,000 Aisling O’Reilly, 17 Algeo
Drive
Promoter Teresa O’Reilly, 17 Algeo
Drive
£100 Vincent McDonagh, 18 Derrygore
Terrace
Promoter June Muldoon, 1 Derrygore Terrace
£100 Brendan & Margaret Dolan,
79 Dublin Road
Promoter Kate Maguire, 2 Upper Celtic Park
Children’s Liturgy
The children will dramatise the Christmas story at
the 9.30 am Mass on Christmas morning.
Ministers of the Eucharist will bring
Holy Communion to the sick and housebound after the
9.30 am Mass on Christmas morning.
Flowers
If you would like to contribute to the cost of decorating
the Church for Christmas, please make donations in
the Renovation Box at the back of the Church. Many
thanks.
St Michael’s Church will close
at 7.00 pm during Christmas week.
CHRISTMAS WISHES from the Priests
May the peace of Christmas
Touch your life
May Bethlehem’s bright star of Hope
Shine out for you
And may the Christ Child
Hold you always in His love.
We wish you all a Blessed Christmas and
Happy New Year. Thank you for your kind support
throughout the year.
A special word of welcome to all who have come home
for Christmas,
may Christmas be a time of peace and joy for you and
your family.
Donations for the Crib in St Michael’s
this year will be for Motomo Hospital in Kitui, Kenya
run by the Sisters of Mercy. The hospital is in a
poor area of Africa where many people, especially
children, suffer from malnutrition and victims of
HIV/Aids are also treated. They need our help.
Parish Centre closed Monday, 24th
December to Wednesday 2nd January.
St Michael’s Bookshop will
re-open after Christmas on Tuesday, 15th January.
Blood Transfusion Service
Lisbellaw Parish Centre, Friday 28th December, 2.00
– 4.00 pm & 5.15 – 8.00 pm.
Confirmation & First Communion 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; Sunday 10th
May in St Mary’s Lisbellaw at 10.00 am.
Christmas Carol Service in St Patrick’s
Church, Derrygonnelly, Sunday 23rd December
at 7.00 pm, presented by Botha & Cleenish Choir.
Proceeds will go towards the expenses of 4 student
parishioners who are journeying to Sydney, Australia
in July 2008 to take part in World Youth Day. Your
support welcome.
An Evening of Prayer Through Song
with David Parkes in the Graan Monastery, Enniskillen,
Wednesday 9th January 2008 at 7.30 pm. Tickets available
in the Parish Centre, £7.00 in aid of the Mother’s
Village Medjugorje & Mary’s Meals Ireland.
Ministers of the Word for the Sundays of January:
6.00 pm Sat (Vigil) Gerry Murphy;
8.00 am Joan Thornton;
9.30 am Geraldine Corrigan
11.00 am James Lunny;
12.30 pm Sheila Morris.
Ministers of the Eucharist & Collectors
(Team A) begin their rota Saturday/Sunday 5th/6th
January.
‘Do this in Memory’ in
preparation for First Communion 2008 Sunday 27th January
at 9.30 am Mass in St Michael’s and St Mary’s
Lisbellaw, 10.00 am Mass.
Big Bingo each Tuesday in Scout Hall
at 9.00 pm. £2,000 + in Prizes. Please support.
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.
Holy Hour of Adoration in the Convent
Chapel this Wednesday 28th November from 8.00 –
9.00 pm, led by Fr Brendan Shannon.
‘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.
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.
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.
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
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 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 9068368 for details of your nearest group contact.
Gamblers Anonymous
Meets in the Day Centre, Tempo Road each Sunday at
8.00 pm or contact Gamblers Anonymous on 028 71351329.
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.
World Youth Day, Sydney, July 2008
Office Address: Clogher don Óige, St Macartan’s
College, Monaghan.
Phone:003534772784.E-mailaddress:infor@clogherdonoige.com
www.clogherdonoige.com
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.
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.
