FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

Parish Priest: Monsignor Sean Cahill, 1 Darling Street Tel 028-66-322627

Priest on Duty: Fr Brendan Gallagher, 4 Darling Street Tel 028-66-322075

Sunday Mass Times:
Vigil Saturday 6.00pm

Sunday
8.00am; 9.30am; 11.00am; 12.30pm;

Lisbellaw 10.00am

MASSES FOR COMING WEEK
Sat, 24th March Vigil (6.00pm)(Month’s Mind)Dessie Fivey, Beech Hill
Sun, 25th March (Lisbellaw)Michael & Mary Donnelly, Belmore Street
Mon, 26th March The Annunciation of the Lord
7.15 am Margaret & Francis McElroy, Derrin Park
10.00 am Maura McKeown, Derrin Road
6.00 pm (Convent) Patsy & Keith Rogers, Kilmacormick Road and
John & Jenny Dorothy, Strand Street
Tues, 27th March 5th Week of Lent
7.15 am Private Intention
8.00 am (Convent) Nicola Brough, Yoan Road, Kilmacormick
10.00 am Hynes, Lynas and McVeigh families and
Cissie & Albert Jones, Hillview
Wed, 28th March Lenten Weekday
7.15 am Private Intention
8.00 am (Convent) Private Intention
10.00 am McTeggart family, Old Henry St. and Sligo Rd.
Thurs, 29th March Lenten Weekday
7.15 am Private Intention
8.00 am (Convent) Private Intention
10.00 am Elizabeth Heavey and Heavey family, Old Rossorry Road
Fri, 30th March Lenten Weekday
7.15 am Private Intention
8.00 am (Convent) Private Intention
10.00 am Mary McTeggart, Drumcor Hill
7.30 pm Mary Anne Keaveney, Corban Avenue
8.00 pm Lisbellaw Private Intention
Sat, 31st March Lenten Weekday
10.00 am Lawrence & Alice Rochester, Bellevue Ring
10.30 am (Convent) Paddy Cox, Tulleevin Park

Reflection
A woman is brought to Jesus who was caught committing adultery. The crowd are intent on stoning her; it was what the Mosaic law required. Jesus, for his part, confronts them with the truth: ‘Let him who is without sin cast the first stone at her’. He bends down and writes something with his finger on the ground. We do not know what he wrote, but according to St Bede in his commentary on this verse, the action of Jesus bending down to the ground, teaches us to bend low in humility to examine ourselves both before and after addressing the faults of our neighbour. If this example becomes our practice, we will avoid the extremes of being unjust and unmerciful towards others. Jesus neither condemns the woman nor condones her sins. He rather forgives her past and challenges her to live a life of purity in the future.

Deaths
We pray for the recently deceased:
Edward Love, 4 Factory Road;
Mary McFadden, Ballygawley;
Charlie Timoney, Killesher;
Christina O’Connor, Arva, Co Cavan and Queen Street;
Mary Meehan, Belcoo;
Bernard Armstrong, Lisburn and Essex;
David Hoy, Levally, Drumcose;
Wesley Woods, Irvinestown;
Jane McNickle, Limavady;
Briege Carey, Bellmullet, Co Mayo. May they rest in peace.

St Michael’s Parish Draw for Week 20
Will take place in the Upper Room this Monday 26th March at 8.30pm. Promoters please make Returns on Monday 7.00pm - 8.30pm.

Money Maters:
Weekly Offering 18.03.07 £4,003.00
Vocations Collection 17.03.07 £3,165.00 (to date)

The Old & Sick will be attended by the priests for Holy Week and Easter this week, usual areas and days.

Summer Time will begin this Sunday 25th March. Please put your clock forward one hour this Saturday night.

Mass in the Convent Chapel for the Indian Community this Friday 23rd March at 5.00pm and for the Lithuanian Community on Friday 30th March at 7.00 pm.

Sister Olive MacRory
The Month’s Mind Mass for Sister Olive will be offered in the Convent Chapel this Saturday 24th March at 1.00 pm.

Child Protection Trainers for each parish in the Diocese of Clogher will be commissioned at a special Diocesan Mass in St Macartan’s Cathedral, Monaghan this Sunday 25th March at 3.00pm.

Ministers of the Eucharist
We welcome new Ministers of the Eucharist who will be commissioned at all Masses this weekend, 24th/25th March. The new rota for April will begin at all Masses on 31st March/1st April.

World Youth Day, Sydney, July 2008
World Youth Day is the opportunity for young people to come together with other young Catholics from around the world to celebrate their faith, to have fun, and to make new friends, to pray and to share. If you would like to know more about World Youth Day and you are aged between 18 – 30 contact your local Priest or the Clogher don Óige office, or email info@clogherdonoige.com or telephone +353 (0)47 72784.

First Confession/Confirmation 2007
• First Confession in St Michael’s Church this Tuesday 27th March at 7.30pm; in St Mary’s Lisbellaw this Wednesday 28th March at 7.30pm
• Confirmation: Meeting for Parents in preparation for Confirmation (Sunday 13th May) in Holy Trinity Primary School, Cornagrade this Thursday 29th March at 7.30pm. Parents are requested to complete an application form for Confirmation at the meeting and to bring a baptismal certificate for children baptised outside Enniskillen.

Service of Light for children and parents in St Michael’s Church on Wednesday 25th April at 7.30pm. Rehearsal for Confirmation in St Michael’s Church on Wednesday 9th May at 10.30am.

Praying the Gospels for Lent (Lectio Divina) each Wednesday of Lent after 10.00 am Mass, in the Parish Centre. Everyone welcome.

Ministers of the Word for the Sundays of April 6.00 pm Sat (Vigil) Patrick Maguire; 8.00 am Stella Crudden; 9.30 am Ann Carney; 11.00 am John McCann; 12.30 pm Betsy McDonnell.

Collectors Team D for April.

Novena of Hope at the Graan
Concludes this Monday 26th March. Sunday services are 9 am, 10.30 am, 12 noon and 4.00 pm. Weekdays 12.30 pm and 8.00 pm. Service for the Sick this Saturday 24th at 2.30pm. Tel. 66322272.

Charity Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook with Graham Little and Derek Thornton at Agricultural College, Enniskillen this Monday 26th March at 7.30pm. Tickets £7.00. Proceeds to Marie Curie Cancer Care and Caudwell Children’s Charity.

Alzheimer’s Society Fermanagh Branch open meeting Wednesday 28thMarch at 7.30pm in Killyhevlin Hotel. Speaker Dr Kelly–Dementia Update.

Fermanagh Churches Forum are hosting a Fellowship Soup Lunch in Presbyterian Church Hall Thursday 29th March from 1.00pm–2.00pm. Cost £4.

Fermanagh Choral Society presents Bruchner’s Requiem in D minor in St Michael’s Church on Sunday 1st April (Palm Sunday) at 8.00 pm. Admission is free as a Macartan 1500 Event.

Parish Website
The Parish Messenger is published each week on the Parish Website www.st-michaels.net . We would be interested in comments on the website from at home and abroad.

ACCORD
Catholic Marriage Care Service is seeking to recruit Counsellors who have completed or who are working towards completion of an Accredited Counselling Training Course and who have counselling experience with supervision for placement in its Enniskillen Centre. Counsellors who are selected will undertake training and will be required to provide a minimum of 60 supervised counselling hours per year for two years. A Selection Conference is scheduled for 16th June. Please contact Regional Director, Accord NI, Cana House, 56 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 6AF. Tel 028 90233002.
email: info@accordni.com

Baptisms
We welcome in to the Christian community children baptised in February:
Aoifé Anne Gallagher-Scott, 56 Beech Hill;
Eilish Mary Kelly, 30 Chanterhill Park;
Keiran Ashleigh Ivan Hugh Smith, Lissan Lane, Garvary;
Adam Scott Leonard, 8 Willowvale;
Cillian Seán Murphy, 135 Swanlinbar Road;
Jasmine Mary Veronica Swift, 165 Derrin Road;
Ethan Shane John Rogers, 22 Kilmacormick Avenue;
Rory Sean Kevin Morris, 2 Drumcor Hill;
Katie Leigh McGovern, 45 Scaffog Avenue;
Shea David Johnston, Celtic Park;
Caitlin Mary Dillon, 64 Kilmacormick Road;
Ethan Francis Patrick McPhillips, 78 Sycamore Drive.

Preparing for Baptism
• Parish Baptism dates for April: Sunday 15th at 3.00 pm and Saturday 28th April at 4.00 pm
• Please book Baptisms at the beginning of the month at the Parish Office, Phone 66322075. Call at the Parish Office for a Baptism Pack.
• Next session for parents and godparents to prepare for Baptisms in April is Wednesday 4th April at 8.00 pm St Michael’s Church.

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

Dates for your Diary 2007
* Easter Sunday 8th April
* Pentecost Sunday 27th May
* Confirmation St Michael’s Church, Sunday 13th May at 3.00 pm

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.

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)
February 23rd/24th; March 23rd/ 24th & 30th/31st; May 11th/12th; (all booked)
June 1st/2nd & 15th/16th; September 14th/15th; October 12th/13th; November 9th/10th & 16th/17th.

Couples should have completed their Marriage Preparation Course at least
4 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.

Ministers of the Word for the Sundays of March
6.00 pm Sat (Vigil) Frank O’Reilly; 8.00 am Dympna Slowey; 9.30 am Rita McKechnie; 11.00 am Seamus Falconer; 12.30 pm Lorraine Irvine.

Ministers of the Eucharist & Collectors for March (Team C) begin their rota this Saturday/Sunday, 3rd/4th March. Please check your rota.

Preparing for Baptism
• Parish Baptism dates for March: Sunday 18th at 3.00 pm and Saturday 24th March at 4.00 pm
• Please book Baptisms at the beginning of the month at the Parish Office, Phone 66322075. Call at the Parish Office for a Baptism Pack.
• Next session for parents and godparents to prepare for Baptisms in March is this Wednesday 7th March at 8.00 pm St Michael’s Church.
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.

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

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.
St Vincent de Paul Thrift Centre 48 Forthill Street welcomes good quality clothes and household items. Please leave items at the Thrift Centre, phone 028 66329893. Open Monday – Saturday 10.00 am – 4.00 pm. Closed for lunch 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm. Closed Wednesdays.

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.