Sunday 25th November 2007

Reflection

This Sunday’s Gospel reminds us of the end of time by drawing our attention to the last moments of Christ’s earthly life. He was crucified on the cross between two thieves, for claiming to be a king, yet the only crown he wore was braided with thorns. Over his head was written, ‘Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews’. While earthly kings rule from palaces, Christ the King reigns from the cross. His kingdom is not a place, but a people who give their hearts lovingly to him by shaping their lives according to his will. The feast of Christ the King invites us to start living our lives as Jesus taught us to live them. In all we do we seek to grow more like Christ, for he becomes our king only when we give him our allegiance. The kingship of Christ is made real by allowing God to do his work in us and through us. It is a life-long process involving a daily invitation to conversion. He calls us, who are his subjects to take his side in the struggle of furthering the growth of his kingdom.

 

Parish Priest: Very Rev Joseph McGuinness PP VG, 1 Darling Street : Tel 02866322627
Priest on Duty: Very Rev Joseph McGuinness Tel 028 6632 2627

MASSES FOR COMING WEEK
Sat, 24th Nov (Vigil 6.00pm)

Sun, 25th Nov(Lisbellaw) Frank & Bridie Cassidy and Frank (Jun), Tamlaght

Mon, 26th Nov 34th Week in Ordinary Time
8.00 am Angela, Tony & Thomas D’Arcy, Fairview Avenue and
Parkes family, Manorhamilton
10.00 am Ernest & May Corrigan, Corban Avenue
6.00 pm (Convent) Faithful Departed

Tues, 27th Nov Weekday
8.00 am James, Margaret and Gerry Roache, Hillview
10.00 am Willie & Elizabeth Nolan, Derrin Road

Wed, 28th Nov Weekday
8.00 am (Convent) John & Mary Sheridan, Corban Avenue
10.00 am Leo Gordon, Drumcor Hill

Thurs, 29th Nov Weekday
8.00 am Deceased members of the Burns & Connolly families
10.00 am Faithful Departed

Fri, 30th Nov St Andrew, Apostle
8.00 am (Convent) Patrick Keaney and Andrew & Julie Farry, Enniskillen and Tempo
10.00 am Wynne & Hughes families, Foxhill Close
7.30 pm Mary Haydock, Derrin Road
8.00 pm (Lisbellaw) Faithful Departed

Sat, 1st Dec Weekday
10.00 am John Logan, Chanterhill Park
10.30 am (Convent) Deceased members of the Morris family, Silver Hill

Confessions 11.30 am – 1.30 pm & 5.00 – 5.45 pm

Deaths
We pray for the recently deceased:
Francis Rice, Maguiresbridge and London;
Sarah Hughes, Teemore;
Sr Ann Timoney, Belcoo and Kent;
Denis Keaveney, 4 Corban Avenue;
Bridie Trimble, Lisnaskea;
John Quinn, Rossnarick Close, Derrygonnelly.
May they rest in peace.

Polish Mass in the Convent Chapel this Saturday 24th November at 7.00 pm. Confessions from 6.15 pm.

Children’s Liturgy each Sunday at 9.30 am Mass.

Columban Fathers
This weekend Frs Bernard Steed and Padraig O’Donovan will visit our Parish and speak at Sunday Masses.

Weekly Offering 18.11.07 £3,371.00

Education & Training Collection 01.11.07 £2,570.00 (complete).

St Michael’s Parish Draw – Week 2
£1,000 Mary McGovern, 3 Brackvede Park
Promoter Ciaran Maguire, Brackvede Park

£100 Ashling Boyle, 3B Mill Street
Promoter Patricia McBrien, 69 Lisgoole Park

£100 Aileen Higgins, c/o 22 Beech Hill
Promoter Noel Masterson, 14 Beech Hill

* You are still in time to join the Draw; if you are interested in becoming a Promoter of the Parish Draw or would like a family card, please give your name in the Parish Office, phone 66322075.

Tattygar Annual Bazaar
Owing to a bereavement of a member of staff’s mother the annual School Bazaar has been postponed to Saturday 1st December at 7.30 pm.

Enniskillen Presbyterian Church
Coffee Morning and Sale in the Presbyterian Church Hall this Saturday 24th November from 10.00am – 12.30pm.

Holy Hour of Adoration in the Convent Chapel this Wednesday 28th November from 8.00 – 9.00 pm, led by Fr Brendan Shannon.

St Michael’s Youth Club
Management Meeting will be held at the Club premises this Monday 26th November at 8.00 pm. Parents of members are asked to attend. Richard O’Neill Senior Youth worker from Western Education and Library Board will be in attendance.

Trócaire Global Gift One Action can change the World
Last year Irish people purchased over 90,000 Global Gifts including 4,000 gifts of care to provide support to children affected by HIV and Aids, as well as 16,000 goats for families in Kenya and Somalia. These gifts have helped to improve lives in the developing world. This year make someone’s Christmas special with a Trócaire Global Gift. The selection of gifts includes a house for a family in India, the gift of a school pack for a child in Burma, weaving looms for Mayan women in Guatemala and many more. Pick up a leaflet in the Church or buy online at www.trocaire.org or phone 1850 408 408.

Ministers of the Word for the Sundays of December:
6.00 pm Sat (Vigil) Bernie Keenan;
8.00 am John J Treacy;
9.30 am Tom Palmer;
11.00 am Kevin Maguire;
12.30 pm Eamon P Hoy.

Ministers of the Eucharist & Collectors
(Team D) begin their rota Saturday/Sunday 1st/2nd December.

Blood Transfusion Service in St Macartin’s Cathedral this Wednesday/Thursday, 28th/29th November 1.30 – 4.00 pm & 5.15 – 8.00 pm.

‘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.

Fair Trade in Enniskillen
Traidcraft is a distinctive Christian response to poverty, helping to build better lives through fair trade. Products including food and drink, clothes and Christmas cards, are available at Crystal Bard Gogreen, Unit 12, Enniskillen Business Centre, Tempo Road. Phone Tanya 66320122.

Traditional Music Weekend in Belleek
7th-9th December – commences Friday 7th Dec, 8.00 pm in Hotel Carlton with Bill Lennon and other guests. Wine reception. All welcome.
Saturday 8th Dec, 3.00 pm Sean Nós Dance Workshop, Hotel Carlton. Admission on both nights £7.00 Stg.
Sunday 9th Dec, 2.30 pm Traditional music and song in St Davog’s Primary School. 5.00 pm Grand finale session in Fiddlestone Bar with tutors and visiting musicians. Enquiries to CCE Club Chairperson Bernie McNulty 68659081.

Devenish Partnership Forum Youth Club
Every Monday night 6.30 – 7.30 pm for 8-12 years and 7.30 – 8.30 for 13 - 17 years. Internet, pool, computer games, table football, tuck shop, DVD’s, air hockey, day trips/activities and much more . . . . entry fee £1.00. Limited places available. Please contact Ryan, Gerry or Leigh on 66327808 or at 26 Yoan Road, Kilmacormick to book a place.

CHRIST IN A WORLD OF MANY FAITHS ~ Education for Reconciliation Enniskillen Library, Halls Lane, Thursdays 8.00 pm – 10.00 pm. 29th Nov - Inter-Religious Prayer & Spirituality;
6th Dec - Celebrating Difference & Living Faithfully.

Do this in Memory
all the children of the parish who are due to receive their first confession and first Holy Communion in the coming year are welcome, together with their parents and other family members, to the 9.30 am Mass in St Michael’s for our ‘Do this in Memory’ Mass. In St Mary’s Lisbellaw, the Mass will be at 10.00 am.

Big Bingo each Tuesday in Scout Hall at 9.00 pm. £2,000 + in Prizes. Please support.

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.

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.

Ciorcal comhrá
Bíonn ciorcal comhrá Gaeilge ar siúl gach dara Céadaoin in Blake’s of the Hollow, Inis Ceithleann ar 8 i.n. Beidh muid ag bualadh arís ar Céadoin 7ú Samhain Fáilte roimh chách. Irish conversation group meets in Blakes of the Hollow at 8.00 pm fortnightly. Next meeting Wednesday 7th November.

‘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.

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

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 8.30pm. 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.