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, 25th Aug (Vigil 6.00pm) Agnes
Lunny, Hillview Park
Sun, 26th Aug (Lisbellaw)10.00 am
Mary Drumm & Brenda Drumm,
Carrickaheenan, Bellevue Ring
Mon, 27th Aug St Monica
No 8.00 am Mass
10.00 am Josie & Maria Shannon, Hillview Park
6.00 pm (Convent)(Months Mind) Bert Lister, Springfield
Tues, 28th Aug St Augustine
8.00 am Henderson family, Floraville
10.00 am Leo & Nora Quinn, Kilmacormick Road
Wed, 29th Aug The Martyrdom of St
John the Baptist
8.00 am (Convent) Brendan, Chrissie & Maria Cassidy
and James &
Kathleen Houston, Galliagh Park and Kilmacormick
10.00 am Olivia McCullion, Derrin Road
Thurs, 30th Aug Weekday
8.00 am Marlyn McCaffrey, Erne Drive
10.00 am Alice Presley, East Bridge Street
Fri, 31st Aug Weekday
8.00 am (Convent) Private Intention
10.00 am Tommy Steele, Mill Street
7.30 pm Louie Drumm, Erne Drive
Sat, 1st Sept Weekday
10.00 am Patrick, Mary Jane, Gerard, Michael, Gregory
and Patricia Kelly, Queen Street
10.30 am (Convent) Mullan family, Sligo Road, Irvinestown
and London
Confessions 11.30 am – 1.30 pm
& 5.00 – 5.45 pm
Sr Dolores Corr Months Mind will
be offered in the Convent Chapel this Saturday, 25th
August at 12.00 noon.
Deaths
We pray for the recently deceased:
Ursula Balfour, 83 Drumbeg;
Bernard Pattison, Armagh;
Seamus Loughran, Newry. May
they rest in peace.
St Michael’s Parish Draw ~ Week 41
£1,000 Nicola & Ryce Cunningham,
c/o 17 Ross Close
Promoter Marian Haggins, 75 Corban
Avenue
£200 Catherine O’Donnell,
38 Galliagh Park
Promoter Conal O’Donnell, 38
Galliagh Park
£100 Marie McGovern, Cornaleck,
Derrylin
Promoter Josie McGill, 72 Derrin
Park
Weekly Offering 19.08.07 £3,606.00
Collection for the Pope (Peter’s Pence)
15.08.07 £2,763.00 (to date)
Sincere thanks to parishioners
who are making up envelopes they missed during the
holidays. 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
We are now preparing our claim for refund of tax for
2006/07. Some parishioners have still to renew their
Covenants (Gift Aid) which expired last year. We would
be grateful if they would call at the Parish Office.
St Michael’s Bookshop: ‘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.
Mass in the Convent Chapel for the
Indian Community this Friday 24th August at 5.00 pm
and for the Polish Community this Saturday 25th at
7.00 pm.
Fr Noel Conlon will be in St Michael’s
Scout Hall this Wednesday 29th August from 10.00 am.
Phone 320520 for an appointment.
Parish Dinner Dance Friday 19th October
in Killyhevlin Hotel. Meeting to prepare for this
event in the Parish Centre Monday 3rd September at
8.30pm. Many willing hands needed – please come
along.
World Youth Day, Sydney, July 2008
All those who have received an application form for
World Youth Day please return the application by this
Monday 27 August with your £200.00 deposit.
Office Address: Clogher don Óige, St Macartan’s
College, Monaghan.
Phone: 003534772784. E-mail address: infor@clogher
donoige.com www.clogherdonoige.com
St Michael’s Parish One-Day Retreat
on Lough Derg
Wednesday, 12th September
• Stop and pray for a day: young and old bring
your needs and intentions and words of thanks before
God in this sacred place.
• Bus will leave Halls Lane at 8.30 am and Lough
Derg at 4.30 pm. Cost for the day £23.50 (with
bus) £18.50 (without bus).
• Please book at the Parish Office 66322075
by Friday 7th September.
• Other one-day Retreats: August 25, 26 27,
28, 29
September 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18,
19, 22, 23
Reservation essential for one-day Retreats. Phone/Fax
0035371 9861518.
Email: bookings@loughderg.org
The Community Safety Advisors Project
aims to reduce fear of crime among elderly and vulnerable
adults in Co Fermanagh. Volunteers visit individuals
in their homes on a regular basis. Would you like
to become a volunteer and help someone in your area?
Contact Patricia at Fermanagh Volunteer Centre Phone
028 66328438. Email: community.safety@gmail.com.
The Witness Service needs Caring
People to train as Volunteers supporting people going
to Court (which can be a frightening experience).
Training, support and expenses will be provided. You’ll
gain new skills and a great sense of satisfaction.
To find out more about volunteering for The Witness
Service phone 028 90244039. Pick up a leaflet at the
back of the church.
‘Partnership in Lay Spirituality:
Religious and Laity New Ways’ by Maureen Dolan,
Enniskillen, published by the Columba Press 2007 is
available in most religious bookshops. 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.
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 the 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 Sunday, 23rd September:
2.30 pm Cross;
3.30 pm Convent and Breandrum
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.
