St Michael’s Parish ~ Enniskillen & Lisbellaw

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Parish Messenger – 25th March 2018 | Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion

Office Tel No: 028 66322075 – Open Monday – Thursday 9.30am - 4.30pm, Friday 9.30am - 2.30pm

Masses available to view via our Parish Website at www.st-michaels.net

Parish Priest: Mgr Peter O’Reilly

Curate: Rev Raymond Donnelly, CC

Assistant Priest: Rev Joseph McVeigh

Priest on Duty: Fr. Raymond Donnelly Tel: 028 66322075

In the case of an emergency, please call the switchboard at The South West Acute Hospital 028 66382000 and ask for the Priest on Duty.

Information about Funeral Arrangements

Please phone the main parish number (028) 66 322075, then press 1 when Automated message begins. Funeral arrangements also displayed on Notice Board on left hand side of porch in Church.

ST MICHAEL’S PARISH ENNISKILLEN & LISBELLAW

Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults. Copies of Good Practice Procedures and Code of Conduct available in the Parish Office.

Deaths

Eleanor Hogan, Brackvede Park;

Colin Gallagher, Omagh and London;

Kieran Boylan, Essex.

May they rest in peace.

MASSES FOR THE COMING WEEK

Sat 24th March

6.00pm (Vigil) (Month’s Mind) Emma Reid, Drumcor Hill

Sun 25th March

10.30am Martin & Madge Quigley, Laragh

12.00 noon (First Anniversary) Tommy McAloon, Old Rossorry Park

9.30am (Lisbellaw) John Vesey, Drumlin Heights

(Next Sunday: Patricia Dolan, Breandrum Court)

Mon 26th March Monday in Holy Week

7.15am Donors’ Intention

10.00am Arlene and Darren Forbes, Sycamore Drive and Teresa & Henry Crawford and Crawford family, Laragh

6.00pm (Convent) Nora Maguire, Brendan & Breda Burns and Peter Burns, Enniskillen, England and Australia

Tue 27th March Tuesday in Holy Week

7.15am Donors’ Intention

10.00am Helen Flynn, Martin & Mary Flynn and deceased members of Flynn family, Enniskillen, London and Dublin; Teresa Roche and James O’Reilly, Enniskillen

Wed 28th March Wednesday in Holy Week

7.15am Donors’ Intention

10.00am John Quigley, Cornagrade Terrace

Thu 29th March Holy Thursday

10.00am (St Michael’s) Morning Prayer

5.00pm (St Michael’s) Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Please bring Trócaire Envelope)

8.00pm St Michael’s) Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Please bring Trócaire Envelope)

8.00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper 

St Mary’s Lisbellaw - 9.00pm - 12.00 Midnight Altar of Repose - Adoration of The Blessed Sacrament

11.50pm Night Prayer

Fri 30th March Good Friday

11.00am Stations of the Cross (Led by Holy Trinity Primary School)

12 noon - 1.30pm Confessions

3.00pm (St Michael’s) Celebration of the Lord’s Passion

8.00pm (St Michael’s) Celebration of the Lord’s Passion

3.00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 

St Mary’s Lisbellaw - 9.00pm - 10.00pm Quiet time for personal prayer around the Cross

Sat 31st March Holy Saturday

10.00am Morning Prayer

10.30am-1.30pm Confessions

2.00pm Blessing of Baskets (Polish Community)

4.00pm Church closed for preparation

8.45pm Lighting and Blessing of Paschal Fire

9.00pm Easter Vigil

Sun 1st April Easter Sunday 

St Michael’s Church - Mass of Resurrection - 8.00am, 10.30am, 12.00pm - St Mary’s Lisbellaw - 9.30am

Our Ministers of the Eucharist will bring Holy Communion to the sick and housebound after 10.30am Mass

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Tue, Wed & Thu: - 10am - 9pm in the Crypt;

Thursday: 10am - 12 noon in the Main Church;

Friday: 7.00pm - 9.00pm in the Crypt.

Saturday 17th March - St Patrick’s Day - Green Envelope - Vocation Collection £2121.22

Sunday 18th March - White Envelope - Weekly Offering to the Parish £3556.91

This Sunday 25th March - White Envelope - Weekly Offering to the Parish

Holy Thursday 29th March - Yellow Envelope - Trócaire Lenten Collection

Next Sunday 1st April - Blue Envelope - Monthly Offering to the Priests and Pastoral Care

Cuan Mhuire

Cuan Mhuire was founded in 1966 by Sr Consilio Fitzgerald. Its main objective is the rehabilitation of persons suffering from Alcohol, Drug and Gambling addiction(s). Cuan Mhuire is inspired by the belief that each human being is of eternal value, and is capable of leading a full life and growing towards wholeness in human and spiritual terms. On the weekend 7th/8th April a collection will be taken up after all Masses at the back of the Church for Cuan Mhuire replacing the St Vincent de Paul collection.

Ministers of the Word for Sundays in April

Sat 6.00pm (Vigil) Patrick Maguire

8.00am Bill Doherty

10.30am Ann Carney

12.00 noon Ann Smyth.

Ministers of the Eucharist and Collectors (Team D) begin their rotas on Sunday 1st April. Please check your rota.

Do This in Memory for all children preparing for First Holy Communion will take place on Sunday 25th March at 10.30am in St Michael’s Church and 9.30am in St Mary’s, Lisbellaw. Parents and children are warmly encouraged to attend.

First Friday Devotions praying the Stations of the Cross in St Michael’s Church at 5.45pm on Friday 30th March.

St Michael’s Parish Enniskillen & Lisbellaw Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults. Copies of Good Practice Procedures and Code of Conduct available in the Parish Office.

Fermanagh Choral Society will perform Karl Jenkins Requiem conducted by David Robertson in St Michael’s Church on Palm Sunday, 25th March at 7.30pm. Tickets £8 payable at the door with under 16’s free.

St Michael’s Parish Bookshop has new stock of cards and gifts for First Holy Communion and Confirmation. Please note the shop will close on Holy Saturday 31st March at 1pm and reopen on Tuesday 10th April.

St Michael’s Parish Office will be closed on Good Friday 23rd March, Easter Monday and Easter Tuesday and will re-open on Wednesday 4th April at 9.30am.

Divine Mercy Sunday will be celebrated at 3pm on Sunday 8th April in St Michael’s Church. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and benediction; recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet and the Rosary and veneration of the Divine Mercy image. All Welcome.

Dromantine Retreat & Conference Centre for details of weekend retreats, Lenten retreat days, as well as seminars, workshops, conferences on a variety of topics. Tel: 028 30821964. Email: admin@dromantineconference.com and www.dromantineconference.com.

Choose Life Newsletter 2018: Promotes the Church’s position on unborn human life and encourages family discussion on this important subject. Newsletters are available at the back of the Church.

‘Our Common Humanity’ statement by the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference March 2018 is available at the back of the Church after all Masses this weekend.

St Joseph’s Young Priests’ Society monthly meeting will take place this Monday 26th March at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre. Everyone welcome.

Blood Transfusion Service There will be a blood donation session in the Parish Centre, Lisbellaw on Wednesday 28th March. The session will run from 2.45pm – 4pm & 5.15pm – 8pm

Easter Cake Sale An Easter Cake & Flower Sale will take place on Easter Sunday 1st April after 9.30am Mass in St. Mary's Church Lisbellaw. Proceeds to Lourdes Youth.

Poetry Shines a light on family relationships in Aisling Centre with Rose Marie Keenan on Tuesday 10th, 17th and 24th April from 2.00pm - 4.00pm.

Care of Creation Corner: Quote from Pope Francis: (St. Francis) shows us just how inseparable the bond is between concern for nature, justice for the poor, commitment to society, and interior peace (LS 10). Action: Stop buying plastic bottles. Nature cannot be regarded as something separate from ourselves or as a mere setting in which we live. We are part of nature, included in it and thus in constant interaction with it ……. We are not faced with two separate crises, one environmental and the other social. Strategies for a solution demand an integrated approach to combatting poverty, restoring dignity to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature.

Diocese of Clogher Lourdes Pilgrimage July 6th—July 11th 2018

Total Price €750.00 or Sterling Equivalent. Price include flights, Full board accommodation/meals, Transfer from designated places throughout the Diocese to/from Belfast International Airport.

To book Invalid Places Contact Fr. Noel McGahan 028855 49604 (From NI); 048 855 49604 (from R.O.I).

To Book Pilgrim Places Contact John Hueston 028 677 24329 (from NI) and 048 677 24329 (from R.O.I.)

Or download booking form and medical questionnaire from www.clogherlourdes.com

ACCORD

ACCORD Marriage Preparation Courses: Couples getting married are warmly recommended to do their local Accord Marriage Preparation Course as soon as they decide to marry and have booked their hotel. Pre-marriage courses can be booked at www.accord.ie

Accord Catholic Marriage Care Service welcomes applications from people who are interested in becoming Marriage Education facilitators. If you feel you have something to offer people who are preparing for Marriage and you are willing to give up some voluntary time to train in this area, then your local Accord Centre would be delighted to hear from you. Please go to accord website www.accord.ie and select the ‘Join Accord option’ from the main menu.