MARTIN MC GINN - Sunday, 2nd September - Pobal Parish Newsletter

Eucharistic Ministers:

Tempo: Sun 9th Sept: Eugene McGrade & Ann Marie Kelly.

Cradien: Sun 9th Sept: Eugene Campbell.

Mass Servers:

Tempo:

Week Beginning 2nd Sept: Cormac Breen & Ebhan Mallon

Week Beginning 9th Sept: Erin Slevin & Rose Mallon.

Cradien:

Week Beginning 2nd Sept: Seamus & Michael Cleary, James Moore, Morgan Leonard.

Week Beginning 9th Sept: Anna Cox, Ryan Gallagher, Joey & Ruairi McGirr.

Daily Masses:

Tempo: Tues 10.00am, Fri 8.00pm,

Cradien: Mon 7.00pm, Thurs 9.30am.

Anniversaries:

Tempo: Sunday 2/09 11.00am M.M.M. Jim Breen, Brocagh.

Friday 8.00pm Andrew Slevin, Edenmore Crescent.

James, Mary Brigid & Robert Woods, Knocknastacken.

Sharon Campbell, Edenmore Heights.

Tom Bogue, Main Street.

Sunday 9/09 11.00am Eileen Donnelly & deceased family members.

Cradien:

Sunday 2/09 9.30am Owen & Ellen Kelly, Cavanacross.

Sunday 9/09 9.30am Kevin Cox & deceased family members

The Future Mission of Our Parishes:

Monsignor McGuinness continues by saying that the number of Masses in all parishes will need to be reduced to take account of the new reality. He says: “ I am asking that the priests in each Pastoral Area meet within the next month to agree on how they can arrange weekend and weekday Masses and other Liturgies in a way that can (a) best provide a range of Mass times for congregations across neighbouring parishes. (b) reduce the workload and stress on priests and also for holiday cover, and the possibility of illness, (c) enable the community participation dimension and the quality of our liturgies to be enhanced,( d) provide a basis for lay people to play their full part in ministry including the leading of some liturgies. And begin the process of establishing administrative points or offices at key locations around the diocese, so that parishes can share the increasing burden of administration, financial compliance and communications as well as providing people with an efficient and responsive service. I ask all to note 1: that Masses will be reduced, 2: community participation and quality of our liturgies enhanced, 3: Lay people to be asked to play their full part in ministry, 4: and sometimes to lead some Liturgies, 5: administrative points. Or offices at key locations around the diocese will be selected, so that parishes can share an increasing burden of administration, financial compliance, and communications as well as providing people with an efficient and responsive service.

It is important that we absorb all these changes and that we know them. Make sure to study them please/ Make sure to know them: It is important that all of us study them with open minds. It is important also that we see these changes in a positive way knowing that we have the goodness, generosity, and ability to put them into practice. Together as a parish we have been preparing for them. The Parish Pastoral Council has been pioneers in this work and have helped us greatly in our preparation. We need more people in the Parish Pastoral Council now to ensure our success into the future. Change is difficult and we need to work together to bring change about. We are in changing times and the onus is on us to be open to change. Monsignor continues: “Lay Ministry within our church is central to its mission. Fully appreciating and expanding the whole range of ministries across our diocese involves both great challenge and exciting potential. This is not about making up for the diminishing numbers of priests. It is a response to the Baptismal calling of each one of us.” The west Fermanagh Area - Parishes of Enniskillen and Lisbellaw, Tempo, Derrygonnelly, Arney, Belcoo. Let us pray to the Holy Spirit: “Come holy Spirit fill the hearts of your faithful”

Readers: Tempo: Tracey Farry. Cradien: 2nd – Aileen Cox, 9th – Helen Cleary, 16th – James Naan, 23rd – James Rooney, 30th – Hugh Cleary.

Pobal Pilgrims: will recommence after the summer break on Sunday 9th September in the Parish Pastoral Centre. All P1 to P7 school children are very welcome to come along.

Death: We pray for the happy repose of the soul of Kathleen Droogan, Carnaguiltha whose Funeral Mass was celebrated in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Tempo on Wednesday 29th August 2018. May God console all who mourn her loss.

Tempo Tractor Run: In aid of Marie Curie and Edenmore Cemetery today Sunday 2 September. Everyone welcome.