Fr Frank McManus PP Tel: 028 686 31315
email: culmaine@clogherparishes.ie
Parish Office Tel: 028 686 29062
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL: Helpline no 07864726536
(All information will be handled in a strictly confidential manner)
Sunday 23rd August 2026
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Liturgical Year A
If you are remaining at home you can join in at the times outlined below on Livestream or listen on Parish Radio CB Channel 37 if you are local.
DECEASED: Baby Daire Burnette, Clonaweel. May he rest with the angels.
ST VINCENT DE PAUL HELPLINE 07864726536
All information will be handled in a strictly confidential manner
DEVOTIONS: ROSARY AND DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET: Each evening in St Joseph’s Church, Ederney: Sunday – Friday 6.30pm and on Saturday at 5pm. Everyone is welcome.
CELIACS: Gluten Free Holy Communion is available. Please let the priest or sacristan know before Mass.
PARISH SAFEGUARDING COMMITTEE MEETING: Monday 24th September @ 8.15 in the Parish Centre.
MASS SERVING IN THE PARISH: As we prepare to welcome our children and young people back to school, we ask parents and children from P5 to Year 1 in Secondary Schools to consider volunteering to serve at mass. We ask this because serving masses can help our children in so many ways to develop good personal, community and spiritual values. In a world dominated by greed and self-centeredness it would help them develop an ethos of service to others and of the greater good. On a spiritual level it brings them closer to the Eucharist by participating in it.
EXAM RESULTS: Congratulations and Best Wishes to all students who received their A-Level and GCSE Exam results. A special thank you to their teachers and mentors who have helped them in many ways. Every blessing to all as they discern their next steps in education and/or a future career.
DIOCESIAN CLERICAL APPOINTMENTS: As usual in mid-August Bishop Larry has announced changes in the Diocese. Four Priests are retiring, Monsignor La Flynn, Pettigo & Lough Derg; Fr’s Tiernach Beggan PP, Belleek; Brendan Gallagher PP, Fivemiletown and Jim Moore PP, Clones. We wish all every blessing. Regarding this area we welcome Monsignor Joseph McGuiness who will be Prior of Lough Derg and Administrator of Pettigo.
There has been some media coverage of the crisis that we are in and indeed Bishop Larry said in his letter to priests about the huge difficulty that he has to try and ensure that parishes have priests. This is particularly true in West and Northwest Fermanagh where geographically parishes can be big and there can long distances between Churches. Another item to note is that we now have nine foreign priests, all from Africa ministering in our Diocese.
Overall, we are facing huge pastoral and administrative challenges as we go forward. Pray that we will have the courage to stay faithful and respond to this crisis in a positive and courageous way.
TULLY IN CONCERT: Mahon’s Hotel, Delaney Suite, Irvinestown. Saturday 5th September @ 8.30pm (Doors 7.30pm) Admission £20.
Tickets on Sale After Masses today and over the next few weekends. All funds to Ederney Community Hall. Tickets can be purchased Revolut:
@maguirecm68revolut
Also available on Eventbrite. Thank you
CREDIT CARD DONATIONS: Dona Credit Card Machine is now located in the Main Porch of St Joseph’s. Donating is vey simple, touch the screen, select the amount and touch your credit card on the small screen right of the main screen.
PARISH COLLECTIONS:
Sunday 16th August
Episcopal Commission £545;
Weekly £1009.
Thank you.
A special thank you to all who facilitated our Gift Aid contribution. Forms for Gift Aid are available in the Churches for anyone who would like to contribute that way. Parishioners can also make donations by direct debit. Envelopes and contributions can also be made through the letterbox of the Parish Centre. This is quite safe because the Parish Centre has both an alarm that is always active when there is no-one in the building and CCTV cameras covering all approaches to the Centre, especially the front door. The basket attached inside of the letterbox is regularly checked and all donations are moved to the safe where they are kept until they are counted and banked. Please do not leave any contributions in the Church outside of Mass times or in the Priest’s House. Please consider a contribution to the upkeep of our parish, whether once off, weekly or monthly.
STANDING ORDER FORMS: Please consider a contribution to the upkeep of our parish, whether once off, weekly or monthly. Standing Order Forms are available in both our Churches and accessible on the link below.
GIFT AID: We strongly urge people to use the parish envelopes/standing orders and sign up for Gift Aid. In doing so you will be increasing your contribution by 20% without any extra cost or inconvenience to yourself, or your family or your business. This would be of immense benefit to the parish.
You may have heard of Gift Aid before but not really understood what it is or how it could benefit you or your Parish. Simply put, Gift Aid is a form of tax relief that allows our parish to receive up to 25% more income than a donation made by you. Once a donation has been made, we can then claim back the basic rate of tax from it from the government. The charity will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 that you have given them. Donating through Gift Aid means we can claim an extra 25p for every £1 you give to our parish. It will not cost you any extra.
If you have not submitted a Gift Aid Form to the Parish and would like to do so, forms are available at on the tables near the doors of the Church. PLEASE TAKE ONE and leave it through the Letter Box of the Parish Office. If you are already on Gift Aid, there is no need to reapply.
You can also download and complete a Gift Aid Form below. If you prefer, you can email your completed form to culmaine@clogherparishes.ie
Please be assured that there is absolutely no danger regarding confidentiality in regard to your financial and tax affairs. Our parish benefits greatly from gift aid and we are very grateful to all who have submitted a form so far.
FINANCE COMMITTEE: PARISH ENVELOPES:
These have been distributed. Thanks to all who helped out & especially Marie McKervey who drew up the new list and prepared the boxes for distribution.
You may also notice some changes this year. You may discover that you have a new envelope number. This is because we have reduced the number of boxes of parish envelopes by around one third and this has necessitated changes in people’s numbers. This will make no difference to people’s gift aid contributions as the system that we use is adaptable to number changes.
Also, the Christmas Day Envelope will be now for the parish as it is in every other parish in the Diocese. As an alternative we hope to have a fundraiser for the 3rd world in the lead up to Christmas.
The new Parish Envelopes began on Easter Sunday 5th April.
The Finance Committee acknowledges and thanks all who contribute financially to the upkeep and development of the parish. We are also very grateful to Marie McKervey for compiling the new list and preparing the boxes for distribution. Also, thanks to all who helped her compile the new envelope list.
You are also welcome to contribute through Direct Debit or by Credit Card or Phone on the Dona Credit Card machine in the Church.
COUNTING OF PARISH COLLECTIONS: Volunteers needed. The Counting Team count the parish collections every week and prepare the following Sunday’s collections. We currently have three teams of three in each team. We are hoping to bring this back to four teams. This is what it was like a few years ago. What is involved is about an hour to an hour and a half for the four/five weeks per month, 3-4 months of the year. Anyone interested in volunteering please contact Fr McManus or any member of The Count Team.
QUIZ NIGHT - Aranderg CCÉ are hosting a quiz night in the Sportsman’s Inn, Castlederg, on Friday the 28th of August at 8pm. £20 per table with teams of 4. Pre-book your place by contacting Aranderg CCÉ on Facebook or just come along on the night. We look forward to seeing you there”
EDERNEY CREDIT UNION: Tel. 028 68632160, email info@ederneycreditunion.com
ABIDE IN HIS LOVE: Women’s Conference. The Great Northern Hotel, Bundoran, 20–22 November 2026.Join women from across Ireland for a faith-filled weekend with inspiring speakers including Sarah Swafford, Danielle Noonan, Fr Mark Wharton, Fr Barry Braum, Fr Oisín Martin, the Dominican Sisters of Nashville, Bishop Fintan Gavin, and more.
A conference not to be missed
LOUGH DERG:
ONE DAY RETREATS: – Guided Days of Prayer and Reflection - places available on August 18th, 22nd, 23rd, 29th and 31st
September 5th, 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 19th and 20th
Admission €50. Group discounts available. Advance Booking Essential .
Includes Special Themed Retreats:
23rd August - St Peregrine
5th September – Pioneer Pilgrimage
6th September – St Carlos Acutis
9th & 12th September – Vocations Monstrance
19th September – Divine Mercy Pilgrimage
HERITAGE DAY TOURS – Explore one of Ireland’s most enduring and authentic spiritual destinations. Thursday 20th August. 11am & 2:30pm
As part of National Heritage Week celebrations visitors will enjoy a guided boat trip on the lake, guided tour of Station Island and refreshments.
Admission €15. Student & Child discounts available. Advance Booking Essential.
LAKESHORE PILGRIM PATH PILGRIMAGE – In the footsteps of pilgrims through the centuries
Sunday 30th August. 8km & 12km routes, fully guided. Outdoor Mass weather permitting.
Admission €25. Advance Booking Essential.
NEW FOR 2026 SEASON –Overnight accommodation available on Station Island the night before beginning a Retreat or Pilgrimage.
OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE PRAYER GROUP: Last Wednesday of each month @ 7.30pm in St Michael’s Church, Enniskillen.
POOR CLARES Galway, Half-Day Retreat for women 18-40 with Women’s spirituality speaker Louise Mc Guinness. An opportunity to encounter God's love and deepen your life of prayer and communion with God. The event will take place from 2pm to 6pm on Sunday 6th September. For more information and to register: https://cherisheddaughters.eventbrite.ie
ALONE: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Could you spare an hour a week to support an older person in your community? ALONE is looking for volunteers to provide friendship and companionship to older people who may be experiencing loneliness or isolation. Full training and ongoing support are provided, and volunteering can make a real difference in someone's life.
OCIA (ORDER OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS) formerly known as RCIA: Do you or someone you know wish to become a Catholic or complete your Faith Journey in the Catholic Church? If so, the OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults) program, is available in St Michael’s Parish, Enniskillen. Our next programme begins on the 2nd of September 2026. If you wish to find out more, please contact 02866322075 or your local Priest for more information.
STOP ASSISTED SUICIDE BEING INTRODUCED: Assisted suicide campaigners are trying to bring back the Leadbeater Bill. Not Dead Yet UK has launched a simple tool to help you email your MP about the risks this Bill poses to people with disabilities.Please take 30 seconds to email your MP today using the tool here: http://action.notdeadyetuk.org/
RADIO MARIA IRELAND: is an Irish-run Catholic Talk-Radio Station who enjoy commercial free broadcasting – Prayer, Catechesis, Uplifting music, Talks, Interviews and Testimonies. Visit www.radiomaria.ie for more information and how you can listen.
BE ALERT: There continues to be fraudulent scams and alerts via telephone calls, emails etc. Please continue to be aware and cautious of any unexpected activity or communication to you and to your vulnerable family members.
CATHOLIC MOTHERS IRELAND – FAMILY DAY: Catholic Mothers Ireland will hold its Annual National Mass on Sunday, 6 September at Termonbacca Retreat Centre, Derry City.
The day will begin with Mass at 2.00pm, celebrated by Bishop Donal McKeown, followed by refreshments, children's activities, and a talk for parents. This promises to be a lovely day for the whole family. For more information and booking details, please email info@catholicmothers.ie.
All are welcome.
EDERNEY SJ GAA:
10am Devenish Ladies v Ederney
3pm SFL Ederney v Roslea
Hurling: U-14: Monday 7.00pm Lisbellaw v Ederney
Football: U-16 Men: Wednesday 7.00pm: Ederney v Teemore
Senior Ladies: Thursday 7pm: Ederney v Knockninny
U-12 Men: Friday 7.00pm St Patrick’s v Ederney
U-14 Men: Saturday 11.00am Teemore v Ederney
Lotto jackpot is £15,000 play online or in local shops.
ANAM CARA is very pleased to announce our first Bereavement Information Evening especially dedicated to supporting surviving siblings this autumn.
As part of our commitment to supporting everyone following the death of a child, we are exploring opportunities to further support the entire family. This event is the first, hopefully of many, of that commitment. This event is open to all parents whose child or children have died, regardless of the age of their child, circumstances of their death, or time since bereavement. We are also opening this Bereavement Information Evening to bereaved adult siblings over 18.
This event will take place online on Tuesday 15 September at 7pm.
We are joined by an exceptional panel of local organisations and experts in sibling bereavement. Bereaved parents and adult bereaved siblings are warmly invited to register here:
Register here for Anam Cara Online Bereavement Information Evening
This event will take place online on Tuesday 15 September at 7pm.
We are joined by an exceptional panel of local organisations and experts in sibling bereavement. Bereaved parents and adult bereaved siblings are warmly invited to register here:
Register here for Anam Cara Online Bereavement Information Evening
ST JOSEPH’S MEN’S CAMINO: Every Camino changes us in some way. Every man needs one. Join men from across Ireland on Saturday 12th September for a 25km pilgrimage through the Boyne Valley, beginning in Drogheda. The day includes Mass, Adoration, Rosary, Confessions, fraternity, lunch and dinner, with after-dinner speaker Fr. Mark Quinn. Open to men aged 18+. Cost: €65 (student € 55). Registration, accommodation and details: www.dominicans.ie/events. Enquiries: op.evangelisation@gmail.com.
MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT WEEKEND – 2nd – 4th October 2026: Marriage Encounter Ireland invites married couples to a residential Weekend from Friday 2nd October to Sunday 4th October 2026 at the Focolare Centre, Curryhills, Prosperous Co Kildare. Step away from daily distractions to deepen your communication, renew your love, and rediscover the joy of your marriage. Visit www.marriageencounter.ie.
BAPTISMS: Ederney on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month @ 12noon. There can be more than one family for baptism ceremonies. At least one weeks’ notice is required when booking a baptism.
WEDDINGS IN ST JOSEPH’S: Couples are welcome to celebrate their wedding in St Joseph’s. To book please contact Fr McManus by phone or email. Couples who come from outside the parish will have to bring their own priest. All weddings must be in accordance with the law of the State, the Canon Law and the Rites of the Catholic Church and Diocesan Norms. Among these are that couples must complete a Catholic Approved Pre-Marriage Programme.
HOSPITAL & CARE HOME VISITS: Please contact Fr McManus to let him know if anyone is in hospital. Since Hospitals and Care Homes now operate rigid data protection policies this is the only way that parish clergy can know about a person being in a hospital or Care-Home.
BOOKING MONTHS MINDS & ANNIVERSARIES: This can be done in two ways.
1. By using the diary that is on the altar rails in front of the Baptism/ St Joseph’s to the right of the altar. Please write the name(s) of those whom you want remembered in the mass on the day and date that you want. Please note that there are no masses on Thursdays and Saturdays. When entering the name(s) of the person please write down a telephone number so that you can be contacted if any issues should arise.
2. By emailing the name(s) of those you want remembered and the date to the parish office.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: (A.A.) You are not alone. Drink problem- we get it… Telephone. 028 90351222 or +353 1 8420700, Website: www.alcoholicsanonymous.ie or email geo@alcoholicsanonymous.ie
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Every Monday & Thursday evenings @ 7.00pm in Fermanagh House. New members are always welcome. No prior appointment needed.
BE ALERT: There continues to be fraudulent scams and alerts via telephone calls, emails etc. Please continue to be aware and cautious of unexpected activity or communication to you and vulnerable family members.
EDERNEY RUNNING GROUP: meet twice weekly, Wednesday at 6:15pm & Saturday @ 9am
RADIO MARIA IRELAND is an Irish-run Catholic Talk-Radio Station who enjoy commercial free broadcasting – Prayer, Catechesis, Uplifting music, Talks, Interviews and Testimonies. Visit www.radiomaria.ie for more information and how you can listen. Weekend includes Holy Mass daily, Adoration, Confessions, Healing.
Enniskillen Parish Lending Library: Enniskillen Parish are pleased to announce their Parish Library is now up and running. So far, parishioners and visitors have been delighted to see such a wide variety of books available to borrow or to read in the Library along with a welcome cup of tea or coffee.
This resource is open to all Parishes in the area. The Lending Library is located above the Parish Shop in Hall’s Lane, Enniskillen and is open Mon - Sat 10.30am — 1.30pm. There are also copies of books available for borrowing at the back of St. Michael’s Church. Everyone is welcome!
ACCORD: If you feel your relationship is in crisis or need a little guidance and feel that you and your partner could benefit from Counselling either face to face or online call us on 02890233002
DIOCESE JUSTICE, PEACE, AND INTEGRITY OF CREATION GROUP: New Members Wanted - An appeal to parishioners in the Diocese of Clogher. If you are interested, please call 077 54494425 (Fr Joe) or contact your Parish Priest.
CONNECT FERMANAGH: Don’t feel alone we are here to talk. Phone Connect Fermanagh and we can provide a friendly chat & information /help to link you to the right support & services in your area. We also welcome volunteers from all backgrounds. Calls can be made from the comfort of your own home. Please call 02866320230; info@connectfermnagh.org; www. Connectfermanagh.org
IRISH CATHOLIC: If you are buying the Irish Catholic or any other publication in the Church, please leave the money in the Candle Shrines in front of either St Joseph’s or Our Lady’s Altars. Please do not leave money on the tables.
COMMUNITY HALL:
Ederney Community Development Trust (ECDT) has launched its fundraising plan recently in St Joseph’s GAA Meeting Rooms. The plan is to provide an all-purpose modern Community Hall. This is a very ambitious project which will be of enormous benefit to all ages in our community for generations to come.
The funding of this is planned in a three pronged strategy:
1. Community Fundraising;
2. Donations from grants from local Wind Farms;
3. The establishing of a loan facility, plus interest to build over a ten year period.
Information leaflets are available at all exits of the Churches.
On behalf of all in the parish we wish them well with this project.
SAFEGUARDING
If you wish to report a child safeguarding concern, please contact
Martha Smyth 0044 777 5507445,
Brendan Kelly 00353 42 9741383,
or Anne Molloy 0044 787941 3855 or
An Garda Síochána 00353 1 66343
PSNI 028 90650222
TUSLA 00353 47 30475
Western Health and Social Care Trust 028 7131 4090.
WITH YOU’ has launched an OVER 50s ALCOHOL HELPLINE which provides advice and support to individuals aged over 50, concerned others and professionals who are worried about their own or someone else’s drinking. Furthermore, our over 50s Alcohol Helpline continues to offer an enhanced service for individuals who are considering makingchanges to their alcohol use. Our enhanced service provision offers callers up to 4 additional appointments during which Helpline alcohol advisors use evidenced based interventions to support callers to achieve their goals. This service is available 7 days a week. The Helpline is open Monday to Friday 12pm-8pm and 10am to 4pm atweekends. The freephone number to call is 0808 801 0750. To make an online booking for a phone call or video chat, over 50’s, concerned others and professionals can access appointments slots by visiting the With You website.
