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
Sunday 17th November 2024
33rd Sunday Ordinary Time
Liturgical Year B
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.
CAELIACS WELCOME: Culmaine Parish has Gluten Free Hosts, anyone requiring these please let Fr McManus or the sacristans know before Mass.
NOVEMBER: MONTH OF REMEMBRANCE: November is a month especially dedicated to remembering our dead. There will be masses offered through November remembering our faithful departed. If you wish to have deceased family, relatives or friends remembered, there are small sheets and envelopes available in both Churches. You can take these and write out names and put the sheet into the envelope provided and if you wish, a donation. These sheets will be placed on the altar during masses in November. There will be at least three masses offered each week remembering our dead.
MASS SERVERS: On Sunday 17th November we will be presenting our retiring mass servers in both Churches with certificates recognising with gratitude their service to the parish over the past few years.
We will also be renewing our appeal for new mass servers. There is a real danger that we will not be able to continue with this ministry if we do not get new volunteers, especially in Ederney. Mass service can help form an attitude of service to others and the community, a quality that is so badly needed in today’s society.
ENROLMENT FOR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION AND FIRST CONFESSION: We welcome the children of Primary 4 and their parents and families to mass on Sunday 17th, where they will be formally enrolled to receive these sacraments next year.
MASS SERVERS: Today we also welcome St Joseph’s Mass Servers to 11am mass for their annual presentation. The outgoing Mass servers will receive certificates for their time of serving in St Joseph’s. We also appeal for new volunteers to serve Mass in St Joseph’s. So far this year we have had no new volunteers, and this may mean that we will have to let go of something that has been a feature of parish life for generations.
ST JOHN PAUL II AWARDS: Congratulations and thanks to Ellie Maguire, Ellie McKervey, Lauren Hamilton, Cara Eves and Grace Harron who recently received their John Paul Awards for 2023-24 from Clogher don Oige in Monaghan. Also, thanks to their facilitators, Ann McFarland and Bronagh McFarland.
ST JOHN PAUL AWARDS: 2024-25: Applications from year 13/14 students are now welcome. Please contact, Ann, Bronagh or Fr McManus.
BAPTISMS: Because Fr McManus now has commitments in Belleek & Garrison it will only be possible to have baptisms in Ederney on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month. We will also be returning to having more than one family for baptism ceremonies. Also at least one weeks’ notice is required when booking a baptism.
MAHON'S HOTEL QUIZ IN AID OF TROCAIRE A Fundraising Table Quiz & Raffle will be held on Friday, 29th November, at 8.30pm. Contact Eugene Monaghan if you would like to donate or buy raffle tickets. Come along and help raise funds for some of the vulnerable people in the world, especially in Gaza and Sudan.
ST VINCENT DE PAUL HELPLINE 07864726536
CAR KEYS: A set of car keys have been lost at the Chapel on Friday evening; if found please contact Eileen Montague, Thanks.
Ederney Reader for November: Cormac McKervey
LEGION OF MARY MEETING: There will be a Legion of Mary Meeting every Monday at 8pm; new members welcome.
DEVOTIONS: ROSARY AND DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET: Each evening in St Joseph’s Church, Ederney: Sunday – Friday at 6.30pm and on Saturday at 5pm. Everyone is welcome.
BOOKING MONTHS MIND AND ANNIVERSARY MASSES: These have been booked by people using the Diary that is left on the Altar Rail in St Joseph’s. As well as people are welcome to book masses using the parish email culmaine@clogherparishes.ie. Indeed, you can also book masses for other intentions and full confidentiality is assured. Just remember when booking masses check the parish schedule of masses as these are the only masses that are available and that occasionally a weekday mass may be cancelled at short notice.
HOSPITAL VISITS: If a parishioner is in hospital or a care home and would like a visit from Fr McManus, please either contact him directly yourself or have a family member or a friend contact him by phone or email culmaine@clogherparishes.ie. Very often patients find that a visit from their local pastor is very beneficial.
COLLECTORS: At the last Finance Committee it was decided to recruit two people to co-ordinate Collectors in St Joseph’s. If anyone is interested in volunteering please contact Fr McManus
CREDIT CARD MACHINE: The Finance Committee recently accepted the offer of a Digital Collection Plate, in other words a credit card machine for St Joseph’s. This is being donated by a parishioner and all the parish will have to pay will be £15 per month for service. It means that that people can make cashless donations to the Church by using their Credit Card. We thank the parishioner who wishes to remain anonymous for their very kind donation.
CHRISTMAS CRIB: There will be new figurines in the Crib in St Joseph’s this year. These will have some movement and will greatly enhance our Christmas Celebrations. These costed £2,000 at the Veritas closing down sale in Derry. There is also some parish fundraising planned to pay for these and maybe also support local charities which will probably be held on the weekend of 14th & 15th December.
Montiagh: It is hoped to use the old St Joseph’s Figurines in Montiagh, possibly using the space where the Celebrant's Chair normally is.
MENTAL HEALTH FUNDRAISER: at St Mary's College, Irvinestown. Coffee morning and cake sale on Friday 22nd November at 10.30am-11.30am. Charities: Action Mental Health and AWARE. All are welcome.
PARISH COLLECTIONS:
Sun 10th Nov:
Weekly: £1,420; Shrines: £202.
Thank you for all your contributions.
DONATING TO PARISH AND CHURCH FUNDS:
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.
A standing order form can be downloaded 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.
SPECIAL CLOGHER PILGRIMAGE (Limited availability) to Fatima EX Dublin Easter 2025, Flying with TAP airlines, Also, 13th June 2025 for Feast of Saint Anthony, 13th October 2025 for Miracle of Sun Contact James Treacy 00353 61921470 jamestreacyphotography@gmail.com Payment by instalments acceptable LAST REMAINING SEATS
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REFERRAL SCHEME: Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (FODC) in partnership with the Public Health Agency (PHA) deliver the Physical Activity Referral Scheme (PARS) across the district area. PARS is a free 12-week exercise referral programme facilitated by fully qualified staff for individuals with specific health conditions who have no absolute contraindications to exercise. Please click on the link below for more information.
THE ANNUAL GRAAN DRAW takes place this year on 29th November. If you would like to buy a book of tickets please ring The Graan Monastery on 028 (048 ROI) 66322272, or you can write to us at The Graan Monastery, 73 Derrygonnelly Rd, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, BT74 5PB, email us at thegraan@btconnect.com or visit our website thegraan.com The tickets cost £2 / €2 or a book of 3 for £5 / €5. First prize is £5000.
CLOGHER DON OIGE :Young Adult Jubilee Pilgrimage to Rome 26 July - 5 August 2025: A limited number of places available for a 10-day pilgrimage to Rome for the Jubilee Year, open to young adults (18-30) a full pilgrimage programme including events with Pope Francis. Join over 1.5 million young people from across the world who are expected during these days to come together to celebrate their faith. More details at www.clogherdonoige.org/rome2025 or email james@cdo.email
AISLING CENTRE, ENNISKILLEN: SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES:
Forget Me Not - Bereaved by Suicide Support Group meets on the first Monday of the month @ 7.30pm. Annual Tree of Lights Service Sunday 24th November. For further information contact 028 66 325811
Mindfulness Meditation monthly drop-in sessions, last Tuesday of the month @ 7pm.
SYNOD on SYNODALITY - The final document from the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod has been published and is available below as a working translation in English. In a departure from usual practice, Pope Francis said, “I want… to recognise the value of the completed synodal journey, which through this document I hand over to the holy faithful people of God…. There are already very concrete indications in the document that can be a guide for the mission of the Churches, on the different continents, in the different contexts: that is why I am making it immediately available to everyone.” Our synodal pathway journey in Ireland and locally here in our diocese will continue over the months ahead, taking this as a guide. The document can be accessed here - ENG-final-document-Synod-2021-24.pdf
PIONEER PLEDGE FOR THE MONTH OF THE HOLY SOULS: A short-term pledge gives spiritual support and encouragement to people and their families who are living under a shadow of addiction.
Contact the Pioneers on 01 805 4226 or via www.pioneers.ie/pray
40 HOURS ADORATION is a very beautiful way to conclude the Church year and honour Jesus as our Lord and King.
Sunday 24th November being the feast of Christ the King, our traditional 40 hour adoration schedule this year is:
Saturday 23rd - 7.30pm to 8.30pm;
Sunday 24th - 2.00pm to 8.00pm,
while adoration on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday (25th, 26th & 27th) is from 9.00am to 8.00pm each day.
As hourly cover is a must, schedules are at St. Joseph's Church doors to facilitate those wishing to register an hour(s) attendance.
Alternatively, members of Ederney Adoration WhatsApp group can register through that. Of course, all are welcome to drop in at any time during the period to be with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
There will be NO ADORATION on Thursday 28th November. In anticipation, thanks to all providing hourly cover.
CLOGHER DON OIGE :Young Adult Jubilee Pilgrimage to Rome 26 July - 5 August 2025. Open to young adults (18-30) a full pilgrimage programme including events with Pope Francis. Join over 1.5 million young people from across the world who are expected during these days to come together to celebrate their faith. More details at www.clogherdonoige.org/rome2025 or email james@cdo.email
AISLING CENTRE, ENNISKILLEN: SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES:
Forget Me Not - Bereaved by Suicide Support Group meets on the first Monday of the month @ 7.30pm. Annual Tree of Lights Service Sunday 24th Nov. For further information contact 028 66 325811
Mindfulness Meditation drop-in sessions, last Tues of the month @ 7pm.
"DILEXIT NOS - HE LOVED US” - ENCYCLICAL OF POPE FRANCIS
Prayers and Reflections based on "the Human and the Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ” are available on www.pioneers.ie
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER 2025: (Ardess Host in 2025) Meeting in Kesh Courthouse 7.00pm on Wednesday 27th Nov. Need representatives from our parish to attend the meeting.
BISHOP OF IRELAND PASTORAL LETTER – A Hundred Thousand Welcomes? The theme of the letter is about people welcoming the migrant in contemporary Ireland as modelled by the parable of the Good Samaritan. The letter, along with other resources, is available at www.catholicbishops.ie.
EDERNEY GAA:
Pre School- P1 fundamentals in clubrooms 12 - 1pm Sunday.
U13 Monday in clubrooms 6pm - 7pm.
P4 - P7 Boys Wednesday in clubrooms 6pm to 7pm.
P5 - P7 Girls Thursday in The Termon Complex 6pm - 7pm *starting November 21st*
P2 - P3 Girls and Boys Friday in The Termon Complex 7.15pm - 8.15pm
Lotto Jackpot £10,100. Increasing by £100 each month.
AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED: We are set to celebrate our annual Week of Witness from Sunday 17th November to Sunday 24th November, with events in both Dublin and Belfast. Archbishop Linus Neli, the Archbishop of Imphal in India, will speak about the current situation there. He leads the Church in Manipur, where hundreds of Catholics have been killed for their faith, with thousands more displaced and a number of churches completely destroyed.
JUBILEE 2025: The Holy Father Pope Francis has announced that 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, something which happens every 25 years. The theme for Jubilee 2025 is “Pilgrims of Hope,” and it will be a year of hope for a world suffering the impacts of war, the ongoing effects of COVID-19 pandemic, and the climate crisis.
TROCAIRE is looking for people to join our team of Christmas fundraisers to help respond to the urgent need of poor communities around the world, including the millions of children and families caught in conflict in Sudan and Gaza. You can take action and make a difference through a range of activities, including the promotion of our Gifts of Change – training and support will be provided. If you would like to find out more about what you can do to help now or over the Advent and Christmas period, then please email Mark McMahon at infoni@trocaire.org or call 028 9080 8030. (ROI 048)
LOST AND FOUND: Very often items are left in the Churches, such as rosary beads, prayer material, umbrellas etc. We are thinking of creating a lost and found space in the Churches. In the meantime, there are a number of rosary beads left on the notice board on St Joseph’s Aisle of the Church. Any items deemed to be expensive, purses, wallets or amounts of money will be kept. People can reclaim these by contacting Fr McManus or emailing culmaine@clogherparishes.ie.
INFORMATION AND SUPPORT FOR BIRTH MOTHERS - whose babies were placed for adoption may be found at www.birthinfo.ie or by calling the relevant section of TUSLA at +353 818 445 500
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.
SHARE THE GOOD NEWS : The Catholic Communications Office produces a five-story weekly magazine Sharing Good News that reports on stories associated with the Irish Bishops' Conference, activities in parishes and dioceses, and that celebrates Church life generally. If you wish to subscribe to receive Sharing Good News, please register your email address on https://catholicnews.ie/newsletter/
BUTTON BATTERIES are particularly big, powerful lithium coin cell batteries, can badly hurt or kill a small child within 12 hours. Know where yours are, so you can keep your children safe.
LIVESTREAMING OF MASSES: any issues please contact Fr McManus or Paul Mongan.
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!
HSC NI ADOPTION & FOSTER CARE are the largest recruitment service for adopters and foster carers across NI. Call 0800 0720 137 for further information
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
MURPHY’S ON MAIN STREET has a social group called PLOUGH ON: This is aimed at older men in our community who were involved in farming but may now be disengaged from the normality of farming life. Plough On aims to tackle rural isolation and increase social opportunities by offering participants the chance to join our local group and connect on areas of shared interest such as farming, rural heritage, and history. If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me on 028 6625 1412
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.
SINGING AT SUNDAY MASS IN ST JOSEPH'S: Everyone is most welcome to join in with the singing either from their seat or by sitting with the core group if they wish. If anyone would like to be kept up to date with Hymn plans, sheet music or any rehearsals for special ceremonies you can text Janette 07989323409 to join the WhatsApp group.
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.
