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Weekly Bulletin 10th November 2019

Sunday Collection: Came to £1405. Thank you for your generosity as always. There will be a Development Collection taken up after communion today.

 

Today is the 32 Sunday of the Year. Because we are coming to the end of the Church’s year the readings at Mass concentrate on our last days on earth. We stand at the Creed and say “I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come” St. Augustine put it more poetically “We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song”

 

The Car Draw and Dinner Dance is on Friday 22nd November in the Killyhevlin Hotel with Dominic and Barry Kirwan. The Dinner Dance tickets cost £30 and with less than two weeks to go, if you are planning to go to the Dinner Dance please purchase your tickets this week. The Draw for the car is always the highlight of the evening and there will be many Raffle and Spots prizes on the night also all of which have been kindly donated to usThe Dinner Dane tickets would make an ideal Christmas gift for family and friends.

Our Raffle tickets are available at the porch doors also. Please take a book or two to sell to your friends.

 

Ticket Selling takes place at DUNNES, Enniskillenthis Thurs 14th, Friday, 15th & Saturday 16th November. Thanks to all who have volunteered to sell, you will be notified early in the week. Thank you to everyone who helped and bought tickets at Brewster Park, The Mart in Enniskillen and to Joe Mahon and all Irvinestown.

 

Spot Prizes: As always we are looking for spot prizes for the dinner dance. Contact us if you have a Spot Prize and we will collect it or if you can leave it in at the front door of the Monastery with your name and address clearly written on it, we will be most grateful. Every spot prize will be given away on the night.

 

For the month of November a Mass will be celebrated each day for those names who are on the November Dead List.

 

Church Cleaning Group thank you to November’s cleaning group for their continued hard work and dedication.

 

DUTY & Confessions: Mon (No Duty) Mass @ 8pm – Victor. Tues to Friday Duty 2pm – 5pm. Tues: Arthur. Wed: Victor.   Thurs – Arthur. Fri – Anthony. Sat (5-6pm) – Anthony.  

 

Feast Days of the WeekMon: St. Martin of Tours (316 -397) Shared half of his cloak with a poor beggar and discovered later that the beggar was Christ. Thurs: St. Laurence O’Toole (1123-1180) He was the first native Archbishop of Dublin. He worked for the reformation of the Church in Ireland. Fri: St. Albert the Great: (1206-1280) A Dominican theologian called the “Universal Doctor” because of his vast range of his interests. He was teacher to Thomas Aquinas and is patron saint of scientists.

 

The Shop has restocked for Christmas. There is a great selection of cribs on display as well as candles, diaries, cards and suitable gifts for Christmas.

 

Christmas Mass Bouquets:We have a new selection of Christmas Mass Bouquets which cost £2 / €2.50. Enrolling your family and friends on our daily Mass Guild makes a special Christmas gift.

 

New Book:Fr. Brian D’Arcy has authored a new book called It has to be said It is now on sale in our shop for £20. it is also available to purchase on line, to do so go to frbriandarcy.com.

 

Books on Sale at Reception: We have the Killyhommon Primary School Inspirational Thoughts 2020 book @ £5 and The Breath of God by Margaret Blessington @ £9 available also.

 

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is on every Friday from 10am – 5pm. Bulletin: Please take a bulletin home with you.

 

Recently Deceased Anniversaries

Ryland Cope, Aberdeen

Maura Mc Manus, Graan Abbey NH & Kinawley

Annie Dooris, Hillview Park, Enniskillen

Moira Mc Manus, Abbey Dr,  Enniskillen

Frank Mc Partland, Ballyconnell

May Gallinagh, The Bawn,   Enniskillen

Sarah Jack, Scotland

Seamus & Betsy Mc Donnell, Carnmore Rise, Enniskillen

Mickey Manley, Aghadrumsee

Carmel Bermingham, Enniskillen

Brian & Bridget   Maguire, Rossigh, Killadeas

William Lennon, Portaferry

Margaret Casey & the Casey Family, Garrison

 

Contact

The Graan,
Enniskillen,
Co. Fermanagh,
BT74 5PB

N. Ireland.

Telephone: 028 6632 2272
Fax: 028 6632 5201
Email: thegraan@btconnect.com

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The Community

  • Fr Charles Cross Superior
  • Fr Arthur Mc Cann Vicar
  • Fr Victor Donnelly
  • Br Brendan Gallagher
  • Fr Brian D'Arcy
  • Fr Anthony O’Leary