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Donaghmoyne Parish Bulletin

16th Sunday Ordinary Times              18th July 2010

RECENTLY DECEASED
Please pray for Pauline O’Reilly Bocks Middle, who died during the week.  May God grant her eternal rest and comfort her family in their grief.

BLESSING OF GRAVES
The Annual Ceremony of the Blessing of Graves will take place in August as usual.

Donaghmoyne: Sunday, 1st August after 10.00am Mass
Lisdoonan: Sunday, 8th August after 10.00am Mass
Broomfield: Sunday, 15th August after 12.00Noon Mass
St Patrick’s Old Cemetery: on either Sunday 22nd or Sunday 29th August at 3.00pm

We ask people not to have any Church Gate Collections on these Sundays as their will be collections to help with the maintenance of the Cemeteries.

PARISH BAPTISMS - ST PATRICK’S CHURCH BROOMFIELD
Sunday, 1st August at 12.45pm
Saturday, 21st August at 1.00pm
Sunday, 5th September at 12.45pm

DONAGHMOYNE PARISH FINANCE COMMITTEE
Donaghmoyne Parish Finance Committee will meet in Broomfield Parochial House on Monday next 19th July at 8.30pm.  All members please attend.

NEW BISHOP OF CLOGHER
Monsignor Liam McDaid, will be ordained as the New Bishop of Clogher in succession to Bishop Joseph  Duffy who has been bishop for the last thirty one years.  The ordination will take place in St Macartan’s Cathedral on Sunday 25th July at 3.00pm.  Monsignor Liam will become the 53rd bishop of Clogher since the diocese was established in 1135. The diocese has 37 parishes 87 churches 80 priests and a population of c125,000 of which c85,000 are Catholics.  Monsignor McDaid was born on the 19th July 1945 in Bundoran Co Donegal.  He was educated in St Louis NS and St Macartan’s NS Bundoran, St. Macartan’s College Monaghan and St Patrick’s College Maynooth. He was ordained a priest on the 15th June 1969, and in 1970 he joined the staff of St Macartan’s College Monaghan and in 1981 he became president of the college.
1989: Curate Fivemiletown, Co Tyrone
1993: Administrator Tyhollland
1994: Chancellor of the Diocese
2002: He became Chaplin to His Holiness with the title Monsignor.

On learning of his election as Bishop of Clogher Monsignor Liam said “I am deeply humbled and honoured to be chosen for this ministry.”
To make provision for people from each parish in the Diocese to attend the ordination, an allocation of tickets has been given to each parish according to population. 

Donaghmoyne Parish has received ten tickets.  We invite any parishioner who would like to attend the ordination to drop his/her name, address and telephone number into Broomfield Parochial House (back door letterbox) or into the collection bag at Mass this week-end 17th/18th July.  All names of those interested in attending must be in by Sunday evening 18th July.  If more than ten names are given in, ten will be picked out
of a hat and will be given their tickets by Monday/Tuesday 19th/20th July to attend the ordination and reception on Sunday 25th July.  It is necessary to have a ticket to attend the ceremony and the reception afterwards.  Copies of a leaflet containing information on Monsignor McDaid, the Diocese of Clogher the ordination ceremony and a prayer for our Bishop and Diocese are available at the back of each church for people who would like to take one.

A PRAYER FOR OUR BISHOP AND DIOCESE
Lord, we pray for Liam our Bishop.
Help him to be a wise teacher, a kindly pastor, a builder of faith.
Fill his life and work with the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Be his guiding light and constant help all his days.

We pray for all the people of our Diocese.
Make us firm in our faith, generous in our love, faithful in our prayer.
Help us to work together to give glory to You and love to all others.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

MARRIAGE PREPARATION WORKSHOPS
Time: Friday: 8.00pm - 10.30pm; Saturday: 10.00am - 5.00pm
Cost: €150.00 per Couple (Early Booking Advised)

17th & 18th: September 2010
15th & 16th: October 2010
5th & 6th: November 2010
3rd & 4th: December 2010
14th & 15th: January 2011
25th & 26th: February 2011
25th & 26th: March 2011
15th & 16th: April 2011
13th & 14th: May 2011
10th & 11th: June 2011

Services available at 58 Centres throughout Ireland. Contact ACCORD Marriage Care, St. Macartan’s College Monaghan. 
Telephone: 047 83359, Monday-Friday 10.00am-2.00pm.
Email: accord.monaghan@eircom.net Web: www.accord.ie / www.gettingmarried.ie

TAX RELIEF SCHEME IN THE PARISH OF DONAGHMOYNE
The Parish of Donaghmoyne as one of the Parishes of the Diocese of Clogher is a Registered Charity and therefore we are eligible to reclaim P.A.Y.E. tax paid on yearly contributions of €250.00 or in excess of that amount.  These contributions have to be made through the envelope system or by cheque or direct debit and are recorded in the Parish.  It does not cost anything extra to the eligible person who contributes to the Parish.  The person provides their P.P.S. No. and signs a Form which is kept in the Parish.  The Parish as a Registered Charity can then reclaim the tax paid on the total amount on all signed forms.  If you would like to know more about this scheme, please ring 9743617.  Over the coming months the priest will make contact with people who may be eligible to take part in the scheme. 

DONAGHMOYNE SCHOLARS  NEWS
St Michael Little Scholars summer camp in Donaghmoyne is available from 10.00am - 2.00pm for the month of July.  We go away every Thursday on a day trip.  Subvention rates available.  Contact Emma on 042 969 2720.  A drop in service is available before and after the summer camp.

MUCKNO MANIA FESTIVAL
Muckno Mania Family Fun day today Sunday, 18th July in Lough Muckno. Ulster Final live on Big Screen.

NOTICES FOR BULLETIN
Please drop all notices in writing, into Broomfield Parochial House (back door letterbox) by Wednesday of any given week.

Masses in the Parish 2010

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