Corlough- Parish Newsletter Sunday 31st December 2017 – The Holy Family. Fr. John Phair P.P. – Telephone 049 9523103 or 087 7528378 Parish Website www.corloughtempleport.com Neighbouring Priests: Fr. Oliver O’Reilly, PP – 049 9526291 or 086 2368446 Fr. Sean Mawn P.P., Ballinamore – (071) 9644039 or 087 6869040 Fr. Johnnie Cusack C.C., Ballinamore - (071) 9644050 or 087 2408409 Happy New Year. I wish you all a very happy and peaceful New Year 2018. May the Lord bless you. May he keep you from all evil and lead you to everlasting life. John Phair

Saturday 30 8:15pm Mary Bridget McGovern (Months Memory) Sunday 31 9:30am Kilnavart The People of the Parish 11.00am Pat McTeggart. Lisanover. Mary Frain, Monday 1 NO MASS Tuesday 2 NO MASS Wednesday 3 8.00pm Corlough Thursday 4 9.00am Bawnboy Friday 5 8.15pm Corlough Vigil Mass for Feast of the Epiphany Saturday 6 Feast of the Epiphany 9.30am Kilnavart 11.00am Bawnboy The People of the Parish 8.15pm Corlough The People of the Parish Sunday 7 9:30am Kilnavart Deceased Cosgrove family & Margaret Keogan 11.00am Bawnboy JP Plunkett, Erreran

ST. PATRICK’S CHURCH, CORLOUGH READER & EUCHARISTIC MINISTER FOR NEXT SATURDAY EVENING Vigil Mass Feast of the Epiphany Reader: Amy McGovern, Tonlagee Eucharistic Ministers: Ita Maguire, Altinure Saturday Amy McGovern, Tonlagee Ita Maguire, Altinure OFFERTORY COLLECTORS: Feast of the Epiphany Saturday: Hugh McGovern, Muineal & Gene McGovern, Tonlagee ALTAR SOCIETY: Ita Maguire, Altinure & Mary O’Rourke, Cornacleigh. ST. PATRICK’S CHURCH, KILNAVART READER & EUCHARISTIC MINISTER FOR NEXT WEEK: Saturday 9.30am Reader: Mary Baxter Eucharistic Minister: Patricia Shannon Sunday 9:30am Mary Maguire Breda Donohoe

ST. MOGUE’S CHURCH, BAWNBOY

READER & EUCHARISTIC MINISTER FOR NEXT WEEK: Saturday 11.00am Reader: Aine McDermott Eucharistic Minister: Ann Maguire, Paula Fahy Sunday 11:00am Roisin McManus Paul Fahy, Mary Martin OFFERTORY COLLECTION in the Templeport area last weekend: €999.45 & £2.20 stg Christmas Day: €2831.10 & £17.00 stg

GENERAL PARISH NOTICES

Saturday is the Feast of the Epiphany, a holy day of obligation

Exposition will resume on Friday 5th January in St. Mogue's Church Bawnboy. Anyone who would be willing to give one hour a week can give their name to Fr Phair, Aiveen Devine (0868522820) or Ann Maguire (0977655096) as soon as possible. More people are needed in order to keep the three hours covered every week.

Change in Friday Mass Times: From January 1st Friday Mass will be celebrated at 8pm in Corlough until the end of June.

World Meeting of Families Christmas card: Copies of the World Meeting of Families Christmas card are being distributed at Masses today. Please take one home and place it on the kitchen table and pray the prayer for the World Meeting of Families each day.

World Meeting of Families Registration. Registration for all WMOF2018 events is open via www.worldmeeting2018.ie. Individual pilgrims and families can now register for the main three-day WMOF2018 Congress from August 22nd – 24th, guaranteeing your ticket(s) for the Festival of Families on Saturday 25th August and for the Closing Mass on Sunday, 26th August. Don’t miss out on these once in a generation events. REGISTER NOW! www.worldmeeting2018.ie

World Meeting of Families Volunteers. The World Meeting of Families 2018 will attract thousands of Irish and International pilgrims. Organising it and seeing it through will only be possible with the help of thousands of volunteers. Why not make volunteering for WMOF2018 a New Year’s resolution for 2018? You can sign up on www.worldmeeting2018.ie, email [email protected] or call (01) 5676800. Annual Eucharistic Healing Retreat led by Mr. Eddie Stones & Fr Bill Keogh in the Abbey Hotel, Donegal Town - Friday 12th January 2018 (starting at 4pm), Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th (finishing at 2pm). Registration €25. Contact: Mary 087 7847304/ Catherine 087 9432846/ Philip 087 2508043 COMMUNITY NOTICES to be left in to Maguire’s shop by 7pm Thursday or email to [email protected] or [email protected] Please include name and number. Thank You.

Templeport Development Association: would like to thank all who helped out in any way with the Santa event in the village. Also Thank you to anyone who contributed to our lights appeal either by donation, sponsorship, buying tickets, selling tickets or helped in any way to make it such a success. Any outstanding sponsorship or anyone wishing to donate can give to any TDA member. Your generosity is very much appreciated. We wish you all a very Happy New Year.

Scoil Rince Nic Dhiarmada would like to thank all who attended their Christmas show. A total of €560 was raised which will go to St. John's Ward, Our Ladys Hospital.

Vacancy - Ballyconnell Social Enterprise Centre currently have a vacancy for the position of Head Gardener. Please email [email protected] or contact Frank on 049 9527384 for further info.

Aughawillan Drama Troupe will be performing a comedy for your pleasure on the 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th of February 2018. Looking forward to seeing you there. Good news this year there will be extra dates which are ticket only. The tickets are pre-paid for groups so you are guaranteed a comfortable seat. Please follow us on Aughawillan Drama Facebook or email [email protected]

St. Aidan’s GAA: Templeport-Lotto: results Saturday 23 December 2017. Numbers drawn, 2, 5, 17, & 27. No Jackpot winner. This week’s Jackpot €7,600 in The Keepers Arms on Monday 1 January. €30 winners: Imelda Bannon, Killywaum. (Yearly lotto). Mary Kellegher, Toberlion. Sharon Kellegher, Boley. Kevin Ball, Jnr. Bawnboy. Roddy Fee, Bawnboy. We wish all our supporters, members and officials A Happy New Year and enjoy the season and travel safely wherever you go. Annual Draw 2018: Templeport St Aidan's annual draw will be held on 10th February 2018 - €8,000 in prizes 1st Prize €5,000 Tickets €20 each or book of three for €40 Tickets in local outlets or from usual ticket sellers. January Club meeting It is hoped to have a special club meeting on Friday 12th or 19th January to discuss Club Development for 2018.

Corlough GFC: Christmas results December 23rd. House draw - €50 Josephine Baxter Tullyveela. €30 Donal McTeggart Clarbally. €20 Christy Creamer Aughawillian. Bottle of whiskey Ann Marie McTeggart Clarbally. Bottle of whiskey Keelan Caffrey Derrymore. Box of sweets Killian Lunney Ballyconnell. Box of sweets Clodagh McGovern Roscommon. Counties drawn Donegal,Weatmeath,Clare,Armagh. No jackpot winner. Hamper Tom,Jamie,Reece c/o Noelle Kelleher. €50 Nevin McKiernan . €30 Michael Mitchell Drumcoura. €30 Gavin Mc Goldrick Ballinamore. €20 Christy Creamer Aughawillian. €20 Christopher McHugh Corlough. €20 Siobhan, John Derrada c/o Marion Baxter. €20 Brendan Reilly Gowna. €20 Nuala McGovern Teeboy. €20 Brian McPeke Derry. Wishing you all a very Happy New Year.