Parish Priest: Fr. Jimmy McPhillips Tel. 028 68641207 The Graan 028 66322272 email: [email protected] website: www.parishofbotha.com Facebook Page Botha Parish St. Patrick’s Church Derrygonnelly live on the world wide web www.churchservices.tv/derrygonnelly Bulletin Sponsored this week by Michael and Bridget McLoughlin, Glenlevan Notes for the Bulletin – email: [email protected] MASSES FOR THE WEEK Sacred Heart Church Boho: Sunday 20th March 10am, Anniversary Mass, William and Mary Carroll, Leitrim Good Friday Stations of the Cross 8pm Easter Sunday Dawn Mass 7am in Reyfad St. Patrick’s Church Derrygonnelly Saturday 19th March Vigil Mass 7pm, Anniversary Mass, Davy Hoy, Levally Palm Sunday 20th March 11.30am, Anniversary Mass, Kathleen and Tommy Brennan, Braade and Charles and Agnes Murphy, Tonagh Tuesday 22nd March 10am Mass – Private Intention Wednesday 23rd March 7.30pm Novena Mass to St. Peregrine for all our sick Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper 8pm Good Friday Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 3pm Holy Saturday Easter Vigil 8pm Easter Sunday 11.30am Mass for the People of the Parish HOLY WEEK CEREMONIES Holy Thursday: Mass of the Lord’s Passion in St. Patrick’s Church, Derrygonnelly at 8pm Prayer at the Altar of Repose 9pm-11pm Good Friday: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion in St. Patrick’s Church, Derrygonnelly at 3pm Sacred Heart Church, Boho at 8pm Holy Saturday: Easter Vigil Mass at 8pm in St. Patrick’s Church, Derrygonnelly Easter Sunday: Dawn Mass 7am in Reyfad, Boho 11.30am Mass in St. Patrick’s Church, Derrygonnelly Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday at 11am in St. Macartan’s Cathedral, Monaghan. Bishop Liam invites you to join with him and all the Priests from across our Diocese for this special Mass. Practice on Wednesday 23rd March at 8pm in St. Patrick’s Church for all those taking part in the ceremonies on Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. Eucharistic Ministers: All our Parish Eucharistic Ministers are invited to renew their commitment at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday at 8pm. Dawn Mass Easter Sunday: Leaving Church car-park at 6.30am. Mass will be celebrated at 7am in Reyfad followed by breakfast in Boho Community Hall. Volunteers are needed to help with the catering. We need some people to come to the hall at 7am and others to help with serving and clearing up afterwards. We intend to meet on Holy Saturday at 4pm to do some preparation and would welcome some help then also. Please give your name to Margaret Corrigan 66341521 or email [email protected]. Holy Thursday: The Pastoral Team invites our Parish organisations to come and pray for thirty minutes on Holy Thursday in St. Patrick’s Church, Derrygonnelly. The following times have been allocated: 9.00pm–9.30pm: Pioneers, St. Joseph’s Young Priest Society, Legion Of Mary. Parish Readers. 9.30pm–10.00pm: Members of the Parish Choirs, Botha Lourdes Committee, Derrygonnelly Harps. 10.00pm–10.30pm: Parish Eucharistic Ministers, Derrygonnelly Youth Club. 10.30pm–11.00pm: Parish Altar Society Members. Recently Deceased: May McShea, Cavanacarragh/Boho. May she rest in peace. St. Patrick’s Church Annual Spring Clean for Easter will take place on Tuesday 22nd March at 8pm. Both men and women are needed so please come along and bring a mop, buckets, brushes, etc. Your help will be much appreciated. Good Friday Mime – The Passion: Rehearsals continue this weekend in Sacred Heart Church, Boho on Sunday from 4pm to 5pm, followed by rehearsal in St. Patrick’s, Derrygonnelly until 6.15pm. Trócaire Envelopes and Trócaire Boxes : Please bring your envelopes and boxes to 8pm Mass on Holy Thursday. It would be helpful to our counters if you could change your coins into notes. Eucharistic Ministers from both Monea and Derrygonnelly should attend 8pm Mass as listed for Holy Saturday Night or arrange for a substitute. Parish Contributions towards your Parish last weekend amounted to £1,520. Many thanks for your continued generous support. Easter Sunday Envelope Collection: This year the Easter Gift to the Priest envelope collection will go towards the Parish Renovation Funds. Please give as generously as you can. Thanks: A sincere thanks to the Harps GFC for tidying up the Church car-park at St. Patrick’s. Much appreciated by all. Altar Society Collection after the Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday and 11.30am Mass on Easter Sunday in Derrygonnelly. Students Exam Time: The Pastoral Team of the Parish is very aware of the pressures and strains felt by many during exam time. We are, therefore, offering each student a prayer sponsor who will accompany you over exam time. Our congregation will be invited to take your name and pray for you during this time. If you wish to avail of this offer please feel free to pick one of these prayers at the back of the Church. Information: Frank McHugh, Monea is currently completing a Masters’ Dissertation on Associational Culture in the Parish of Botha from 1881-1926 (sport, music, political activity, WW1, Irish Volunteers, AOH, clubs and any other activity that involves people coming together in groups). Newspapers are a major source for the dissertation, but Frank is also interested in any original material that might be relevant (e.g. diaries, letters, leaflets, etc.). If you have any material of interest, please contact Frank on f.mchugh4@btinternet or on 0777 240 2844. Gerry Guthrie Dance in aid of Parish Renovation Fund on Easter Monday 28th March. Dancing 10pm-1am. Please Support. Dana in Concert on Friday 6th May. Tickets on sale soon. Botha to Croagh Patrick Climb - Saturday 4th June 2016. Sponsorship Cards from Eileen Tracey, Boho or Fr. Jimmy. Botha to Kitui 2017: Meeting on Saturday 2nd April at 8pm in the Parish Meeting Rooms. Clogher Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes: 6th – 11th July 2016. Price €735.00 or sterling equivalent at time of payment. To book, contact P. J. Mc Gilly on 028 67737850. Botha CCE: Music session on Sunday 20th March 6.30pm-8.30pm in Tir Navar. Children who attend the music class are encouraged to come along and participate as this is a wonderful opportunity to develop their skills and boost their confidence. Musicians, dancers and singers from around the county are very welcome to attend as are those who just like to enjoy listening to the music. Light refreshments served. Parish Draw monies will not be taken on Wednesday 23rd March due to Holy Week and Draw will not take place on Easter Sunday. Monies can be handed in on Wednesday 30th March. Our March draw will take place on Sunday 3rd April. Derrygonnelly Harps GFC: Congratulations to Fiona Leonard, Drumconlin West, Letterbreen, the £10,000 Lotto Jackpot winner. We are in the Linnet Inn this Sunday night. The new jackpot is £3,500. Thank you to everyone who supports our Lotto and also thank you to everyone who promotes our tickets. The Lotto is every club's lifeblood nowadays. Hearty congratulations also to Joanne McKenna, who was the winner of the first prize in the GAA National Draw last Friday, scooping a new Opel Corsa. We held the draw for our internal prizes last week, with £100 going to Anthony Greene, two bits of Harps’ merchandise to John Doogan, a year’s entry in the lotto to Claire McDermott, Lisnaskea, and an Ulster Final ticket, to Aidy Leonard. .