Corlough-Templeport Parish Newsletter Sunday 25th February 2018 – 2nd Sunday of Lent. Fr. John Phair P.P. – Telephone 049 9523103 or 087 7528378 Parish Website www.corloughtempleport.com Neighbouring Priests: Fr. Oliver O’Reilly, PP Ballyconnell – 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 Saturday 24 8:15pm Corlough Paddy & Kathleen Martin, Coratillon. Pee, Ellie & Thomas McGovern, Derrymore. Sean McGovern Derrymore & Ferbane Thomas McHugh, Corrahombra. Sunday 25 9:30am Kilnavart Donald & Maureen Greene, Derrycassion 11.00am Bawnboy The People of the Parish Monday 26 9.00am Kilnavart Tuesday 27 9.00am Bawnboy Wednesday 28 9.00am Corlough Thursday 1 9.00am Bawnboy Friday 2 7.45pm Corlough Stations of the Cross 8.00pm Saturday 3 11.00am Kilnavart Rita Prior, (Months Memory) John Prior, Anniversary 8.15pm Corlough John & Brigid McVitty, Altachullion. Liam Cassidy, Tiernawannagh Sunday 4 9:30am Kilnavart Christy, Margaret & Chris McIntyre. 11.00am Bawnboy Mary Bridget O’Reilly, Gortmore & deceased. ST. PATRICK’S CHURCH, CORLOUGH READER & EUCHARISTIC MINISTER FOR NEXT SATURDAY EVENING Saturday 8.15pm Reader: Kelly Prior & Aoibhinn McGovern Eucharistic Ministers: Mary O’Rourke. OFFERTORY COLLECTION 18th February €555 OFFERTORY COLLECTORS: Saturday: Eoghan McGovern, Tonlagee & Martin Cassidy, Derryconnessy. ALTAR SOCIETY: Helena McGovern, Derrymore & Mary Ann Brennan, Owencam. ST. PATRICK’S CHURCH, KILNAVART COLLECTORS FOR MARCH: Matt Farrell, Evelyn Bannon & Mary Crowe READER & EUCHARISTIC MINISTER FOR NEXT WEEK: Sunday 9:30am Reader: Mairead McAweeney Eucharistic Minister: Patricia Maguire ST. MOGUE’S CHURCH, BAWNBOY READER & EUCHARISTIC MINISTER FOR NEXT WEEK: Sunday 11:00am Reader: Ann Smith Eucharistic Minister: Ann Maguire, Mary Martin. OFFERTORY COLLECTION in the Templeport area last weekend: €937.37 & £20 stg OFFERTORY COLLECTORS FOR MARCH: Margaret McDermott, Fergal Gorby & Padraig Donohoe GENERAL PARISH NOTICES Pastoral Council Meeting will take place on Monday March 5th at 8pm in Parochial House, Bawnboy. Our deepest sympathy to the family of Joe McAveety, formerly Altataskin who died in London during the week. May he rest in peace. Fr. John Phair will attend the sick and housebound in the Bawnboy and Kilnavart areas on Thursday morning and in the Corlough area on Friday afternoon. World Meeting of Families Collection. There will be 2 collections this year to help fund the World Meeting of Families which takes place in Dublin next August. The first is this weekend. Pope Francis has chosen Ireland for the World Meeting of Families 2018. Join us. Be a volunteer. Celebrate the joy of love with families from across the world. All are welcome to this historic event in Dublin from 21-26 August. Visit our website at worldmeeting2018.ie. Family Prayer. Guide the work of doctors, nurses and midwives. May the life of a mother and her baby in the womb be equally cherished and respected. Help those who make our laws to uphold the uniqueness of every human life from conception to natural death. Amen. 2018 Blessing of the graves will be held on Sunday July 29th after 9.30am Mass in Kilnavart and after 11am Mass in Bawnboy. Corlough on August 12th at 12:30pm and St. Mogue’s Island August 6th at 3pm. Holy Family School Cootehill Church gate collection at all Masses in the parish this weekend Saturday 24 and Sunday 25. COMMUNITY NOTICES to be left in to Maguire’s shop by 7pm Thursday or email to [email protected] or [email protected] John Paul II Awards in Corlough Templeport Parish The Awards were created to commemorate the late Pope John Paul II. Through these Awards young people will be enabled to take an active part in the life of their Church, in the life of their community and society. The awards are for young people between the ages of 16 and 18 years of age who have completed their Junior Certificate. The Awards are non-competitive, flexible and voluntary. A talk on the John Paul II Awards took place on Monday 19th February in St Mogue’s Secondary school to TY and 5th Year students. If any students or parents from Corlough Templeport Parish are interested in finding out more and/or participating in these Awards let Fr Phair know. Templeport Gun-Club Game Night in Keepers Arms, Saturday 3rd March at 8:00pm. There will be a variety of dishes to sample on the night. Also Music, Farmers draw, Charity Hamper Raffle and Annual Fundraising Draw with €800 in prizes. All Welcome. Corlough ICA meeting on Thursday March 1st at 8.00pm. Carmel Doonan, Chiropodist will attend. Everyone welcome Line Dancing: Classes will continue in Corlough Community Centre on Wednesday 28th February at 8pm. At the request of the Line Dancing tutors and in compliance with Safeguarding of Children, all children must be accompanied by an adult. All welcome. Cavan/Monaghan Palliative Care Fund gratefully acknowledge receipt of donation of €970 from Templeport Parish, towards their Patient Comfort Fund, which facilitates families to care for their loved ones at home. Social Dancing Classes: on Thursday 1 March in Templeport Resource Centre at 8pm. All welcome. Aughakillymaude Centre: Saturday 4th March at 9.30pm usual monthly music session (incls. song & prose). Usual refreshments served. Tuesday 13th March at 8.30pm sharp historical society usual monthly meeting. Speaker Peter Quinn Author, Historian & Company Director on “where now is N Ireland politically” A good night awaits you. Usual refreshments served St. Aidan’s GAA: Templeport-Lotto: results Sunday 18 February 2018. Numbers drawn, 10, 13, 23, & 27. No Jackpot winner. Tonight’s Lotto Jackpot of €3600 in The Rocks of Bawn. €30 winners: Philomena & Michael Heery, Derrycassion. (Yearly lotto). Ciara & Ryan Kennedy, c/o Fintan McTeggart. Declan Shannon, Munlough. Mary Rose & Ronan, Bawnboy. Eugene Sheridan, Kildallan. Club Coaching meeting/workshop Meeting of all coaches male and female will be held on Saturday 3rd March from 6.30pm to 7.30pm Patsy Maguire, Aisling Doonan and County coaching officer will follow up on the technical and physical development of our games and what each age group should be doing. This is essential as we want each player male and female to get the coaching appropriate to their level of development. There will also be a code and foundation course organised for all coaches. St. Aidan's Celebration of 50 year and 40year wins. - 1968 Junior Championship win, the 1977 Intermediate Championship win 2017 Minor league winners and the Newly Weds at a function in The Slieve Russell on Sunday 18th March-- St Patrick's Bank Holiday weekend. Aodhan O Fearaill will be present at the function. A big night to start off 2018. Full details later. Meeting on Thursday 1st March - Club meeting at 8.30pm to finalise the programme. Charity Match Raffle raised €400 and this was divided €200 each to The Templeport Day centre Social services committee and the Breffni Care Centre patients comfort fund in Ballyconnell. Thanks to all who supported it and its sponsors The Keepers Arms & Patrick Maguire Shops. Templeport ladies are holding a very important meeting to set up teams and coaches for underage games starting in mid March. All coaches and parents involved and helping with u11, u12, u14, U15 and U16 are asked to attend on Tuesday 27th February in Clubrooms at 8.30pm. We have to go through our numbers and which levels we can participate. We must have coaches at each team or else we cannot participate. Hope to see a good turnout. Templeport ladies are going better each year so let's keep going. .