04/09/2026
Parish Bulletin for 06th September, 2026
Anniversary Mass Intentions
HOLY CROSS
Sunday 6th September
11.00am: • Eddie and Christina Charity, Sylvan Hill
• Brian Óg Maguire, Macknagh.
Monday 7th September
10.00am: Lay Led Liturgy
Tuesday 8th September - Novena Mass to St. Peregrine for all the sick
7.00pm: • Private Intention.
Wednesday 9th September
10.00am: • Private Intention.
Thursday 10th September
10.00am: • Private Intention.
Sunday 13th September
11.00am: • Shaun and Mary Devine, 48 Carrowshee Park
• Patricia McAloon
• Philomena and Benny McCauley, Whitepark.
ST. MARY’S
Saturday 5th September
6.00pm: • (First Anniversary): Kitty Jackman, Nutfield Road.
Friday 11th September
6.55pm: • Eucharistic Adoration 7.00pm: Lay Led Liturgy.
Saturday 12th September
6.00pm: • Tom and Kathleen Gavin & deceased family members,
Aughnaskew
• John and Mary Cosgrove
• Vinny Smith, Cornashee, Lisnaskea
• Rosie Ingram, Castlegrange.
You are asked to pray for Tony Gallinagh, Enniskillen and Fr. Jim Moore, PP Clones. May Tony and Fr. Jim now Rest in Peace.
Lay led Liturgy: Over the past number of years, we have witnessed significant growth in lay participation in the church’s ministerial life. In the 1960s, lay readers or Ministers of the Word were introduced. This was followed in the 1980s by the introduction of the office of the Ministers of the Eucharist. We now have a new ministry to add to these. It is the Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion. It is a Lay-Led Liturgy. We here in Aghalurcher Parish have been blessed with a team of 20 volunteers who provide us with this opportunity each week, and we should be very grateful to them for stepping up to the mark. As we move forward as a Church, we need to prepare for a time when, even if priests are not available, each parish will be ready to arrange moments of public prayer for various occasions. No Parish should find itself in a position where it is not prepared for such a possibility, but it needs support and that’s what I’m inviting you to do. We are also blessed to have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament within our Parish; the Eucharist is so essential to the spiritual life of any Catholic, and prayer before the Blessed Sacrament is such a gift. Exposition will begin again this coming Friday 4th September at 5.30pm, followed by our lay led liturgy, and on Monday morning in Holy Cross at 10am. Please support your fellow Parishioners.
Eucharistic Adoration in St. Mary’s, Maguiresbridge recommenced on 4th September at 5.30pm.
Those on Rota for September are as follows:
4th September - Una Porteous
11th September - Etain Traynor
18th September - Dolores Hyde
25th September - Geraldine O’Neill.
If anyone on the Rota cannot attend, please message the Adoration WhatsApp group to see if anyone can cover for them.
The Diocese is carrying out a Census, this normally takes place every five years. It is a survey of the population of the Diocese, Catholic and non-Catholic. The census helps the Diocese improve pastoral care and plan for the future. I would be grateful if you would help compile this census. Without approaching anyone, can you provide: (a) The number of Catholic families in your townland/estate (b)the number of non-Catholic families in your townland/estate (c) the number of Catholics in your townland/estate and (d) the number of non-Catholics in your townland/estate. Please leave this information into the Parish office. Much appreciated.
Vocations Society of St. Joseph - monthly meeting on Wednesday, 9th September in the Parish Centre at 7pm. Please pray One Hour monthly that more men will answer the call to Priesthood in our Diocese.
The Diocesan VSOSJ Annual Mass will be celebrated in the Sacred Heart Church, Clones on Sunday, 4th October at 3pm, followed by dinner in the Creighton Hotel. To book Dinner, Tel. 07870735723 by Tuesday, 29th September.
Faith and Light Annual Pilgrimage to Lough Derg Sunday 13th September. Bus leaving Lisnaskea Firestation at 9.30am sharp. Cost £20pp, includes the bus, boat and refreshments. Our Special Friends will travel free. Tel. 07792251079. Everyone welcome.
Your Parish Pastoral Team have placed a ‘Suggestion Box’ at the back of both of our Churches. If you have any ideas, bits of advice, needs of the Parish, any offers of help etc, please use this facility.
A Family Tree Mass will be celebrated in St Mary’s Church Arney on Friday 11th September, at 7.30 pm. Celebrant will be Fr Gerry Campbell.
Dates for the diary:
Harvest Thanksgiving: weekend of 17th/18th October.
School bags blessing: Weekend of 12th/13th September.
Pet Blessing: Sunday 4th October at 6pm at Holy Cross Church
International Mass: Sunday 1st November at 11am in Holy Cross Church.
Remembrance Sunday: Sunday 22nd November at 6pm in Holy Cross Church.
Parish Contributions - 30th August
First Sunday: £160 Offertory: £1688.23 & €80
Many thanks for your continuous generosity.
Annual Dawn Cuilcagh Trek Saturday 12th September to mark World Su***de Prevention Day. Book: https://AC2026.eventbrite.co.uk [email protected]
300 years of Faith, Hope & Healing - Celebrating the Tercentenary of the Canonisation of St. Peregrine (1726 - 2026): 3 Day Novena in honour of St. Peregrine, 5th - 7th October 2026 in Holy Cross Church, Lisnaskea at 7.00pm each evening. Guest speakers each night:
Monday 5th: Martha Hughes, a native of Mayo now living in Carrickmacross. She will share her cancer journey - a story full of hope & encouragement.
Tuesday 6th: Frank Diamond, who is a team member of the Mental Health charity ALPS ‘All lives are Precious’. Frank spent 9 years as a former missionary in 3 African countries. He is a passionate advocate for Down Syndrome as one of his four daughters has DS.
Wednesday 7th: Fr. Martin Hughes from the Arch-diocese of Dublin. He will share his inspiring story of his recovery from pancreatic cancer.
Save Our Acute Services (SOAS): Our next meeting will take place on Monday 7th September at 7PM in the Westville Hotel, Enniskillen. We need to talk to you and alert you as to what plans are being made for us and how we must fight and resist them. This is a very important meeting. Your support is essential.
This week’s bulletin has been sponsored in thanksgiving.
