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Lent and Holy Week Services

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Holy Week Prayer Walk

Beginning at Corrawallen on Palm Sunday we will be walking to Newtowngore, pausing at set points along the way for a Bible reading and to say the Lord's prayer. Each day we will walk to another parish in the group finishing in Kinawley for our renewal of Baptism vows.

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Exciting News

If you read the Scribe you will know that the Omagh Waterford Peace Choir will be coming to visit us on Maundy Thursday in Holy Week. This is a great opportunity for us to hear one of the best choirs in Ireland. Later in the year they are due to sing at the Waterfront in Belfast and the Oddessy. We will be holding this special service on Thursday of Holy week in Swanlinbar at 8 pm. This is a wonderful opportunity that we are unlikely to have again. We encourage all our parishioners to come along as well as any other folk who have not got their own service to go too.

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Grace Jars

As we continue in the season of Lent may we encourage you in your giving in the grace jars for Beryl Baker.
Each time you sit to have a meal, I would invite you, along with every participating home in our Parish Grouping, to place a coin in the jar and say a simple prayer for those less fortunate than ourselves. Please do try and remember this each meal as a note shoved in to make amends for forgotten coins and prayers really is not quite the same as regular giving and prayer. On Easter Sunday we will collect in all the offerings and give thanks to God in this grace giving.
May I take this opportunity to make one gentle request on behalf of all those who have to sort out the jar contents. Could you please only put Euro and Sterling currency in the jars. We are not intending to collect foreign currencies. Living on the border we already have two and that can at times be confusing enough! Thank you for your understanding.
Richard is planning to see Beryl in July in Paraguay. Next month he hopes to finally meet up with the rest of the SAMS team that he will be traveling with and gain a bit more information.

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Pancake Fun

Just a few days ago we held a Children’s Pancake Party. It was a great success and so good to see it so well supported with some 60 children in attendance. There were lots of games and food and all the children had the chance to make their own pancake. Special congratulations go to Ewan Garland who won the competition for flipping the pancake the most in a minute. Many thanks to all who helped make it such a fun afternoon.

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After the Pancake Party!

A special afternoon of fun for children is planned for Sunday 10th April 3.30 - 5.30. Watch out for further details.

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Sunday School Support for Edoh

With Paraguay and India very much in our parish news at the moment please don’t forget young Edoh who lives in Togo. The Christian charity Compassion enrich her life greatly through our Sunday School’s giving. Children (with parents help!) are asked to bring 50 cents each time they come to Sunday school to help us fulfil this commitment. As well as the financial support the Sunday school are great at writing letters and cards to Edoh.

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Suicide Prevention

Benefit Social with supper at the Kilbraken Arms Hotel, Carrigallen on Friday night March 18th starting at 10.00 pm till late, in aid of "Suicide Prevention". Music by Sean Donohe and other entertainers. Payment at the door is by a voluntary donation.

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Time Change!

Don’t forget to put your watches and clocks forward by one hour on Saturday night 27th March!

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Whist Drive

Templeport’s annual whist Drive is on Thursday 31st March in Templeport Community Centre at 9 pm. Parishioners are asked to make a contribution towards the prizes on the night.

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A Birthday to Remember!

Tommy Sherritt (Kildallon parish) celebrated his 99th Birthday with a fine party with his family and friends at the Castle Manor Nursing home. (middle photo below) Tommy was in great form and even managed to join in the dancing. The photo below right shows he is enjoying dancing with his daughter Valerie.

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The Saltshaker Conference ‘Knowing Christ Well and Making Him Known’

A special conference is taking place in Fivemiletown college on Friday 1st April 7.30pm and Saturday 2nd April from 9.30 to 4.30. Led by Rebecca Manley Pippert, whose book on sharing faith is a well known classic, it promises to be a great help encouraging Christians in sharing their faith. The conference cost is £20. To find out more have a word with Richard.

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Tomregan Dance in the Seven Horseshoes

On behalf of the Tomregan hall committee may we say a big thank you to everyone who came in such good numbers to the Tomregan dance.
The night was a great success and €4,175 was raised towards work on the Tomregan hall.

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Office Group Meeting

There will be a meeting for the office group in Tomregan hall on Sunday 20th March at 2 pm.

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Skills to Lead Course

There are a few places left on the Skills to Lead course starting Monday 14th March at 7.30 pm Breffni Arms Hotel, Arva. The course is particularly useful for vestry, Sunday school teachers, youth leaders, MU leaders etc but everyone will get something from it. The course is Free, fun and useful for work, volunteering and Church. Further details in the Scribe. If you're interested contact Rev Hazel Hicks or just turn up on Monday night. This will probably be the last opportunity to do the course.

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Please Could You Contribute to future Newsletters?

If you have a digital camera or a camera on your mobile phone please take photographs of your local parish activities. We would love to hear from you or, just send your photos to the group office.
If you have any submissions for the Monthly Newsletter or the weekly Newssheet please contact the church office. Telephone. 049 9527705. Email:

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Time for a Smile!

What do You do All Day?

A man came home from work and found his children outside, still in their pyjamas, playing in the mud, with empty cereal boxes and chocolate wrappers thrown all around the front garden. The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog. Stepping into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall.
In the front room the TV was blaring loudly and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing.
In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food piled high on the bench top, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door.
He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. Panic was setting in, had something serious happened.
He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Unrolled toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls.
As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pyjamas, reading a novel. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went…
He looked at her bewildered and asked, 'What happened here today?'
She again smiled and answered, 'You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world I do all day?'
'Yes,' was his incredulous reply.
She answered, 'Well, today I didn't do it.'

Thanks to Alice Gould

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