| Newsletter No 79 June 2014 |
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Sunday School Prize-giving
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Big Red Bus in Local Schools The Big Red Bus team from Operation Mobilisation will be visiting local schools from Monday 16th June. They will be visiting schools in Ballyconnell, Newtowngore, Kildallon, Killeshandra, Bawnboy and Florencecourt. The visit of Christians from other places can often enrich and encourage us. If anyone would like to help host our visitors with an evening meal that week please contact Rev John. |
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We have two holiday clubs this summer! |
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On 7th September there is a special Church service for Friends of Tomregan. |
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Mothers Union
Swanlinbar, Kildallon & Derrylin Branches of MU joined together for their annual outing on Saturday 10th May. First stop was at the Linen Green Centre, Moygashel near Dungannon for a coffee stop and some retail therapy. They then travelled to the Antrim Castle Gardens where Garden Show Ireland was held. Everyone had time to look around the garden displays and the craft and food marquees there before returning to Corick House, Clogher for a meal. A good day was had by all and the various branch members enjoyed each others company. |
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May we extend our deepest sympathy to Winifred Morton whose sister Jean Sheridan died in Enniskillen after a long period of illness with Parkinson's diseasel. Please pray for all those who struggle with the pain of losing loved ones. |
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Kinawley Mission The Faith Mission, a well known outreach will be visiting Kinawley to conduct a mission from June 15th to June 29th. |
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Beryl Baker Fundraisers |
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Congratulations to Zena Gordon on her appointment as the new principal of Newtowngore School. |
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By Cleenish Parish Church - Bellanaleck |
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As always the food was great and Newtowngore was once again blessed with great weather. It was almost certainly the largest since the barbeques started, it was wonderful to see such a crowd. |
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Swanlinbar Parish enjoyed a fine evening with the visit of the Letterbreen Silver band to St Augustines. It was lovely to hear the band and they were made to work hard with many hymns played and sung! Many thanks to all who supported this special evening that marked the annual parish gift day. £1216 and €160 was generously given. Thank you. . |
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Ballyconnell Community Alert are launching; Text Alert. |
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Richard can generally be contacted on 0868421190. As we only live just across the border this mobile is usually still in the southern signal area even at home. For those parishioners who live in the north Richard and Pauline can also be contacted on a northern mobile 07443593835. |
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It’s planning time again for our festival - we need your help. We need candidates for the Lord Mayor Campaign - this helps so much with the overall festival contribution to St Luke’s Hospital and other local charities. Call Declan on 087 7701978 please.. |
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GFS Service in Kilmore Cathedral
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Calvin Lindsay Vance was baptised in Tomregan Church on 11th May. He is pictured here with happy parents Lindsay and Elaine. On 18th May Kildallon Church was also a joyful venue. Ruth and Adam Woods youngest son Andrew, brother of James and William was baptised by Reverend John. |
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Mackie and Vi Breen of Kinawley are delighted to announce the safe arrival of their first grandchild. Daniel Mackie Breen was born on Friday evening 23rd May. Parents Steven and Wiola are both doing well. We praise God for the wonder of new birth. We pray for many joyful times ahead. |
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Congratulations to Philip Pollock on winning prizes for pupil of the year in Geography as well as best pupil of his transition year at Cavan Royal School. |
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Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
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I hope you are all keeping well. Some of you will remember this time last year the weather improved and remained good for most of the summer. Let’s pray that this year will also be a good one. The countryside is a hive of activity. Farmers and agricultural contractors are busy on the farms. A recent report shows that farming comes top of the most dangerous industries in Ireland. Great care needs to be taken by all involved in this industry. 
The message of the Bible is one that should be told. It is one of the best love stories ever written. It is a story of how God loves us and wants the very best for each one of us. It is not a story that should be kept hidden. I read a story once of a man who collected violins. His name was Luigi Tarisio. One morning he was found dead in his home with hardly a comfort except for the 246 exquisite violins, which he had been collecting all his life. They were found in the attic, and the best one of all was found in the bottom drawer of an old rickety bureau. In his very devotion to the violin, he had robbed the world of all that music all the time he treasured them; others before him had done the same. When the greatest of his collection, a Stradivarius, was played it had been silent for over 140 years. Yet, how many of Christ’s people are like old Tarisio? In our love of the church we fail to give the glad tidings to the world; in our zeal for the truth we fail to publish it. We should be telling others every day of this wonderful story that they too may come to know how much God loves and cares for them. The Good News needs not just to be cherished, but needs to be told. May God give us the love and courage to share the good news with those we meet with day by day.
Breffni Holy Communion Service
Our next Breffni service of Holy Communion, led by Rev John will be at 2pm on Tuesday 24th June. The next service will be on 29th July, also at 2pm. 
This year we are having two services instead of one united. The Templeport service will be held on Sunday 15th June at 11.30am for Swanlinbar, Tomregan & Templeport parishes and at Kildallon at 3.30pm for Kildallon, Corrawallen & Newtowngore parishes.
Summer Holiday Clubs
Tomregan Prayer Night Sunday 1st June
Friends of Tomregan Service 
The Seniors Tea Party will be held in Kilmore Cathedral Hall on Wednesday 11th June at 3.30pm. Bishop Ferran is the new Diocesan Chaplain of the Mothers' Union and hopes to speak at the short service of Holy Communion which will be held before the Tea Party. Any senior members who would like to attend please get in touch with Branch Leader, Lorna Graham or committee members (Linda Lovett, Phyllis Cassidy or Molly Richardson) to arrange transport. This will be an opportunity to meet and have fellowship with other Branch members and also to meet the new Senior member's contact, Mrs Mavis Magee from Belturbet Branch. 
The coffee morning at the new Morton’s house raised €321 with a few donations still to come. A huge thank you to the Morton family for your hospitality for a very worthy cause! 
Important Newtowngore School Announcement
Flower Festival & Exhibition
Newtowngore Barbeque
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Swanlinbar Songs of Praise with Letterbreen Silver Band
Ballyconnell Community Text Alert
Phone Number Addition
Bawnboy Community Festival 
I was really impressed by all the trophies and awards that the girls won at the GFS service. Congratulations to those who received a trophy or a medal. A big thank you to all the leaders for all their hard work. It was such a pleasure to be there and see so many girls from throughout the diocese. 
Congratulations to GFS Winners, the Kildallon Branch winners were: 
Handcraft section: Senior members 15-18 years Abigail Pierce: 1st in Diocese; 2nd in Ireland. 
Congratulations
New Grandchild
Year’s Best Pupil
Quotable Quotes
Try not to be a man of success but rather a man of value, 
On the way to school a little girl complained about her brother: "I folded my PE kit nicely, my brother just pushed his into his bag!
Useful Birthday Present
Schedule of Church Services until beginning of August