ST AGNES’ PARISH BULLETIN 2ND JULY 2023..13TH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

Pathways to the Future Prayer God of Love, You are with us in every transition and change. As we enter into this new era with excitement and even some anxiety, we recall your deep compassion, presence, and abounding love. We thank you for the gifts, talents and skills with which you have blessed us. We […]

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ST AGNES PARISH BULLETIN 25TH JUNE 2023..12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

PATHWAYS TO THE FUTURE  This is a time of major change – politically, economically, socially, and within our Church. Change can be unsettling and even a little frightening, especially when it impacts on something that we love, cherish, and rely upon, like our parish communities and how we celebrate our faith. Over recent weeks, we […]

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ST AGNES PRISH BULLETIN 18TH JUNE 2023..11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

PATHWAYS TO THE FUTURE In St Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus tells His disciples that “the harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to the harvest”. We must continue to ask God for more vocations to the priesthood and religious life, but we must also recognise […]

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ST AGNES PARISH BULLETIN 11TH JUNE 2023.. THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST.

PATHWAYS TO THE FUTURE This weekend we celebrate Corpus Christi, a solemnity of the Church that allows us to reflect on the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. One of the early Church Fathers, St John Chrysostom, understood how the Eucharist draws the whole Church together. “What is the Bread actually? The Body […]

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ST AGNES PARISH BULLETIN 4TH JUNE 2023..THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

MASS TIMES Sunday: 9:30am & 12:30pm Daily:  Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: 10:00am Saturday: 1:00pm & 6:30pm Vigil CONFESSIONS Saturday: 12noon-12.50pm & 5.45pm-6.15pm BAPTISMS Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month at 1:30pm. To book a Baptism, please contact the Parish Office. A Long Birth Certificate will be required. WEDDINGS To book a Wedding […]

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ST AGNES PARISH BULLETIN 28TH MAY 2023..PENTECOST SUNDAY

PATHWAYS TO THE FUTURE This weekend we celebrate the great feast of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit came down upon the apostles. In an instant a group of frightened disciples were empowered to go out and proclaim God’s amazing dream for the world – the Good News of Jesus Christ! When we read about Pentecost […]

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ST AGNES PARISH BULLETIN 21ST MAY 2023.. THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

PATHWAYS TO THE FUTURE In the Gospel this Sunday we hear the mission that Jesus gives his Church – “Go, therefore, make disciples of all the nations.” And that is still our mission today. Here in Down and Connor, our Pathways to the Future programme has been set up to help us go out, make […]

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ST AGNES PARISH BULLETIN 14TH MAY 2023.. 6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER

PARISH NEWS PATHWAYS TO THE FUTURE As a Church we are called to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ and share his love in the world. But we realise that our current way of doing things is getting more difficult to sustain. With smaller congregations and fewer priests we have to find new ways […]

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ST AGNES PARISH BULLETIN 7TH MAY 2023…5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER

From Pope FrancisThis is the decisive sentence ofJesus. Today he says: “I am theway” (14: 6). To ascend toHeaven the way is Jesus: it is tohave a living relationship withhim, it is to imitate him in love,it is to follow his steps. And I, a Christian, you, a Christian,each of us Christians, can ask ourselves: […]

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ST AGNES PARISH BULLETIN 30TH APRIL 2023…VOCATIONS SUNDAY

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONSThe purpose of World Day of Prayer forVocations is to publicly fulfil the Lord’sinstruction to, “Pray the Lord of the harvest to send labourers into his harvest” (Mt 9:38; Lk 10:2). As a climax toa prayer that is continually offeredthroughout the Church, it affirms the primacy of faith and grace […]

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