HOLY WEEK ARRANGEMENTS

Monday to Wednesday: Masses: 8.00am & 10.00am; Confessions: after 10.00am Mass

Holy Thursday: 10.00am  Prayer of the Church; 7.00pm  Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by Holy Hour

Good Friday: 10.00am Prayer of the Church; 3.00pm The Lord’s Passion; Confessions: after 3.00pm Liturgy; 7.30pm  Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday: 8.00pm Easter Vigil Mass

Easter Sunday: Masses: 8.30am, 10.30am and 12.30pm

Easter Week: Daily Mass: 10.00am Mon. to Fri. & 1.00pm Saturday

Daily 8am Mass & Morning Prayer will resume on Monday 28^th April. No Confessions on Sat. 26^th April.

Parish News

The Weekly Offertory Promise collection amounted to £2130.00. Thank you.

There will be a priest available for confession after all Masses today.

The CATHOLICISM course concludes this week with its final theme is: The mystical union of Christ and His Church. Venue: St Agnes’ Parish Centre; Time: Tues. 7.30pm-9pm or Wed. 11am-12.30pm. Admission: Free.

The new Parish Weekly Envelopes boxes can be collected at Masses this weekend.

The Parish Office and the Parish Hall will be closed during Easter Week; they reopen on Monday 28th April.

Remember in prayer…

Recently deceased: David McCann, Gerry McFall, Mary Gillespie.

Those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Joe Mohan, David Hughes, Paddy McCafferty, Jim Farquharson, Arthur & Rose McDermott, Agnes Flynn, Michael & Mary Duffy, Phillip & Sarah McGlinchey, John McGivern, William Boyle, Pat Trainor, Paul Denny, Sarah McPhillips, Patricia & James Maxwell, Jim Maxwell, Terry Montgomery, Vincent Spence, James McKenna, Frank Donnelly, Christina Muldoon, Hugh Sullivan, Pegg Overend, Tony McGavery.

What’s on locally

The Feast of Divine Mercy will be celebrated in St Peter’s Cathedral, Falls Road, on Sunday 37th April at 2.30pm. The rosary will be followed by the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Holy Mass. Confessions available. Car parking available.

The Crucifixion: This evening, Sunday 13th April at 7pm the St Polycarp’s Parish Choir will be performing Stainer’s The Crucifixion, along with Fr. Martin O’Hagan from The Priests as tenor soloist and Nigel McClintock Director of Music of St. Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast as organist.

The Annual Diocesan Liturgy Seminar, entitled “ Rediscovering the Word of God” will be held on Saturday 10th May 2014 from 1pm – 4.30pm in St Anne’s Parish Centre, Kingsway, Finaghy, Belfast BT10 0NE. It will be conducted by Bro. Pat Mullins O.Carm. The Seminar is open to all, and will be especially interesting to Ministers of the Word. Seminar Fee £5.To book,  contact: Malachy McKeever: 07760108903 or e-mail: malachy.mck@gmail.com

Down and Connor Pilgrimage to Fatima under the patronage of Bishop Noel Treanor. 14th-21st August 2014. 3-star hotels.£649 incl. Belfast-Dublin Airport return coach, return flight to Lisbon to Fatima, 7 nights full board. Based on sharing twin bedded rooms with facilities. Full religious progamme, directed by Fr Gerard McCloskey & Fr Sean Gilmore. Contact: Joe Catney (90714001 or Anna Prior (44841843.

An evening of Music, Prayer and Reflection for Holy Week, will be held on Palm Sunday 13th April at 8pm in Holy Trinity Church, Turf Lodge. All welcome.

Northern Ireland Cancer Pilgrimage to Lourdes, operated by Joe Walsh Tours Ltd. 22nd-27th  May 2014. Return flights from Belfast (Aldergrove). We aim to help cancer patients and their carers make a pilgrimage to Lourdes and to provide nursing and medical support for them. Medical, nursing and other Oncology staff will travel with us. Chairman: Dr Seamus McAleer. Spiritual Director: V. Rev Sean McCartney. To enquire or to obtain a booking form, please contact a member of the Committee at  07516759646 or e-mail: mail@nicancerpilgrimage.org.uk. Full Price  is £599:  Reductions are available for Cancer Patients.

Easter Monday Open Day at Drumalis, Larne,  Monday, 21 April from 12 noon — 4 pm. The house and grounds will be open for all to enjoy — there will be opportunities for guided tours of the heritage house. Afternoon teas will be available. Everyone is welcome — admission is free. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact 028 28272196.

Discernment Day (Age: 16-35): A day of discernment and prayer with the Passionist Family (Priests & Brothers, Sisters and Lay Passionists). The day includes Adoration and Mass. Soup and sandwiches for lunch. Saturday 26 April, 10.30 am – 4.00 pm (Tea/Coffee at 10.00am). Passionist Retreat Centre, Tobar Mhuire, Crossgar, Co. Down BT30 9EA. (Tel. 028 44 830242).

GIFT AIDING YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS

St Agnes’ Parish Trust (Charity No. XN48117)

By Gift Aiding your contributions the parish can receive a further 20% from HM Revenue and Customs. This increases our annual contribution considerably at no cost to the contributor. This Gift Aid also covers the extraordinary collections of the year such as the monthly contribution to priests’ welfare and collections for Trocaire, the Diocesan Care Homes, and the Missions, etc.

To be eligible for Gift Aid all you need to ensure is that you pay at least as much UK tax as the amount of tax the Parish is reclaiming. Gift Aid Declaration forms are available from the Parish Office.

STANDING ORDERS

Forms are available from the Parish Office for anyone wishing to contribute to the Parish by this means. This method of payment can also be Gift Aided.