Parish News

Last week’s Weekly Offertory Promise collection amounted to £1361. Thank you.

SUMMER NOTICES:

1. The 8.00am Weekday Mass and Morning Prayer will cease from 30th June to 31st August.
2. The Parish Office will be closed from 11th-16th July.
3. The Parish Hall will close from 11th-20th July.
4. There will be no Parish Bulletin during the months of July and August.

The Ordination of Rev Dominic McGrattan  to the priesthood will take place in St Patrick’s Church, Portaferry, at 3pm  today. Please remember him in your prayers.

Baptised in Christ. We welcome: Enya Aisling Daly & Adam O’Loan.

Fr Peter, Fr Robert, Fr Harry and staff wish all our parishioners a happy and enjoyable holiday period, and for those travelling, a safe journey.

Remember in Prayer

Recently deceased: Kevin McShane

Those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Eddie McNeill, Jimmy Nellis, James & Mary Ross, Joseph & Annie Fulton, Eileen Friel, William Drumm, Philomena Fagan, Jo Gregg, Jackie McBride, Hugh Devenney, Mary McCann, Rev William McCauley SMA

Whats on Locally

St Peter’s Cathedral Sunday 29th June at 5.00pm Solemn Vespers Feast of St Peter and St Paul— Preacher Fr. Henry O’Shea O.S.B Glenstal Abbey. Music led by St Peter’s Cathedral Schola.

Archbishop Robin Eames is to speak at a special interdenominational healing service on Monday, June 30th at 8.00 in St. Anne’s Cathedral, Donegall St., Belfast.  His theme will be ‘Inner Peace and Community Peace’. All welcome.

St Columbanus: To celebrate the 1500th Anniversary of the death of St Columbanus a Year of Columbanus is being opened in Rome on 12 October 2014 with a Mass in St John Lateran, the Cathedral Church of Rome. There will also be a concert given by ”˜The Priests’ and an International Meeting of countries and parishes evangelised by St Columbanus. A Pilgrimage, led by Bishop Treanor, will depart from Dublin on 8^th October and return on 15^th. Accommodation will be in 3 star hotels in Rome and the cost per person sharing is 995euro. Application  forms can be downloaded from the Diocesan website. Early booking is encouraged as places are limited. See Parish Office for more information.

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. Full religious programme, directed by Frs Gerard McCloskey & Sean Gilmore. Contact: Joe (90714001 or Anna (44841843

St Agnes GAC Summer Cul Camp Mon 7th-Fri 11th July 2014 from 10am-2pm based at our clubrooms, South link. Cost is £35 per child with reductions for families, this includes a full kit and kitbag. To book contact Ciaran 07802315485.

FREE hearing-aid clinic: Do you want an NHS hearing aid or know someone who does? Action on Hearing Loss runs a free drop-in clinic at Harvester House, 4-8 Adelaide Street, Belfast. BT2 8GA. Clinics are running over the summer months on Thursday 10th July, Thursday 14th August, Thursday 11th September and Thursday 9th October 2014.

Tobar Mhuire Summer Institute “ The Passion of the Church” will take place from 1st-3rd July 2014. Guest speakers include Fr Peter McVerry SJ and Fr Tom Scanlon CP.  For further information contact: email: secretary@tobarmhuirecrossgar.com or Tel.  02844830242

Permanent Diaconate: After a long period of discussion within the diocese Bishop Treanor has given the ”˜Green Light’ for the permanent Diaconate as a ministry of service within the diocese. If you are interested please contact Fr John Murray, Vocation Director, at 200 Finaghy Road North, Belfast, or tel 90913761 or office: 95088030. Applicants should be male 35 years and older, and if married should be married for a least 10 years.

Parish Retreat to Drumalis Retreat Centre Sat 6th””Sun 7th September All Welcome Contact Pat Coey on 02890617082.

SAG Credit Union Limited Mass to celebrate 50years serving the community. Sunday 27th July in St Agnes Church at 10.30am. All Welcome.