PARISH NEWS…
WEEKLY OFFERTORY PROMISE The collection amounted to £1660.00 Thank you for your generous financial support. You can make your envelope contribution via the donate button on the Parish website home page also at www.stagnesbelfast.com
TROCAIRE BOXES will be available at entrances/exits. Please take one home.
CHILDRENS LITURGY Will continue this Sunday and all the Sundays throughout lent at the 9.30am Mass. It’s a chance for young children to understand the gospel message with their peers.
ST PATRICK’S DAY MASSES: Sunday 16th March @ 7pm & Monday 17th March @10am . PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY.
Get Your Shamrock Here! Please help support a young person’s journey to meet Pope Francis in Rome By donating just £1.50 in return, receive a shamrock to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! We truly appreciate your generosity. Join us on here after all masses on Saturday 15th March and Sunday 16th March Thank you in advance for your support.
ONE DAY PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK Wednesday 19th March , Holy Mass and Confessions. Depart St Agnes 7.30am Cost £26 price includes Tea & Scones Contact Pat on 07946917345 or Harriet on 07812098991
DEFIBRILLATOR A defibrillator has been installed in the east entrance/ exit hall( ( left hand side of Disabled W/C) Please take note of location in case of cardiac arrest emergency. May we offer a sincere thanks to the benefactor Sean Canning who has purchased this life saving equipment in memory of his wife Patricia.
REMEMBER IN PRAYER
Recently Deceased: Edward Malone, Norah Mullen RIP
Month’s Mind: Nuala Mac Manus, Paul Byers, Des Cunningham, Bridget Laverty, Hugh Murphy
Anniversaries: David Magee , Eileen Zemrowsky, Dermot Mc Phillips, Ciaran Laverty, Dan Cregan, John Patrick Shields, Kathleen Mooney
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord!
MASS INTENTIONS
Sat 15(6.30pm): Jim Cunningham, Mary Heaney, Michelle Kelly, Margaret Leckey, Mary & Paddy Cunningham, Nuala Mac Manus, Paul Byers, Des Cunningham
Bridget Laverty
Sun 16 (9.30am): Liam Joseph Mc Cartan, Caoimhain Mac Bradaigh, Hugh Murphy
Sun 16(12.30pm): Stephen Richmond
Sun 7pm: Edwin Leddy
Mon 17(10am): Seamus snr & Seamus jnr Bunting, Pat Canning, Eileen Wallis , Margaret & Henry Mc Clurg
Tues 18: NO MASS
Wed 19(10am): Molly Smith, Terry Gillen, Rory Fennell
Thurs 20(10am): Requiem Mass for Norah Mullen RIP
Fri 21(10am): Frank Hernan
Sat 22(1pm): Frankie Shields
In the event of a funeral, the assigned intention will be offered privately by the priest at his first available mass.
WHAT’S ON…
ST OLIVER PLUNKETT PARISH Understanding the Mass – Lenten Talks – This Lent why not make a commitment to ’take up’ something as you journey through Lent. Join us in St Oliver Plunkett Parish each Tuesday night throughout Lent at 7pm to grow in our Understanding of the Mass. These evening will begin with a short prayer, then a video of about 6-10mins long on different topics of the Mass, followed by a discussion and Q&A ending with a prayer and Tea/Coffee for those who wish to stay on afterwards. Everyone is welcomed. Guided Adoration and Night Prayer Each Wednesday during Lent why not join us in St Oliver Plunkett Parish for a Holy Hour 7pm – 8pm concluding with Night Prayer of the Church. A beautiful way to add that extra spiritual dimension to this years Lenten journey. All are welcomed.
RECHARGE is a young adult group based in Down and Connor for those aged 18 to 35. The group meet twice monthly on the first and third Tuesday of each month to “recharge” the spiritual batteries through Adoration, intellectual formation and social gatherings. We will be meeting on Tuesday 18th of March at 7.30pm in St Colmcille’s Church, Ballyhackamore. All welcome!
WE WISH TO HEAR FROM YOU CONTACT US Have you or a family member been impacted by a Mother and Baby Institution, Magdalene Laundry, or Workhouse in Northern Ireland, or by their related pathways and practices, including the adoption and care system? Have you worked, volunteered in or lived in close proximity to one of these institutions? Do you have any information, knowledge or memories of these institutions or their practices? institutions? We would like to hear from you. Contact www.independentpanel.truthrecoveryni.co.uk Email: testimony@independentpanel.org.uk Address: Truth Recovery Independent Panel, 4th Floor, Equality House 7 – 9 Shaftesbury Square, Belfast, BT2 7DB. Tel: 02890 520263
ST MICHAEL’S PARISH Will have a 7am Mass Monday to Friday throughout Lent.
KOINONIA JOHN THE BAPTIST IRELAND. Come encounter JESUS ALIVE in our Philip Experience. St Anne’s Parish Centre, Dunmurry. Tuesday evenings 7-9pm. 18th/25th March & 1st/8th/ & 29th April.
PLEDGE FOR LENT Pope Francis has invited us this Lent to “journey in hope together”. A short-term pledge is available via www.pioneerassociation.org for parishioners who wish to become a “pilgrim of hope” for people who are living under the shadow of addiction.
Rathmore Grammar School – Grand Sale for Trócaire Wednesday 9 April 2025 (6.30 pm – 9.00 pm) Rathmore Grammar School warmly welcomes you to join us for an evening of fun and games in our Grand Sale for Trócaire on Wednesday 9 April from 6.30 pm to 9.00 pm. Please join us for amazing prizes on our Rickety Wheel and Tombola or pick yourself up a bargain in our various stalls including easter eggs, children’s books and toys, cakes and buns and bottles galore. There will be plenty of treats available from gourmet burgers and hot dogs to candy-floss, popcorn and ice cream. If you’re feeling game, try out our challenge activities from penalty shoot-outs to sponge-the-teacher. All proceeds in aid of Trócaire. If you or your business are in a position to donate or contribute prizes to such a worthy cause, please contact the school info@rathmoregs.belfast.ni.sch.uk (all donations will be acknowledged on the evening).
Mass at Mass Rock on Slemish Mountain. St Patrick’s Day 17 March 2025 at 3pm. Family Rosary 2pm. Free shuttle buses to Slemish car park. Make a family day of it. Contact Owen 07525 166090.
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