Parish News…

Last week’s Weekly Offertory Promise Collection amounted to £3413.00

Thank you for your continued and generous support.

MASS OF ENROLMENT(P3 Parents/children) Sunday 25th February at 10.30am

CONFIRMATION Will be celebrated on Tuesday  27th February at 1pm(There will be no 10am Mass that morning ) Refreshments afterwards in Holy Child PS.

FIRST CONFESSIONS: Will take place this year on Wednesday 7th March at 1pm.

ASH WEDNESDAY 14th February. Ashes will given out at  the 10am and 7.30pm Masses.  Trocaire Boxes will be available from this date onwards at Church entrances

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION Saturday 12th May at 11am

Thank you to St Agnes’ Parishioners from John Leonard. Thank you all for your kindness, support and encouragement to me during my Pastoral Placement. It was a pleasure to do my first placement in such a wonderful Parish and I will keep you all in my prayers. Please keep me and my fellow seminarians in your prayers as we continue our seminary course. God bless.

Remember in Prayer…

Recently Deceased: Jimmy Doyle

Those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Fr Danny Keenan, Maureen Mc Glennon, Margaret & Charles Mallon, Frankie Steenson, Bernie Mc Auley, Rita Mc Cann, Maria Mc Comish, Kathleen Dineen, Agnes Mc Dermott, Peg Melley, Mary Smyth, Brendan, Bob & Minnie Murray, Charles Mc Garrigle, Thomas O’ Malley, Mary Campbell, Sean Connolly, John & Josephine Mc Aree, Gerard Carey.

May they rest in peace

What’s on Locally…

LENTEN PRAYER   PLEDGE Many people choose to abstain from alcohol during Lent. Why not take this opportunity to perhaps help yourself or someone you know with an alcohol or drug problem by offering your sacrifice for freedom from addiction?  Please consider taking  the short term Lenten Pledge and make a difference to someone’s life. Register your pledge with local Pioneers and say the daily prayer.

Prayer:“I promise in honour of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and with the help of the Blessed Virgin Mary to abstain from all alcoholic drink until the end of Lent.”

STUCK FOR A LENTEN RESOLUTION? Family Prayer: Grace before meals, Read Pope’s letters Laudati Si, Joy of Love, Mini pilgrimage with family – Slemish, Croagh Patrick, Drumalis, Family rosary

Fasting: From TV computer games and social media, From the clenched fist –complaining, gossiping, foul language, From meat every Friday (and maybe Wednesday)

Almsgiving: Give your time to a voluntary group in our Parish, Place a Trocaire box in a prominent place in your home, Donate to St Vincent de Paul after Sunday Mass .

TO LOURDES. 2nd April 2018. Hotel Solitude, 5 Night’s full board £669 per person. Accompanied by a Spiritual Director. For further details contact  Moya Connolly 07511149736

LOURDES 2018:  We are currently seeking  nurses (on the NMC live register – working in any area) to join the volunteer staff of the Diocesan Pilgrimage (11-16th July 2018). For more information please email us at lourdes@downandconnor.org or telephone the Pilgrimage Office (028) 90646040.  The subsidised fare for nurses is  £520.  Thank you.

WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIESRegistration for all WMOF2018 events is open via www.worldmeeting2018.ie. Individual pilgrims and families can now register for the main three-day WMOF2018 Congress from August 22^nd – 24^th, guaranteeing your ticket(s) for the Festival of Families on Saturday 25^th August and for the Closing Mass on Sunday, 26^th August.  Don’t miss out on these once in a generation events. REGISTER NOW! www.worldmeeting2018.ie

St. Michael the Archangel Parish will  have a 7am Mass each weekday ( Monday-Friday) during Lent starting Ash Wednesday 14th February.