Monday, Wednesday,\u00a0 Thursday\u00a0 &\u00a0 friday @10am.\u00a0 \u00a0N.B NO<\/span>\u00a0 10am Mass on a Tuesday<\/span><\/h3>\nSaturday @ 1pm & 6.30pm<\/span><\/h3>\nSunday @ 9.30am & 12.30pm<\/span><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
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COLLECTION <\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Thank you for your on going generous contribution to the weekly collection for the seven week\u00a0 period from 21st February to 11th April which\u00a0amounted to\u00a0 \u00a37,238.00\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0You can make your envelope contribution via the donate button on the Parish website home page aswell .\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
TROCAIRE COLLECTION\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a37335.00<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
PARISH OFFICE<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0.. will continue, for now, to be contacted by email or telephone only\u00a0( 02890 615702 & email- st.agnes.belfast@gmail.com),<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and not in person. Please continue to drop any Mass offerings, SVP envelopes etc. into the postbox outside the Parish Office. Thank you.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Restrictions and Guidelines for attending Mass in Agnes’<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\u2022<\/span> Face Coverings are mandatory when entering and exiting the church and should be worn throughout services. <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022<\/span> The seating capacity of the Church is 120;<\/span><\/h3>\n \u2022<\/span> Observe social distancing and use the sanitizer at the Church Entrance;<\/span><\/h3>\n \u2022<\/span> Take a seat and remain there until the end of Mass; children must remain with their parents, and in the seat, at all times;<\/span><\/h3>\n \u2022<\/span> Do not sit beside anyone who is not<\/span> a member of your household;<\/span><\/h3>\n \u2022<\/span> When leaving the Church follow the instructions and leave according to the indicated \u201cOne-way\u201d system;<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022<\/span> Anyone with cold-like symptoms must not enter the Church;<\/span><\/h3>\n \u2022<\/span> Those with under lying health issues are advised to remain at home;<\/span><\/h3>\n \u2022<\/span> Toilet facilities are not available;<\/span><\/h3>\n \u2022<\/span> Holidaymakers returning from other countries should not attend mass for two weeks.<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022<\/span> From Monday 12th April \u2013 Funerals and Weddings can increase to the current capacity of the Church (120 persons)<\/span><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
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PRAYER INTENTIONS:<\/span>\u00a0We extend our sympathies to the families of those who died recently and those whose month\u2019s mind and anniversary occur at this time.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nSat 17th April : 6.30pm: Nora Maguire<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nSun 18th April: 9.30am:Martin Clarke, Vincent Spence<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n12.30pm:Bernie Mageer<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nMon 19th April: 10am:<\/span>May Hickland & daughter Mary Hoyt<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nTue 20th April: 10am:No Mass<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nWed 21st April: 10am:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Patrick Kearney<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThurs 22nd April:10am:<\/span>\u00a0Maura Haughan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nFri 23rd April: 10am:Tommy Devlin<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nSat 24th April: 1pm:<\/span>\u00a0Tommy & Doris Robinson\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n6.30pm:Kieran & Annie Marshall<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
In the event of a funeral, the assigned intention will be offered privately by the priest at his first available mass.<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
Those whose anniversaries occur at this time:\u00a0Briege & Philip Hunter, Pat Trainor, Patricia & James Maxwell & soms Jim & Kieran, John Smyth, John Mc Cann, Paul Denny, Con Mc Varnock, Anne Jonston, Sr. Clare Mc Manus, Charles & Margaret Mallon, Tom Flanigan.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Eternal rest grant unto them , O Lord<\/i>!<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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\u00a0\u2018You are Witnesses of these things\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\nToday\u2019s Gospel is one of the resurrection accounts from St Luke\u2019s Gospel. It begins with the disciples recalling their experience on the road to Emmaus and how they recognised Jesus in the breaking of the bread. The Gospel continues into another account of the Risen Jesus with his disciples. Jesus interrupts the disciple\u2019s story and greets them with \u2018Peace\u2019 (Shalom) yet, in this account, they are terrified by this. Jesus shows them his wounds and Luke tells us that they are full of joy, but they still can\u2019t believe it and think it is a ghost. Jesus shows them that he is no ghost as he asks for food and eats fish with them. Jesus then journeys with them back through the scriptures in order to open their minds. He speaks to them compassionately, trying to relieve their anxiety and fear.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesus tells the disciples that \u2018you are witnesses of these things\u2019. Luke wants to establish an important point, that these disciples are witnesses to the Resurrection, they ate with Jesus after his death and he opened their minds. The Resurrection accounts in the Gospels are not fantasy, they are the actual experiences of Jesus\u2019 disciples. So often in Luke\u2019s Gospel Jesus conveys his message through food and banquets, moments of celebration. The Risen Christ brings compassion and joy into difficult spaces. Today let us share with Jesus the situations in our lives which need an injection of compassion and Easter joy.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\u2018Every year the dull and dead in us meets our Easter challenge: to be open to the unexpected, to believe beyond our security, to welcome God in every form, and trust in our own greening<\/em>.\u2019<\/span><\/strong>
\n(Joyce Rupp)<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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HOLD CHILD PRIMARY SCHOOL SACRAMENTAL DATES<\/span><\/h2>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Holy](\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1131893406102425605\/qClDyAH2_400x400.png\")
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\u00a0FIRST CONFESSIONS:\u00a0<\/b>Will take place this year on:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nP3A Mr Mc Closkey\u00a0 Wednesday 28th April 2021 at 1pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nP3B Mrs Wilson Thursday 29th April 2021 at 1pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nFIRST HOLY COMMUNION\u00a0Will take place for each individual class on\u00a0Friday<\/span>\u00a014th May 2021<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\nP4A Miss Dougan 10am<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\np4B Mrs Thompson 12noon<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\np4C Mrs Moran 2pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nCONFIRMATION & LEAVER’S MASS\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nP7A Mrs Finnegan\u00a0 Tuesday 22nd June 2021 at\u00a01pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nP7B Mr Cunningham Wednesday 23rd June 2021 at\u00a0\u00a01pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nP7C Mr Mc Kiernan Thursday 254th June 2021 at\u00a0\u00a01pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThe Primary 7 Confirmation will also allow the School to have a Leavers’ Mass for each individual Primary 7 Class. This means that each P7 Class will be confirmed and leave Holy Child Primary School from St Agnes Church on the day of their Confirmation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
POPE\u2019S INTENTION FOR APRIL<\/strong><\/span> Universal Intention \u2013 Fundamental Rights We pray for those who risk their lives while fighting for fundamental rights under dictatorships, authoritarian regimes and even in democracies in crisis<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER FOR THE YEAR OF SAINT JOSEPH<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\nHail, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To you God entrusted his only Son; In you Mary placed her trust; With you Christ became man. Blessed Joseph, to us too, Show yourself a father, And guide us in the path of life. Obtain for us grace, mercy, and courage,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nAnd defend us from every evil.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nCOURAGE PENTECOST<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0On each of the 50 days between Easter Monday (5th April 2021) and Pentecost Sunday (23rd May 2021), Courage Pentecost will share an image and suggest a courageous action that can be taken in the face of sectarianism and paramilitary violence. www.couragepentecost.com. #couragepentecost.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Parish News… PARISH MASS TIMES\u00a0 Monday, Wednesday,\u00a0 Thursday\u00a0 &\u00a0 friday @10am.\u00a0 \u00a0N.B NO\u00a0 10am Mass on a Tuesday Saturday @ 1pm & 6.30pm Sunday @ 9.30am & 12.30pm COLLECTION \u00a0Thank you for your on going generous contribution to the weekly collection for the seven week\u00a0 period from 21st February to 11th April […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2720"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2756,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720\/revisions\/2756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Sunday @ 9.30am & 12.30pm<\/span><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
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COLLECTION <\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Thank you for your on going generous contribution to the weekly collection for the seven week\u00a0 period from 21st February to 11th April which\u00a0amounted to\u00a0 \u00a37,238.00\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0You can make your envelope contribution via the donate button on the Parish website home page aswell .\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
TROCAIRE COLLECTION\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a37335.00<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
PARISH OFFICE<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0.. will continue, for now, to be contacted by email or telephone only\u00a0( 02890 615702 & email- st.agnes.belfast@gmail.com),<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and not in person. Please continue to drop any Mass offerings, SVP envelopes etc. into the postbox outside the Parish Office. Thank you.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Restrictions and Guidelines for attending Mass in Agnes’<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\u2022<\/span> Face Coverings are mandatory when entering and exiting the church and should be worn throughout services. <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022<\/span> The seating capacity of the Church is 120;<\/span><\/h3>\n \u2022<\/span> Observe social distancing and use the sanitizer at the Church Entrance;<\/span><\/h3>\n \u2022<\/span> Take a seat and remain there until the end of Mass; children must remain with their parents, and in the seat, at all times;<\/span><\/h3>\n \u2022<\/span> Do not sit beside anyone who is not<\/span> a member of your household;<\/span><\/h3>\n \u2022<\/span> When leaving the Church follow the instructions and leave according to the indicated \u201cOne-way\u201d system;<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022<\/span> Anyone with cold-like symptoms must not enter the Church;<\/span><\/h3>\n \u2022<\/span> Those with under lying health issues are advised to remain at home;<\/span><\/h3>\n \u2022<\/span> Toilet facilities are not available;<\/span><\/h3>\n \u2022<\/span> Holidaymakers returning from other countries should not attend mass for two weeks.<\/span><\/h3>\n\u2022<\/span> From Monday 12th April \u2013 Funerals and Weddings can increase to the current capacity of the Church (120 persons)<\/span><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
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PRAYER INTENTIONS:<\/span>\u00a0We extend our sympathies to the families of those who died recently and those whose month\u2019s mind and anniversary occur at this time.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nSat 17th April : 6.30pm: Nora Maguire<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nSun 18th April: 9.30am:Martin Clarke, Vincent Spence<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n12.30pm:Bernie Mageer<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nMon 19th April: 10am:<\/span>May Hickland & daughter Mary Hoyt<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nTue 20th April: 10am:No Mass<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nWed 21st April: 10am:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Patrick Kearney<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThurs 22nd April:10am:<\/span>\u00a0Maura Haughan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nFri 23rd April: 10am:Tommy Devlin<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nSat 24th April: 1pm:<\/span>\u00a0Tommy & Doris Robinson\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n6.30pm:Kieran & Annie Marshall<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
In the event of a funeral, the assigned intention will be offered privately by the priest at his first available mass.<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
Those whose anniversaries occur at this time:\u00a0Briege & Philip Hunter, Pat Trainor, Patricia & James Maxwell & soms Jim & Kieran, John Smyth, John Mc Cann, Paul Denny, Con Mc Varnock, Anne Jonston, Sr. Clare Mc Manus, Charles & Margaret Mallon, Tom Flanigan.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Eternal rest grant unto them , O Lord<\/i>!<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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\u00a0\u2018You are Witnesses of these things\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\nToday\u2019s Gospel is one of the resurrection accounts from St Luke\u2019s Gospel. It begins with the disciples recalling their experience on the road to Emmaus and how they recognised Jesus in the breaking of the bread. The Gospel continues into another account of the Risen Jesus with his disciples. Jesus interrupts the disciple\u2019s story and greets them with \u2018Peace\u2019 (Shalom) yet, in this account, they are terrified by this. Jesus shows them his wounds and Luke tells us that they are full of joy, but they still can\u2019t believe it and think it is a ghost. Jesus shows them that he is no ghost as he asks for food and eats fish with them. Jesus then journeys with them back through the scriptures in order to open their minds. He speaks to them compassionately, trying to relieve their anxiety and fear.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesus tells the disciples that \u2018you are witnesses of these things\u2019. Luke wants to establish an important point, that these disciples are witnesses to the Resurrection, they ate with Jesus after his death and he opened their minds. The Resurrection accounts in the Gospels are not fantasy, they are the actual experiences of Jesus\u2019 disciples. So often in Luke\u2019s Gospel Jesus conveys his message through food and banquets, moments of celebration. The Risen Christ brings compassion and joy into difficult spaces. Today let us share with Jesus the situations in our lives which need an injection of compassion and Easter joy.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\u2018Every year the dull and dead in us meets our Easter challenge: to be open to the unexpected, to believe beyond our security, to welcome God in every form, and trust in our own greening<\/em>.\u2019<\/span><\/strong>
\n(Joyce Rupp)<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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HOLD CHILD PRIMARY SCHOOL SACRAMENTAL DATES<\/span><\/h2>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u00a0FIRST CONFESSIONS:\u00a0<\/b>Will take place this year on:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nP3A Mr Mc Closkey\u00a0 Wednesday 28th April 2021 at 1pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nP3B Mrs Wilson Thursday 29th April 2021 at 1pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nFIRST HOLY COMMUNION\u00a0Will take place for each individual class on\u00a0Friday<\/span>\u00a014th May 2021<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\nP4A Miss Dougan 10am<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\np4B Mrs Thompson 12noon<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\np4C Mrs Moran 2pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nCONFIRMATION & LEAVER’S MASS\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nP7A Mrs Finnegan\u00a0 Tuesday 22nd June 2021 at\u00a01pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nP7B Mr Cunningham Wednesday 23rd June 2021 at\u00a0\u00a01pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nP7C Mr Mc Kiernan Thursday 254th June 2021 at\u00a0\u00a01pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThe Primary 7 Confirmation will also allow the School to have a Leavers’ Mass for each individual Primary 7 Class. This means that each P7 Class will be confirmed and leave Holy Child Primary School from St Agnes Church on the day of their Confirmation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
POPE\u2019S INTENTION FOR APRIL<\/strong><\/span> Universal Intention \u2013 Fundamental Rights We pray for those who risk their lives while fighting for fundamental rights under dictatorships, authoritarian regimes and even in democracies in crisis<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER FOR THE YEAR OF SAINT JOSEPH<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\nHail, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To you God entrusted his only Son; In you Mary placed her trust; With you Christ became man. Blessed Joseph, to us too, Show yourself a father, And guide us in the path of life. Obtain for us grace, mercy, and courage,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nAnd defend us from every evil.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nCOURAGE PENTECOST<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0On each of the 50 days between Easter Monday (5th April 2021) and Pentecost Sunday (23rd May 2021), Courage Pentecost will share an image and suggest a courageous action that can be taken in the face of sectarianism and paramilitary violence. www.couragepentecost.com. #couragepentecost.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Parish News… PARISH MASS TIMES\u00a0 Monday, Wednesday,\u00a0 Thursday\u00a0 &\u00a0 friday @10am.\u00a0 \u00a0N.B NO\u00a0 10am Mass on a Tuesday Saturday @ 1pm & 6.30pm Sunday @ 9.30am & 12.30pm COLLECTION \u00a0Thank you for your on going generous contribution to the weekly collection for the seven week\u00a0 period from 21st February to 11th April […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2720"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2756,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720\/revisions\/2756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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TROCAIRE COLLECTION\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a37335.00<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n PARISH OFFICE<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0.. will continue, for now, to be contacted by email or telephone only\u00a0( 02890 615702 & email- st.agnes.belfast@gmail.com),<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and not in person. Please continue to drop any Mass offerings, SVP envelopes etc. into the postbox outside the Parish Office. Thank you.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n PRAYER INTENTIONS:<\/span>\u00a0We extend our sympathies to the families of those who died recently and those whose month\u2019s mind and anniversary occur at this time.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Sat 17th April : 6.30pm: Nora Maguire<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Sun 18th April: 9.30am:Martin Clarke, Vincent Spence<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 12.30pm:Bernie Mageer<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Mon 19th April: 10am:<\/span>May Hickland & daughter Mary Hoyt<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Tue 20th April: 10am:No Mass<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Wed 21st April: 10am:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Patrick Kearney<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Thurs 22nd April:10am:<\/span>\u00a0Maura Haughan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Fri 23rd April: 10am:Tommy Devlin<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Sat 24th April: 1pm:<\/span>\u00a0Tommy & Doris Robinson\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 6.30pm:Kieran & Annie Marshall<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n In the event of a funeral, the assigned intention will be offered privately by the priest at his first available mass.<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Those whose anniversaries occur at this time:\u00a0Briege & Philip Hunter, Pat Trainor, Patricia & James Maxwell & soms Jim & Kieran, John Smyth, John Mc Cann, Paul Denny, Con Mc Varnock, Anne Jonston, Sr. Clare Mc Manus, Charles & Margaret Mallon, Tom Flanigan.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Eternal rest grant unto them , O Lord<\/i>!<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Today\u2019s Gospel is one of the resurrection accounts from St Luke\u2019s Gospel. It begins with the disciples recalling their experience on the road to Emmaus and how they recognised Jesus in the breaking of the bread. The Gospel continues into another account of the Risen Jesus with his disciples. Jesus interrupts the disciple\u2019s story and greets them with \u2018Peace\u2019 (Shalom) yet, in this account, they are terrified by this. Jesus shows them his wounds and Luke tells us that they are full of joy, but they still can\u2019t believe it and think it is a ghost. Jesus shows them that he is no ghost as he asks for food and eats fish with them. Jesus then journeys with them back through the scriptures in order to open their minds. He speaks to them compassionately, trying to relieve their anxiety and fear.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesus tells the disciples that \u2018you are witnesses of these things\u2019. Luke wants to establish an important point, that these disciples are witnesses to the Resurrection, they ate with Jesus after his death and he opened their minds. The Resurrection accounts in the Gospels are not fantasy, they are the actual experiences of Jesus\u2019 disciples. So often in Luke\u2019s Gospel Jesus conveys his message through food and banquets, moments of celebration. The Risen Christ brings compassion and joy into difficult spaces. Today let us share with Jesus the situations in our lives which need an injection of compassion and Easter joy.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018Every year the dull and dead in us meets our Easter challenge: to be open to the unexpected, to believe beyond our security, to welcome God in every form, and trust in our own greening<\/em>.\u2019<\/span><\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0FIRST CONFESSIONS:\u00a0<\/b>Will take place this year on:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n P3A Mr Mc Closkey\u00a0 Wednesday 28th April 2021 at 1pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n P3B Mrs Wilson Thursday 29th April 2021 at 1pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n FIRST HOLY COMMUNION\u00a0Will take place for each individual class on\u00a0Friday<\/span>\u00a014th May 2021<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n P4A Miss Dougan 10am<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n p4B Mrs Thompson 12noon<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n p4C Mrs Moran 2pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n CONFIRMATION & LEAVER’S MASS\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n P7A Mrs Finnegan\u00a0 Tuesday 22nd June 2021 at\u00a01pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n P7B Mr Cunningham Wednesday 23rd June 2021 at\u00a0\u00a01pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n P7C Mr Mc Kiernan Thursday 254th June 2021 at\u00a0\u00a01pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The Primary 7 Confirmation will also allow the School to have a Leavers’ Mass for each individual Primary 7 Class. This means that each P7 Class will be confirmed and leave Holy Child Primary School from St Agnes Church on the day of their Confirmation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n POPE\u2019S INTENTION FOR APRIL<\/strong><\/span> Universal Intention \u2013 Fundamental Rights We pray for those who risk their lives while fighting for fundamental rights under dictatorships, authoritarian regimes and even in democracies in crisis<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER FOR THE YEAR OF SAINT JOSEPH<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To you God entrusted his only Son; In you Mary placed her trust; With you Christ became man. Blessed Joseph, to us too, Show yourself a father, And guide us in the path of life. Obtain for us grace, mercy, and courage,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n And defend us from every evil.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n COURAGE PENTECOST<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0On each of the 50 days between Easter Monday (5th April 2021) and Pentecost Sunday (23rd May 2021), Courage Pentecost will share an image and suggest a courageous action that can be taken in the face of sectarianism and paramilitary violence. www.couragepentecost.com. #couragepentecost.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Parish News… PARISH MASS TIMES\u00a0 Monday, Wednesday,\u00a0 Thursday\u00a0 &\u00a0 friday @10am.\u00a0 \u00a0N.B NO\u00a0 10am Mass on a Tuesday Saturday @ 1pm & 6.30pm Sunday @ 9.30am & 12.30pm COLLECTION \u00a0Thank you for your on going generous contribution to the weekly collection for the seven week\u00a0 period from 21st February to 11th April […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2720"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2756,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720\/revisions\/2756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Restrictions and Guidelines for attending Mass in Agnes’<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
\u2022<\/span> Face Coverings are mandatory when entering and exiting the church and should be worn throughout services. <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
\u2022<\/span> The seating capacity of the Church is 120;<\/span><\/h3>\n
\u2022<\/span> Observe social distancing and use the sanitizer at the Church Entrance;<\/span><\/h3>\n
\u2022<\/span> Take a seat and remain there until the end of Mass; children must remain with their parents, and in the seat, at all times;<\/span><\/h3>\n
\u2022<\/span> Do not sit beside anyone who is not<\/span> a member of your household;<\/span><\/h3>\n
\u2022<\/span> When leaving the Church follow the instructions and leave according to the indicated \u201cOne-way\u201d system;<\/span><\/h3>\n
\u2022<\/span> Anyone with cold-like symptoms must not enter the Church;<\/span><\/h3>\n
\u2022<\/span> Those with under lying health issues are advised to remain at home;<\/span><\/h3>\n
\u2022<\/span> Toilet facilities are not available;<\/span><\/h3>\n
\u2022<\/span> Holidaymakers returning from other countries should not attend mass for two weeks.<\/span><\/h3>\n
\u2022<\/span> From Monday 12th April \u2013 Funerals and Weddings can increase to the current capacity of the Church (120 persons)<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\u00a0\u2018You are Witnesses of these things\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n
\n(Joyce Rupp)<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nHOLD CHILD PRIMARY SCHOOL SACRAMENTAL DATES<\/span><\/h2>\n
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