{"id":6081,"date":"2025-09-05T10:02:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/?p=6081"},"modified":"2025-09-05T10:24:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:24:18","slug":"st-agnes-parish-bulletin-7th-september-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/?p=6081","title":{"rendered":"ST AGNES PARISH BULLETIN 7TH SEPTEMBER 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

PARISH NEWS…<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

WEEKLY OFFERTORY PROMISE<\/span>\u00a0 The collection amounted to \u00a31680.00 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<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWHY SUNDAY MATTERS\u201d<\/span> As we journey through this Jubilee Year of Hope, the Irish Bishops warmly invite all Catholics to re\ufb02ect on the immense signi\ufb01cance of Sunday Mass.\u00a0 The purpose of this message is to encourage you to reflect on what is special about Sunday and what it means to you, and, if you no longer attend, to consider returning to Mass. How can you enrich your experience of Mass and make it a central part of your life?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

First Friday – Sick and Housebound<\/span> Fr Mc Cullagh will visit the sick and housebound\u00a0 this coming week.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0CARLOS ACUTIS<\/span> This Sunday September 7th, Pope Leo XIV\u00a0will canonize Blessed Carlo Acutis<\/a>\u00a0together with Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati as the first new saints of his pontificate. The canonization of Carlo Acutis, along with Pier Giorgio Frassati, will air live on\u00a0 at 3a.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 7 and the encore presentation will be at 6p.m. ET on the same day. Pope Leo XIV will preside over the Mass and canonizations of the two young Blesseds from St. Peter\u2019s Basilica in Rome.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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MASS INTENTIONS<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

Sat 6th (6.30pm): Maire O\u2019Hare<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sun 7th\u00a0 (9.30am): Edward & Anna Mc Cann, Michael Keenan, Vera & Billy Kelly<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Sun 7th (12.30pm): Alex McLaren, Dee Dee Doherty<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mon 8th(10am):Kevin Kennedy<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tues 9th\u00a0 (10am) :NO MASS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Fri 12th (10am): Frankie Shields<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sat 13th( 1pm): Mary O\u2019Neill, Mary Devlin<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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REMEMBER IN PRAYER<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Recently Deceased: Fr Gordon Mc Kinstry, Veronica\u00a0 Mc Guigan, <\/span><\/strong>Kathleen Hill, Tommy Daly\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong>RIP<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Month\u2019s Mind: Alex Mc Laren, Maire O’ Hare<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Anniversaries: Eileen Mc Grath, Paddy Morgan & Isabel Leadsom, John Gillespie, Frankie Shields, Gerard Glennon, Tony Mc Ginn, Jim Ferris<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord!<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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WHAT’S ON…<\/span><\/h2>\n

CARLOS ACUTIS<\/span>\u00a0 Celebration of the Canonisation of the Blessed Carlos Acutis. Join us for a special day of celebration this Sunday at Benburb Priory. Bus leaves Kennedy way car park at 9.30am. \u00a320 person, includes bus, entry to venue, tea\/coffee & biscuits. Programme includes Confession Mass, Rosary Procession, music, Exhibition of Eucharistic Miracle work by Carlos & BLESSINGS OF THE 1st CLASS CARLOS RELIC.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Contact Brenda 07949358881 or Maureen 02893460377<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0A SPECIAL CLEBRATION OF BLESSED CARLOS ACUTIS<\/span>. Veneration of his statue and a blessing with his 1st Class Relic with music from our Carlos Acutis Choir this Sunday 7th September at 12noon Mass St Pauls\u2019 Parish\u00a0 Falls Road, Belfast.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Come Belfast and join\u201d\u00a0The walk the cross\u00a0Eucharistic Procession<\/span> \u201c\u00a0starting at\u00a0Saint Michael\u2019s\u00a0Church\u00a0, Finaghy Sunday the 14th of September at 4.30pm. .<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Processing with Jesus to\u00a0Saint Peter\u2019s\u00a0Cathedral,\u00a0starting with Holy Mass at 6.00 pm followed by Benediction and Anointing of the sick, unite your cross with the cross of Christ and unite your Heart to his Eucharistic Heartbeat.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

For further information please visit\u00a0walkthecross.ie<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Day Pilgrimage Knock Shrine In Memory of Fr Brendan Smyth RIP. <\/strong><\/span>SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER<\/span> Day of thanksgiving for Priesthood, Bus leaves Downpatrick @ 6:45am – Crossgar – Saintfield Contact Hugh 07724771595 Morning Stop at Motorway Restaurant *BREAKFAST NOT INCLUDED* Accompanied By Fr Derek Kearney SMA. \u00a335 PER PERSON INCLUDES TEA\/COFFEE SCONE ON RETURN JOURNEY.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0JUBILEE YEAR OF HOPE, CELEBRATION OF YOUTH.<\/span> A time of prayer and reflection, led by Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ.\u00a0 In Clonard Monastery on Friday 26th September, 7.15am\u20148.30pm. All youth and young adults welcome.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

DO YOU FEEL CALLED TO SEEK GOD IN PRAYER & CONTEMPLATION, MONASTIC WORK, AND COMMUNITY LIFE?<\/span>\u00a0The Cistercian community at\u00a0St Mary\u2019s Abbey, Glencairn\u00a0invites\u00a0single women aged 19\u201340\u00a0to our upcoming<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

MONASTIC VOCATIONS WEEKEND<\/strong><\/span>
\n24th-27th October 2025 Please contact our Vocation Director, Sr Mair\u00e9ad, at\u00a0vocations@glencairnabbey.org<\/a> Visit\u00a0www.glencairnabbey.org<\/a>\u00a0for more details<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

DIOCESAN ASSISTANT FINANCE OFFICER<\/span> We are seeking to recruit into the role of Diocesan Assistant Finance Officer, to join the Finance Team within the Curia Office. We are posting the vacancy on the Diocese of Down and Connor website, nijobs.com and the Community NI website, with the application pack available from the Diocesan website under the \/Job Vacancies tab.. Closing date for applications will be 12.00 noon on Tuesday 23 September 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

ARDS CC\u00c9<\/span> Ards CC\u00c9 are very proud to be the host branch for the all Ireland fleadh coming to Belfast in 2026, the worlds largest Irish music festival. Come and join us and be a huge part of history.\u00a0\u00a0 Open day St Joseph’s\u00a0 \u00a0college Ravenhill Road\u00a0 Sunday 14th Sept\u00a0\u00a05-6 pm, all welcome. Formal classes start Sunday 28th sept for all traditional instruments and all Levels. More info on Ards CC\u00c9 Facebook or contact\u00a0 Niall McClean 07960072218 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

SEASON OF CREATION<\/span> You are warmly invited to\u00a0 series of seminars exploring how faith, justice, and care for our common home come together in today\u2019s world. Each evening brings together\u00a0 different voices to reflect on urgent challenges and offer paths of hope. Wed 10th September 2025 7pm-9.30pm. Challenges Today and Tomorrow Speakers Eithne Mc Nulty (CADA), Fr Pat Colgan ( Missionary Society of St Columba), and the NI Migrant Centre. Belfast Jesuit Centre, 193-195 Donegall St. Belfast Bt1 2FL<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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PARISH NEWS… WEEKLY OFFERTORY PROMISE\u00a0 The collection amounted to \u00a31680.00 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 \u201cWHY SUNDAY MATTERS\u201d As we journey through this Jubilee Year of Hope, the Irish Bishops warmly invite all Catholics […]<\/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\/6081"}],"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=6081"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6089,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6081\/revisions\/6089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}