{"id":785,"date":"2018-02-10T18:00:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/?p=785"},"modified":"2018-02-08T10:46:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T10:46:39","slug":"st-agnes-parish-bulletin-11th-february-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stagnesbelfast.com\/?p=785","title":{"rendered":"St Agnes&#8217; Parish Bulletin 11th February 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Parish News&#8230;<\/h1>\n<p>Last week\u2019s Weekly Offertory Promise Collection amounted to <b>\u00a33413.00<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your continued and generous support.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>MASS OF ENROLMENT(P3 Parents\/children) <\/b>Sunday 25th February at 10.30am<\/p>\n<p><b>CONFIRMATION <\/b>Will be celebrated on Tuesday\u00a0 27th February at <b>1pm(There will be no 10am Mass that morning ) <\/b>Refreshments afterwards in Holy Child PS.<\/p>\n<p><b>FIRST CONFESSIONS: <\/b>Will take place this year on Wednesday 7th March at 1pm.<\/p>\n<p><b>ASH WEDNESDAY 14th February. <\/b>Ashes will given out at\u00a0 the 10am and 7.30pm Masses.\u00a0 <b>Trocaire Boxes <\/b>will be available from this date onwards at Church entrances<\/p>\n<p><b>FIRST HOLY COMMUNION <\/b>Saturday 12th May at 11am<\/p>\n<p><b>Thank you to St Agnes\u2019 Parishioners from John Leonard. <\/b>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. <i>God bless.<\/i><\/p>\n<h1>Remember in Prayer&#8230;<\/h1>\n<p><b>Recently Deceased: <\/b>Jimmy Doyle<\/p>\n<p><b>Those whose anniversaries occur at this time<\/b>: Fr Danny Keenan, Maureen Mc Glennon, Margaret &amp; Charles Mallon, Frankie Steenson, Bernie Mc Auley, Rita Mc Cann, Maria Mc Comish, Kathleen Dineen, Agnes Mc Dermott, Peg Melley, Mary Smyth, Brendan, Bob &amp; Minnie Murray, Charles Mc Garrigle, Thomas O\u2019 Malley, Mary Campbell, Sean Connolly, John &amp; Josephine Mc Aree, Gerard Carey.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>May they rest in peace<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<h1>What&#8217;s on Locally&#8230;<\/h1>\n<p><b>LENTEN PRAYER\u00a0\u00a0 PLEDGE <\/b>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? \u00a0Please consider taking\u00a0 the short term Lenten Pledge and make a difference to someone&#8217;s life. Register your pledge with local Pioneers and say the daily prayer.<\/p>\n<p><b>Prayer:<\/b><i>&#8220;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.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>STUCK FOR A LENTEN RESOLUTION? Family Prayer: <\/b>Grace before meals, Read Pope\u2019s letters <i>Laudati Si, Joy of Love, <\/i>Mini pilgrimage with family \u2013 <i>Slemish, Croagh Patrick, Drumalis, <\/i>Family rosary<\/p>\n<p><b>Fasting: <\/b>From TV computer games and social media, <i>From the clenched fist <\/i>\u2013complaining, gossiping, foul language, <i>From meat<\/i> every Friday (and maybe Wednesday)<\/p>\n<p><b>Almsgiving: <\/b><i>Give your time <\/i>to a voluntary group in our Parish, <i>Place a Trocaire box <\/i>in a prominent place in your home, <i>Donate to St Vincent de Paul <\/i>after Sunday Mass .<\/p>\n<p><b>TO LOURDES.<\/b> 2nd April 2018. Hotel Solitude, 5 Night\u2019s full board \u00a3669 per person. Accompanied by a Spiritual Director. For further details contact\u00a0 Moya Connolly <b>07511149736<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>LOURDES 2018: \u00a0<\/b>We are currently seeking \u00a0nurses (on the NMC live register &#8211; working in any area) to join the volunteer staff of the Diocesan Pilgrimage (11-16th\u00a0July\u00a02018). For more information please email us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lourdes@downandconnor.org\"><b>lourdes@downandconnor.org<\/b><\/a>\u00a0or telephone the Pilgrimage Office <b>(028) 90646040<\/b>. \u00a0The subsidised fare for nurses is\u00a0\u00a0\u00a3520. \u00a0Thank you.<\/p>\n<p><b>WORLD MEETING OF FAMILI<\/b>ESRegistration for all WMOF2018 events is open via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldmeeting2018.ie\"><b>www.worldmeeting2018.ie<\/b><\/a><b>. <\/b>Individual pilgrims and families can now register for the main three-day WMOF2018 Congress from August 22<sup>nd<\/sup> \u2013 24<sup>th<\/sup>, guaranteeing your ticket(s) for the Festival of Families on Saturday 25<sup>th<\/sup> August and for the Closing Mass on Sunday, 26<sup>th<\/sup> August.\u00a0 Don\u2019t miss out on these once in a generation events. REGISTER NOW! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldmeeting2018.ie\"><b>www.worldmeeting2018.ie<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>St. Michael the Archangel Parish <\/b>will<b>\u00a0 <\/b>have a 7am Mass each weekday ( Monday-Friday) during Lent starting Ash Wednesday 14th February.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parish News&#8230; Last week\u2019s Weekly Offertory Promise Collection amounted to \u00a33413.00 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\u00a0 27th February at 1pm(There will be no 10am Mass that morning ) Refreshments afterwards in Holy Child PS. 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