Parish News

The Good Friday collection for the Holy Land amounted to £450. The Easter Sunday Offertory Promise totalled £3369. The special Easter Collection was  £1175. Last week’s Weekly Offertory Promise collection amounted to £1892. Thank you. For your continued generosity.

Holy Child Primary School’s First Holy Communions will be celebrated this year on Saturday 17th May at 11.00am.

The Special Ministers of Holy Communion will meet this Thursday 8th May at 11.00am in the Parish Centre.

A Solemn Rosary will be prayed every Thursday evening during the month of May at St Agnes’ Church from 7-8pm. Solemn Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, a Marian reflection, Rosary with hymns and Solemn Benediction. All welcome.

Parish envelope boxes and Gift Aid forms are still available in the Sacristy or Parish Office.

Baptised in Christ: We welcome to St Agnes’: James Alexander Devlin.

Remember in prayer…

Recently deceased: Joseph Young, Madeleine Farry, Brendan Denny, Joseph Carlin, Jane McIlwee.

Those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Patrick Kearney, Tom Cooney, Cecilia Doherty, Tommy Devlin, John Galbraith, Nora Maguire, Lily Fitzsimons, Kathleen McKernan, Billy Black, Paul Reilly, Annie & Kieran Marshall, Marie O’ Hara, Vincent Kayes, Martha & Edwin Leddy, Elizabeth & Cornelius McCoy, Alice Waters, Terry Cullen, Martin O Reilly, Marie McClinton,Frank & Sarah Toner, Patricia O’Neill, Mary & Dan Dougan, Frank Trainor, Rosaleen Trainor, Alice Lyons.

The Holy Father’s prayer intentions for May:

Media: That the media may be instruments in the service of truth and peace. Mary’s Guidance: That Mary, Star of Evangelization, may guide the Church in proclaiming Christ to all nations.

Notable Feasts & Saints in May:

3rd: Sts Philip & James, Apostles; 13th: Our Lady of Fatima; 14th: St Matthias, Apostle; 26th: St Philip Neri, Priest; 31st: The Visitation of Our Lady;

What’s on locally

Parish Retreat to Drumalis Retreat Centre,  Larne, will take place from Saturday 6th-Sunday 7th September 2014. All welcome. Contact: Pat Coey: 028 90617082.

The Annual Diocesan Liturgy Seminar, entitled “ Rediscovering the Word of God” will be held on Saturday 10th May 2014 from 1pm – 4.30pm in St Anne’s Parish Centre, Kingsway, Finaghy, Belfast BT10 0NE. It will be conducted by Bro. Pat Mullins O.Carm. The Seminar is open to all, and will be especially interesting to Ministers of the Word. Seminar Fee £5. To book,  contact: Malachy McKeever: 07760108903 or e-mail: malachy.mck@gmail.com

Down and Connor Pilgrimage to Fatima under the patronage of Bishop Noel Treanor. 14th-21st August 2014. 3-star hotels.£649 incl. Belfast-Dublin Airport return coach, return flight to Lisbon to Fatima, 7 nights full board. Based on sharing twin bedded rooms with facilities. Full religious progamme, directed by Fr Gerard McCloskey & Fr Sean Gilmore. Contact: Joe Catney (90714001 or Anna Prior (44841843.

Focolare “ Many streams, one river” Summer Gathering for all ages. Ballycastle 2nd-6th July 2014. For further information: email: mariapolis@focolare.ie or Tel: 028 90661028 or www.focolare.org/Ireland

Friends & Faith Group- Clonard– Are you in your 30’s,40’s, 50’s or over, enjoy meeting others / living & sharing your faith while making new friends. Interested in finding out more? Come along to Clonard on Fri 9th May 7.00-7.30pm simply register your name at faithtogether@clonard.com.

Rathmore Grammar School Class of 1989 are having a reunion on 14th June 2014. If you were a member and are interested in attending the reunion. Info: rathmorereunion89@gmail.com.

Make your vote count for unborn children – we must ensure that our politicians represent the pro-life views of the vast majority of people here. To hear more on this most serious issue, there will be a public meeting in Jury’s Hotel Great Victoria St Belfast on Wed. 7^th May@7:30pm. For more info: contact 90278484. info@preciouslife.com

Padre Pio pilgrimage 2014, 25th July-1st August 6nights San Giovanni at Parco Della Rossa and 1 night Benevenuto at Grand Hotel Italiano. Meals included. Full itinerary escorted. Price €849 For information contact Annemarie at Joe Walsh Tours 0035312410800 or Joanne 02890228436.

Annual Le Chéile-Together Lecture. The new Vice Chancellor of St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London, Dr Francis Campbell, will deliver a public lecture entitled: ”˜Faith and education in a pluralist world’ in St Mary’s University College, Belfast, Tuesday 6 May at 7 pm. Chair: The Most Rev. Richard Clarke, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh. All welcome.

Spiritual Direction Training at Drumalis,  in association with Manresa Jesuit Centre of Spirituality, Dublin, is delighted to offer a two-year Diploma in Spiritual Direction beginning in Sep 2014. Further details available at www.manresa.ie or Drumalis Retreat Centre 028 28272196.