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Parish Office - 37522813 Parochial House - 37522802 Emergencies - 07596899031 St. Patrick’s Cathedral Parish St. Malachy’s - 37510516 Cathedral - 37522638 SVP Help Line - 07733482604 Archdiocese of SVP Shop - 07518909929 www.armaghparish.net Email: [email protected] 2nd Feb 2020 Mass & Confession Times

St Patrick’s Cathedral The Presentation of the Lord Mon-Sat: 10am Sunday Vigil: 7pm (Sat) Reflection Sunday: 10:30am & 5:30pm Confessions: Saturday at 6:30pm Dear Parishioners

St Malachy’s Church** Tues - Fri: 8am Today we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. It’s now forty days Mon, Wed & Fri: 7:30pm since we celebrated the birth of Jesus and today we hear about Jesus’ parents doing what their Tues & Thurs: 7:30pm Liturgy of the faith asked of them and offering their first born to God, in a service of dedication in the Temple. Word While they are there, two elderly people, Simeon and Anna, who’ve been waiting for God to act Sunday: 8am & 12noon for his people, recognise that Jesus is the one they’ve been waiting for. They recognise that He is Confessions: Saturday at 12noon the “genuine article”.

Church of St. Colmcille On the face of it, there doesn’t seem to be a whole lot happening in the Temple that day; it’s a Sunday: 11am very ordinary scene, there’s nothing to make headlines. Someone prone to excessive enthusiasm might have written: Elderly man interrupts Temple service. He’s understood to have threatened to Church of the Immaculate Conception pierce the soul of an infant’s mother with a sword. In reality, however, it took discernment on the Saturday: 7:30pm Sunday: 10am part of the two elderly people to notice anything different or unusual that day.

Liturgy of the Word** It’s very often that way with our faith and our efforts to live it. At face value, there may be little Each Tuesday & Thursday evening, a going on that is newsworthy, but that’s not the whole story. More often than not, the real “action” special Liturgy, led by lay members, Is happening in the ordinary, and it can take discernment and wisdom to see it. Conversely, the is celebrated in St Malachy's Church at most “newsworthy” action can sometimes be far from the most important. It seems fair to suggest 7.30pm. They include the Readings of the that in our society, what makes news is when God’s plans get reversed, rather than when they Day, Prayers & the distribution of Holy progress. Communion. Please come along and join in the worship on some of the evenings. Headlines can carry much truth, but from the perspective of faith, they may not necessarily deal **Please note all Masses/services in St. with what is most important. Even with all that challenges us, there is a great deal of goodness in Malachy’s have been temporarily our church and in our society. We need to be a little like Simeon and Anna in the Temple, we relocated to St. Patrick’s Cathedral ** need discernment to spot where God is working. The Gospel tells us that Simeon was moved by

the Holy Spirit, and that Anna spent her time in prayer. We would do well to give a little more time to prayer, and to try to be moved more by the Spirit of God rather than by the spirit of the *** Weekly collection amounted to times. £5898.66 & €116.60 *** On a different note, today is also World Day of Consecrated Life. We remember the many religious who have worked and who continue to work in the name of the Gospel here in our Anniversaries Parish. We give thanks to God for the gift that Consecrated Life is to our Church and to the All Anniversaries & Month’s Minds world. should be left in the Parish Office no later than 12noon on the Thursday of With every blessing the week before the anniversary is Rev Peter McAnenly due to be remembered, this includes Saturday Anniversaries. You can leave anniversaries in as early as you Armagh Parish Trip: June 2020

wish, but anniversaries left in after this A four day trip will take place from Armagh Parish time are considered late, and therefore from Monday 1st June -Thursday 4th June.

there is no guarantee that they will be Based at the 4 Star Midlands Park Hotel, read out at Mass. We request that you Portlaoise, the trip will take in places of great leave your anniversary in as early as interest and will include visits to Limerick and possible to avoid disappointment. Kilkenny.

The cost of the trip is £255 per person sharing or £335 for a single room. Price inc. Parish Safeguarding Coach, Bed and Breakfast and Evening Meal in Hotel, entertainment in hotel by night Reps: Aileen & Maura. Contact: and full use of the hotels facilities. 07895460797 or email [email protected] Bookings can be made in Armagh Parish Office from Monday 27th January. A deposit of £50 (non refundable) per person is required to secure booking. Full payment must be made before Friday 15th May. Baptisms take place each weekend at set times in each of the Churches. All parents of children being baptised in the parish must attend a short course. Lectio Divina on the Sunday Gospels of Lent with Sr. Mary Roe RSCJ Bookings @ Parish Office. Lectio Divina will take place in the Synod Hall of the Cathedral on Monday 10th, Feb, St. Malachy’s Adoration Chapel is 17th. Feb, 24th. Feb, 2nd March & 9th March from 10.45 - 11.55. All welcome! open every day for Eucharist Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Adoration takes place each day from 6.00am to 12 RECENTLY DECEASED midnight; with the exception of Pat Brannigan, Gabrielle Reilly, Fr Patrick Hughes, Kathleen Sherry, John Maughan, Anne Wednesday when adoration takes place Grant, Bernadette Dandy, Jim Campbell, Mannie O’Callaghan, Betty McParland all night. Adorers needed: Sat at 3pm, John Rodgers and Maureen Boyle. Sun at 11pm & Wed 12noon. Please contact Nora 37525265 if you can MONTH’S MIND commit to a time. Paddy Kelly (2nd), Lawrence Clancy (3rd), Ann Conlon (3rd), Mary Dougan (7th), Angela

RCIA each Tues at 7pm in the Synod O’Reilly (7th), Caolan Brady (8th) and Giedre Varanaviciene (8th) Hall. New members welcome. St Malachy's Church is closed for some work of his wonderful work here in our Parish and to be done. All Masses/Services will take place Parish Notices throughout the diocese in recent years and we in St Patrick's Cathedral. The church will Armagh Parish introduces a new form of wish him well in all that he does in the future. reopen on Friday 21st February. giving A few weeks ago, a new form of Prayer for the Year of Prayer & Reflection Eamon Martin will celebrate Mass that evening donating was introduced to help support the at 7:30pm to mark this special occasion. needs and demands of the Parish. A new free- God our Father, your people in the Children’s Liturgy Group -St Patrick’s standing donation portal was installed inside Archdiocese of Armagh wish to reflect on how Cathedral The Children’s Liturgy Group meet the main doors of St Patrick’s Cathedral and it best to meet the pastoral needs of your Church twice a month. The Liturgy of Word is adapted offers the user the opportunity to make a in this place and time and to search for ways to to suit young children. The children are contactless payment. It is a new and modern respond adequately to those needs. We pray to withdrawn from the Church for the readings & method of donating to your parish and having better understand our calling as your people. the facilitators present the readings to the such a facility in place makes it easier for Help us to be eager and courageous witnesses children. All children P1–P4 are invited to people to donate as they please. People who to the Joy of the Gospel by the lives we live come along & enjoy this lovely programme. don’t use a weekly envelope and those who and the service we give. As we pray, may we Next dates: Sat 25th January & 8th don’t contribute by direct debit might like to become ever more aware of your Spirit as our consider this new way of giving. February at 7pm in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. guide, comforter and inspiration so that our

Friday is the first Friday of the month. The Armagh & District Lourdes Committee The future plans and actions truly lead to everyone sick and housebound will be visited in the Archdiocese of Armagh Annual Pilgrimage to coming to know the joy of a personal Lourdes, led by Archbishop Eamon Martin, encounter with you. coming days. A Holy Hour and Benediction in St Patrick's will take place from 7th - 12th May 2020. We May we follow the example of your Son, Cathedral on Friday evening at 7.30pm. invite you to join us either as a pilgrim or as an Jesus, and place in you our trust. May we listen Confessions in St Patrick's Cathedral on assisted pilgrim (sick person). Anyone to your voice, may we come to know your will. Thursday at 12noon. interested please contact: Ann 07736415305. And then, when we are renewed and refreshed Please note spaces are very limited! by this time of quiet discernment under your Feast of St. Blaise takes place on Mon 3 loving gaze, send us to work towards building Feb is the Feast of St Blaise. Throats will be FOUND A ring has been found in St. Patrick’s Cathedral over the Christmas period. If this your kingdom. We join our prayer to those blessed at all Masses on the day. Through the who by their compassionate love, teaching and intercession of St Blaise, may the Lord deliver might be yours, please contact Claire in the Parish Office - 02837522813 ext. 2. witness have shared the gift of faith with us you from all ailments of the throat and from and we ask the Saints of Armagh to walk with every other evil. In the name of the Father and Best Wishes to Archbishop us and help light the path as we continue our of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. AMEN We offer our good wishes to Archbishop pilgrim journey. Do this in Memory Programme continues for Clarke as he prepares to retire from the all P4 Pupils & their parents in St Patrick's position of in the coming days. We thank the Archbishop for all St Patrick, St Brigid, St Malachy, St Oliver Cathedral on Sat 15 Feb at 7pm. We continue Plunkett pray for us to remember in prayer all the young people in CHURCH OF ST. COLMCILLE, our parish who are preparing to celebrate their KNOCKACONEY CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE First Penance and First Eucharist later this CONCEPTION, TULLYSARAN year. Youth Choir practice every Wednesday @ 7pm, all new members welcome. Novena Mass on Monday at 7:30pm. Dumping in the grounds of St Patrick’s Volunteers are required to join the Sunday Community Centre This week: Mon: Indoor Cemetery A lot of debris has been removed readers team in Knockaconey . Please leave Bowls 8-10pm. Tues: Bootcamp 7-8pm, Spin from graves in recent weeks & it has been your name and contact details in the Parish class 8.15-9pm. Wed: Playgroup 10.30am-12, dumped across the fence in the upper end of St Yoga 7-8pm. Fri: Physio led Pilates Patrick’s Cemetery & facing Moy Rd. People Office or contact Brendan on 07770843517. are asked NOT to dump debris or rubbish in Cairde na Gráinsi / Friends of the Grange If @10.30am; Sat: Bootcamp 9.15-10.15am, Spin this area & please use the skip that has been you wish to play a vital role in the future 10.30-11.15am. provided. Let’s show greater respect for our development of our club, through financial St Patrick's Ceile Club will host a Ceile in Parish Cemetery & for the sacred place where support, please consider joining ‘Friends of the Tullysaran Community Centre on Sat 8th Feb our loved ones have been laid to rest! Grange’. For more info contact: Tomás from 9.30pm - 12.30am. All welcome! Music McElmeel: 07733238148 or any committee by CEILI TIME! Credo 2020 - **One week to go!** Sólás - Volunteers needed Volunteers

Credo is an opportunity for you to get away Community Notices needed: Sólás is a registered children’s charity from the chaos of everyday life and gather which supports children with additional with other like-minded Catholics for a relaxing Patrick’s Cathedral. All are welcome to come educational needs in primary schools . We are along & pray for vocations. currently recruiting retired teachers & people day of faith talks, workshops, adoration, praise, confessions and Holy Mass, as well as Charity Bingo on Sun 16th Feb at 3pm in the with experience working in an educational lunch, tea/coffee on tap & a swag bag! Pearse Og's Social Club. All proceeds to setting to provide 1:1 or small group support. Induction & training provided. Contact Kate The guest speakers are: Fr. James O'Reilly & Armagh Lourdes family & Children Easter Group. on 02890247600 or [email protected]. Laura Whinnery. Our theme is‘He loved them Armagh Holy Spirit Prayer Group ‘Life in to the end’ - John 13:1. Please join us on 8th Armagh Diabetes Group next meeting will the Spirit’ Seminars begin on Tues 11th February 2020 in Dromantine Retreat take place on Wed 12th Feb at 7.30pm in Feb at 8pm in the St. Vincent de Paul Centre. Conference Centre. Tickets are £20 inc. Dobbin Street Community Centre. Guest All welcome. lunch, tea/coffee & a swag speaker will be Jeanette Newell, Diabetes bag. Booking: tinyurl.com/credo2020 or on Specialist Nurse. Admission is free and new • 11th Feb – Intro w/ Fr Gerry Campbell the door. Anyone over 20 is welcome to join members are always welcome. Light • 18th Feb – God’s Love w/ Vivienne us. refreshments will be served after the talk. Costello • 25th Feb – Salvation w/ Fr Owen Gorman The Westenders Group, Armagh are holding Retrouvaille – A Lifeline for Married a Tea Dance in Cathedral Rd Complex on Couples Do you want to improve the • 3rd March – The New Life w/ Archbishop Wed 12th Feb 2.30-4.30pm. communication with your spouse? Do you feel Eamon Martin Live music from ‘Ria’s Ceili House’ - lost, alone or bored in your marriage? Are you • 10th March – Receiving God’s Gifts w/ Admission £3 includes light refreshments. hurt, frustrated or angry with your spouse? Bishop Michael Router Does talking about it only make it worse? The • 18th March – Baptism in the Spirit w/ Fr National Divine Mercy Conference Dublin Eamon Kelly Sat 22nd Feb 9am-9pm. Retrouvaille programme can help marriages at Ticket: €30/Coach:£20. Contact: Gabrielle all stages. Next programme starts 7th – 9th • 24th March – Growth w/ Fiona Greene 07933 521105. Catherina 07899 810181. February. For info contact Tony & Anne (01) • 31st March – Transformation in Christ w/ 495 3536 or visit www.retrouvaille.ie. Terry Quinn Cappagh Pilgrimage to San Giovanni • 21st April – Mass of Thanksgiving w/ Fr. Rotondo Fully escorted group pilgrimage Second Armagh Diocesan Pilgrimage to Fatima 7 – 14 July 2020 Peter McAnenly 20th-24th April £619pps. For more details “Organise seminars of Life in the Spirit in contact Marie 07799112224 or Clare The second Armagh Diocesan Pilgrimage to Fatima, led by Archbishop Eamon Martin, will your parishes, seminaries, schools, to 07778025587. share Baptism in the Spirit.” - Pope Francis take place from 7th July 2020 - 14th July St. Joseph’s Young Priest Society next 2020. Cost £719. For further details contact meeting will be held on Wed 5th Feb in St. Maureen or Joe McLaughlin 028 9070 1606, Abbey Lotto: 11/21/23/30 Vincent de Paul Centre, Chapel Lane 07745 093530 or 07711 808207. St Colmcille’s GAC Lotto: immediately following 7:30pm Mass in St. Pearse Ogs GAC: 7/11/23/24 All notices for the upcoming Bulletin must be submitted in writing no later than Tuesday at 5pm - please send them to [email protected] or leave in the Parish Office. Due to a high volume of requests we cannot guarantee that all notices submitted will be published in the Parish Bulletin. We ask kindly that correct dates and times are provided at time of submission. Many thanks!