Parish of Ardkeen - Silver Circle - February Draw - will take place on Sunday 24th February . Those paying monthly/bi-monthly please leave your subscriptions in as soon as possible either in the Parish of Ardkeen collection basket or leave with Fr Alexander in the Parochial House. Fr Anthony Alexander, Parish Priest Many thanks for your continued support! (028) 4273 8294
th www.parishofardkeen.co.uk NO CEILI CLASS this week. Next Class on Sunday 24 February in McKenna [email protected] Hall from 7-9pm. Enjoy the break and see you next week!! Parish of Ardkeen Dates for your Diary Fr McGrady PP Portaferry and Ballygalget (028) 4272 8234 Wednesday 27 th February ~ Service of Light and Commitment Monday 25 th March ~ Sacrament of First Confession Monday 8th April ~ Sacrament of Confirmation Six th Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday 4 th May ~ Sacrament of First Holy Communion
17th February 2019 2019/2020 ~ Pilgrimages
ST. PATRICK'S PARISH, DONEGALL STREET, BELFAST PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA - (2 nights) Lisbon and Estoril Coast (4 nights) will take place 8th -14th September 2019 . Price is €875pps. Deadline for booking is Friday, 22nd February 2019. For more information and booking form contact Deirdre Douglas 07843006560 or e mail Jesus s aid to his [email protected]
PILGRIMAGE ROME & TUSCANY – 18 June 2019 - 7 nights ex Dublin (includes Assisi, Florence & Pisa) 3 nights Rome/4 nights Tuscany. £1090 pp sharing (single room disciples: supplement £280) Includes guided tours and most meals. Contact PAUL OR MARIE at DOWNE TRAVEL -Tel : 028 4461 3288 or [email protected]
DRUMBO PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO ROME, ASSISI & CASCIA including Divine Mercy "Rejoice, Sunday in Rome. 6 Night Pilgrimage to Assisi, Cascia, Rome & Vatican City, 27 April– 03 May 2019 . Package price from £945.00 pps. For more details, please contact the Parish Office 028 9081 2238 opt 2. Application form now available in the Parish Office dance for joy,
MEDJUGORJE IRISH CENTRE PILGRIMAGES ~ APRIL - OCT 2019: 7 nights B&B and Airport Shuttle service from Dubrovnik or Split for €279 per person sharing. Book any flight - any time and we provide guaranteed airport shuttle service. Call us for further info your reward will be great in heaven" and book the dates that suit you. 01 4434510 or email [email protected].
OBERAMMERGAU PASSION PLAY fully escorted tour ex Dublin 22 nd August 2020 - 7 Please Note ~ there will be NO Mass in the Parish on days (play performed only every 10 years). Visiting Innsbruck Salzburg and Lake Constance. Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday Price includes daily tours, tickets for the Passion Play and dinner/bed and breakfast at the Mass Times for the remainder of the week hotels. £2049pp twin sharing. DEPOSIT £200pp. For information contact Marie or Paul at Downe Travel - 028 4461 3288 or [email protected] St Joseph’s, Ballycranbeg St Mary Star of the Sea, Nunsquarter Thursday at 9.00am Friday (Novena) at 7.30pm Thinking about volunteering in 2019? Parkinson’s’ UK currently have a variety Saturday at 9.00am Saturday (Vigil) at 6.30pm of volunteer roles that require just a couple of hours of your time per month, home Sunday at 11.00am Sunday at 9.00am based roles and roles where you can help decide priorities within your local area. So, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Friday 7.00pm - 7.25pm - St Mary Star of the Sea and whether you thrive in a group environment or enjoy making strategic decisions in a on Saturday morning: 9.30am - 10.00am - St Joseph's small team, please call Emma McKeown on 0797 686 6649 for a no obligation chat to Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays - after 9am Mass in St Joseph's and 5.45pm - kick start your volunteering journey or email [email protected]. I look 6.15pm in St Mary Star of the Sea. First Friday 7pm - 7.25pm in St Mary Star of the Sea. forward to hearing from you. Thanks. SVP Helpline No: 078 9583 5215 PILATES with Bernie : For details contact Bernie on 07921 658 457 or Facebook - Pilates with Bernie. Bulletin Notices: please call/leave a message @ 4273 8175 or email [email protected] CLUBBERCISE with Maura - Facebook: clubberciseniwithmaura or 07753 354 771 for information. Items for the bulletin must be in by 10am on Thursday morning at the very latest. Our prayers are requested for: CHURCH DOOR COLLECTION ~ 23 rd /24 th FEBRUARY Month's Mind: James (Bo) Dynes; James Byers. On 29 th June 2019 one of our young parishioners, Meghan First Anniversary: Niall O'Connor. Ennis, will be travelling as part of the Habitat for Humanity Anniversaries: William Coulter, Kathleen Mearns, Tommy Matchett, John Magennis, Youth Build Team to help build a community centre for Joseph Doherty, Alex McMaster, Mildred Porter, Mary Ritchie, Eilish Mageean, Mary Byers, disadvantaged young children in Buftea, Romania. In order William McNamara, Daniel Donaghy, Hugh Ennis, Dan Matchett, William McMullan, Hugh McMullan, Jim Gilmore, Charles Strong, Sarah Hughes, Hugo Trainor, Tom Matchett, Swithin to raise funds to help Habitat for Humanity with their work, Caldwell, Paudraig Sweeney, Lily Kearney, Christine McCallan, Seamus Caldwell, Mona Meghan will be holding a Church Door Collection after all rd th Coulter, Kathleen Gilmore, James Coulter, Maurice Gilmore, Patrick Finbar Gilmore, the Masses next weekend, 23 and 24 February . Margaret Ross, Maureen Curran, Cahal Doherty and all those whose anniversaries occur at All donations will be greatly appreciated. this time. We remember especially at this time those who have no one to pray for them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION OF £6 FOR YOUNG PRIESTS SOCIETY IS NOW DUE . Monies can be given in an envelope with your name to Phyllis Gilmore or placed on the collection basket in either Church and marked YPS. Sanctuary Lamp Intentions 60 Years of St Columba's College ~ An Evening of Midsummer Melodies: St Mary Star of the Sea Church Weekly Offering: (SL) Cahal Doherty RIP Calling all past and present pupils of St Columba’s. Were you a budding young £1765 (SH1) Special Intention SB; (SH2) Thanksgiving MS dancer, singer, actor or did you once have a school band back in the day? Here’s Building Fund: £1800 (OL1) Thanksgiving SB; (OL2) Special Intention DK your chance to contribute to an evening of entertainment to celebrate 60 years of If you wish to put forward an intention for one of the lamps, St Columba’s College. So dust off your dance-shoes, tune your guitars, practice Thank you for your please call into the Sacristy after Mass. continued generosity your scales and make this a family evening to remember. Contact Clare on 028 Suggested offering £5
427 28323 or email [email protected] with your name, number and act. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION continues in St Joseph's Church, Ballycranbeg on Thursday 30 th Anniversary ‘Homegrown’ Concert celebrating the work of TinyLife, the premature from 9am to 9pm . Also in St Cooey's Oratory, Portaferry every Friday - 8.30am to 9pm. st Please Don’t Forget to indicate your attendance for Adoration by ‘tick ing’ the Attendance baby charity. Friday 1 March at 8pm in Clonard Monastery, Belfast. Artists include the Register on the table at the back of St Joseph’s. T his Register provides assurance to the cream of Northern Ireland talent: Karl McGuckin, Malachi Cush, Andrea Begley, Eimear Adoration Committee that the Blessed Sacrament is never left alone. Thank You. McGeown, Niamh Perry, St Dominic's Grammar School Choir and Special Guest Phil Coulter. Tickets £20 available from Clonard office, TinyLife office (Bloomfield Avenue): 02890 St Mary's Primary School - Tel 028 4273 8581 815050 or online www.buytickets.at/tinylife February Mid Term: St Mary's Primary School is closed this week and we wish all pupils, th As we journey on from the World Meeting of Families, Glenavy and Killead Parish is offering teachers and staff an enjoyable break. School re-opens on Monday 25 . nd an Oasis Day of Prayer and Reflection for Married Couples, on Saturday 2 March St Joseph's Ballycran GAA Club News – [email protected] 2019 , 10.00am – 3.00pm in St. Clare’s Community Hall, 55 Chapel Lane, Glenavy, Crumlin. Club Lottery: 10 th February ~ Numbers: 1, 3 & 23. Jackpot not won. £10 each to Teresa This is an opportunity for married couples to take some time out, in the company of other Braniff, Jim McNamara, Daithi Lennon and Paddy Braniff. Jackpot this week £850. couples, to reflect on their marriage in a relaxed and prayerful atmosphere. For more Crochet Class - for Beginners and Improvers started Tuesday 12 th February from 7pm- information, contact Accord NI Catholic Marriage Care Service on 02890 233002.
9pm in McKenna Hall for 6weeks. Cost is £15. You will need a 4.5mm or 5mm crochet hook th and a ball of plain double knitting wool. Spaces are limited so book early with Una Gilmore - Upcoming events at Tobar Mhuire : Ash Wednesday (6 March) Day of Prayer . 07934 553 600. Tutor will be Bernie Doran. Our annual day of prayer is dedicated to prisoners; their families, and those who care for Beetle Drive - Sunday 17 th Feb at 2.30pm in McKenna Hall. Adults £3 and Children £1. them. Chapel open all day for Adoration followed by Prayer Service at 7.00pm . Talk by Fr nd Ciarán Dallat (Prison Chaplain) at 7.30pm. All welcome. Cran Crackers Children's Show - Friday 22 Feb at 7.30pm in McKenna Hall. Adm £5. th Poker Night - Friday 1 st March at 8.30pm in McKenna Hall. Tickets £10 each. Wednesday 13 March: First of our Lenten Talk Series: The Beatitudes of Pope Francis rd with Dr Aidan Donaldson at 7.00pm. All welcome. Voluntary donation Bingo - Sunday 3 March in McKenna Hall. First Game 3pm. th Cransformation - starts with the first weigh-in on Tuesday 9 April . Registration Are you making Wedding plans? Prepare for your future Married life at a Catholic th th Nights on Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 March from 6-8pm . Engaged Encounter Course, 23-24 March 2019 in Our Lady and St. Patrick’s Parish th Ballycran Gaolbreakers Heist Package. On 6 April the PSNI will have finally caught Centre, Ballymoney. For details/booking: marriageencounter.ie or 028 2763 8515 up with the "rogues" in our area and they will be arrested and escorted to Crumlin Road Gaol where they will be locked up. The only way they can be released is by raising at least Our Blessed Mother knows our burdens and will help us carry them..... £2,000 Bail Monies. Are you willing to help BAIL one of our prisoners? For more information if only we ask, she'll carry us as well! see the flyers in the Churches and keep an eye on our Facebook page. God is speaking....Our Blessed Mother is speaking....
are we listening?