Saint Nicholas’ Church Our Lady of Lourdes Church Sundays - Cycle B Divine Office Week 2 6th May 2018 6th Sunday of Easter Living Church Down & Connor OUR PARISH OUR PASTORAL COMMUNITY St Nicholas’ PS Nurturing Faith In The Family

Lough Derg Pilgrimage In view of the World Meeting of Families (Aug ‘18) PARISH PRIEST Glengormley Parish St Nicholas’ Primary School cordially Date: 16th June The sixth Living Church Lough Derg 3 day Fr Peter Owens PP (St Mary's On The Hill; invites you to ‘An Exhibition’ to Pilgrimage will take place this year from

Parochial House, 8 Minorca Place, St Bernard's; St Macnissi's) celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Friday 29th June to Sunday 1st July 2018. Two young couples and parents, Paula and Joe McKeown and Lynette and Bosco McShane well used to the The cost of the pilgrimage is £65. Mount St. Nicholas, C/fergus Fr Patrick Sheehan, PP, VF opening of the new school building on pressures of modern family life, will lead us in a day of Co. Antrim, BT38 8AU 9083 2979 Friday 11th May 2018 at 1.15pm We are now offering two departure points reflection, prayer and storytelling, focusing on how we can

Belfast and Ballycastle. grow in our walk with God within the family setting, how Tel: 028 9336 3269 Fr Brendan Beagon, PE, CC in the school hall. For details of travel arrangements and to book best to nurture the faith of our children. Email: 9084 1507 Light refreshments will be served a place please call the Living Church Office Registration: 9.30am. Cost; £35

[email protected] afterwards. Fr Darren Brennan, CC on Tel: 02890690920 or email [email protected] by Restoration Through Friendship Web: www.carrickparish.org 9083 2488 Anniversaries

Pentecost Celebration Friday 15th June. Date: 19th May Lily Poland, May Newell, MASS TIMES Loughshore Parishes Registration forms on request from Living The birthday of the Church will be Celebrating 30 years of Restoration Ministries and Mary Maginn, Josephine Donaghy, Church Office or your Parish Office Saint Nicholas’ (St Mary's, Greencastle; celebrated on Pentecost Sunday, reflecting on the ongoing challenge of peace and Jackie and Margaret Butler, St Mary's, Star of The Sea, 20th May. Both churches in our Parish reconciliation in our divided society. Vigil Sat 6 pm Whitehouse; Louise Maria Devine, Jim Devine, Marion Jordan Concert Speakers; V. Rev. Dr. John Dunlop, Former Moderator of will be decorated to reflect the importance St James', ; Leo O’Neill, Jim O’Neill, To promote her new album, “The Prayer”, the Presbyterian Church Sun 11.30 am of this great feast day in our liturgical St Colman's, ) Francis McDade, Annie Kennedy, in Saint Malachy’s Church, , Rev Dr. Ruth Patterson, Director Restoration Ministries calendar. The hospitality team will Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm Tue & Thu 10.00 am on Friday, 1 June 2018 @ 7.30pm. Holy Days: As announced Fr David Delargy, PP Sam Giles, Valerie Hall, provide refreshments after the Sunday Cost; £20 including lunch and coffee 9037 0845 Special guests include Arco String Quartet and Miriam O’Brien, Jack Hannan, Adoration morning Masses and everyone is invited Karl McGuckin. Fr Samuel Kerr, PE, CC Booking: Dromantine Retreat and Conference Centre, Tue & Thurs 10.30-10.45am Martha Downie, John F. Downie, to wear something red in recognition of Ticket price £12, available online from Newry, Co Down BT34 1RH 9036 5773 Sat 10 am - 5 pm Annie Kemp, Robert Kemp, this church celebration. www.marionjordan.com. Tel 028 30821964 (048 from ROI) email: [email protected] St Gerard’s Parish Lorraine McKinty Signed copies of the CD available Our Lady of Lourdes’ Parish Cells Visit our web site www.dromantineconference.com (St Gerard's, ) Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, Day of Reparation Sun 9.30 am Fr Gerard Cassidy, CSsR, PP and let perpetual light shine upon them. Like the early Church, we come together ACCORD Counsellors May they rest in peace. Amen Please join us for an afternoon of Prayer and Mon & Wed 10 am 9077 4833 to pray in our homes. Do join us, we meet Reparation for the protection of the Unborn & ACCORD invites applications for the Certificate in Holy Days: As announced every fortnight in the evening. Fr Patrick McLaughlin, CSsR, CC in Reparation for the ways Ireland has turned Counselling (Marriage and Relationship), for the academic Adoration Our next meeting is on 9th May. For year 2018/2019. 9077 4833 away from God on Sunday May 13th (Feast of THERE WILL BE NO further details, re times and venues The Certificate, validated by St. Patrick’s College Mon & Wed 10.30 - 10.45am Our Lady of Fatima) from 2 - 5pm (Mass Maynooth, is aligned to Level 8, Parish WEEKDAY MASS IN telephone Tommy Mone (C’fergus) on included) in St. Mary's Church, Chapel Lane, CONFESSIONS 20 ECTS on the National Framework of Qualifications and 93 362511 or Ruth Bates (Whitehead) on (St Nicholas', Carrickfergus, Belfast. Please come along, urgent prayer is is aimed at qualified, experienced counsellors/ Saint Nicholas’ Church CARRICKFERGUS 93 378958 Our Lady of Lourdes', Whitehead) needed. For more info contact: Human Life psychotherapists who have:

Sat 5.30 pm — 5.50 pm ON THURS 10 MAY. NB: Cluster Meeting in is International, Knock Tel: 00353 94 9375993.  Degree/Diploma in Counselling/Psychotherapy Fr Peter Owens, PP Our Lady of Lourdes Church 9336 3269 planned for Saturday 2nd June  Completed a minimum of 200 client hours and 9.30am – noon. Mid and East Antrim Sun - before Mass have a current supervised caseload Ministers of the Word Pensioners Parliament  Knowledge/Experience of the Person Centred

BAPTISMS (one month’s notice) Offerings Approach Lourdes Pastoral Centre Over 60? Want to make your voice heard on W/Head first Sun in the month Please note, Fr. Owens will issues like health and social care, community Successful applicants’ course and supervision fees funded C/Fergus third Sun in the month. Weekly Offering £1,395 by ACCORD re-commission all the Date for your Diary safety and the cost of living? Come along to Training in Maynooth one weekend per month, September WEDDINGS By Arrangement Many thanks for your generosity Ministers of the Word at the Country Dance Night the Mid and East Antrim Pensioners Three months’ notice is required to June 9.30am Mass in Whitehead and the Music by Parliament on Tuesday 15th May 2018 Application Criteria and Form: http://www.accord.ie/ FUNERALS By Arrangement Copies of Pope Francis’ 11.30am Mass in Carrickfergus, JD Country (10.30am - 3.30pm) in the Tullyglass Hotel, joining-accord/becoming-a-counselor Ballymena (lunch provided). Register to Closing date: 18th May 2018 ‘Amoris Laetitia on Sunday 13th May, Friday 8th June attend by phoning 028 9031 2089. More info PARISH OFFICE (The Joy of Love)’, which is the More details to follow. Cappella Caeciliana Concert Tel: 028 93363269 are now available from the Parish at www.pensionersparliament.org. Feast of The Ascension of The Lord. (Organist Stephen Hamill) Mon — Thu 10.30am - 1.30pm shop, £4.95 Both Lives Matter is a collaborative movement of individuals & organisations that Sun 13th May at 5.00pm

Bulletin Notices to be in the seeks to re-frame the abortion debate in . We are hosting an evening in Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Parochial House by 12 noon Wed St Nicholas’ Community Centre Parish Walking Group on Monday, 14th May @ 7.30 in Radisson Blu Hotel, to look at abortion, the law Newcastle.

and the implication of any changes to abortion law North & South. We want to St Vincent de Paul Bingo - Tuesday evenings, leaving the Church upper Ticket cost £10, available at Parish office/shop/ car park at 7.00pm. Why not join us for an re-humanise this debate and create a life affirming culture that values each woman and sacristy or Ruffles Boutique or at the door on 028 9035 1561 Sundays 8.00pm hour’s gentle walk and hopefully good craic. her unborn child. We would love you to join us on this evening. the evening.