Parish of Carrickfergus & Whitehead

Saint Nicholas’ www.carrickparish.org Our Lady of Lourdes 18th April 2021 3rd Sunday after Easter Cycle B Week 3 Fr. Peter Owens PP,VF Parochial House, Sunday Public Masses - April 2021 8 Minorca Place, Mount St. Nicholas, Carrickfergus We would invite those with Surnames in the following alphabet Co. Antrim, BT38 8AU order to Mass on the assigned Sundays during April. Tel: 028 9336 3269

Email: Sunday Carrick Sunday Whitehead [email protected] Website: www.carrickparish.org 11.30am 9.30am Bulletin Notices to be 18th Apr F-L 18th Apr G-M submitted to the parish Email Address 25th Apr M-Mc 25th Apr Mc-O by 12 noon Wed

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PRAYER FOR SPIRITUAL COMMUNION My Jesus, I believe that You

are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to

receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace you as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You.

Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

Recently Deceased Parish WebCam Mass is streamed live, from St. Nicholas’ at 11.30am each Sunday. John Wilson The link for Masses are located on the front page of the Parish Website. Christine Cushnan Villanueva These are also available to watch on YouTube. Just enter ‘carrickparish’ Anniversaries when searching on YouTube to watch on your home TV.

Celine Arkins (1st Anniversary) We need to keep on protecting each other.

Jim Boyle Hands: On entering church please use sanitiser Josephine Moore provided.

Leo O’Neill, James O’Neill Face: Please wear a face covering coming to and Margaret O’Neill at Mass. Louise Devine, Frances Devine Liam Devine, Jim Devine Space: Please keep 2m from the people around you; while walking into church; walking to communion; and when leaving the church.

Follow: the one way system in place for Holy Communion. Walkways Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine are marked out with yellow tape. upon them. May they rest in peace. Wednesday evening Masses Amen 6.00 pm, Whitehead 7.30 pm, Carrickfergus

These Masses are open to all parishioners, subject to seating availability.

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World Day of Prayer 2021 Donations to Trocaire for Lent Many thanks to everyone who donated towards the https://www.trocaire.org/donations/now/ recent World Day of Prayer event, recorded this year Donations made, before 16th May 2021, will be by the Presbyterian Church in Islandmagee due to the doubled by the UK Government.If you still have a Covid restrictions. A total of £670 cash was raised by Trocaire Box/Envelope to return to the Parish, Can the 6 churches in our area, as well as any donations you please return it before the 30th April 2021. made online. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. Thank you. In Conversation with Sr Nathalie Becquart ‘St. Nicholas’ Parish Repository’ Sr Nathalie Becquart will join the Catholic Chaplaincy at Sunday Missals; Gifts and Cards for all QUB live from Rome next Wednesday, 21 April at occasions including Baptism, First Communion 7pm. Sr Natalie was appointed as undersecretary to the and Confirmation. Synod of Bishops by Pope Francis earlier this year, Please feel free to call in before Mass on any becoming the first woman to hold this position in Church Sunday. history. This online event is organised and facilitated by To ensure safe social distancing, only one Blest, Chaplaincy’s new group for women customer can be in the shop at a time. students. Everyone is welcome to join the student-led conversation. Zoom ID: 89575216842 Passcode: Synod21

NHSCT Stress Control Help Us - Help You Programme - May Online Capacity at our Churches in line with our COVID Risk Assessments Classes Instructions on how to access the  38 units for individuals / households in St. Nicholas’ Carrickfergus and online classes available at  15 unit for individual / households in Our Lady of Lourdes Whitehead. https://ni.stresscontrol.org/. The classes are FREE and will Our seating units within the churches, vary in size, and comply fully with commence on Monday 3rd May. social distancing regulations. Each class will begin at 9am and Stewards are there to help you and will allocate seats, in line with will be available to watch online maximising the church capacity, for all services. for 2 ½ days (62 hours) after the If you know that you are attending Mass with another parishioner in your start time. ‘bubble’, please let the steward know at the door when entering the church. Overseas Volunteers Training Course September 2021 - Open to all! Viatores Christi, a faith-based development organisation has specialised in This Coming Week 19th Apr - 25th Apr the recruitment, training and deployment of overseas volunteers since 1960. VC runs an online volunteer preparation course covering Community Development, Health, Global Awareness, Mission, etc. This is open to all! Wed Once completed, participants can be considered for volunteer roles through St Anselm, Bishop VC EU Aid Volunteers #EUAVI programmes. If you want to know more, click here or visit the News section of our website www.vcvolunteers.ie or Fri email [email protected] St. George, England

St. Adalbert of Prague Important Notice - COVID 19 As windows and vents will be open during services, Parishioners are reminded to wrap up well with layers of clothes when attending the Church. Sat St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Priest

St. Nicholas’ Primary School Places are still available for Primary 1 Sun starting school in Sept 2021. Please contact the school office on (028) 93351149 or email www.stnicholasps.org.uk for any further information. Fourth Sunday of Easter Due to Covid 19 restrictions, we have been unable to carry Readings for Sun 25th Apr out visits to bereaved families in the parish. If you wish to Acts 4: 8-12 talk to someone call 07598825187, or leave a message and 1 John 3: 1-2 someone from the group will get back to you . John 10: 11-18

StopCOVID NI App. https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/publications/stopcovid-ni-app-explainer-leaflet See the Parish Website for more info.

Mass at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Whitehouse Mass at St. Bernard’s, Glengormley https://www.loughshoreparishes.org/webcam/ https://www.churchservices.tv/glengormley/

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