Mission Statement: Our Parish is a Christ-centred community. In Baptism we are challenged by the Spirit to live and share the Gospel message. Through proclaiming the Gospel message to all, Growth in Faith, Liturgy, Justice Issues and Ecumenism, we extend our love and care to all people providing support in renewing and deepening our faith. We value the gifts and talents of each of our Parishioners and invite them to use these in responding to Christ’s invitation to all of us to follow Him and spread the Good News to the whole world.

Saturday   7 p.m.

Sunday      8.30 & 11.30 a.m.

Sunday    10 a.m.

Monday 10a.m. 

Tuesday - Friday 7p.m.

Tuesday - Saturday  10 a.m.

Monday 7p.m. (Novena -

Miraculous Medal)

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Thursdays in St. John the Baptist Church from 8a.m to 6.55 p.m.

Devotions 1st & 2nd Sunday -October - June

Saturday - 12.30 - 1.15 p.m.

Saturday - 6.15 - 6.45 p.m.

Every Saturday, 5 p.m.

At least three months notice must be given to the Priests of the Parish.

Fr. O’Dwyer 38350610

Fr. Sheehan 38332218

Parish Mobile - Emergency No. 07841101850

Saturday 12th July - no 10 a.m. Mass in St. Patrick’s.  

Monday 14th July - no 7 p.m. Mass in St. Patrick’s.  The Novena Prayers will be said at 10 a.m. in St. John the Baptist.

SUNDAY MASSES WILL REMAIN AS NORMAL 

Vigil Miriam Loftus, Margaret Mallon, Theresa McCaffrey, Colm McCann.

8.30 a.m. Eddie McVeigh, Dylan Murphy, Patsy Hanratty.  

10 a.m. Denis McKeever, Seamus McCaffrey, Winnie Breen.  

11.30 a.m. John Marley, Kate Guy, Declan McAtarsney, Bronagh Hagan.

St. Francis - Jackie McKeown

Rosemount - Margaret Marley

St. John the Baptist week beginning 7th - Geraldine Lawless. 

Vigil Denis McCourt.  

8.30 a.m. David Greer;

10a.m. Ann Hamill. 

11.30 a.m. SHYNE.  

Week beginning 7th - 10 a.m. Peggy McKeever; 7 p.m. Kathleen Hamill.

Recent Baptisms: Erica Maria Silva Agostinho Victor, Randy Manuel Agostinho Victor, Eoin Sean Douglas, Oscar Cullen Guy

Sacrament of Marriage: congratulations to Mary Cullen and John Prentice and Cathy McVeigh and Darren Corbett who were married recently.

Feasts:  Monday 7th St. Maelruain; Tuesday 8th St. Kilian; Wednesday 9th Ss. Augustine Zhao Rong & Companions; Friday 11th St. Benedict.

Graduation Masses at Catholic Chaplaincy, QUB, on Monday 7th, Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th at 5.30 p.m.  All welcome.

Eucharistic Adoration:  If you have not signed up for this weekly hour before the Blessed Sacrament and wish to participate, please call either of the two numbers listed 

028 38334245 or 028 38337753.

Pastoral Centre Sept. 2014 - April 2016.  For bookings and more information contact Armagh Diocesan Pastoral Centre, The Magnet, Dundalk.  Tel. 003533429336649 or

email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  Open to all adults over the age of 18.

Ulster Project - teens and mentors from our Parish and Portadown have travelled to Kansas for July.  Thank you to the host families from Hutchinson and McPherson.  We hope we will enjoy and be enriched by the experience.

ADYC:  Young people from our Parish and Diocese have travelled to Taize on Pilgrimage.  We wish them every blessing - let us pray for each other.

Website - www.armaghpriest.com - Priesthood in the Archdiocese of Armagh.  Check it out.

Lately Deceased: Francis McNeice, Lorenco Ornai, Stella Hughes, Laurence Black, Gretta Bell, Jimmy McDonnell, Betty McCann, Noel Heenan, Eva Hamill

At This Time: Edward McIlkenny, Annie Keogh, Agnes Lappin, Edward & Mildred Sherry     

Sunday 6th: Joseph Heyburn, Thomas McVeigh, Edward Doherty,Charles McCaffrey,  Afonso De Jesus, Zedson Guterres, Eugenia De Oliveira, Agapito Ximenes, Antonio Correia, Jane McKeever

Monday 7th: Peggy Murphy(1st Anniversary), Owen Molloy, May Hagan, Patrick Monaghan, Mary Hamill, Jennifer Devlin

Tuesday 8th:  M.M. Michael Marley, Margaret Hughes(1st Anniversary), Jimmy Reynolds, Annabella Lappin, Jim Derry, Vincent Sherry

Wednesday 9th:  Ann Mallon, Mick Fearnon

Thursday 10th: Terence Kelly, Mary Yeomans, Margaret McCaffrey, Margaret Gribbon

Friday 11th:  Stephen McGuigan, Peter Woolsey, John Corry, Yolanda Martini, Margaret Moonan

Saturday 12th:  Sadie Garvey, Maureen Byrne, Florence McCaffrey, Joyce Kelly

 

URGENTLY REQUIRED!! Ladies, Men’s and Children’s Clothing. Furniture also needed - collection available.  Clothes shop phone 38393898. Furniture shop phone 38394219, Mayfair   Business Centre, Garvaghy Road.  Open Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.  Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.         

PRAMS, COTS, BUGGIES REQUIRED.

SELF HELP LINE - 38339639 - Response within 48 hours.

Armagh Diocesan Youth Commission:  ‘Assume Summer Camp’ - taking place two separate weeks.  

Week 1: 11th - 15th August;

Week 2 - 18th - 22nd August.  

Both in Greenhill Centre, Newcastle.  This is an adventure and faith 4 night residential for 12 - 14 yr olds.  For more details call 028/048 37523084

Summer Youth Pilgrimages -  Lourdes, France 16 - 30 yr. old, 17 - 22 August Camino de Santiago, Spain 20 - 35 yr old, 23 - 30th August.  For more information email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  Places are limited.

Romania Helpline Appeal:  Golf Day - Sunday 6th July in Downpatrick, 4 person team event.  Tee off from 1.30 - 6 p.m.  £15 per person.  If interested contact Paddy or Bronagh on above numbers.

Knock Shrine - Monday 11th August.  Sr. Breige McKenna (intercession for priests).  Coach £15.  Bring packed lunch.

Booking / details phone Gabrielle 028 87784964 / 07933521105 or Grace 028 87784942.  Marie 028 38851517.

£1 subs per day                                        

Bannside Development Centre:  Homework Club Closed for summer, resumes in September.   Arts & Crafts and other activities Tuesday & Wednesday evenings 7 p.m. - 8 p.m £1 per session   Resumes August.  Computer Classes Thursday 10 a.m. - 12.15 p.m. £4 per session, resumes September.  Sarah’s Circle Women’s Spirituality Group 2nd Saturday of every month 11 a.m. - 12.30 p.m, resumes October   For further information contact Ann on 38339916.  

 

St. Malachy’s Hurling Club:  Bingo in Drumcree Pastoral Centre every Friday night 8.15 p.m. sharp.  All support welcome.  U8 training every Sunday 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. at Seagoe Indoor 3G.  Free membership.  For more information contact Thomas 07821579451.

Tir Na nOg GFC - U6 training,  U8 training and U10 training now at Tir Na nOg pitch Fridays 6 - 7 p.m..   Bingo as usual Tuesday night.  The bigger the crowd the bigger the prizes.   

                                                                  

Drumcree College: visit www.drumcreecollege.co.uk  Our School. Our Community. Our Future. Your Choice. Support Drumcree College.                                                       

Slimming World:  Pastoral Centre every Tuesday at 5.30 and 7.30 p.m.  New members always welcome.

 

Come to a quiet place,

a place so quiet

that you can hear

the grass grow.

Run your fingers 

through the softness

of its petals,

and listen:

listen to the earth,

the warm earth,

the life pulse

of us all.

Rest your body

against its warmth;

feel its greatness,E

the pulse and throb,

the foundation

of the world.

Look up into the sky,

the all-embracing sky,

the canopy of heaven.

How small we really are:

specks in the greatness

but still part of it all.

We grow from the earth

and find

our own place.