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PARISH OF DRUMCREE
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. www.drumcreeparish.com St. John the Baptist Church, Garvaghy Road (1777) - 1997
St. Patrick’s Church, William Street – 1835 10th November 2013
Mass Times:
St. John the Baptist
Saturday 7 p.m.
Sunday 8.30 & 11.30 a.m.
St. Patrick’s
Sunday 10 a.m.
Weekday Masses:
St. John the Baptist
Monday 10a.m.
Tuesday - Friday 7p.m.
St. Patrick’s
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 Confessions:
St. Patrick’s
Saturday - 12.30 - 1.15 p.m.
St. John the Baptist
Saturday - 6.15 - 6.45 p.m. Baptisms:
Every Saturday, 5 p.m.
Registration for Baptism must be made in St. John the Baptist Church, after Friday evening Mass, two weeks prior to date. Marriage:
At least three months notice must be given to the Priests of the Parish. Phone Numbers:
Fr. O’Dwyer 38350610
Fr. Sheehan 38332218
Parish Mobile - Emergency No. 07841101850 Adoration of The Blessed Sacrament in St. John the Baptist Church today commencing at 4 p.m. concluding with Benediction at 7 p.m. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: November
Vigil Sharon Garland, Thomas McCooe, Mary McAlinden, Maura Berry.
8.30 a.m. Margaret Marley, Owen Beattie, Richard Hendron.
10 a.m. Madeline O’Neill, Pat Devlin, Eamon Breen.
11.30 a.m. Ann Murphy, Eilish McKeever, Gerry Barlow, Pauline Chambers.
St. Francis Mary Taggart.
Rosemount Gerry Barlow.
St. John the Baptist week beginning 11th - Maura Berry. Ministry of The Word - November
Vigil Olivia McDonald.
8.30 a.m. Eamon McCausland.
10 a.m. Marcelle McAtarsney.
11.30 a.m. Margaret Marley.
week beginning 11th - 10 a.m. Peggy McKeever; 7 p.m. Kathleen Hamill. Eucharistic Adoration - on Thursdays from 8 a.m. - 6.55 p.m. in St. John the Baptist Church Stars, Choirs, Carols - Croke Park - Thursday 19th December 7 p.m. - to break Guinness World Record and raise funds for Cliona Foundation and The Sanctuary. Tickets 15 euro from www.tickets.ie
First Communion Dates: St. John the Baptist P.S. 10th May; Presentation P.S. 31st May; Ballyoran P.S. 7th June. Feasts: Monday 11th St. Martin of Tours; Tuesday 12th St. Josaphat; Thursday 14th St. Laurence O’Toole; Friday 15th St. Albert the Great; Saturday 16th St. Margaret of Scotland, St. Gertrude. Pastoral Centre Shop - Christmas gifts now available - cards cribs, diaries, calendars etc. November - Month of The Holy Souls: Many people choose to abstain from alcohol for the month of November and offer this sacrifice in honour of their deceased loved ones. You can do likewise! Take the short-term pledge for November. Do you attend Saturday Vigil Mass or Sunday 8.30 a.m. Mass? St. Vincent De Paul Society require collectors. Place your name in collection box. Thank you. Benburb Priory - Mindfulness Workshop - Saturday 30th November, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Cost £35 inc. lunch. Register by 22nd November. Contact:
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THANKS! Cathal Mercer thanks all who donated so generously to the coffee morning in aid Tanzania Mission Project. The amount raised was £585. Table Quiz - Cathal is running a table quiz in Tir Na nOg on Friday 22nd November, also in aid of Tanzania Project. Admission £5 per person. All support welcome. Portadown and Loughgall Lourdes Committee Sale of Work in The Pastoral Centre
Saturday 16th November
Starting 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Come along and bring a friend and you are sure to find
something to fill your Christmas Stockings.
Requiescat In Pace
Lately Deceased: Phyllis McParland, James O’Connor, Soibhan Devlin, Patrick Halfpenny, Phyllis McNally
At This Time: Jose Filipe, Patricio Correira, Engracia Cabral, Joao Adolfo Neves
Sunday 10th: Colette Killops, Larry O’Neill, Letitia O’Neill, Eileen McCann, Elizabeth Tevlin, Mary Conlon, Patricia Forker, John Killops
Monday 11th: Johnny Gorman, Sarah McGuigan, Carmel Walker, Mary Jane McCoy, Sheila Donnelly, Willie Walsh
Tuesday 12th: Catherine McShane, Brigid McEvoy, Elizabeth Lennon, Agapito Ximenes
Wednesday 13th: Sean McNally, James Steele, Elizabeth McCorry, Margaret Greer, Annie Daly
Thursday 14th: Mary Eadie, Annie Halfpenny, Kevin McCann, Mary T. Morgan, William McCorry, Joseph Gorman
Friday 15th: Rose Madden, James Henry Lavery, Brigid Teresa Dunbar, Patrick Breen
Saturday 16th: William Vincent Lavery, Robert Donnelly, Mary Gorman, Rosena McCaffrey, Frank Mulholland, Jimmy Donnelly, Cornelius Mulholland
Anniversaries late for Bulletin should be left in the Sacristy on proper day. When submitting notices for bulletin please include name and phone number. Notices and anniversaries should be left in by the Wednesday prior to publication.
Drumcree College: visit www.drumcreecollege.co.uk Our School. Our Community. Our Future. Your Choice. Support Drumcree College.
St. Vincent De Paul Society
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. Christian Meditation: The Meditation Group will meet on Monday at 8 p.m. in the Pastoral Centre. All welcome.
Parenting NI Helpline and Appointment Service: every parent/guardian experiences difficulties from time to time. Need help or advice? tel freephone 0808 8010 722 or www.parentingni.org ILF - Integrating Life and Faith - Archdiocese of Armagh in conjunction with Craighead Institute. We are only too familiar with the cry that there is a split between our faith and the realities of modern life. Like to know more? Venue-Dromantine Contact: Caoimhe: 07598421265 or Kevin:07515910957 The Gentlemen of Country Show - Wednesday 20th November in Drumcree Pastoral Centre. Starts 8 p.m. Tickets £10 available from Winnies, Litters, Bureau De Change, Ogle St.. Armagh, Newells Newsagent, Queen St., Lurgan. Southern Area Hospice Services
Chasing all those coppers for Hospice this Christmas ...
every penny counts!
If you have a Southern Area Hospice family home box at home please don’t forget to empty it and get is in to us as soon as possible. It can be left to Hospice reception or to any of our Hospice shops located in Newry, Dungannon, Banbridge and Rathfriland. For assistance with this or to get a home box posted out to you please contact Anne on
028 30251333. St. Malachy’s Hurling Club: Bingo in Drumcree Pastoral Centre every Friday night 8.15 p.m. sharp. All support welcome. Tir Na nOg GFC - Bingo as usual Tuesday night. The bigger the crowd the bigger the prizes. Bannside Development Centre: Homework Club Monday & Tuesday 3 - 4.30 p.m. £1 per day. Arts & Crafts and other activities Tuesday & Wednesday evenings 6.30 p.m. - 8 p.m £1 per session. Computer Classes Thursday 10 a.m. - 12.15 p.m. £3 per session. For further information contact Ann on 38339916. Adoption: Family Care Society is presently seeking adoptive families who would be interested in parenting children aged between 2 - 6 yrs and who need love and attention of a caring family. Could this be you? Contact 90691133 or 71368592 or www.familycaresociety.co.uk Christian Aid Lunches: First Wednesday each month in Armagh Road Presbyterian Chruch Hall 12 noon to 1.30pm Minimum donation £3. Soups, bread, cheese, tea/coffee. St. Malachy’s Bowling Club: Indoor bowls (Seniors) Tuesdays 7.30 - 9 p.m. in Ashgrove Community Centre. Flower Arranging on Mondays in Drumcree Pastoral Centre at 7pm All welcome. Marie Curie Cancer Care: Table Quiz in Goodyear Social Club Friday 15th November at 9 p.m. Ticket cost £5 (phone 38343411) or pay at door. Anyone interested in joining the group or helping in any way, please contact Phil Kane on 90882060 or Margaret Coleman on 38343411. Meetings are held in Portadown Rugby Club on first Wednesday of the month at 8 p.m.
Offertory Collection
Sunday 3rd - £3313-02
Thanks to all who contributed
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Pastoral Centre: Cafe Bethany open after
10 a.m. Mass on Mondays
Reflection
To him all people are alive
Coming to the end of life
is like travelling through a narrow tunnel
and when we pass through it at
its narrowest,
we then emerge into the widest space we have ever known,
wider, brighter
than any of our thoughts, dreams, hopes.
For a true description of God
is the Lover of life,
bringing life to the full,
seeing life when all seems lost,
in despair, hopelessness,
confusion at any age,
or when pain and ill-health drain the
body of life. God looks on our dying moments
and sees not a person nearly dead,
but a man or woman on the doorstep
of full lif. God looks on our times of illness
and sees us struggling with the limits of earthly life
but growing in the life of the soul. And this is how people saw Jesus
a man full of the life
of love and of compassion,
of conviction and energy. One who lived
in the fullness of God’s promise
that life is linked
in the golden string
of heaven and earth.
God is not the God of the dead,
but of the living,
and to God,
all people are alive.
The JOY rule
Think of Jesus
Think of Others
Think of You
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