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PLEASE CONTACT PARISH OFFICE: 028 92 660206.

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Thursday 21 November – The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Friday 22 November – St Cecilia
Saturday 23 November – St Columban

November is always an appropriate time to honour the dignity and legacy of all those who have gone before us. From 1786 an assembly of priests and people, faithful to one another and with whispered prayers in their hearts, have been frequenting this church.

At 10.00am Mass on Tuesday we will have a short service, dedicating on display, some of the sacred vessels and missals used by them since 1840. We will also erect a small plaque in memory of the three priests buried within the walls of this church.

ST ALOYSIUS PRIMARY SCHOOL:
Primary One Open Day. Saturday 7 December at 10.00am. Principal’s Address at 10.15am.
7 Ballinderry Road, Lisburn, BT28 1TB. 028 9266 2293.

CARING TO THE END: WHY EUTHANASIA IS NOT AN ANSWER TO SUFFERING
Speakers: Dr Dominic Whitehouse (Palliative Care Consultant)
and Jack Valero (communications expert and founder of Catholic Voices) 7pm, 29 November 2024
Location: St Malachy’s Parish Hall, 24 Alfred St, Belfast BT2 8EN (public transport options and free parking nearby after 6pm) For more information contact- emily@faithversed.com or 07481940689

The Annual Mass for Deceased Clergy and Religious will take place on Tuesday 19th November 2024 in St Peter’s Cathedral (Belfast) at 7.30pm.

COLUMBANUS FESTIVAL 22-24 NOVEMBER 2024

A range of events including a special Mass to install a St Gall relic in St Comgall’s Church Bangor.
There will be a lecture about the incredible collection of Irish manuscripts and writings in the Abbey Library, St Gallen, Switzerland. Full details on the website
https://friendsofcolumbanusbangor.co.uk/2024/10/06/columbanus-festival-2024/

TODAY IS DESIGNATED AS WORLD DAY OF THE POOR. A DAY ESTABLISHED BY POPE FRANCIS IN 2017 FOR CATHOLICS TO
REFLECT ON HOW POVERTY IS AT THE VERY HEART OF THE GOSPEL.

The theme for 2024 is “The prayer of the poor rises up to God” (Sirach 21:5).
“The poor hold a privileged place in God’s heart,” Pope Francis said in his message for the day. “God knows the sufferings of his children because he is an attentive and caring father. As a father, he takes care of those who are most in need: the poor, the marginalized, the suffering, and the forgotten. No one is excluded from his heart, for in his eyes, we are all poor and needy. We are all beggars because without God, we would be nothing.”

ALL servers are asked to attend a short meeting in the Pastoral Centre this afternoon, Sunday 17 November from 1.10-1.30pm. A parent/ guardian MUST attend as new media permission and child/ consent forms need to be completed. Only children who have these forms completed may continue to serve Mass.