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LOUGH DERG 2025 PILGRIMAGE SEASON – SANCTUARY OF SAINT PATRICK

THREE DAY PILGRIMAGE:
Friday 30th May until Friday 15th August 2025
(pilgrims can begin pilgrimage on any day until Wednesday 13th August)
Admission: 85 euro. Booking advised.

QUIET DAY:
40 euro per person. Booking essential.
A self-directed day Saturday 10th May & Friday 12th September.

RESIDENTIAL RETREATS:
Friday 16th – Monday 19th May 2025.
“Called” Young Adult (18-30) Retreat with Franciscan Brothers Ronay and Jacapo. Thursday 10th – Sunday 13th July

“Hope in the Wilderness” with Eoin Madigan
400 euro per person. Full Board. 325 euro per person sharing. Booking essential. For further information and to book email marcas@loughderg.org

ONE DAY RETREAT:
Various dates in May, August & September
Admission 50 euro. Booking essential.
Telephone: 00353 (0)71 98 61518
email: info@loughderg.org www.loughderg.org

St Colmcille’s Parish Belfast is inviting you to their next ALPHA programme. It begins on THURSDAY 8th MAY 2025 at 7.00pm, in The Lampost Café,19 Upper Newtownards Road BT4 3HT. Meet new people and explore the Christian faith together. Each session unpacks a big question of life, faith, and purpose. All welcome. Contact Noeleen to register or make enquiries: n.dunn@downandconnor.org Please share with family, friends, and work colleagues. Your prayers for the programme are much appreciated.

TO OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP
Our theme will be “Pilgrims of Hope”
ST GERARD?S PARISH CHURCH, 722 ANTRIM ROAD
MONDAY 12TH TO TUESDAY 20TH MAY 2025
Times – Monday to Friday 9.30am and 7.30pm
Saturday 9.30am and 6.30pm
Sunday 9.30am, 11.30am and 7pm
St Gerard’s Parish warmly invite you to participate in our Annual Novena in honour of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

Visit www.stgerardsparish.org for more information.

For an interim period there will be celebration of THE WORD AND HOLY COMMUNION on Wednesday & Friday mornings at 10.00 in St. Patrick’s Church.

Tuesday 29 April – St Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church, Patron of Europe
Thursday 1st May – St Joseph the Worker
Friday 2nd May – St Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Saturday 3rd May – SS Philip and James, Apostles

Please return Trocaire boxes to the Sacristy as soon as possible.

Please note: The parish office will be closed from Thursday 1st May until Tuesday 6th May.

For all enquiries, please email lisburn@downandconnor.org or leave message on answering machine 028 92 660206. Thank you.

CEMETERY SUNDAY will be held on Sunday, 1st June. Further details later.

There is a desperate shortage of foster carers across the UK. For more information in becoming a foster carer please see https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/fostering/why-choose-us/faith-in-fostering/