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Mass Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 10.00am.
Liturgy of the Word with Communion 10.00am Wednesdays
Wednesday evenings Stations of The Cross 7.15pm followed by Mass at 7.30pm
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Thursday 10.30am – 12 noon

All Masses are live streamed – visit www.churchlive.co.uk

SYRO MALABAR INDIAN CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
Mass will be celebrated on 1st & 3rd Sunday of every month at 3.00pm.
Way of the Cross Friday evenings commencing
March 7th to Friday 11th April (incl.) from 6.00pm – 7.00pm

Tuesday 25 March – Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord.

There will be a Sensory Friendly Mass at St Colmcille’s Church, Ballyhackamore, Belfast, on Saturday 29th March at 10.00am. We welcome and embrace neurodiverse persons and those with sensory needs, both young and older. Join us for a sensory friendly liturgy, which includes lower lights, softer music, and literal homilies. Feel free to get up and move if needed, bring alternative seating, use quiet fidgets or noise cancelling headphones.

Come celebrate the Eucharist in an environment free of stigma. Please contact n.dunn@downandconnor.org to express your interest, or for enquiries.

We congratulate the children from St. Aloysius Primary School who received First Penance in St. Patrick’s Church on Friday 21 March.

We keep in our prayers the children from St. Joseph’s Primary School who will receive First Penance in St. Patrick’s Church on Friday 28 March.

THE PASSION STORY: “A WORK OF INFINITE LOVE” (Saturday, 12 April from 9:30 am – 4 pm).
A Day of Prayer and Reflection with Fr Aidan Troy CP.
Fr Aidan will lead us in a day of prayer and reflection as we enter into Holy Week, where we are invited to immerse ourselves in this story of hope and unconditional love. To book a place(s) or for further details, please contact Drumalis during office hours (Mon-Fri, 9 am – 5 pm) – 028 28276455/28272196 or email drumalis@btconnect.com Further information also available on Drumalis website: http://www.drumalis.co.uk

RATHMORE GRAMMAR SCHOOL – GRAND SALE FOR TRÓCAIRE WEDNESDAY 9 APRIL 2025 (6.30 PM – 9.00 PM)
Rathmore Grammar School warmly welcomes you to join us for an evening of fun and games in our Grand Sale for Trócaire on Wednesday 9 April from 6.30 pm to 9.00 pm.

Please join us for amazing prizes on our Rickety Wheel and Tombola or pick yourself up a bargain in our various stalls including easter eggs, children’s books and toys, cakes and buns and bottles galore.

There will be plenty of treats available from gourmet burgers and hot dogs to candy-floss, popcorn and ice cream. If you?re feeling game, try out our challenge activities from penalty shoot-outs to sponge-the-teacher. All proceeds in aid of Trócaire. If you or your business are in a position to donate or contribute prizes to such a worthy cause, please contact the school info@rathmoregs.belfast.ni.sch.uk (all donations will be acknowledged on the evening).

.Those who are discerning a vocation to the permanent diaconate are encouraged to make contact with the Diocesan Director for the Permanent Diaconate, Rev Brett Lockhart on b.lockhart@downandconnor.org

SOUTH ULSTER SINFONIA present A Spring Concert in St. Patrick’s Pastoral Centre, on Saturday 5th April at 7.30pm. Music included J S Bach’s Concerto for 2 Violins, SCHUBERT’S Rosamunde Ballet Music, John Williams Jurassic Park, Mama Mia & Disney. Tickets £10, Concession £8, children under 14 £5.

‘A Pilgrimage of Hope’ is the theme of this year’s Holy Week Retreat from 17-20 April at Drumalis Retreat and Conference Centre in Larne. It will be led by a joint team from Drumalis & Belfast Jesuit Centre and is offered on a residential or non-residential basis. To book a place(s) or for further details, please contact Drumalis during office hours (Mon-Fri, 9 am – 5 pm) – 028 28276455/28272196 or email drumalis@btconnect.com Further information also available on Drumalis website: http://www.drumalis.co.uk