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ALTAR SERVERS: All servers are asked to attend a meeting in the Church this afternoon (Palm Sunday) from 4.30-5.45pm. All servers are asked to serve the ceremonies on Holy Thursday, Good Friday & Holy Saturday.

OFFERTORY ENVELOPES 2025 have been distributed throughout the Parish.
If you have not received a new box of envelopes please contact the Parish Office. Tel: 028 92 660206
Email: lisburn@downandconnor.org

Thank you to all who completed Standing Order Mandates. As the Offertory Envelopes/Standing Orders are our main source of Parish income your support is very much appreciated.

ST.COLMAN’S, REILLY’S TRENCH: Rosary in church, Tuesday evenings at 6.30pm. All welcome.

We would like to mark very casually a significant milestone in the life of St. Patrick’s Church.

On the weekend of 6th April Fr Eamon who has been with us for 25 years will be celebrating a landmark birthday occasion. We couldn’t let the occasion pass without inviting him to the Centre after 12 noon Mass on Sunday 6th April. There will be an informal small celebration and presentation.

All are welcome.

All enquiries please to Parish Secretary.
(P.S: He knows nothing about this – so please keep it quiet!!!)

Calling ALL ADORERS of the Blessed Sacrament in Down and Connor Diocese National Eucharistic Adoration Pilgrimage to Knock Sun 6 April (weekend of 5th Sunday of Lent). Full Bus details on www.eucharisticadoration.ie

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