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DROMANTINE SUMMER CAMP 2025 REGISTRATION OPENS SATURDAY, 1ST MARCH, 7AM.
Who can register: Registration is for players, managers and students interested in participating in Camp 2024. Where to register: Please visit the following link Register Today | Dromantine Summer Camp | Northern Ireland.
Camp dates:

Boys? week 1: 20th-25th July
Boys? week 2: 27th July-

Girls? week 1: 3rd-8th August
Girls? week 2: 10th-15th August

Contact us: email info@dromantinesummercamp.co.uk Send a message to +447776359822

Mass will be celebrated in Syro-Malabar Rite on Sunday 16th February at 3.00pm in St. Patrick’s Church.

DAY OF PRAYER FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF ABUSE – MARCH 7TH, 2025
Pope Francis has invited Bishops around the world to establish a special day of prayer in the Church year to support the journey of human and spiritual recovery. This day is not only for victims and survivors who have been so severely injured, either inside or outside our Church, but also for the families and communities affected by grief for their loved ones. Within Down and Connor to mark this important event mass will be celebrated on FRIDAY 7th March in Saint Patrick’s Church, Donegall Street, Belfast at 1:00pm to pray for and remember victims and survivors of abuse within our Church. At this mass the Candle of Atonement will be lit.

If you cannot attend in person view virtually by webcam – www.stpatricksbelfast.org

At present we are preparing for the allocation of our weekly offertory envelopes which will be distributed during the month of March. We appreciate the continued financial support of parishioners, especially during these challenging times. The Offertory Promise envelopes, Standing Orders and Gift Aid are the main sources of Parish income.

Thank you to all who have set up a Standing Order/Direct Debit with the parish. Where possible, you are encouraged to make a monthly payment to the church by this easy option.

Forms are available in church porch and in parish office. Please complete Form A and return to Parish Office and Form B to your bank.

To update our records please notify the Parish Office if you have recently changed your name or address.
Also, if you have previously registered as a Taxpayer and no longer pay Tax please let us know.
Email address: lisburn@downandconnor.org Telephone: 028 92 660206. Thank you.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS – DAY OF REFLECTION
Saturday 22nd February 2025 in Pastoral Centre. Fr. Stephen Quinn, OCD

Programme
Talk 10.00am – 11.00am
Period of Exposition
Confessions 12 – 1pm.
Lunch break 1pm – 2pm
Afternoon session in church.
Talk & Mass 2.00pm – 3.30 pm.

A big ‘Thank You’ for your very generous response to our Christmas Missionary Appeal. A magnificent total of £15,000 was collected and has been forwarded on your behalf to the Medical Missionaries, Uganda and Dominican Sisters, Zambia. The respective donations will help the Sisters provide healthcare, education, food etc in their very varied work with marginalised children and young adults. We will keep you posted as and when we receive acknowledgments from the Missionary Sisters.

Congratulations to 4 children from our SYRO MALABAR COMMUNITY SUNDAY SCHOOL who have recently excelled in the Regional Biblia Bible Quiz Competition: Sheeba Jomon, Neil Jayan, Nathaniel & Suzanne Nithin.

These children will be competing in the National Level in Dublin on 22nd February 2025.
Good luck – we wish them every blessing and success on the day.

Lisburn are seeking a classroom assistant to work Thursday’s and Friday’s 8.30am to 3.30pm (6.5hrs per day). This is a temporary post until June with a possibly of extension. Experience and Level 3 Childcare desirable.

Please contact 02892672080 or email info@holytrinityns.lisburn.ni.sch.uk with any interest or questions.

NAOMH PÁDRAIG – NEW YOUTH FOOTBALL PLAYERS WELCOME. No experience required.

LGFA U12s Tuesday 6:30-8pm Laurel Hill. Contact Paul 07779147959
LGFA U14s Wednesday 8-9pm Sally Gardens. Contact Grant 07779706496
LGFA U16s Tuesday 7-8pm & Thursday 7-8pm Woodlands. Contact Peter 07533827839
GAA U12s Sunday 10-11am Brook Leisure Centre. Contact Emmett 07754710130
GAA U14s Sunday 10-11am Brook Leisure Centre. Contact Martin 07716035583
GAA U16s Wednesday 8-9pm Sally Gardens. Contact Colm 07749803866

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS visit the following facilities on a regular basis to bring Holy Communion to residents:

Laurehill House, Ballymacash Road
Rosevale Lodge Care Home, Moira Road
Meadow Vale Court, Hillsborough Old Road
Lisburn Care Home, Hillsborough Road
Lisburn Intermediate Care Home, Hillsborough Road
Pond Park Care Home, Antrim Road
Nicholson House, Antrim Road
El Shammah Residential Home, North Circular Road
Lisadian House, Moira Road, Hillsborough

If you have a family member resident is any of the above facilities not presently receiving Holy Communion please contact John O’Kane on 07751645763.

If you have a family member placed in another facility, within the parish and would like them to receive Holy
Communion please contact John, phone number above. Please inform the Manager of the facility where you family member is residing of the referral.