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TRÓCAIRE SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS: Are you a retired teacher or someone who has experience presenting to groups of school children? Do you have a passion for making this world a better place, especially for the most vulnerable?

Trócaire is looking for volunteers to support our 2025 Lent Appeal in the Down & Connor Diocese. If you think you have the right skills and experience and will be available to help during school hours over Lent, then we would love to hear from you. Full training and ongoing support will be provided. For more information, please call Naomi Purnell on 028 9080 8033 or email naomi.purnell@trocaire.org.

Many people offer spiritual support to a relation who is struggling because of alcohol or an addiction problem. Parishioners who wish to take a short-term Pioneer Pledge for the month of the Holy Souls are invited to visit www.pioneers.ie/pray.
Pray daily: “I promise in honour of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with the help of the Blessed Virgin Mary to abstain from all alcohol during the month of November”.

The most important thing about each of us is our capacity for goodness. We can be a source of light.

We have hands that can care, eyes that can see, ears that can hear, tongues that can speak, feet that can walk and above all hearts that can love.

Unfortunately, through laziness, selfishness, and cowardice our light can be dimmed, so that we become shadows of the people we could be. Lord, help us to believe in our goodness, and to let the light of goodness shine. On seeing this light others find their way, and you will be glorified. (Flor McCarthy SDB).

SPECIAL BELFAST PILGRIMAGE (LIMITED AVAILABILITY) TO FATIMA EX Dublin Easter 2025, Flying with TAP airlines, Also 13th June 2025 for Feast of Saint Anthony, 13th October 2025 for Miracle of Sun Contact James Treacy 00353 61921470 jamestreacyphotography@gmail.com Payment by installments acceptable LAST REMAINING SEATS

The November Dead Lists (envelopes provided) are available in porches. Returned lists and donations should be placed in envelope and returned to the Parish Office letterbox (right hand side of office door) or left in safe in right hand side alcove of church (beside Confession box). 10.00 am Mass will be celebrated each day during the month of November for all names included on lists.
PLEASE RETURN ALL LISTS BEFORE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER IF POSSIBLE PLEASE.

November lists of the deceased are placed in the Sanctuary where they will remain for the Month of November.
Masses will be offered during November specifically for all those named on the lists.

OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY
Meeting of Bereavement Ministers in Parochial House on Monday 14th October 2024 at 7.00pm.

We are now in the process of ordering Offertory Envelopes for 2025. If you would like to donate to the parish
using this method please contact the Parish Office or complete form available in church porches. We notice that a number of envelopes allocated to parishioners in April this year have no returns to date. If you do not wish to receive envelopes, commencing April 2025, please contact the parish office now to enable us to re-order as accurately as possible.

STANDING ORDER FORMS are available in church porch for those who would prefer to use this simple method.
From A to be completed and returned to the Parish Office, Form B for submission to your bank with relevant details. If you have any queries please contact, in confidence, the Parish Secretary. Tel: 028 92 660206.
Email: lisburn@downandconnor.org

We appreciate and thank all parishioners who faithfully and generously support the Parish through O?ertory
Envelopes, Standing Orders and One-Off donations. This is our main source of income.

TRÓCAIRE CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISERS needed to help respond to the urgent need of poor communities around the world, including the millions of children and families caught in conflict in Sudan and Gaza. You can take action and make a difference through a range of activities, including the promotion of our Gifts of Change – training and support will be provided. If you would like to find out more about what you can do to help now or over the Advent and Christmas period, then please email Mark McMahon at infoni@trocaire.org or call 028 9080 8030

Our Pastoral Council is hoping to commence Children’s Liturgy at the Sunday 10.00am Mass in the near future.
If you are interested in helping form a Children’s Liturgy team please contact Parish Office on 028 92660206. Please find details below of a training day which we recommend you attend.

TRAINING DAY for those who wish to facilitate Children’s Liturgy of The Word in their parish. The training will provide skills and resources to help animate and break open The Word of God in a child friendly way. The course would also be a perfect refresher day for those currently involved in Children’s Liturgy of The Word. Places on the course are limited so early booking is advised. Date: Saturday 19th October 2024 Time: 10am – 4pm. Location: Holy Rosary Parish Centre. For more information contact Claire: pathwaystothefuture@downandconnor.org Call: 028 90690920

SCRIPTURE GROUP resumes on Tuesday 24th September at 7.30 in Pastoral Centre. All welcome.