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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.

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/

ST. PIO RELICS TO VISIT HOLYCROSS ABBEY, THURLES, CO. TIPPERARY.
Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th May.

Five relics will be on display: St. Pio’s Crust of the Wounds, a lock of his hair, a piece of his Mantle, his white fingerless glove, and his handkerchief.

On Saturday, the relics will be available for veneration from 10am to 8pm. On Sunday, we open at 9am for
veneration followed by our traditional St. Pio Day events beginning at 1:30pm. The day will culminate with Mass in honour of St. Pio at 3pm, followed by continued veneration until 8pm at which point the Abbey will close and the relics will be returned to the St. Pio Foundation.

We look forward to welcoming you to Holycross Abbey. Should you require any additional information or promo-tional material, please feel free to contact us at 0504-43124 (Monday to Friday offce hours) or by email at hbparishoffce@gmail.com

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

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