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Bishop Donal McKeown has asked for our assistance in promoting fostering within the Diocese. There are many struggles within families which leads to children and young people needing a loving home and a safe environment in which they can develop and thrive. Sta? from fostering teams and foster carers will be available in Pastoral Centre after 12 noon Mass today to give out lea?ets and to talk to anyone interested in fostering. Please call in and have a chat. You could possibly make a real di?erence in a child?s life.

A new selection of CTS BOOKLETS is available in rack at back of church. Please place payment in adjacent wall slot.

We meet every Tuesday morning 10am-12pm at Pastoral Centre. All levels of knitting and crochet ability catered for. Come and join us, learn something new, something different, have a laugh and a bit of craic. It’s a win, win situation. Contact Ann: 07849360315. Rosaleen: 07723419633. Tina: 07841655783

SCRIPTURE GROUP resumes on Tuesday 16th January (7.30 – 8.30) in the Pastoral Centre. All welcome.

We welcome back our pre-Covid team of Eucharistic Ministers and a few new members.

All were commissioned on the Feast of Christ the King and have now taken up their respective rota duties. Communion will be distributed from front of altar only.

To ease congestion could we please ask you all to approach the altar, row by row, advancing up middle aisle and returning by side aisle.

Please do not rush forward from the back or further down the church as this blocks individuals exiting their seats in an orderly manner. Your cooperation in this matter would be much appreciated. Thank you.

All communicants unable to approach altar due to personal circumstances will receive Communion after distribution to the congregation. As the Eucharistic Minister moves down the aisle please raise your hand to indicate you wish to receive Communion.

Calling Pioneers and Friends to the 25th Pioneer National Ball. An evening of celebration and fun on Saturday April 6th 2024. Mass at 6pm in the Cathedral of Christ the King, Mullingar, followed by special guest speaker, dinner, music and dancing at the Annebrook House Hotel, Mullingar. Extra activities on Friday night and Saturday and Sunday
afternoons. For details/ tickets contact Dermot Fagan 085-7201646 or Daisy Carey 087-6544626

Good morning, A Happy New Year to you all!

I am seeking volunteers for future public examinations. Due to strike action by teaching and Non-Teaching unions we must have contingency plans in place to accommodate Access arrangements. We must train volunteers in advance. If you feel that this is something you can assist us with can you please let me know so that appropriate training can be arranged. Kind regards, Grainne, Principal. Email: info@stpats.lisburn.ni.sch.uk Tel: 02892 664877

Alumni and Friends Pilgrimage in the Footsteps of St Paul Departing Dublin on 7 February 2024, pilgrimage to Greece and Malta over 10 days, following in the footsteps of St Paul. For more information & how to book, email Chaplaincy Director, Shannon Campbell, at catholicchaplaincy@qub.ac.uk

DOWN AND CONNOR DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA 2024

Spiritual Directors Fr G McCloskey, Fr M Graham, Canon S Gilmore 20 Aug 2024.

7 Nights £799 per person sharing (£100 off per person if paid in full by 8th December 2023) direct return flights from Dublin to Lisbon, afternoon flights. 20KG bags included. Return airport transfers in Fatima. 7 Nights Hotel Avenida. Full board: breakfast, lunch & dinner each day. Guided tour of the Sanctuary & Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary. Optional: Travel Insurance & Single Supplement. For further information please contact: Joe Catney 07776 425 631/02890714001.

Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council’s Environmental Health, Risk & Emergency Planning team are hosting a FREE Healthy Eating on a Budget event – ‘Eat Well, Spend Less’, on the evening of 23rd January 2024 with top local celebrity chef Paula McIntyre.

TIME: 18:30- 21:00
DATE: TUESDAY 23RD JANUARY 2024
LOCATION: ISLAND HALL, LISBURN & CASTLEREAGH CITY COUNCIL, CIVIC HEADQUARTERS,
LAGAN VALLEY ISLAND, LISBURN, BT27 4RL