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TROCAIRE: Extract of letter recently received re. Lenten Collection

‘Dear Fr McCaughan,

I am writing to acknowledge the generous donation of £2200.96 sent to Trocaire on behalf of the parishioners of Lisburn Parish. This contribution will help to make a life-changing difference for families throughout the developing world, helping them to improve their lives, meet their basic needs and receive the basic human dignity and rights. Please convey our sincere thanks to your parishioners for their thoughtful generosity.

Trocaire works with partners in Syria, Iraq, South Sudan and Somalia, which are burdened by protracted conflicts and in Jordan and Lebanon, countires which are hosting 1.75 million Syrian refugees. We are helping to bring vital aid such as food, water, shelter and medical supplies to people who have lost everything. But continue to hope that peace will come.

Yours sincerely,
Caoimhe de Barra’

Registration will be on Friday 6th September from 6pm-8pm in the Pastoral Centre for all new and old members. Age 7 – 11 – 12 years. All children must be supervised by their parents on that evening.
Cost of membership: £15 single; £25 family for the year. £2.00 nightly fee.

The Youth Club will then commence on Friday 13th September from 6.00pm – 8.45pm.

ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY: BECOME A DEMENTIA FRIEND
Free interactive session to learn how dementia affects a person and what you can do to make a difference.
Become a Dementia Friend and join more than 3 million taking action. From being more patient in a shop queue to campaigning for change, every action counts. Anyone of any age can become a Dementia Friend.

Date: Friday 6th September 2024.
Start Time: 11.00am
Duration: 1 hour
Venue: Lisburn Library
23 LInenhall Street
Lisburn BT28 2FJ

Please book your place with contact details below:
Name: Heather McConkey
Tel. No. 028 9266 9345
Email: lisburncity.library@librariesni.org.uk

Anam Cara ONLINE Bereavement Information Evening 3 September at 7pm. Guest speaker is Bryan Nolan. For more information www.anamcara.ie or 028 95213120

ACCORD (NI) Let us help you support your Marriage & Relationship
If you feel your marriage or relationship is in crisis or need a little guidance and feel that you both could bene?t from Marriage & Relationship Counselling, either face to face or online, contact your local Centre. Every year we help thousands of couples rebuild and sustain healthy relationships. Call us on 02890 233002 for all N.Ireland centres. info@accordni.com or www.accordni.com

GROWTH IN PRAYER AND REFLECTIVE LIVING
(hosted by Drumalis via Zoom, commencing Mon, 16 September 2024)
This 20-session course via Zoom between September and March is based on the insights of Ignatian Spirituality.

Places are also available on the Zoom course, “Rooted in Love”, delivered over 10 Thursday evening sessions from Sept 2024 to May 2025. For further details on either course, please contact Drumalis during office hours
(Mon-Fri, 9 am – 5 pm) – 028 28276455/28272196 or email drumalis@btconnect.com

LISBURN CITY LIBRARY YARNSPINNERS WITH STEPHEN O?HARA
Lisburn City Library, Wednesday 18th September 2.30pm – 4.00pm.
Stephen O’Hara learned to tell stories in the classroom where he taught English, and then in Ireland’s only storytelling café, Café Revive in Cushendall. His stories bring the past of this place into the present, memorialising lost characters and making sense of superstitions, legends and truth.

Expect to laugh, to wonder and to wipe a tear as he tells through the past and into the present day.
Contact the Library to book your place.
Suggested donation £3.
Tel: 028 9266 9345. Email: lisburncity.library@librariesni.org.uk

THE PATHWAYS ADULT FAITH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR 2024/25 BEGINS 12 OCTOBER AT DRUMALIS.

The programme takes place one Saturday a month from 10am – 4 pm between October and June. All are welcome. Past participants may also be interested in the new programme on offer for this coming year.

In preparation for the SYNOD TAKING PLACE IN ROME IN OCTOBER, Sr Sheila Curran RSM will lead a day exploring the meaning and implications for being a synodal church on Saturday 7 September from 10am- 4 pm.
For further information or to register on either of above, please contact Drumalis during office hours
(Mon-Fri, 9 am – 5 pm) – 028 28276455/28272196 or email drumalis@btconnect.com

Please do not make any family arrangements for the Sacrament of Baptism without prior consultation with Parish O?ce regarding availability of dates. Thank you.

Course to give you maths skills and confidence needed for everyday life and help you get employed. Essential Skills Numeracy; free for those unemployed; level 1 & 2 qualifications; mentoring and C.V. preparation. Classes are small and informal. People 1st 44-44 Railway Street, Lisburn. Contact r.muphy@people-1st.co.uk. Tel: 07443079167