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PARISH OF DRUMCREE Mission Statement: Our Parish is a Christ-centred community. In Baptism we are challenged by the Spirit to live and share the Gospel message. Through proclaiming the Gospel message to all, Growth in Faith, Liturgy, Justice Issues and Ecumenism we extend our love and care to all people providing support in renewing and deepening our faith. We value the gifts and talents of each of our Parishioners and invite them to use these in responding to Christ's invitation to all of us to follow Him and spread the Good News to the whole world. www.drumcreeparish.com St. John the Baptist Church, Garvaghy Road, (1777) - 1977 St. Patrick's Church, William Street - 1835 29th May 2011 Sixth Sunday of Easter Mass Times: St. John the Baptist Saturday 7 p.m. Sunday 8.30 & 11.30 a.m. St. Patrick's Sunday 10 a.m. Weekday Masses: St. John the Baptist Monday 10am Tuesday - Friday 7p.m. St. Patrick's Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. Monday 7p.m. (Novena - Miraculous Medal) Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Thursdays in St. John the Baptist Church beginning at 6 p.m. Devotions1st & 2nd Sunday -October - June Confessions: St. Patrick's Saturday - 12.30 - 1.15 p.m. St. John the Baptist Saturday - 6.15 - 6.45 p.m. Baptisms: Every Saturday, 5 p.m. Registration for Baptism must be made in St. John the Baptist Church, after Friday evening Mass, two weeks prior to date. Marriage: At least three months notice must be given to the Priests of the Parish. Phone Numbers: Fr. O'Dwyer 38350610 Parish Mobile - Emergency No. 07841101850 First Friday Notices: Confessions - Thursday 2nd St. Patrick's 6 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. St. John's 7.30 p.m. Masses - Friday 3rd St. Patrick's 10 a.m. (Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament 10.30 a.m. - 6 p.m.) St. John's 7 p.m. The housebound will be visited by Fr. O'Dwyer, Presentation Sisters and Ministers of the Eucharist this week. Ministers of the Eucharist - June Vigil Miriam Loftus, Bernadette Breen, Mary McAlinden, Ruairi O'Hanlon. 8.30 a.m. Margaret Marley, Catherine McCooe, Geraldine Lawless. 10 a.m. Pat Devlin, Denis McKeever, Kathleen Hagan. 11.30 a.m.Kate Guy, Bernie Mallon, Patricia Halfpenny, Teresa Murphy. St. Francis Bernadette Breen. Rosemount Patsy Lambe. St. John the Baptist, week beginning 30th Teresa McCaffrey. Ministry of The Word - June Vigil Olivia McDonald. 8.30 a.m. Jerome Marley. 10 a.m. Marcelle McAtarsney, Sarah Lawless. 11.30 a.m. Cathal Mercer. Week beginning 30th - 10 a.m. Margaret Donovan. 7 p.m. David Greer. Recent Baptisms: Ava Tess McGeough, Oisin Patrick McCann Sacrament of Marriage: congratulations to Colleen Metcalfe and Conor Gallagher: Sinead Robinson and Stephen Moore who were married recently. Pastoral Centre: Cafe Bethany open after 10am Mass on Mondays. Cemetery Sunday - 5th June at 11.30am Mass. First Communion children who wish to take part in the procession to the Altar should assemble in the Church at 11.15 a.m. Please bring Holy Water with you for the blessing of graves. First Holy Communion. Congratulations to St. John the Baptist and Bun Scoil children who received their First Communion yesterday. SUNDAY FUNDAY - SUNDAY 29th MAY Friends of St. John the Baptist P.S. present the annual fun day. Fun for all the family. BBQ, Bouncy Castles, Games, Side Shows, Face Painting etc. All welcome. Third time lucky! St Josephs Young Priests Society - Annual pilgrimage to Knock. One of the key moments in the pastoral preparation for the 50th International Eucharistic Congress is the celebration of a short National Eucharistic Congress on June 25th and 26th of this year. A bus has been organised for Saturday 25th June leaving St John the Baptist Church car park at 7am sharp. Cost £30 including meal. Anyone interested in attending please contact Kathleen 02838 337603 or Theresa 02838 331629 before Saturday 18th June. Procession to Presentation Sisters graves next riday 3rd June following 7 p.m. Mass. Coffee Morning - to raise funds to send young people to Kenya - Saturday 4th June 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the Pastoral Centre. Car Boot Sale in aid of Developing World Project - Romania - next Saturday, 4th June, on St. John the Baptist Car Park, beginning at 8 a.m. Variety Concert Friday 10th June - local youth artists - Starts 8 p.m. in Drumcree Pastoral Centre. Ticket £5, Senior Citizen £3, Children £2-50. Available Winnies and after Masses next weekend. he Irish Catholic NeSUNDAY FUNDAYwspaper is running a special feature on the Church in County Armagh in the paper Offertory Collection Sunday 22nd £2727-08 Thanks to all who contributed ++++++++++++++ Requiescant in Pace Jesus Christ is Risen from the dead. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Lately Deceased: Fr Peter McParland, Mary McCann, Mary Corr, Peter Quinn, P.J. McCormac, Terence Crawford, Jonathan Griffin, Patricia McQuaid At This Time: Alice Hagan, Patrick Coleman, Jane McKeefrey, Guterres Family, Annie McQuaid, Kate & Tommy Shevlin, Kathleen Mullan, Edward McVeigh, Jane Marley Sunday 29th: Lucy McDonald, Leontia Kennedy, Donna Magennis, William Tennyson, Charles Molloy Monday 30th: Mary Hagan, Anna O'Neill, Brian McKeown, Margaret Waterson, Rita McCann, Margaret McAlinden Tuesday 31st: Eugene Hughes, Eileen McCann, Patrick Toland Wednesday 1st: Jimmie Douglas, Nora Keegan, Alice Toland, Eileen McConville, Patrick Berry, Mary Lappin, Madge Fox, John Mallon, Frank Freeburn Thursday 2nd: James Patrick McClean(1st Anniversary), Elizabeth Beattie, Jim Reid, William Cullen Friday 3rd : Edward McDonald Saturday 4th: Jim Farnon, Jim Crummie Anniversaries late for Bulletin should be left in the Sacristy for inclusion on proper day When submitting notices for the bulletine please include a contact name and telephone number Notices and anniversaries should be left in by the Wednesday prior to publication. St. Vincent De Paul Society URGENTLY REQUIRED!! Ladies, Men's and Children's clothing. Clothes shop, tel. 38393898 or Furniture shop tel. 38394219, Mayfair Business Centre. Monday - Friday 10am- 3pm. Saturday 10am - 1 pm. NEW SELF HELP LINE - 38339639. Response within 48 hours. VOLUNTEER WEEK June 1st - June 7th If you have one or two hours to spare per week and would like to help in our clothes or furniture shops please phone 38393898. Feasts: Tuesday 31st The Visitation of The Blessed Virgin Mary; Wednesday 1st St. Justin; Thursday 2nd Ss Marcellinus & Peter; Friday 3rd St. Kevin; Saturday 4th Ss Charles Lwanga & Companions. SPIRITFEST 2011: prayer and spirituality in the Catholic tradition. 1st to 3rd July in Armagh. This is an opportunity for interested people to develop and enrich their faith in how to pray and deepen their faith journey. A letter will be read at Masses this weekend. Booking forms are available in the Church to be returned at this time. More information can be found on the Parish website. Knock Summer Festival `Fuel for The Journey' - 24th - 26th June. The festival is a three day event and over the three days there will be talks, workshops, prayer, reflection, music and much more happening. It is a chance to come away and explore, ignite and celebrate your faith. The festival is for all people ages 18 - 35 and the cost of the weekend is E70 (this includes all food and accommodation). For more info contact the Youth Ministry on 0949388100 / 0876927850. Look on facebook or check out www.knock-shrine.ie/youthfestival Youth 2000 Summer Festival, Clonmacnois, Co Offaly - Thursday 4th - Sunday 7th August. For young people aged 16 - 35, an opportunity not to be missed to experience the Catholic faith and meet many new friends. Donation only. Free buses available from around N. Ireland. For more information contact 07706736677 or book online: www.youth2000.ie Trip Italy - Stresa on Lake Maggiore - leaving 4th September for 7 days, staying at the 4 Star Grand Hotel Bristol. Inclusive cost of Euro 1140 covers Aer Lingus Flight coaches, tours, insurance, bed breakfast and evening meal arrangement. Accommodation double or twin room. Single rooms are scarce and cost extra. 140 Euro secures seat. Contact Canon Michael Crawley or Nuala on 37531242 New Missal for Advent: some new wording for the prayers during Mass: a leaflet from the Irish Bishops "Introducing the New Missal" is available in Churches. Tir Na nOg GFC: Bingo every Tuesday 8.15 p.m. All support needed. St. Malachy's Hurling Club: "Playing for the Future" Multi Sports weekend - Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th June, 2.30 - 5.30 p.m. £10 for 2 days, includes BBQ and refreshments. Hurling, Football, Rugby and Gaelic Football. All welcome. To book contact Thomas 07821579451 or James 07514070390 Fr Kilian Byrne, Foyer priest, will be at The Good Shepherd Church, Bessbrook June 18th 2pm to 6pm - teaching, information, healing, prayer, Mass - contact Hugh Donnelly at 30830904. St. Mary's Womens Guild: Meeting in Ashgrove Community Centre Wednesday 1st June at 8 p.m. Guest speaker. St. Mary's Amateur Boxing Club: Enrolment and training as follows:- 8 - 12 yrs 7 - 8 p.m. 13 - 17 yrs 8 - 9 p.m. Everyone welcome. VACANCY - The Irish Catholic Newspaper is seeking to recruit a freelance journalist to cover religious, cultural, political and general church affairs in the North of Ireland. The position is a freelance role and if interested in applying please forward your CV with covering letter, outlining why you think you are suitable for the job to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Dromantine Family Fun Day - Sunday 12th June, 1.30 p.m. A day not to be missed! Attractions include a Country and Western Extravaganza, Vintage Tractors, Marching Bands, Funfair, Bouncy Castles, Gaelic Football Tournament, Stalls and much more. Reflection To be a people of hope From the very beginning of our existence, from our first whispering cries, we struggle to make sense of who we are and what we are and of the strange, new furniture of our lives, of sounds and smells, of warmth and cold, of light and shadow, of hands and faces; to put together the bits and pieces of our experience into some kind of order, so that we may live without fear in the midst of powers and forces which overwhelm us. We cry to one another, `What have you discovered? Do you know the way?' and to those who have gone before, `Let your light go on burning, tell us your secrets. Set out your experiences in ways we can make our own', lest we live like foreigners in the land, alien to one another's ways, strangers to the spoken word, for to be human is to live in a world of meaning; but to live without meaning is to be a stranger to the human condition. PARISH - BE A PART OF IT OR BE APART FROM IT **************** A MINUTE IN EVERY HOUR! AN HOUR IN EVERY DAY! A DAY IN EVERY WEEK ********** THE JOY RULE THINK OF JESUS THINK OF OTHERS THINK OF YOURSELF |