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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
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 10a.m.
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 from 8a.m to 6.55 p.m. Devotions 1st & 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
Fr. Sheehan 38332218
Parish Mobile - Emergency No. 07841101850
Ministers of The Eucharist
St. John the Baptist week beginning 5th Elizabeth Wilson. Ministry of The Word
week beginning 5th - 10 a.m. Peggy McKeever. 7 p.m. Sr. Mona Taggart. World Youth Day - the young people from our Parish and Diocese who travelled to the Brightlights festival in England returned home last Monday after a very spiritual experience that consisted of prayer, music, discussion and talks. All enjoyed the few days. The next WYD will take place in Krakow, Poland in 2016 - get saving! The next Diocesan Youth Pilgrimage this summer is the Camino de Santiago later this month. Year of Faith: “Doorway to Faith” booklets available in Churches and Pastoral Centre Shop - Unlocking the Mystery of Faith - £2-50. Recent Baptisms:
Chloe Brigid McCourt,
Summer McCann,
Raina Violete Victor Gama,
Riyaldo Ireland Victor Gama,
Darragh Peter Cullen,
Harvey Sean Dermot Greene,
Jamie Joseph Hughes,
James Ciaran Preshur Feasts: Tuesday 6th Transfiguration of The Lord; Wednesday 7th Ss Sixtus II & Companion Martyrs; Thursday 8th St. Dominic; Friday 9th St. Teresa Benedicta of The Cross; Saturday 10th St. Lawrence. Ulster Project Kansas - welcome home to youth and leaders after their month away.
The Year of Faith will end on 24th November. It invites us to reflect on our journey of life. A pilgrimage to Lough Derg is one way for you to answer the call to renewal in faith, personally or as part of a group. The Three Day Pilgrimage season ends on 15th August. For information on bookings or public transport, phone 00353719861518 Email
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www.loughderg.org
Consecration of Ireland to the Immaculate Heart of Mary - Ireland will be consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on August 15, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The consecration will take place at Knock Shrine, during the annual Novena to Our Lady of Knock. Cardinal Seán Brady will lead the Act of Consecration. Archbishop Eamon Martin will be the principal celebrant and preacher at the Mass on that day. All are welcome.
The Prayer of Consecration will entrust families, homes and the dioceses of Ireland to Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary and call on her to watch over the young people of Ireland. As the universal Church is currently celebrating a Year of Faith, it is fitting that the Act of Consecration calls to mind the woman of faith par excellence and asks for her prayers for the people of this country.
The prayer of Consecration will be said at Masses in this Parish on the feast of the Assumption.
SPACE - Shared Process and Community Engagement - Portadown People’s Park. Public information session in Town Hall Monday 5th August 6pm to 7.30pm to provide an up to date Masterplan for the regeneration of the People’s Park and Tunnel Area. All welcome. The proposals will be displayed in High Street Mall until 16th August.
Requiescat In Pace
Lately Deceased: Theresa Beattie, Joey McGrath, Barney Kelly
At This Time: Bronagh McNally, Mary Catherine McCanney
Sunday 4th: Patrick McStravick, Michael Turley, Kathleen McVeigh
Monday 5th: Michael Carvill, Mamie Hamill, Patrick Mulholland, Rose Faloon, Patrick Kelly, Teresa McCormick
Tuesday 6th: Francis Brady, Mary McParland, Elizabeth Tiffney
Wednesday 7th: M.M. Peggy Murphy, Bernard Neeson, Patsy Corrigan, Catherine Daly, Frances O’Neill, Michael Rowney
Thursday 8th: M.M. Margaret Hughes, John Holland, Annie Greer
Friday 9th: Catherine Murphy, Aidan Cullen
Saturday 10th: Anna Burnham(1st Anniversary), Leo Mackle, Frank Laverty, Colette Dinsmore, Annie
Holland, Eileen Hendron, Patrick McAlinden, McAlinden Family
Anniversaries late for Bulletin should be left in the Sacristy on proper day
Drumcree College: visit www.drumcreecollege.co.uk Our School. Our Community. Our Future. Your Choice. Support Drumcree
College.
St. Vincent De Paul Society
URGENTLY REQUIRED!! Ladies, Men’s and Children’s Clothing. Furniture also needed - collection available. Clothes shop phone
38393898. Furniture shop phone 38394219, Mayfair Business Centre, Garvaghy Road. Open Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. SELF HELP LINE - 38339639 - Response within 48 hours.
Senior Citizens Outing - Wednesday 7th August - Ticket £3, available from shop. Bus pick up times as follows: - St. Patrick’s Hall 11 a.m. St. Mary’s Hall 11.15 a.m. St. John’s Car Park 11.20 a.m. Mayfair 11.25 a.m. Spar Bus Stop 11.30 a.m. Were you Abused while in an institution? Did the abuse or neglect happen in Northern Ireland? Did it happen when you were a child and before 1996? Talk to us: we’ll listen. The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry wants to find out the truth. You can talk to us in private. Call us on: 0800 068 4935. E-mail us at:
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Visit website: www.hiainquiry.org Make someone happy - be a community champion and befriend older and lonely people in the community. For more information contact Richmount Rural Community Association at 38851911 (Bernie) or Loughshore Care. Foyer of Light, Charity and Love - an afternoon of information on this worldwide movement which was founded by mystic Marthe Robin and Fr Finet in France. Venue: Drumcree Pastoral Centre Sunday 25th August 2pm to 6pm. Tel contact Hugh Donnelly at 30830904. Also 5 day Silent Retreat - August 26th - September 1st at Ards Retreat Centre, Letterkenny. Cost, including full board Euro 380. For more information and booking contact Mai Keating 00353 41 9819074 or Helen Williams 00353 86 1678027. Experience the Joy of Faith - pilgrimage of Families to the tomb of St Peter, Rome 26/27 October. www.family.va Eucharistic Adoration - on Thursdays from 8am to 6.55pm in St John the Baptist Church. Anyone wishing to have their name included in the rota please contact 38333563 or leave name in the sacristy.
St. Malachy’s Hurling Club: Bingo in Drumcree Pastoral Centre every Friday night 8.15 p.m. sharp. All support welcome.
Tir Na nOg GFC - Bingo as usual Tuesday night. The bigger the crowd the bigger the prizes. Youth 2000 Summer Festival, Cistercian College, Roscrea, Co Tipperary. Thursday 15th - Sunday 18th August. For young people aged 16 - 36 yrs. The festival is donation only. Free buses available from towns throughout Ireland. For more information and to book online see www.youth2000.ie or phone 00353 07598 876399 or facebook (youthtwothousandIreland). Marriage at the Heart of the Church: a national conference focusing on the richness of the Church’s teaching on marriage – Saturday 28th September, Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth. Key note speaker: Stijn Van den Bossche, General Secretary of the Inter-Diocesan Catechetical Commission, Belgium. Details at
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Naiscoil Na Banna, Port an Dunain Require Staff - Good Fluency of Irish and NVQ II in Childcare, or equivalent, needed. Letter of application and C.V. to: Naiscoil Na Banna, 250a Garvaghy Road, Port an Dunain, BT62 1EB
"Save the date”: Friday 9 August. Libera - the London-based boys choir, well known from TV's Songs of Praise, will be performing in St Patrick's Cathedral on Friday 9 August at 7.30pm. On the evening they will present a free concert which will premier their new seasonal repertoire. All are welcome.
Ulster Youth Orchestra - Summer Concert - Russian Masterpieces: Friday 23rd August at 7.45pm Guildhall, Derry; Saturday 24th August at 7.45pm Ulster Hall, Belfast. Tel: 028 90334455
Offertory Collection
Sunday 28th - £2409-51
Thanks all who contributed.
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Pastoral Centre: Cafe Bethany open after
10 a.m. Mass on Mondays
Reflection
To have or to be The shop window is like a mirror;
we look into it and see something
which we want to possess or buy.
Different things attract different people.
We can almost see ourselves in some of the showpieces -
buy something and we’ll appear successful,
buy something else and we may be popular,
something else and we’ll look stunning,
something else and we’ll be one of the in-group. Mirrors of possessiveness,
being caught by the attraction of what we might own
and of being looked up to for what we have. Jesus’story today is about a man who stored it all up,
and then found he had too much to bring with him,
wherever the future might call him.
He was rich in the sight of the world,
and impoverished in the sight of God. There’s a transparency about us all
when we are with God.
All are equally loved in the eyes of God,
just for who each person is,
not for where we live,
or for who our friends are,
or for a youthful body or expert mind. Loved and valued for who we are,
and how we want to love and care for others
and how we want to contribute to the world.
All are loved,
and all can make some contribution
to the betterment of the world,
by how we love and give to others.
When we give in love
we lose nothing.
We gain and so
we are richer
in the sight of God.
The JOY rule
Think of Jesus
Think of Others
Think of You
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