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PARISH OF DRUMCREE
8th September 2013 - 23nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass Times: Weekday Masses: 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: Baptisms: Marriage: Phone Numbers:
Ministers of The Eucharist - St. John the Baptist week beginning 9th Geraldine Lawless. Ministry of The Word - week beginning 9th - 10 a.m. Peggy McKeever 7 p.m. Ursula Barlow. Year of Faith: “Doorway to Faith” booklets available in Churches and Pastoral Centre Shop - Unlocking the Mystery of Faith - £2-50. Recent Baptisms: Faye Louise Sloan, Christopher Cachapero Eucharistic Adoration - on Thursdays from 8 a.m. - 6.55 p.m. in St. John the Baptist Church Carol Service in the Old Parish Church at Cultra on Sunday 15th December. At the end of the Year of Faith we remember our forebears who worshipped in this Parish especially and in other places generally. Feasts: Monday 9th St. Ciaran; Thursday 12th The Most Holy Name of Mary, St. Ailbe; Friday 13th St. John Chrysostom. Attention all Year 11 & 12 students! Do you live in Portadown? Do you attend Church regularly? Are you interested in spending 4weeks in the USA (Hutchinson and McPherson, Kansas) next July with the Ulster Project? YES? Ulster Project Information Evening in St John the Baptist PS on Monday 23rd September at 7.30pm. Young people & parents welcome Christian Meditation: The Meditation Group will meet on Monday at 8 p.m. in the Pastoral Centre. All welcome. International Gathering Conference 2013 hosted by the Pioneer Association ‘The Spirit that Sets us Free’ - Overcoming Addiction, All Hallows College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. Saturday and Sunday 28th - 29th September. Guest Speakers plus open forum discussions, a service for healing and wholeness, lunch, dinners and evening entertainment on the Saturday. Mass on Sunday will be celebrated by Most Rev. Diarmuid Martin, DD, Archbishop of Dublin at noon. Tickets Euro70 per person. For full itinerary and more information contact the Pioneer Assocation by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit website www.pioneerassociation.ie Year of Faith: Parish Retreat at Benburb Pirory on Sunday 13th October 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. A day of reflection for yourself - a time out day for you and God. Do not be afraid. Please leave name with one of the priests or in the sacristies. Syria: Pope Francis has asked for prayer and fasting this weekend regarding the situation in Syria and the response locally and world wide - that peace and justice may prevail. Families and individuals may like to use the following prayer: God of Mercy, Look upon our brothers and sisters in Syria with compassion. Hear their cries and answer them. Protect them in their hour of need. Comfort them in their mourning. Journey with them as they flee the harsh reality of war to a place of comfort and lasting peace. Inspire all leaders to seek love over hatred, and create in them the courage to ease the suffering of a people. May we as followers of Christ, be an example of your loving mercy here on earth, For it is in giving to all that we receive. We ask this prayer through Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace. Amen
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Drumcree College: visit www.drumcreecollege.co.uk Our School. Our Community. Our Future. Your Choice. Support Drumcree St. Vincent De Paul Society Experience the Joy of Faith - pilgrimage of Families to the tomb of St Peter, Rome 26/27 October. www.family.va Knock - Mass in Honour of the Holy Face - Saturday 14th September. Sacrament of Marriage: congratulations to Sue Ellen Millar and Stephen Clarke. Servite Priory - Benburb: Charismatic Prayer Meeting will resume on Thursday 12th September at 8 p.m. All welcome. Enrolment for 10 week painting course aimed at beginners and those wishing to improve will take place in Stables Building, Servite Priory, Tuesday 10th Sept. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. URGENT “ONE OF US” PRO-LIFE PETITION - There is a concerted campaign to make abortion a “human right”. Precious Life invite you to help prevent this. Log on to www.oneofus.eu now and sign your petition for this critical European initiative. COUNTRY CONCERT - with Kenny Paul & Friends
Tir Na nOg GFC - Bingo as usual Tuesday night. The bigger the crowd the bigger the prizes. Bannside Development Centre: Homework Club resumes Monday 16th Sept. 3 - 4.30 p.m. £1 per day. Arts & Crafts and other activities Tuesday & Wednesday evenings 6.30 p.m. - 8 p.m. For further information contact Ann on 38339916. 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 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Living with cancer? The HOPE Programme - find new ways to regain your confidence and manage stress and emotional difficulties. An information session is being held on Thuirsday 12th September at 3pm in Seagoe Hotel. Organised by MacMillan Cancer Support. Contact Genevieve or Nathalie at 90708610. St. Malachy’s Indoor Bowling Club - Indoor bowls every Thursday 7.30 - 9 p.m. in Ashgrove Centre. All welcome. ClanBrassil Comhaltas Traditional Music Group resumes on Friday 13th September at 6.30 p.m. in Teach Alf OMuiri, North St., Lurgan. All new and existing members welcome. Phoenix Players: Auditions will take place next Saturday 14th Sept. from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. in St. Columba’s School, Carlton St. in preparation for our performance of EVITA, the musical depicting the life and times of Eva Peron, which will be staged in December. All cast members must be 15 - 21 yrs old and anyone in that category may join. If not interested in performing solo, we are keen to have chorus members. See Portadown Phoenix Players Facebook page.
Isn’t courage something we really admire in people? How to nourish this strength?
We need courage when we try to work on behalf We need courage Look at the face of Jesus,
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