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.

Saturday   7 p.m.

Sunday      8.30 & 11.30 a.m.

Sunday    10 a.m.

Monday 10a.m. 

Tuesday - Friday 7p.m.

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

Saturday - 12.30 - 1.15 p.m.

Saturday - 6.15 - 6.45 p.m.

Every Saturday, 5 p.m.

Marriage:

At least three months notice must be given to the Priests of the Parish.

Fr. O’Dwyer 38350610

Fr. Sheehan 38332218

Parish Mobile - Emergency No. 07841101850

Soil For the Seed (Adults Exploring Theology): we welcome Martina Hamilton and Emmett Lynch who will speak at all Masses this weekend on the Course which will take place in Drumcree Pastoral Centre Sept. 2014 - April 2016.  For bookings and more information contact Armagh Diocesan Pastoral Centre, The Magnet, Dundalk.  Tel. 003533429336649 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  Open to all adults over the age of 18. 

First Friday - sick and housebound will be visited this week.

Vigil Anna Piezak, Kathleen Lavery, Ciara Wilson, Sharon Garland.

8.30 a.m. Margaret Marley, Owen Beattie, Richard Hendron.  

10 a.m. Ann Marie Hamill, Maurice Hagan, Ann Flemming.  

11.30 a.m. Ann Murphy, Elish McKeever, Gerry Barlow, Pauline Chambers.

St. Francis - Eithne McAtarsney

Rosemount - Gerry Barlow

St. John the Baptist week beginning 28th - Maura Berry. 

Vigil Louise Wilson;  

8.30 a.m. Colm Hagan;

10a.m. Geraldine McAlinden;

11.30 a.m. Niamh Marley.

Week beginning 28th - 10 a.m. Peggy McKeever; 7 p.m. David Greer.

Week beginning 4th - 10 a.m. Denis McCourt; 7 p.m. Olivia McDonald.

St Alphonsa - saint of the Syro-Malabar Community, some of whom live among us and whose relic can be visited in St Patrick’s Church - Monday.

Society of Jesus - Happy feastday to Frs Brendan, Frank and Michael - Thursday.

Sacrament of Marriage: congratulations to Judith Grimley and Damian Brady; and to Rachel Green and Patrick Carvil who were married recently.

Sacrament of Baptism: Brea Kirsty Catherine Liggett.

Monday 28th St Alphonsa

Tuesday 29th St Martha

Wednesday 30th St Peter Chrysologus

Thursday 31st St Ignatius of Loyola - Founder of the Society of Jesus

Friday 1st St Alphonsus Liguori - Founder of the Redemptorists

Saturday 2nd St Eusebius of Vercelli, St Peter Julian Eymard - founder of the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament who have a Church on Batchelors Walk, Dublin.  

Monday 4th St John Vianney

Tuesday 5th Dedication of St Mary Major Basilica in Rome

Wednesday 6th The Transfiguration

Thursday 7th Sts Sixtus & Cajetan

Friday 8th St Dominic - Founder of Dominicans

Saturday 9th St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, St Nathy;

World War One - St Mark’s Church invites you to a special service on Sunday 3rd August at 7pm to mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War to remember with gratitude all those from Portadown and District who served in the Great War. All welcome. There will be some from our Parish who fought in this War. If you have a relative who died during WW1 please submit their name, place they were from in the Parish, regiment, date of death to the Parochial House.

Eucharistic Adoration: prayer intention for the month of August is to bring an end to abortion in Ireland and throughout the world. Please keep this intention in mind in your prayer.

Gaza in Need - Church door collection this weekend - be as generous as you can.

Gaza Fundraising - Table Quiz followed by Traditional Session in Tir na nOg on Friday 8th August at 8pm.

The next Bulletin to be published will be on 10th August.

 

 

Lately Deceased:  Lily McConville, Joao Fernando Correia Belo, Owney Creaney, Angela Duffy, Mary Catherine McGrath, Sean O’Donnell, Sr Clement O’Sullivan

 

At This Time:   George Halfpenny  

 

Sunday 27th: Brendan Kelly (1st Anv), Geraldine Vallely, Eileen Donnelly, Eugene McCann, Clara McCann, Nina Amau Pereira  

 

Monday 28th: Mary Loftus, Tom McCann, Annie Keogh, Una Campbell, Seamus McKeever, Rosemary Hyde, James McCann    

 

Tuesday 29th: George Smith, Elizabeth Tiffney, Ellen Hamill, Caoimhe McCann, Patrick McGurgan, Michael Kelly      

 

 Wednesday 30th:  Veronica McCann, Eamon Kelly                

 

Thursday 31st: May Watson, Ronald Watkins, Sr. Brigid Kavanagh, Bronagh McNally

 

Friday 1st:  MM Eva Hamill, Vera McDonald, Mary McCann, Catherine Foy                                                 

 

Saturday 2nd: James Tiffney, Bridget Devlin, Dan Murphy, Theresa McCormick, Vera McDonald

 

Sunday 3rd:  Gerry Loughlin, Patrick Joseph Lavery, Bernard Dummigan          

 

Monday 4th: Sr Martha Masterson 1st Anv, Patrick McStravick, Michael Turley, Kathleen McVeigh

 

Tuesday 5th: Brigid McCrory 1st Anv, Michael Carvill, Mamie Hamill, Patrick Mulholland, Rose Faloon, Patrick Kelly, Teresa McCormick    

 

Wednesday 6th:  Francis Brady, Mary McParland, Elizabeth Tiffney   

 

Thursday 7th: Rita Furphy 1st Anv, Bernard Neeson, Patsy Corrigan, Catherine Daly, Frances O’Neill, Michael Rowney  

 

Friday 8th:  John Holland, Annie Greer  

 

Saturday 9th:  Catherine Murphy, Aidan Cullen

 

 

 

 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.         

PRAMS, COTS, BUGGIES REQUIRED.

St. Patrick’s Hall  10 a.m.   

St. Mary’s Hall 10.10 a.m.

St. John’s Car Park  10.20 a.m.  

Mayfair 0.30 a.m.

Spar 10.40 a.m.

Knock Shrine - Monday 11th August.  Sr. Breige McKenna (intercession for priests).  Coach £15.  Bring packed lunch. Booking phone Gabrielle 87784964 / 07933521105 or Grace 87784942.  Marie  38851517. 

Slimming World:  Pastoral Centre every Tuesday at 5.30 and  7.30 p.m.  New members welcome.

Gamblers Anonymous: have you or any members of your famiy been affected by someone close to you that has been gambling? A public information meeting will be held in Malachy’s Centre, Ogle Street, Armagh on 4th August at 8pm

Bannside Development Centre:   Arts & Crafts and other activities Tuesday & Wednesday evenings 7 p.m. - 8 p.m £1 per session   Resumes next Tuesday.  For further information contact Ann on 38339916.  

 

Bingo in Drumcree Pastoral Centre every Friday night 8.15 p.m. sharp.  All support welcome.  

U8 training every Sunday 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. at Seagoe Indoor 3G.  Free membership.  For more information contact Thomas 07821579451. 

Lotto winners June: Robert Todd, Jeanette Toland, Louis Neill, Barry Griffin - all £50 winners.

U6 training,  U8 training and U10 training now at Tir Na nOg pitch Fridays 6 - 7 p.m.

Bingo as usual Tuesday night.  The bigger the crowd the bigger the prizes.   

 

Drumcree College: visit www.drumcreecollege.co.uk  Our School. Our Community. Our Future. Your Choice. Support Drumcree College.                                                       

Youth 2000 - Summer Festival, Cistercian College, Roscrea, Co Tipperary - Thursday 14th - Sunday 17th August. For young people aged 16 - 35.  Free buses throughout Ireland.  For more information and to book online see www.youth2000.ie or phone 0799598 876399 or facebook (youthtwothousandIreland).

Armagh Diocesan Youth Commission:  ‘Assume Summer Camp’ - taking place two separate weeks.  Week 1 -11th - 15th August, week 2 - 18th - 22nd August.  Greenhill Centre, Newcastle.  This is an adventure and faith 4 night residential for 12 - 14 yr olds.  For more details call 028/048 37523084

The Indulgence of St Mary of the Portiuncula 2nd August: from noon on next Friday and through Saturday Parishioners are encouraged to visit our Parish Church of St John the Baptist - pray for Pope Francis, our Parish and yourself.

 

Where is the Kingdom of God?

How to recognise it?

Has it an anthem like a country,

a flag like a nation,

a language of its own?

In the middle of the heart of experience is found the Kingdom of God.

Through the gaps of life, shines the Kingdom of God.

Like treasure hidden in a field.

Glimpsed in the narrow gaps 

between tight thoughts and you’re surprised by a new idea.

Glimpsed in the narrow gaps 

between people who know each other and you’re surprised by the newness of one you love.

Glimpsed in the narrow gap of acceptance of injustice and 

inequality, and you’re surprised by new initiatives.

 

There is no flag, no anthem, 

no language 

separate from the flag, 

anthem and language of our 

experience of life:

the flag, anthem and language of love, compassion, 

truth of the works of 

justice, 

of Eucharist.