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Notice Board
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6 July 2025
The Parish of Ballyclare & Ballygowan
Please click on the button if you wish to make an online donatation to
the Parish of Ballyclare and Ballygowan. Thank you.
Offerings: Thank you for your recent offerings.
29 June – Weekly Offering - £523.50
This Week’s Hymns
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Pilgrims of Hope: “We all live with many questions in our hearts. Saint
Augustine speaks so often of our “restless” hearts and says: “our hearts
are restless until they rest in you, O God.” That restlessness is not a bad
thing, and we shouldn’t look for ways to put out the fire, to eliminate or
even numb ourselves to the tensions that we feel, the difficulties that
we experience. We should rather get in touch with our own hearts and
recognise that God can work in our lives, through our lives, and
through us reach out to other people.” Pope Leo XIV 14 June 2025
Munch on Mondays: Providing good food, free of charge to our community. St John’s Church, Doagh
Road, Ballyclare. Available every Monday from 11.00 am.
Masses this week: Monday & Tuesday - 9.00am
Lourdes Pilgrimage: If you have a petition you would like taken to Lourdes, please give it to Fr Gerard or
leave it to the Parochial House by Tuesday evening.
Pilgrims of Hope at Lough Derg & Knock this July: Pioneers and friends of the PTAA are invited to mark
the Jubilee of Hope on pilgrimage at Lough Derg from Friday 11 July - Sunday 13 July. The three days of
prayer, keeping Vigil and fasting will allow us to connect in prayer with all who live under the shadow
of addiction. The annual Pioneer pilgrimage to Knock Shrine will take place on Sunday 20 July. Prayers
will be offered at Our Lady’s Shrine for all who work in alcohol and drug treatment centres around
Ireland. Details from www.pioneers.ie. Contact Fr Robert McCabe via prayer@pioneers.ie for further
details.
Accord (NI) marriage and relationship counselling service for any couple who may be experiencing
difficulties or challenges in their relationship. Our professional counselling service is based on client
need rather than an ability to pay and we are based in 11 locations across N. Ireland. We try to be as
accessible as possible and offer both in-person and online counselling to all, regardless of faith.
Contact info@accordni.com Tel: 028 9023 3002 www.accordni.com
Congratulations to Siobhan Donnelly who has successfully completed the Diocesan Lay Funeral
Ministry Programme. Lay funeral ministers work alongside priests and deacons to support and
minister to families at the time of a death. Thank you to Siobhan for volunteering for this role.
