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16 March 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.
9 March – Weekly Offering - £394.00
Pilgrims of Hope, in Lent: This Lent, God is asking us to examine whether
in our lives, in our families, in the places where we work and spend our
time, we are capable of walking together with others, listening to them,
resisting the temptation to become self-absorbed and to think only of
our own needs. Let us ask ourselves in the presence of the Lord
whether, as bishops, priests, consecrated persons and laity in the service
of the Kingdom of God, we cooperate with others. Whether we show
ourselves welcoming, with concrete gestures, to those both near and far.
Whether we make others feel a part of the community or keep them at a
distance. This, then, is a second call to conversion: a summons to
synodality.. (Pope Francis, Lenten Message 2025)
Online Lenten Jubilee Lenten Series: Join Fr Darren Brennan each Sunday evening of Lent as he
explores “witnesses of hope from the Scriptures.” You can join this online event at 7pm each Sunday
evening on the Down & Connor Facebook page and the Down & Connor YouTube channel.
Beginning Experience: The loss of a partner through death, separation or divorce is devastating. BE is
offering ‘a weekend away for a lifetime of change’ at Drumalis Conference and Retreat Centre, Larne,
Friday 21st – Sunday 23rd March 2025. To find out more, contact Pauline 07519289185 or Marie
07896119669 or email belfastbe@yahoo.com
Masses this week: Tuesday -Thursday - 9.00am.
Lenten Pledge: Pope Francis has invited us this Lent to “journey in hope together”. A short-term
pledge is available via www.pioneerassociation.org for parishioners who wish to become a “pilgrim of
hope” for people who are living under the shadow of addiction.
“See, I’m doing something new” (Is 43:19) Saturday, 22 March from 9:30 am – 4 pm A Lenten renewing
with Dr Gráinne Doherty. In this day of input and quiet reflection, we will meditate on what is helping
and what is blocking our embracing of God’s love, and God’s plans for each one of us.
The Passion Story: “A Work of Infinite Love” Saturday, 12 April from 9:30 am - 4 pm A Day of Prayer
and Reflection with Fr Aidan Troy CP. Fr Aidan will lead us in a day of prayer and reflection as we enter
into Holy Week, where we are invited to immerse ourselves in this story of hope and unconditional
love. To book a place(s) or for further details, please contact Drumalis 028 28276455/28272196 or
email drumalis@btconnect.com
