The Parish of Ballyclare & Ballygowan
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9 February 2025

The Parish of Ballyclare & Ballygowan

The Faithful Departed Recently Deceased: Hubert Agnew, John McKillion, Ann Magill Anniversaries: Joan O’Hagan, William Hugh Haveron, Jane Kirkwood, Mary Crowe, Margaret Bunting, William Magill, Robert Magill, Nancy Maybin, Catherine Farrelly, Sam Agnew, Annie McKeever, Robert McCudden, Madge Magee, Katie Irvine, Sarah Dempsey, Emily Turner, Sam Agnew, Maureen McNeilly, Frances Jane White, Frank Higgins Eternal Rest Grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
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Masses this week: Thursday 9.00am
Offerings:   Thank you for your recent offerings. 2 February 2025 – Weekly Offering - £456.45   Monthly Offering - £287.00
This Week’s Hymns Entrance Offertory Communion Recessional 99 437 613 248
“Prayer can truly change your life, for it turns your attention away from yourself and directs your mind and your heart towards the Lord. If we look only at ourselves, with our own limitations and sins, we quickly give way to sadness and discouragement. But if we keep our eyes fixed on the Lord, then our hearts are filled with hope, our minds are washed in the light of truth, and we come to know the fullness of the Gospel with all its promise and life.”  Saint John Paul II
2025 Diocesan Directory is now available, cost £5.  Please call to the sacristy if you would like a copy.
Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes: 3-11 February 2025.  To celebrate the centenary of the Church and the national shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, you are invited to join the parishioners of Duneane each evening at 7pm in the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Moneyglass.
The Parish SVP Conference would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for your generous donations in the lead up to Christmas.  We would like to acknowledge those who gave donations in response to the annual appeal, those who contributed to the Christmas ballot as well as those who donate weekly via the red box.  Your generosity enabled us to assist those in need within our local community.  We wish you every blessing for the year ahead.  
Creation Care Workshop, Drumalis: Thursday 6 March. 9.30am-5.00pm Lead by Bertie Sterling.  For more information and booking please contact Drumalis (028) 28272196
Calling all Knitters!  AGE NI Big Knit is back for 2025! Grab your needles and your brightest yarn and get knitting for Age NI. For every hat knitted, Age NI receives 30p, and that money helps the Charity support older people who have no one else to turn to. To register and find out more, call Age NI on 028 9024 5729, email bigknit@ageni.org or visit www.ageni.org/thebigknit
“Patrick” A celebration of Ireland’s Patron Saint with the New Irish Choir and Orchestra at St John’s Church, Ballyclare. Friday 14 March at 8pm. Tickets £20 from St John’s Parish Office or visit the webpage: https://theunitedparish.churchsuite.com/events/hj3k10m4 
Down & Connor Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2025:  Celebrating the Jubilee Year and our 40th Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage: 9th/10th – 15th/16th July. 5 & 7 Night options available. Please visit www.downandconnor.org/lourdes for more information or call the Pilgrimage Office on (028) 9077 0162 or email lourdes@downandconnor.org Youth Team (9-16th July): applications now open (see website for details)