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Pentecost Sunday – 28th May 2023
Entrance Hymn
Come Holy Ghost Creator come
From thy bright heav’nly throne
Come take possession of our souls
And make them all thine own.
Thou who art called the Paraclete
Best gift of God above
The living spring, the living fire
Sweet unction and true love.
All glory to the Father be
With his co-equal son
The same to thee great Paraclete
While endless ages run.
The Parish of Ballyclare & Ballygowan
We remember those who have gone before
us marked with the sign of faith.
Anne Marie Dempsey, Samuel Montgomery,
Robert Wilson, Eileen Wilson, Tommy Wilson,
Patrick McCaughey, Davy McCudden, Barry
Canavan, Thomas Farrelly, Marjorie Beggs, Tom
Muldoon, Matthew Symington, Ethel Hutcheson,
Jack McCurry, and Edward Matthews.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.
Recessional Hymn
Now thank we all our God
With hearts and hands and voices
Who wondrous things hath done
In whom this world rejoices.
Who from our mother’s arms
Hath blessed us on our way
With countless gifts of love
And still is ours today.
O may this bounteous God
Through all our lives be near us
With ever joyful hearts
And blessed peace to cheer us.
And keep us in his grace
And guide us when perplexed
And free us from all ills
In this world and the next.
Offertory Hymn
Gifts of bread and wine, gifts we've offered,
fruits of labour, fruits of love;
taken, offered, sanctified,
blessed and broken; words of one Who died:
'Take My body, take My saving blood.'
Gifts of bread and wine: Christ our Lord.
Christ our Saviour, living presence here,
as He promised while on earth:
'I am with you for all time,
I am with you in this bread and wine.
Take My body, take My saving blood.'
Gifts of bread and wine: Christ our Lord.
Communion Hymn
Soul of my Saviour, sanctify my breast
Body of Christ, be thou my saving guest
Blood of my Saviour, bathe me in thy tide
Wash me with water flowing from thy side.
Strength and protection may thy Passion be
O Blessed Jesus hear and answer me
Deep in thy wounds Lord, hide and shelter me
So shall I never, never part from thee.
Guard and defend me from the foe malign
In death’s dread moments make me only thine
Call me and bid me come to thee on high
When I may praise thee with thy saints for aye.
Parish Collections
The Parish Collection for Sunday, 21st May 2023
amounted to £572.80.
The Collection for the Educations of Students
for the Priesthood amounted to £167.20.
Society of St Vincent de Paul
Thank you to everyone who has responded to the invitation to the Mid-Summer Lunch on 16 June
2023. We look forward to welcoming all those who can come on the day itself.
The Conference plans to hold a Parish/Family Fun Day at Carnfunnock Country Park early in
September 2023. At this stage, to gauge interest and to make booking, you are asked to collect a form
from the church porch, indicating how many from your household would be interested in taking part
in the Parish/Family Fun Day and Bar-B-Que.
Pastoral Letter from Bishop Donal McKeown
Copies of Bishop McKeown’s Pastoral Letter – Be part of God’s Amazing Dream - are available at the
back of the church or click on link below to view.
Be part of God’s Amazing Dream
Cemetery Sunday, Ballygowan
On Sunday, 11 June 2023 at 3.00pm, we shall
celebrate Cemetery Sunday at Ballygowan with
the Blessing of Graves, Rosary and Benediction.