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Southern Trust Hospital Chaplain Band 6 Waiting List

  A waiting list will be created for future PART-TIME, PERMANENT posts TRUSTWIDE that arise over the next 12 months.   Please note there is currently 1 Catholic Chaplain permanent part-time post available as follows: Hospital Chaplain (Catholic) Band 6 – 7 hours per week – Craigavon Area Hospital and Bluestone.   You can find all the information at...

Dromantine Summer Camp

  For over 50 Years Dromantine Summer Camp, organised by SMA on the grounds of Dromantine Conference Centre, just outside of Newry, has been hosting young people for a week full of unforgettable memories.   A week of camp includes Sports, Talent and Individual Skills Shows, Quiz and Movie Nights, Reflective Prayer and Mass.   A few spaces are still available for Boys Camp dur...

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on 15 June

  World Elder Abuse Awareness Day takes place on 15 June each year.   Please see poster below for further information.  ...

Dromantine Family Fun Day on 11 June

Dromantine Family Fun Day:   Sunday, 11th June 2023 1.30 pm – 5.30 pm Attractions: Grand Draw, Country & Western Music, Vintage Tractors, Bouncy Castles, Obstacle Courses, Stalls, Food, Refreshments and much more! Admission: £5 Donation per car.   Everyone Welcome.   Society of African Missions 96 Glen Road, Newry, BT34 1RH  ...

Exam Mass at Knock Shrine on 5 June

  Exam Mass at Knock Shrine: June 5th, 7.30pm, Knock Basilica.   For all students preparing for exams and their families. Take some time out from your studies for a quiet moment to ask for God’s strength and guidance as you move through your exam period. Bring your pencil case to have it blessed.   ...

Fatima Pilgrimage 20 July 2023

   Fatima Pilgrimage 20 July 2023 Led by Archbishop Eamon Martin20 July 2023 for 7 nights - £799 per person  Direct return flights from Dublin to Lisbon (20kg bags included)  Return airport transfers in Fatima  7 nights Hotel Avenida  Full Board: breakfast, lunch & dinner each day  Full religious programme  Guided tours of ...

First Class Relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis to visit St Patrick’s Cathedral

    First Class Relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis to visit St Patrick’s Cathedral, in this the 150th year since the Dedication of the Cathedral A first class relic of Blessed Carlo will visit the Cathedral from Sunday 11 – Tuesday 13 June 2023. Blessed Carlo was beatified by Pope Francis in Assisi in October 2020. His friends remember him as a young dreamer, service-ori...

Graduation Mass at QUB Catholic Chaplaincy on 1st June

  On Thursday, 1 June at 5.15pm, the QUB Chaplaincy will host a Graduation Mass for the Class of 2023.   Students, their families and friends, as well as staff and alumni are most welcome.  This Mass will be the last special celebration before we close our doors and move to temporary accommodation whilst our landmark building on Elmwood Avenue undergoes major redevelopment...

Rally for Life in Dublin on 1st July 2023

  Rally for Life, Ireland’s annual march for the human right to life, Dublin City Centre, Saturday, 1 July 2023.    Assemble from 1pm at the Garden of Remembrance on Parnell Square. Come to celebrate life and to be a witness, with thousands of others, for LIFE.  This will be a family-friendly day with a full schedule of events.  BE THERE!   For more i...

Anam Cara Armagh - Parent Evening for bereaved parents on Wednesday 31st May

  Anam Cara Armagh, the organisation that supports bereaved parents, is holding a Parent Evening for bereaved parents on Wednesday 31st May at 7:15pm in the Armagh City Hotel, Armagh, BT601E.   This event is free and open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age your child died, the circumstances of their death, or whether their death was recent or not. We also offer an onlin...