Bulletin Notices Forwarded by Parishes and other Organisations - 11 December 2019

Aras Mhuire Religious Goods & Bookshop

Large selections of Cribs and Christmas gifts. Also Advent candles, Christmas cards, calendars and diaries. Please call in and have a look around!
14 Irish St (Beside Oratory), Dungannon, Co Tyrone, BT70 1DB
Tel: 02887 726852
Email: arasmhuire@outlook.com

Carol Service in St Patrick’s Cathedral Sunday 15th December
The annual Carol Service will take place in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh on Sunday 15th December at 5pm. The Cathedral Choir will be joined by the Choir from Redemptoris Mater House of Formation, Dundalk, and there will be an opportunity for some congregational singing. All are welcome to join and please note the 5.30pm Mass on that evening will be celebrated in St Malachy’s Church.

Anam Cara – Parent Evening for Bereaved Parents – 18 December
Anam Cara Armagh, the organisation that supports bereaved parents, is holding a Parent Evening for bereaved parents on Wednesday 18 December at 7:20pm 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. Contact us on info@anamcara.ie or 085 2888 888 for any queries.

Parish of Dungannon Special Masses 21, 24, 29 December
Mass in Slovakian Sat 21 December at 4.00pm in St Patrick's Church, Dungannon.  Confessions in Slovakian from 3.00pm - 3.45pm.
Mass in Lithuanian - Christmas Eve, Tue 24 December at 7.00pm in St Patrick's Church, Dungannon.
Mass in Tetum (East Timorese) Sun 29 Dec at 2.00pm, St Patrick's Church, Dungannon.

Armagh Diocesan Pastoral Centre – Christmas Holiday Arrangements
The Christmas holiday arrangements for the Armagh Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Dundalk, are as follows:
Closing on Friday 20th December at 2.00pm, reopening on Thursday 2nd January at 8.30am.

 

Event in Benburb Priory on 8 January 2020:

Professor Brendan O’Leary Hon. MRIA will be in conversation with Ben Lowry, Deputy Editor at Belfast News Letter on Wednesday, 8 January 2020, at 7.30pm in Benburb Priory Library & Museum. Tickets full price £10.  Concession Price (Student, retired, unemployed) £6.

St Peter's Parish, Warrenpoint - Dublin Gospel Choir - 26 January 2020
We are pleased to announce that the renowned Dublin Gospel Choir will be performing in St Peter's Parish, Warrenpoint in the New Year. Join them on Sunday the 26th of January 2020 at 7pm for a concert in Mary Queen of Peace. Tickets cost £12 and are now on sale on www.gr8events.ie. A limited number of tickets are available off line for those who do not have access to online payments. Please contact 07867418696.

The National Centre for Liturgy – Pastoral Liturgy Course – February 2020
The National Centre for Liturgy, in association with St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, are currently planning for the second semester of the academic year which begins 3 February 2020.  In the second semester we are offering to parishes a comprehensive course Leading God’s People in Public Prayer – forming lay leaders in the task of presiding.  The course will provide training for those who may be called upon to undertake roles of leadership when the Eucharist cannot be celebrated on weekdays.  It will include celebrating the Liturgy of the Word, the Liturgy of the Hours - leading prayer when the Eucharist is not celebrated and leading certain rites of the Order of Christian Funerals.  Three other courses will also take place: The Eucharist – Celebration and Theology; What is a Sacrament?; Liturgy and the Future of our Parishes.  The National Centre for Liturgy is committed to this task of assisting parishes to prepare people to lead daily gatherings of prayer as well as experiencing a deeper appreciation of the Eucharist and the Sacraments. See attached poster below.

Volunteer with Cruse Bereavement Care – Training Weekends in 2020
You can make a difference in the lives of bereaved children across NI by volunteering with Cruse Bereavement Care. APPLY NOW for the 2020 NI Bereavement Support Foundation (BSF) Course + Children’s & Young People’s (CYP) Elective.

Volunteers must have at least 100 hours experience working with CYP, and be available for training weekends on 8–9 February, 29 February, 28 -29 March, 25-26 April and 16 May.

 

For an application pack, contact: maria.mcentee@cruse.org.uk. Application Deadline: 9th January 2020. For more insights, see www.hopeagain.org.uk.

Second Armagh Diocesan Pilgrimage to Fatima
The second Armagh Diocesan Pilgrimage to Fatima, led by Archbishop Eamon Martin, will take place from 7th July 2020 - 14th July 2020. Cost £719.

For further details contact Maureen or Joe McLaughlin 028 9070 1606, 07745 093530 or 07711 808207. See attached poster below.