Parish of Ardkeen. 11 th Sunday of the Year 12 th June 2016

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1 Parish of Ardkeen - Silver Circle - June Draw (6 th Year) The June Draw will take place on 26 th June. Those paying by monthly/bi-monthly please have your envelope in by Sunday 19 th June. The monthly prize money for this year will be: 1 st - 200, 2 nd - 150, 3 rd and 4 th There will be an extra draw at Christmas for 10 prizes of 100. It's still not too late to join up - forms are available at the church doors for anyone who would like to join for the first time or rejoin. You may make a payment of 60 for the year or 10 every two months (bi-monthly). If you take the bi-monthly option, envelopes will be forwarded to you with the relevant months marked on them. Great prizes but if you're not in you can't win!! Ordination to The Priesthood: We remember in our prayers, Reverend James O'Reilly on the occasion of his Ordination to the Priesthood this Sunday, 12 th June at 3pm in the Church of Christ the Redeemer, Lagmore Drive, Belfast. Clonard Solemn Novena in honour of our Mother of Perpetual Help begins on Wednesday 15 th June and will run until Thursday 23 rd June. Please see notice board for times of Masses etc. Semper Fidelis - 11 th Annual Pilgrimage to Lourdes Will take place from Friday 2 nd September 2016 for 5 nights full board in the Hotel Mediterranee. 599 per person sharing. Deposit 150 per person non-refundable. For further details contact Terry Andrews: or Blessing of the Graves pm Cooey Wells Mass, Sunday 12 th June Parish of Portaferry, Sunday 19 th June Parish of Ardkeen, Sunday 26 th June Glastry Presbyterian Church celebrates Queen Elizabeth's 90 th Birthday. The "Street Party" style lunch at Glastry Presbyterian Church on Sunday 12 th June, begins at 1pm in the Church car park (if weather unsuitable, will be relocated to Church Hall). Never be ashamed of your faith - no matter what religion you follow, Catholic, Church of Ireland, Presbyterian, Methodist, Elim, Pentecostal etc - we are all worshipping the same loving God. Pray to Him and tell Him what you need. Always Thank Him. Pray for the sick of the Parish and community - there are many people in our pastoral community who need prayers for physical, mental and spiritual issues - issues that we can't see. Sometimes when you are sick, it is hard to pray for yourself - that's where we, the Parish, come in. An extra Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be or an invocation will help us know that we are helping someone in need. Our Lady Health of the Sick, pray for us. O, Precious Mother Mary, Mother of Divine Grace, You make a way where there is no way. Mother Mary, please help me. Mary still holds our hand and leads us to the arms of Jesus. The tighter the hold the more she is looking out for you. Always pray to Mary to intercede for you with her Precious Son. Parish of Ardkeen Fr Patrick Neeson, Parish Priest (028) info@parishofardkeen.co.uk Parish of Ardkeen Fr Mulholland PP Portaferry and Ballygalget " 11 th Sunday of the Year 12 th June 2016 "For this reason I tell you that her sins, her many sins, must have been forgiven her, or she would not have shown such great love. It is the man who is forgiven little who shows little love." Mass Times next week (w/b 13 th June) Monday and Thursday at 9.00am Mass in St Mary's Primary School on Wednesday at 9.00am Tuesday and Friday (Novena) at 7.30pm Saturday Vigil at 6.30pm and Sunday Masses at 9.00am and 11.00am. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Friday 7.00pm pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 5.45pm pm. First Friday 7pm pm New SVP Helpline No Bulletin Notices: please call or news@parishofardkeen.co.uk Items for the bulletin must be in by Thursday morning at the very latest.

2 Our prayers and sympathy to the family and family circle of Etta Clarke, Rubane Road and Marie Gilmore, Slans who died recently. On their souls Sweet Jesus have mercy. Month's Mind: Sarah Dorrian First Anniversary: Brian McCallum Anniversaries: Elizabeth Savage, Hugh McCullough, Tess Caldwell, David Bailie, Lucy McCarthy, Eilish Walton, John Matchett, Mary Keating, Paddy Duggan, James McCullough, Eddie McKeating, James Brown, Rosena McNamara, Billy Graham, Kevin McGrath, James and Anne Jane McGrattan, Hugh and Catherine Watson, Owen O'Toole, John Greenan, Margaret Orderly, Mary Rogan, Helen Orr, Oisin Blaney, Anne Magee, Owen Irvine, Isobel Coulter, John Doherty, Rebecca Fitzsimmons and all those whose anniversaries occur at this time. We remember those who have no one to pray for them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen. MONEY MATTERS Last week's Offerings amounted to Monthly Offering Thank you all sincerely for your continued support. Sanctuary Lamp Intentions (SL) Eilish Walton deceased (SH) Special Intention ML (OL) For the intentions of the Parish If you wish to put forward an intention for one of the lamps, please call into the Sacristy after Mass. Suggested offering 5. Gift Aid: The sum of 17, has been received from the Government being Gift Aid for the year 2015/2016. Sincere thanks to all who signed up for Gift Aid in the Parish. This amount will go towards the Parish Building Fund. A collection for the World Meeting of Families which was to be taken up at the end of May will be taken up at the weekend Masses of 25 th and 26 th June. This is a national Church collection for the support of the World Meeting of Families Welcome to the Family of the Parish through the Sacrament of Baptism Caoimhe McGrattan and Seán Patrick Bell Wedding: congratulations to Emma McCarthy and Conor Breen who were married in St Mary Star of the Sea Church, on Friday 10 th June. St Joseph's Ballycran GAA Club News Club Lottery: Sun 5 th June. Numbers drawn 14, 19 and to Teresa Hughes, Eoghan Hughes, Irene Gallagher and J H Hughes. Jackpot this week 800. Volunteers and tradesmen wanted to help refurbish the ladies toilets. Please contact Peter Finnegan for more details and to offer help. This is the start of the Club's commitments to the Club Plan launched this year. Trip from Ballycran GAA to see a production of Marita Conlon McKenna's "Under the Hawthorn Tree" in the Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh on Saturday 25 th June leaving at 9am. Admission will be free - pay for bus only 9 if 33 seater or 7 if we get 53 names. St Mary's Primary School News - Tel Car Treasure Hunt. St Mary's PTA would like to thank everyone who took part in their recent Car Treasure Hunt or helped out with the refreshments and ballot afterwards. A total of 37 cars went out on the hunt on a beautiful evening. Congratulations to the winner and runners up!! Annual Pilgrimage Knock SVP St Patrick s Conference, Portaferry are organising their annual pilgrimage to Our Lady s Shrine at Knock for the 13 th and 14 th August. Price is and anyone wishing to attend should leave their details with Jean Byers, 35 The Square, Portaferry, Tel: The National Rededication of the Basilica of Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland will be officiated by His Eminence Seán Patrick Cardinal O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston on Saturday 16 th July at 3pm. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. The next Hospital Visitors' Training Course, run in partnership by the NI Healthcare Chaplains' Association and Edgehill College, will commence on Thurs 29th Sept from pm at Edgehill College, Belfast. The course will run until 8th December with half-term break 3rd Nov. It is aimed at lay people who are interested in hospital visitation, either within the local church context or within a chaplaincy context, or who already visit hospitals as part of their church responsibilities. For further information and an application form contact: Mrs Kay Irvine, College Administrator, Edgehill Theological College, 9 Lennoxvale, Belfast BT9 5BY. kirvine@edgehillcollege.org Tel. (028) Charity Pub Quiz - Saltwater Brig Andrew Scott is volunteering this summer in Fiji with VESA (Volunteer Eco Students Abroad) which is an organisation working hand in hand with indigenous village communities to create real and lasting change. He is holding a pub quiz in the Saltwater Brig on Friday 17 June at 8.15pm. Tickets for the Pub Quiz are 5 each and can be purchased at the door. All proceeds from the Pub Quiz will go towards Andrew s fundraising campaign. Your support is very much appreciated. Confirmation - Special Needs Congratulations to Andrew Taggart, Sanctuary Cove, who was confirmed last Sunday 5 th June by Bishop Farquhar in a special celebration of Confirmation for a group of special needs children in the Parish of Drumbo and Carryduff. Well done Andrew! Tenth Anniversary of the River of Roses - St Patrick's Portaferry Saturday & Sunday 18 th & 19 th June. Book of Remembrance will be in the grotto from Saturday 18 th at 12noon 8.00pm and Sunday 19 th from 10.15am. If you are unable to come to the grotto, leave the name and 1 in an envelope at The Rock Bakery and it will be entered into the Book of Remembrance. All donations are sent to the Missions and the names in the Book of Remembrance will be included in Masses said in Dromantine by the SMA Fathers for a month. Rally for Life The 10th All Ireland Rally for Life will be held in Belfast city centre on Saturday 2 nd July. Join thousands of people from across Ireland for this fun-filled family day out. Coaches will be travelling to the Rally from various towns across Northern Ireland. Holy Mass will be celebrated in St Malachy s Church Belfast before the Rally at 12:30pm. For further details please contact the Rally for Life Committee on or click on Medjugorje Irish Centre Pilgrimages: Airport Transport Dubrovnik or Split and 7 nights. Apartment B&B 205. Tel or reservations@med-irishcentre.com. Call for flight info. MEDJUGORJE: IRELAND: reservations@med-irishcentre.com. WEBSITE: Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage on St Patrick's Mountain, Saul will take place on Sunday 19th June at 3pm, Celebrant is Bishop Noel Treanor. Everyone welcome. Living Church Jubilee of Mercy Down & Connor Lough Derg Three Day Pilgrimage The fourth Living Church Lough Derg Three day Pilgrimage will take place this year from Friday 1st July to Sunday 3rd July The pilgrimage will be the traditional three day format. The cost of the pilgrimage is The cost does not include travel to the island. For details of travel arrangements and to book a place please call the Living Church Office on or livingchurch@downandconnor.org by Friday 17th June.

3 ARDS CCE host Ulster Fleadh in Bangor from July 16th - 24th, with many events including Irish Music Sensations BEOGA on Saturday 16th July at St Comgall's Parish Centre, Bangor and THE SANDS FAMILY on Thu 21st July at Bangor Abbey. Tickets cost only 10 for each concert - More info onwww.ulsterfleadh.com. ARDS CCE host Co Down Fleadh, Bangor from June 19th - 23rd, with many events including Irish Music Sensation Sharon Shannon on Saturday 22nd June at St Comgall's Parish Centre, Bangor. Tickets cost only 10 (Ticket Sales ): - More info on or Facebook: " Young people: Received the Sacrament of Confirmation? Why not join the other parish youth ministers who lead the congregation in the Prayer of the Faithful at Mass? For more information or to volunteer, please contact Ellen Mary Woods on Thank you Family Care Adoption Society is presently seeking to recruit adoptive families for babies and young children. For more information please contact us at: Telephone: or Monday to Friday 9 1 p.m. @familycaresociety.org Website: The Society of St Vincent de Paul - Clare Lodge Centre - A centre for well being Situated at 3 Castle Place Newcastle, County Down, Clare Lodge is more than just a holiday centre, it is a haven of peace and tranquillity for those who need a break from the pressures of day to day life, or to enjoy a relaxing stay by the sea. One of the few holiday centres to be opened all year round, Clare Lodge can accommodate 42 guests in 18 en suite bedrooms all with tea and coffee making facilities, free internet access and flat screen televisions. Together with a large dining hall, comfortable lounge and an outside seating area, this is a modern, spacious centre. All rooms are wheelchair accessible with a lift for ease of access. We can offer week long breaks, Sunday to Saturday as well as midweek and weekends on a full board basis which includes, breakfast, lunch, evening meal and light supper. Bed and breakfast and tailored options are also available. For further information contact any member of your local St. Vincent de Paul Conf or directly to Clare Lodge on This world is descending into utter chaos and there's a strategy behind it....chaos is part of the Machiavellian (underhand) strategy for world destruction and domination under the guise of freedom, world peace and equality. We all have faults and vices we should transform into virtues, but certain groups are being played as pawns while many, out of a group think sensation of compassion, are unwittingly accepting changes which will ultimately lead to more suffering and enslavement. As St. Catherine of Siena once said, "We've had enough of exhortations to be silent! Cry out with a hundred thousand tongues. I see that the world is rotten because of silence." The time to speak up is NOW! PRAY!! Bethany Bereavement Support Group is a parish based group ministry which aims to help those bereaved and grieving. Support is offered on an individual basis in the home, to groups in drop-in centres, by phone calls, by helping at funeral liturgies etc. For more information or to register interest in the next Training Course which begins in September 2016 and will take place in the Good Shepherd Centre, please contact Claire Dowds, Good Shepherd Centre, 511 Ormeau Road, Belfast BT7 3GS. ( , or bethanybereavementni@gmail.com Can you give a little of your time to the church once a week/month? There are various areas in the church where your help would be very much appreciated and welcomed: for example becoming a Minister of the Word (5 mins during Mass every 4 th /5 th week), helping to clean the church (1 hour every 4 th week), joining any of the choirs (during Mass and perhaps 15 mins practice afterwards) etc. If you would like to help out in any area please give your name to Fr Neeson or contact Parish Office and leave a message. We particularly need more members to help clean the church - just one hour a month!! Visit our Parish website and view the recent events Also visit our Facebook Page - Parish of Ardkeen for daily reflections and news - updated every day. Lough Derg Jubilee Year of Mercy Pilgrimage Season opens on Sunday 1 st May with One Day Retreats which continue on 2, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 17, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 & 30 of May. Booking is essential. Contact Lough Derg by telephone , info@loughderg.org, "I have learned that forgiveness is necessary in order to "move on" and "heal". Forgiveness really does unleash a power in your life that can't be explained. For years, I was sinfully stubborn and it was eating away at me. When I decided to consciously make the effort to forgive, I felt a certain "heaviness" LIFT! When I asked Jesus to BLESS the very people who hurt me, I felt love and peace. Their deeds no longer had power over me. I no longer carried the hurt in my mind or my soul". W K. Jubilee of Mercy Every particular church will be directly involved in living out this Holy Year as an extraordinary moment of grace and spiritual renewal. Pope Francis, The Year of Mercy. A Holy Year also known as a Jubilee is to be celebrated by Catholics worldwide from 8 th December 2015, to 20 th November In the Roman Catholic tradition, a Holy Year is a great religious event, observed and celebrated by millions of Catholics across the world. The tradition has its origins in the Book of Leviticus in the Old Testament. A Jubilee was described as a special celebration each 50 years when slaves were set free and debts forgiven. In modern times, the Pope calls a Holy Year every 25 years as a unique time for all Catholics to find spiritual renewal in prayer, pilgrimage, the forgiveness of sins and the gaining of special indulgences. From time to time, the Pope may call an Extraordinary Jubilee, which is a Holy Year outside of the normal quarter century cycle, to mark an important event or anniversary in the Church s history. Pope Francis has called an Extraordinary Jubilee to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vatican Council II. The theme of Pope Francis Extraordinary Jubilee is Mercy. The Pope wants the whole Church to be reawakened to Mercy, which in the context of Christian teachings, refers to concepts such as forgiveness, healing, hope and compassion for all fellow human beings. Pope Francis has called for a revolution of tenderness in the Church through a renewed focus on these values. All Catholics are called to spend the Year of Mercy celebrating not only the compassion and forgiveness of God but also increasing their own understanding and capacity for compassion and forgiveness, in all of their thoughts and deeds.

4 OTHER NOTICES MEDJUGORJE th 26 th June 2016 (35 th Anniversary) 31 st July 7 th August 2016 (Youth Festival) PLUS FURTHER DATES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR Guide will be with group throughout; All airport and local taxes; Travel insurance included. Flying from Belfast International Airport. COST STG Single room supplement is EXTRA deposit secures a seat! For further details contact: Reggie Donnelly or Jean Reynolds or jeanreynolds@hotmail.co.uk 2016 CENTENARY OF THE ANGEL OF FATIMA. Pilgrimage to Fatima & Santiago de Compostela. 9 th - 18 th August Nights H/B Los Abetos Hotel Santiago, 6 Nights F/B Hotel Avenida Fatima, visiting Pontevedra, Tuy & Balasar. Spiritual Directors Fr Gerry McCloskey and Fr Sean Gilmore. Special Group price 709 inclusive of tax & insurance. For further details contact Joe Catney or Early booking advisable, deposit secures. LIVING YOUTH Aged 17-25? Want to be part of World Youth Day 2016 in Poland? Come and be part of the Living Youth Team and explore your faith, friendship, music, fun, culture and Mass with the Pope. For more information go to ADOPTERS NEEDED NOW Family Care Adoption Services is presently seeking families who would be interested in adopting children aged between 2-6 years and who need the love and attention of a caring and understanding family. Could this be you? If you would like to find out more please contact Family Care Adoption Services on: Belfast: or Derry: @familycaresociety.org Website: FOSTERING AND THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY Could you help a child in need? Northern Ireland is currently experiencing a severe shortage of Foster Carers, and particularly carers from the Catholic Community. Kindercare Fostering is a not for-profit organisation which works to find safe, secure and loving homes for children and young people in need in Northern Ireland. We need Foster Carers in your area! If you would be interested in finding out more about Fostering, please contact Gillian on , Gillian.devlin@kindercare.co.uk or check us out at WARM HOMES SCHEME Make your home warmer and reduce energy costs Grant schemes offering insulation and possibly new central heating at no cost are available, if you own or privately rent your home and meet qualifying criteria. For more information or independent advice on reducing energy costs call Bryson Energy on / and quote Health Routes FRIENDS IN FAITH GROUP- Clonard- Open to new members! Are you in your 30 s, 40 s +plus / Interested in making new friends / living & sharing your faith together / participating in various Spiritual/Social events. Why not come and see for yourself, you would be very welcome at Clonard. Simply register now by ing your name/and contact details to faithtogether@clonard.com or text your name to and we will be in touch. PRAXIS CARE BEFRIENDING NEEDS VOLUNTEERS COULD YOU HELP? Befriending provides one to one support and companionship to people who are feeling isolated or lonely as a result of their mental ill health. Volunteer Befrienders get involved with everyday activities with their Praxis Care friend: Going for a walk Meeting for a coffee Going to the cinema or a local event Shopping Playing sport Volunteers build friendships which have a lasting positive impact, make a huge difference to the lives of the adults they are matched with, reducing isolation, giving their time, sense of enthusiasm and energy. Could you get involved? Donating even an hour or two of your time will make a real difference to someone in your local community who feels isolated and lonely. To find out more, get a volunteer application form or to speak to someone about the service, contact Catherine on: Telephone: / volunteering@praxiscare.org.uk Online: AGE NI ADVICE SERVICE If an older person you know needs advice, information or practical support on a wide range of issues including welfare benefits, community care, housing and health, contact the Age NI Advice Service on Freephone to speak to a specialist advisor in confidence. Our advisors can provide a free benefit check to ensure that older people are accessing the benefits they are entitled to. TUESDAY S CHILD is a catholic charity helping children and their families in areas of the world ravaged by war and extreme poverty. Everything we do is All Through Mary for the glory of the Infant Child. Tuesday s Child gives 100 percent of donations received and monies raised. When you donate online, both pay systems we use take a small % of your donation. Administration costs are covered by a private sponsor and gift aid received goes to our projects. We work directly with catholic missionaries in all project areas. Where monies are donated to projects run by missionary priests, we ask for masses to be celebrated in return for Ireland. Tuesday s Child gives 100 percent of donations received and monies raised. If you are donating online both pay systems take a small % of your donation. ACTION CANCERS SUPPORT SERVICES Counselling (for adults and children over the age of 5) counselling provides an opportunity to explore thoughts and feelings, to identify worries and concerns and to create self awareness and bring about change. Examples of therapies used include: Person Centred Counselling; Sandplay/art therapy; Thought Field Therapy and Emotional Freedom Technique Complementary therapies which include: reflexology, aromatherapy, relaxation techniques, Bach Flower remedies, gentle massage, Bowen and Emmett therapy. Acupuncture clinic acupuncture can help with pain and symptom control. One to one Coaching. A group focused Positive Living Programme this programme uses life coaching techniques to help people reflect, refocus, build coping skills and set personal goals to be able to move forward positively with life after a cancer diagnosis. For further information Tel or info@actioncancer.org or visit the website at

5 THE EXPLOREAWAY PROGRAMME If you are single and between 21 and 40 years of age and feel you may have an interest in religious life and would like to share with others similar questions then ExploreAway aims to provide the input, support and accompaniment needed to help participants discern their call. The programme involves five residential weekends and one residential weekend retreat throughout the year, based in Dublin The weekends will provide input on vocation, discernment, prayer and religious life- its core values and the various ways it is lived. or Tel or SERVING AFRICA THROUGH OLD COMPUTERS Camara are a Local Charity based in Unit 10, Townsend Enterprise Park. Belfast BT13 2ES, who take old computers, wipe the data, refurbish them and set them up in schools in Africa as computer labs. Combined with accredited training courses and ongoing maintenance we have taught over half a million young people how to use a computer. This vital skill in today's world opens up unending opportunities for the young people whilst also building a better future for the country. To do this amazing work we need old computers. There is huge demand from Africa for Camara computers as we send them preloaded with software and train the teachers how to use them. From 11th November we will run our annual "One week, One Thousand Computers" campaign. Churches in Northern Ireland contributed over a quarter of this last year. This annual event tries to find 1,000 unused and unwanted pcs and laptops for reuse in deprived schools in Africa. Camara wipe and repair computers of all ages, shapes and sizes, load them with educational software and ship them to one of Camara s seven African Hubs where they are distributed to the most deprived schools. We are asking people to dig out their old computers that are gathering dust. Visit for details of where to drop your computers off between 9.30 and 4.30 any week day. For your information. It costs 100 per computer to process, ship and provide the relevant training and maintenance for a minimum of 21 children to learn how to use it over the next 3 years. Most schools require a 25 computer suite at a cost of 2,500. Whilst we are not asking for donations anyone who feels they would like to support Camara in this way may do so through or by sending a donation along with a computer to our base in 10, Townsend Enterprise Park, Belfast, BT13 2ES MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS AND CHANGE YOUR OWN LIFE FOREVER Since 1960, Viatores Christi has aimed to respond to needs overseas and at home by giving people an opportunity to share their lives and skills with those in need. People from all backgrounds and professions join VC - people who want to challenge themselves to make a difference in the world, however big or small. If you want to explore such a challenge, and you are interested in learning more colin@viatoreschristi.com call or visithttp://viatoreschristi.com/events/ Dear Holy Spirit, You are my friend. I give You myself. I ask You to dwell deeply inside me and make me holy. I want to know the fire of God's love. I want to love God with all my heart. Amen.