Parish Office T 3752 2813 Cathedral T 3752 2638 St Malachy’s T 3751 0516 SVP Help Line T 07733 482604 Parish Safeguarding The contact persons for the Parish are Aileen or Maura: [email protected] or 07895 460797. Any visitor to the sacristy of any church must sign the visitors book. Cathedral Shop Mon-Sat 10.30am - 4.00pm & Sun 12 noon -5.30pm. First Holy Communion and Confirmation items now in stock. The parish wishes to thank all the volunteers in the Cathedral shop for their hard work and dedication throughout the year. Abbey Lotto: 1, 20, 26, 28 . One matched 3. Next week’s Jackpot £1300. Eugene Quinn Handball Lotto: 8, 17, 20. No winner. Next week’s jackpot £250. Armagh Parkrun, a FREE weekly 5k timed run, walk or jog. Every Saturday from 9.30am at the Palace Demesne. Contact Edel 37529636 or www.parkrun.org.uk/armagh Medjugorje Pilgrimages Family Pilgrimages 15th July and 12th August. Call Anthony on 07753406356 Milford Community Development Association Jiving classes in The Old School House Friday 7.30pm. Adm £5 Forever Young at the Old School House - A programme of activities for those 50+ aimed at improving pysical and mental well-being, Mondays 11am-12.30pm A Rosary at Our Lady’s Statue There will be a Rosary said in honour of Our Lady at the entrance to Dalton Estate before Our Lady’s statue on Monday 18th May after 7.30pm Mass, and at this time each Monday during May. Please join in, all welcome. The Little Sisters of the Poor in Waterford are hosting an open day on 27th June for young men and women to celebrate the year of consecrated life. As part of this event there will be workshops throughout the day in our home, giving the young people of Ireland a chance to talk with different religious congregations. Contact [email protected] or Sr. Mairead: 00353 51 833006 Lourdes pilgrimage will be lead by the Carmelites Priests from 27th Sept to 2nd Oct 2015. For booking contact Jerry Gribbon on 028737522422 Armagh Cardiac Support Group will hold their usual monthly meeting in Mullinure Hopsital on Monday 18th May. The topic will be Pain Management. Everyone welcome. The Parish Bereavement Group will next meet on Wednesday 20th May in the Cathedral Gate Lodge at 8pm. This is an opportunity for those who have been bereaved to come together in a relaxed, caring and supportive environment, having experienced the loss of a family member or friend. All are welcome The Annual General Meeting of the Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Memorial Library & Archive will be held in the library lecture room on Wednesday 27 May at 7.00 pm followed by the AGM of Cairde Uí Fhiach: friends of the Cardinal Ó Fiaich Library. All welcome. Tel: 028 3752 2981. Anam Cara is holding its monthly Parent Evening on Wednesday 27th of May 2015 from 7:30 to 9pm in the County Armagh Golf Club, 7 Newry Road, Armagh, BT601EN. All Anam Cara Services are available free of charge to bereaved parents. Dominican Contemplative Nuns welcome young women to our retreat house and we offer the opportunity to experience our life of prayer. Pray with us as we celebrate the Eucharist & Divine Office, in silence, adore the Lord with us in the Blessed Sacrament. Meet and chat with young Sisters who have been where you are. Discernment Weekends: 29th-31st May & 19th-21st June Adorers required for adoration chapel in St Malachy’s Church at 10am on Sunday. Contact Nora McBrien on 02837 525265 if you can commit to these times. Website: www.armaghparish.net Email: [email protected] facebook.com/ArmaghParish twitter.com/ArmaghParish 17th May 2015 - The Ascension of the Lord Reflection: Today we celebrate the feast of the Ascension and the story could easily disturb us as it’s a story of leave taking and farewell. Like the disciples gathered on the outskirts of Jerusalem, we too find ourselves at times, in strange and frightening places, where we feel lonely and ill equipped to carry on or keep going. In writing about the Ascension many years ago, St Augustine wrote: “You ascended from before our eyes. We turned back grieving, only to find you in our hearts”. In effect, that’s what we’re celebrating today and the feast reminds us that if we’re looking for the Lord, we need a new way of seeing and a new way of following and that’s what we call faith. If we’re looking for Jesus, our faith tells us that we will find him in the community that follows him and especially when we gather to celebrate the Eucharist. As we listen to the words in today’s first reading: “Why are you standing here looking into the sky?” we realise that we must not wait around in loneliness or puzzlement but rather, we must get up and get on with the task. The parting words of Jesus call us to give witness and his words challenge us to live our lives in such a way that others will become aware of God’s presence in our lives. The fear experienced by the women and the disciples at the end of Mark’s Gospel shows us that even when we have profound spiritual experiences, fear can often force us into silence. Today’s account of the ascension urges us not to be afraid but to go out. The Gospel of Mark is a Gospel for hard times, for those who are struggling and this ending aims to empower us and gives us courage even when the world around us tells us otherwise. It urges us to “Go” and tell. The disciples went out, bringing “good news” everywhere and we too are called to be Easter people because we live with an assurance that pain, death and grief wont have the last word and we dare to shine the light of hope and wholeness into the empty tomb. As we celebrate this special feast, we might ask ourselves, where have we encountered Easter people in our own lives? How do we communicate the risen Jesus to others? How can we be Easter people to others? This is the challenge of the Gospel today....to bring Christ’s love and assurance to all whom we meet. We welcome members of Viatores Christi to our parish this weekend. Viatores Christi is an association of Catholic lay missionary development workers which recruits, prepares and facilitates the placement of lay people in areas of need in Africa, Asia and South America. Its members raise awareness about the missionary work of the Church and the role of lay missionaries, at home and overseas. They have come to thank the people of our parish for our support over the years and also to speak with anyone who may feel called to volunteer their time, skills and talents. In visiting parishes in our diocese, they’re also appealing for ongoing help both financially and through our prayers. A second collection is being taken up at all Masses this weekend in aid of their work. The Year of Consecrated Life will be celebrated in St Patrick’s Cathedral on Sunday 6 September to honour all the religious from our parish during this special year. Anyone who has contact details for religious who have lived and worked here in the past and who have now moved elsewhere are asked to contact Eleanor at the Parish Office before Fri 29th May. RECENTLY DECEASED: Tom Donnelly, Noel Cawley, Patricia McGuirk, Teresa Carroll, Mary Cunningham, Michael Devlin, Brian Toner, Patricia Connolly Months Mind: Margaret Pattison 16th May, Eddie Doran 18th May, Kathleen Helena Donnelly 24th May Weekly Collection amounted to £6881.42 & €165.63. Thank you All requests for prayers and Masses are to be arranged through the Parish Office. All Anniversaries and Month’s Minds must be left in the Parish Office by 12 noon on the Thursday of the week prior to the intention being remembered. Coeliacs any coeliacs who wish to receive communion should inform priests in the sacristy before the celebration of Mass. First Communion Celebrations Congratulations to all the young people in our parish who have celebrated their first Holy Communion over the last few weeks. A special word of thanks to all who were involved in helping to preprare the children for this special milestone in their lives. Confirmation Dates 2015 Saturday 23 May Sunday 24th May Christians Brothers PS St Malachy’s PS Mt St Catherines PS St Patrick’s PS Our Lady’s PS Saints & Schollars PS Give me your Holy Spirit O God our Father, give me your Holy Spirit in my heart and in my mind, that I may ever choose what is right, that I may know what choice to make and what choice to reject. Give me your Holy Spirit to fill my heart with good desires to make my life wise with knowledge, beautiful with love, useful with service. Give me your Holy Spirit, to enlighten the scriptures for me and to fill my life with the fruits which only He can give. AMEN Cemetery Sunday 2015 Tullysaran Old Cemetery Saturday 6 June 7.30pm,;Tullysaran New Cemetery Sunday 7 June 10am; Knockaconey Tuesday 9 June; St Patrick’s Cemetery Armagh Sunday 28 June 12 noon ST COLMCILLES, KNOCKACONEY St Colmcille's GAC lotto 13th May 2015: 8,10,15,19. Six match 3.Next week's Jackpot £3350 St Colmcille’s GAC Grange Club Notes Congratulations to Armagh Ladies Senior Team on winning back to back National league titles. We also wish good luck to Ciara Rafferty, Colleen McKenna and Olivia McElmeel and the rest of Armagh Ladies Minor team in the Ulster Final on Saturday. Well done to the Men’s Senior team on winning the first round of the Intermediate Championship against local rivals Collegeland last Friday night. Cardiac Screening Healthy Hearts will be attending St Colmcille's Grange Club on Sat 6th June from 9.30am. Screening is open to anyone (members and non-mambers) between the ages of 14 and 35. Cost £35 payable on the day. To book contact Mary on 07815315655. The Social club is available for any event for the benefit of the people of the area, be it a christening, after wedding party or charity fundraiser etc. Contact a committee member if you wish to use the club. We will be asking for peoples opinions as to what they would you like to see take place for the local community, be it a walking club or Bingo. Up coming nights include a quiz night and a night at the races so why not come along and enjoy a good night’s entertainment. Knockaconey Youth Choir and Folk Group Plans are in progress to form a youth Choir. Any young person who can sing or play an instrument are invited to join. If interested, please leave your name and contact details in the sacristy after Mass or contact Marie Fairon on 02838891010. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, TULLYSARAN Novena Mass on Monday evening at 7.30pm Tullysaran Lotto 09.05.15 :4-13-19-20. 2 x £10 winner. Next week jackpot £1,375 Community Centre: Spin classes continue at 6.30pm Monday evenings. Text 07779 098543 to book your bike. Corebox also continues at 7pm Wednesday nights. Drop in class. Tullysaran SVP Helpline 07738838035 Women in the Scriptures: the series, led by Fr Brian Lennon S.J. continues in The Synod Hall, Armagh at 10.30am on Tuesday 19 and 26 May. Come along to learn more about these great women and if you have a Bible, bring it with you! Tea/Coffee will be served. Our Parish "Garment of Suffering" has been donated to help support the people of the Phillipines. The rich garment which contains pieces of cloth that were provided by the people of our parish was draped over the cross in St Malachy's Church at Easter. In it, we could see our own sufferings and we could also see that many others share our sufferings and concerns. In donating the garment as part of the Guagua Project in the Phillipines, we unite our sufferings and struggles with the people of that country and we trust that the garment will be of great use and benefit to many of the suffering people who live there. Called & Gifted Two day conference on 29th & 30th May in Dromantine Conference Centre. This is a beautiful opportunity for people to discover and own the gifts and charisms given to them in their baptism. Contact 00353429336649 or [email protected] M Habitat for Humanity Northern Ireland will host a special evening of music and song with the classical music trio The Priests in St Patrick’s RC Cathedral, Armagh on Friday 29th May 2015. Tickets (£20) can be purchased at www.habitatni.co.uk or from Armagh Parish Office Life in the Spirit Building on the joy filled experience of the recent Life in the Spirit Seminars, Armagh Parish Pastoral Council are hosting a special evening of prayer and reflection with Dr Tony Hanna in Mount St Catherine’s Primary School on Wednesday 27th May at 8pm. Many people who attended the Seminars during Lent expressed a real interest in some follow up and in a prayer group continuing in the parish. On the evening, Dr Hanna will give some advice and direction on how we might sustain a prayer group in the future. All welcome to this special gathering. New Tourist Shuttle service from Belfast. A new service will provide visitors to Northern Ireland the opportunity to see our city, and we are delighted that the Cathedral is one of the main attractions on the shuttle service. There will be a guided tour of the Cathedral every Friday and Saturday at 3pm from the end of May onwards and any visitor to the Cathedral is welcome to join in these tours to find out more about the history of our beautiful Cathedral. With the increasing number of tourists visiting our Cathedral, the parish invites anyone who may be interested in volunteering as a Tour Guide in the Cathedral to contact the Parish Office. There’s a small number of guides at present and the parish would welcome other guides to assist in this work. Pilgrimage to Shrines of Italy, 15 th – 22nd September 2015 Visiting the cities of Venice and Verona, Padua, Assisi, Loreto. £739 (Single Supplement £210). Spiritual Director: Fr Peter McAnenly. More info at Parish Office. ADYC Pilgrimage to Fatima & Camino 19-29 August 2015 ADYC are organising a pilgrimage to Fatima and Camino Portugues this summer for 20 years plus. We will spend two days in Fatima, five days walking the Camino Portugues and two full days in the historical city of Santiago. Cost: £450. Contact Dermot on 028 3752 3084 or [email protected] Armagh Diocesan Youth Commission: “Assume” Summer Camp! 10 – 14 August and 17 – 21 August at Greenhill Centre, Newcastle. This is an adventure and a four night, faith based residential for 12 – 14 year olds. More details at [email protected] or call 028 37523084 World Youth Day 2016: Armagh Diocese will lead a pilgrimage to World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland in July 2016. Any young people (aged between 16 and 30) who are interested are asked to contact [email protected] or call 028 37523084
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