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Aodhan James Barry; Ana Victoria Garcia-Kehoe;
Oran Mark MacDonagh.
who were Baptised on Sunday 21st June 2009 in St Anne’s

The Parish Pastoral Council met on 23 June to put together a calendar of events for the Month of St Anne in September. This is a month of celebration for the parish, and will be packed with a variety of events. At the beginning of the month each home will receive a Prayer Card and Candle and will be encouraged to promote a ‘Family Prayer Time.’

The Council have invited a team from Orlagh Retreat Centre Dublin to lead a three day mission on the theme of ‘Believing and Belonging’, and Bishop Treanor has agreed to visit the parish during the month. We also plan to host an event for those involved in any apostolic activities in the parish, have a follow on from the mission with parishioners hosting ‘home groups’ and to involve young people through a Youth Mission and collaboration with the schools.
All in all it will be a very busy time, but hopefully a fruitful period that will be enjoyed by all members of the parish. If you have ideas about how you might get involved, please contact Annette at the parish office.
YOUR PARISH NEEDS YOU!!!
Wanted …. 16 to 25 year olds to be part of a team to help run Youth Mission as part of the Parish Mission (7th– 14th September) Contact Noel McIlvenny or leave your name & tel no at the Parish Office.

Team A this week.

In Catholic faith Mary, like all descendants of Adam, had to be redeemed through Christ. We honour her especially for two biblical reasons: (a) She is the mother of Jesus who is Lord and God; (b) According to Luke 1:26-38 she is the first one to hear the good news of Jesus’ identity and to say, “Be it done to me according to your word” – thus becoming the first disciple to meet Jesus’ standard of hearing the word of God and doing it. Read the rest of this entry »

St Anne’s Youth Forum This Sunday, 28th June 7.30 pm in the Parochial House. Celebrating ‘The Lord’s Supper’
Young people 5th Year and up are invited to take part in this special celebration.

Monday 27th July to Friday 31st July
For all young people, from P1 – 5th year.
The week is filled with loads of activities, catering for everyone who comes; The whole week is FREE
Where? St Colman’s Hall, Dunmurry.
Registration? Monday morning @ 10 am or the first session attended, and must be completed by parent/guardian.
There will be a second week of programmes exclusively for 1st Yr – 5 yrs Monday 3rd August to Friday 7th August.
More information? Contact: Noel McIlvenny.
Supported by ‘Churches Together’ in Dunmurry.

Offertory Collection : £1998.63. Thank you for your support.

Finance Committee
Meeting on Wednesday 1st July at 8 pm in the Parochial House.

Saturday 4th July
Belfast bus calling at St Anne’s Church car park 10.30 am. Rally at Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin at 2 pm. Return fare Adult -£15; Child – £12. To book a seat contact : Ursula Donnelly.

The feedback report from the recent parish assembly has recently been uploaded to the parish website.    Feedback has been grouped into 5 areas:

1. Continuing to develop the sense of community in our parish;
2. St Anne’s – A welcoming parish;
3. Families and young people;
4. Evangelization;
5. The changing face of our church

Click here for the 2009 report [pdf].
Click here for more on the Parish feedback.

The Parish Pastoral Council met with Bishop Noel Treanor on Tuesday 16 June to discuss the Council’s plan for a month of celebration for the parish during September. The Council are planning to host a number of events for the parish during the month and have invited a team from Orlagh Retreat Centre to lead a short mission on the theme of “Believing and Belonging”. The Bishop was very interested to hear of the work the Council does within the parish, and has agreed to visit the parish during September and take part in our celebrations.

Next Meeting of the PPC: Tuesday 23 June at 7.30 pm in the Parochial House.