St. Anne’s Parish Website

Palm Sunday

Penitential Service                                                7.00pm

 Mon to Wed

Mass Times as normal

 Holy Thursday

Chrism Mass (St Peter’s Cathedral)                     11.00am

Parishioners are warmly invited to attend.

Mass of The Lord’s Supper                                    7.30pm

(Trocaire Boxes will be collected before Mass)

Followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until Midnight.

 Good Friday

Morning Prayer                                                    10.00am

Celebration of The Lord’s Passion                       3.00pm

Keeping Station at the Cross                               8.00pm

Holy Saturday

Morning Prayer                                                    10.00am

Easter Vigil Mass of the Resurrection                   9.00pm

 Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday: Sunrise in Lady Dixon Park          6.00am

(followed by breakfast in St Anne’s Parish Centre)

Sunday Masses                                                    10.00am & 12noon

 Easter Week

Mon. Celebration of the Word with Holy Communion 10.00am

Tuesday – Saturday Mass times as normal

Sunday Masses    (Vigil) Sat  6.30pm, 10.00am & 12noon

The second Parish Forum was held on Sunday 23rd May 2010 in The Parish Centre. Baroness Nuala O’Loan and Fr Alan McGuckian, S.J. facilitated the forum which was based on reflections and discussions on the topic “I believe in the Catholic Church?”

The speakers adopted a conversation approach to the topic and asked for frank open discussion. They began by giving a brief input on the issue of “What is the Church I believe in?” The forum broke into small groups to discuss what they had heard and then gave feedback in the large group on what is the Church. Fr McGuckian and Baroness O’Loan then provided a personal reflection on “What is it about the Church that I cannot live without?” and again asked the forum for responses to this question.

Members of the parish council took notes on the evening and prepared a record of the meeting, which can be viewed here.

6th – 15th September

In the footsteps of Jesus
The Holy Land must surely be the most desired of all Christian pilgrims. Countless millions of pilgrims have continuously journeyed to this land – during the bad times as well as the good – and still do, over the two millennia of Christian history. Since the first day of that empty tomb – where a miraculous Resurrection from a cruel and dishonourable death was witnessed and reported – pilgrims have gone to that sacred spot to ponder, wonder and believe. Here, pilgrims seek to walk in the very footsteps of the Lord, to visit and meditate in those places where Jesus lived and carried out his ministry.

Contact will be made in the coming week with pilgrims regarding the Balance. There will be a meeting for Pilgrims in St Anne’s regarding arrangements on: Tuesday, 24th August at 7.00 pm.

Fr Gregory Collins, a native of Belfast, and a monk of the Benedictine Abbey of Glenstal will lead the parish prayerful reflections on the evenings of 19th, 20th and 21st September.

Christ, who has come.
(Symbolised by our Icon of Mary and Child)

Christ, who will come again.
(Symbolised by our Icon of Christ in glory)

Christ, who comes.
(Symbolised by the Sanctuary of the Church, especially the Book, the Altar and the Tabernacle)

Morning Prayer at 10 am will resume on Monday 26th July.

Team A this week.

Weekly Offering: £1838.96.
Thank you for your support.

Kathryn Rose O’Neill, Joseph Paul O’Hara, Caitlyn Holly Barr,
Who were baptised in St Anne’s on Sunday, 4th July 2010.

please note:
Morning Prayer at 10 am will be postponed on Mondays, 12th and 19th July, and will resume on Monday 26th July.

There will be no bulletin next week-end 18th/19th July – will resume the following weekend.