Bulletins – Parish of Portglenone

UPDATED 22nd March 2025

	Mass Times
	Saturday			6pm
	Sunday			11am
	Monday			9:30am
	Tuesday			9:30am
	Wednesday			9:30am
	Thursday			9:30am
	Friday – Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament			6pm – 6:50pm
	Friday			7pm

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NOTICE

Mass Times:
Monday – 9:30am
Tuesday – 9:30am
Wednesday – 9:30am
Thursday – 9:30am
Friday – 7pm, Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament from 6pm – 6:50pm.
Saturday (Vigil) – 6pm
Sunday – 11am

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
The next Family Youth-led Mass will take place on 30 March 2025. This is also Mother’s Day. Mothers will be particularly remembered in the Mass.
There will be a meeting for those who have agreed to become Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion in the Parish Office at 7.00pm on Monday, 24 March 2025. I am pleased that several parishioners have agreed to bring Holy Communion to the Sick. We shall be commissioning all Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (current & new) during Masses on the Third Sunday of Easter, 3/4 May 2025.

ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
There will be a meeting of the parish Conference in the Parish Office on Wednesday, 26 March 2025 at 7.30pm.

PILGRIMS OF HOPE – 24 HOURS FOR THE LORD
A key moment in this Jubilee Year 2025 is the celebration of “24 hours for the Lord”. This is an initiative of Pope Francis who writes, “special care should be taken to prepare priests and faithful to celebrate the sacrament of Confession and to make it readily available in its individual form” (SNC 5).
In Down and Connor “24 Hours for the Lord” will be celebrated on Saturday, 29 March 2025 in three centres: St Mary’s Church, Belfast, from 11.00am until 5.30pm; All Saints Church, Ballymena, from 12 noon until 5.30pm; St Patrick’s, Church Downpatrick. 10.30am until 4.00pm.

Confessions in Portglenone 12 noon until 1.00pm.

ST LOUIS GRAMMAR SCHOOL, BALLYMENA
On behalf of St Louis Grammar School, one of our parishioners, James McVeigh, will speak at both Masses over the weekend 29/30 March 2025 to raise money (outdoor collection) on behalf of St Louis’ sister school in Oku, Ghana. James will outline how donations support the work of the St Louis Sisters in Oku. James and eleven of his fellow pupils will be going to work in Oku for three weeks during the month of June. We wish James and his friends all the very best and assure them of the support of our prayers alongside our financial donations.

A NEW COLUMBARIUM
The Cistercian Community at Our Lady of Bethlehem Abbey is discerning the possibility of building a columbarium wall. This would be a beautiful place for people to lay the ashes of their loved ones to rest on the estate in a fitting and dignified way. If you would like more information, or have any questions, please contact Joseph O’Neill on 07821 451 233 or joseph@eternumcolumbarium.com Many thanks, and an assurance of the prayers of my Community for you and your work. Aelred Magee OCSO

Parish Office hours:

Monday – Friday 9:30am – 1:30pm.

We can be contacted either by Telephone – 028 2582 1218 or email – portglenoneparish@hotmail.co.uk

Prayer to Virgin Mary