Sixteenth Sunday of the Year

Sunday Cycle C ~ Weekdays 2

Psalter Week 4

e-mail: holy.family@btconnect.com

Website: www.holy-familyparish.com

Very Rev Gerard McCloskey Adm ~ 9074 3119

Canon Brendan Murray ~ 9020 5041

Fr Colin Crossey ~ 9071 4892

Rest in peace

We pray for all those who died recently especially Gabriel Gormley and for all those whose anniversaries occur at this time:

Alex and Maisie Matthews, Bella Graham, Rose Wallace, Eddie Quinn, Margaret Salmon, Eileen McIlvenna, May Roden, Christopher McKenna, Arthur Monaghan and Hugh McLaughlin.

 Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord

Parish Office

Please note that the Parish Office will close at 3pm during the month of July.

St Thérèse Evening Mass

Please note that the 7pm Mass in St Thérèse Church will be cancelled from Monday 12th July – 3rd September inclusive. Mass will resume on Monday 6th September.

If you have an Anniversary Mass already booked between these dates could you please contact the Parish Office to make new arrangements.

Family Ministry

Will be running a 12 week course Our Faith: Our Church in St Mary’s University College starting late September and running until mid December. More details about the course and application forms will be available in the next few weeks. The Family Ministry office will close for the week beginning 12th July and re-open 19th July.

Legion of Mary – Visit of Dutch Legionaries

A group of Dutch Legionaries will visit houses in the Newington (and possibly other areas, time permitting) in the two weeks beginning 26th July. They are spending the fortnight in the Legion Headquarters, Cliftonville Road, and working in Sacred Heart Parish as well. Please give them a warm welcome.

www.holy-familyparish.com

Click on Recent Events to enjoy coverage of Fr Gerry McCloskey’s Silver Jubilee of Ordination celebrations.

Family and friends who live in other parts of the world can keep up to date with Parish news by reading the Bulletin –just click the tab on the website.

Our newly designed Diocesan website has been launched. Log on to www.downandconnor.org or click on the Link from our Parish website.

You might like to browse the following websites:

www.trocaire.org – get an insight into the relief effort in Haiti

www.wyd2011 – prepare for World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid

Offertory Collection

The Offertory Collection for Sunday 11th July amounted to £2984.

Many thanks to all those who contributed.

Holy Family Parish Building Fund Week 10

£200 Mrs Shields, Glastonbury Avenue

£200 R McParland, Cooldarragh Park

£200 John Smye, Bristol Avenue

£200 Mr D Young, Hughenden Avenue

Promoter’s Prize: Oonagh Murphy

Baptisms

We would like to welcome our new Parishioners who were recently baptised:

Alexander Peter Love and Matthew Daniel Anthony Mullan

St Patrick’s CYMSI, 281 Antrim Road

Rosary at 9.30pm every Thursday. Function Room available for hire for Baptisms, Funerals, Birthdays or Anniversaries. Telephone: 9035 1508 or 07799716683.

Al-anon

Are you disturbed by someone else’s drinking? Then al-anon can help. Please call 9068 2368.

Accord – Catholic Marriage Service

ACCORD offers marriage and relationship counselling. ACCORD, Curran House, Twin Spires Centre, 155 Northumberland Street, Belfast, BT13 2JF. Telephone: 9033 9944 Mon – Fri, 10am 12 noon and Mon – Thurs 5.30 -9pm. E-mail: accordbelfast@btinternet.com

Newington Day Centre

If anyone has any unwanted gifts and would like to donate them to the Day Centre it would be much appreciated. These gifts would be used for Ballot Prizes. Thank you very much for your continued support. For more information Tel 9035 1947.

Newington Day Centre

Is hosting a drop-in Hearing Support session for RNID on Monday 19th July and Monday 16th August from 10.30am – 12.30pm. The session will be delivered by 2 experienced Hearing Aid Support Volunteers who can help with changing batteries and with providing information.

Holy Family Church Choir

Would you like to join the Choir in Holy Family Church? The Choir sings at 12.30pm Mass each Sunday and rehearse on Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm. Male or female, if you are interested please come along to the rehearsal on Wednesday evening or contact one of the members after Mass.

Children in Crossfire

This organisation is recruiting participants for the Barcelona Half Marathon in February 2011 and the Derry waterside Half Marathon in September 2010. For more information on either event please contact Sarah on 028 7126 9898 or e-mail: events@childrenincrossfire.org

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