Be part of God’s amazing dream!
A Pastoral Letter from
Most Rev. Donal McKeown D.D.,
Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Down & Connor.
Easter 2023 Mass Times
| Holy Thursday (6th April) | 9:30am – Morning Prayer of the Church 8:00pm – Mass of the Lord’s Supper 9:30pm – Night Prayer of the Church. |
| Good Friday (7th April) | 9:30am – Morning Prayer of the Church. 3:00pm – The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord. 7:30pm – The Stations of the Cross. |
| Holy Saturday (8th April) | 9:30am – Morning Prayer of the Church. 7:30pm – The Easter Vigil. |
| Easter Sunday (9th April) | 11:00am – Mass |
Easter Egg Decoration
12 Days of Christmas
As we celebrate the wonder of Christmas, we ask our caring God to help us to listen, to the whisper of the hopeless, the plea of the forgotten, the cry of the anguished.
This booklet, produced by the Northern Pastoral Network, provides us with a series of reflections following the feasts of the twelve days of Christmas.You may want to use it in your private prayer or gather your family each day for a short time of prayer and reflection.
We pray this Christmas that, as we rejoice and give thanks with family and friends, each of us will rediscover the meaning of Our Lord’s Nativity and the great hope that it proclaims for the world.
Prayer at the Crib
This Christmas we hope that people will be able to connect with their Parish Church. For some that will be gathering for a celebration of Mass over the Christmas Season and for others it may simply be a time of quiet prayer, lighting a candle or visiting the crib.
Visiting the Crib is a prayerful activity that we can encourage and the NPN have produced some resources to support Parishes. The resources connect to Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter ADMIRABILE SIGNUM reflecting on the meaning and importance of the nativity scene.
Christmas Mass Times
ST. BERNADETTE’S PARISH
Christmas Eve: 6pm
Christmas Eve: 8pm (celebrated according to the Syro Malabar Rite of the Catholic Church)
Christmas Day: 11am
12.30pm (celebrated according to the Syro Malabar Rite of the Catholic Church)
HOLY ROSARY PARISH
Christmas Eve: 6pm and 9pm
Christmas Day: 9am and 10.30 am
PLEASE NOTE THERE WIL BE NO 12.30 PM MASS ON CHRISTMAS DAY
Mass times as normal in both Parishes for Christmas week 26 – 30 December
Advent Calendar
The Parish Pastoral Council has produced an Advent Calendar for Children. This can be downloaded below
Beloved Disciples
A Summer Prayer
Long warm days…
The pace of life slows…
A time for picnics and rest in the shade…
Lord, help me to rest awhile
in the cooling shade of your presence.
Slow down my restless heart and
fill me with
gentle compassion for all your people.