Weekday Masses: Mon – Sat 10am. Monday 7pm Novena Mass
Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil 7pm. Sunday: 10, 12 noon & 7pm.
First Friday: Mass 7pm.
Recently Deceased
Terry McKeown,
Joe Branney,
Paul O’Connor,
James Robinson.
Anniversaries
Ann Donaghy, Noreen Coleman, John Travers Daniel McKee, Norah McAteer
Months Mind
Annie O’Reilly
Feast Days this Week
23rd St. Adalbert, St. George
24th St Fidelis
25th St. Mark
28th St. Peter Chanel, St.
Louis Marie Grignion.
Baptisms: 2nd & Last Sunday
of the Month 1pm. There will be no private Baptisms, (with exceptions for serious
illness).
Meeting: Tues. before the 2nd
Sun. 7:30pm, Next Baptisms 29th April 1 pm.
Confessions: 15 minutes before all
weekday masses or by appointment with priest of choice.
Sick Calls: 90748231 – pastoral
care of sick in hospital by hospital Chaplain.
Funerals: are celebrated at 10am
mass (unless there is more than one funeral or because of time due at the cemetery).
Wedding Bookings: With District Priest
only.
Pre Marriage Courses: Wilma 90745784 City
Hall forms www.groni.gov.uk.
Relic of St. Charles: available at Chapel
of Passionist saints.
Requests for Home Blessings: Can be made with any
of the priests.
Rosary: Wednesday night 7:00pm
in the Houben Centre.
S.V.D.P: Meeting Wednesday night
at 7pm in the Houben Centre.
Legion of Mary; Meet on Thursday night
at 7:30pm in the Houben Centre.
Eucharistic Adoration: Friday 10:30 – 11:30,
6pm -7pm (with allowances for funeral removals).
Prayer Group: 8:15pm. Every Sun.
in Houben Centre
Passionist Street Ministry: 6pm – 7pm. In the Houben
Centre.
The Fundraising Committee: Meets on Monday at
7:30pm.
Holy Cross Lotto: There was no winner
of the Lotto this week. Numbers were, 1, 14, 20, 25. Prize at next draw £4,350 Tell
Family and friends.
Sunday
7pm Vigil Tanya and
Anne
10am Mass Betty & James
12 noon Mass Holy Cross Choir, with Organist Mark
P. Laverty
7pm Mass Holy Cross Folk Group.
Readers: Sr. Kathleen, Wilma
Lynch, Arthur Kealey, Betty Magee, Brian Lundy, Chris McMullan, John McParland,
Michael Stevenson, John Collins, Kathleen Osbourne, Riona McParland.
Ministers of the Eucharist: L O’Hare, M McConnell,
C. Connelly, F. McQuillan, J. McGuigan, K. Osbourne, B. Stuart, K. Dobbin, J. Morrison,
M. McKeown A. Burns, S. Smith, A.Gibney, A.Totten, R. O’Hara, J. Lynch, R McRoberts,
T. Muldoon, M. Crossan, J. Bermingham, S. McParland.
Beginning Experience: Are you suffering the
pain of loss of a partner? Looking for help and understanding? Beginning Experience
(a support group for widowed, separated and divorced people) meets every Wednesday
evening from 8pm to 10pm in St Bride’s Hall, 38, Derryvolgie Avenue, Malone Rd,
Belfast. Next meeting: 8pm on Wednesday 25th April. Contact Phil Tel: 028 90 207645
or Marie Tel: 07896119669
Living Church Down &
Connor Lough Derg Pilgrimage The sixth Living Church Lough Derg 3 day Pilgrimage will take place
this year from Friday 29th June to Sunday 1st July 2018. The pilgrimage will be
the traditional three day format.
The cost of the pilgrimage is £65. We are now offering two departure
points Belfast and Ballymena. For details of travel arrangements and to book a place
please call the Living Church Office on 02890690920 or email livingchurch@downandconnor.org
by Friday 15th June. Registration forms on request from Living Church Office or
your Parish Office.
Dates for First Holy
Communion: Saturday 12th May at 11am, Saturday 19th May 11am. Final Mass Sunday
3rd June 12noon, Feast of Corpus Christi.
Protect the unborn child: Pro Life Tel: 07740677256.
Holy Cross Activities
in The Houben Centre:
Wednesday: AA Meeting 8:15 – 10:15, Saturday 11am – 1pm.
Narcotics Anonymous
Meet every Saturday night 7:30 – 9pm.
At Home Night; Thursday: 8pm – 11pm.
Ardoyne Shankill Health Partnership Events for this coming year 2018
Monday: Pilates Classes 12pm – 1pm £2 per class.
Monday: Yoga classes 7 – 8pm cost £3.
Tuesday: 10 - 12 Weigh to Health Programme, weight management, Healthy
eating, exercise.
Wednesday: 10 -12 Personal Development Programme, complementary Therapy
by appointment.
Thursday: Appointment only: complementary Therapy’s, Stress clinic.
Friday: 10 -12 Crochet Group- Arts/crafts.
Want to stop smoking – Cessation clinic, ring for appointment. For information Tel: 90756638.
Judith Keyes School of Ballet: Baby Ballet Mon. 5- 6:45pm, Tues. 5 –
8pm, Primary Ballet Friday: 11:15 – 12:15pm, 3:30 – 4:30pm, 6 -7pm, 6 – Week Mother & Tots Ballet courses also available. Please contact
Judith on 07543080660.
Doherty Petri School of Irish Dance: Beginners & Intermediate Classes
Friday 6pm – 8pm. Ages 3+. For more information Contact Caoime Doherty Tel: 07716290709.
Stay & Play Group: Monday 9:30 – 11:30am All Welcome.
Slimming World: Thursday from 4:30pm. Flax Room.
Holy Cross Choir: Wednesday 7:30 – 9:00pm. Flax Room. New members are
very welcome!
R. City Cafe Houben Centre: Opening hours 10 am – 4pm Monday – Friday.
Any enquires Tel: 028 90 757255.
Singing Classes: Learn all styles, grades, or just for fun £5 per classs
Tuesdays 3pm – 7:30pm. 3year old – adult. Contact Laura Totten 07488559617. lauratotten@gmail.com
HARTE COYLE COLLINS, SOLICITORS
From Monday 15 January in The Houben Centre from 2.00 - 5.00pm. We provide
an expert and efficient service for all your legal needs. Contact us on telephone
number 02890 278227. Free Initial advice.
The Flax Trust 40th Anniversary
Concert in aid of Concern Worldwide: Sunday 22nd April 2018 in the Ulster Hall, 4:40pm Tickets £5 available
at www.ulsterhall.co.uk or 028 90334455. Flax Centre, & Holy Cross Parish Office
in the Houben Centre. Megan Mooney Soprano, City of Belfast Youth Orchestra ,Amy
Gillen Flautist, Award Winning FISCA Choirs, The Flax Vocal Ensemble and , Lawrenson
– Toal Academy of Irish Dance.
ST PATRICK’S PARISH PILGRIMAGE
2018: Deadline for booking
the Pilgrimage is Wednesday 25 April before 5 pm. There are a small number of places
are still available. If you would like to book, please contact Cultural Connections
Ltd on 00353 57 93 550 50 (9 am to 2 pm). The Pilgrimage will take place from 28th
September to 5th October 2018. We will be visiting San Giovanni Rotondo, Amalfi
Coast and Capri. It is 50 years since the death of Padre Pio and the centenary of
the appearance of the stigmata. Mass will be celebrated in various locations each
day throughout the pilgrimage. Price 995 Euros pps. Deposit 300 Euros at the time
of booking and should be paid directly to the Travel Agent.
The paperback edition
of Mgr Macaulay’s book, The Holy See And the Campaign For Catholic Emancipation in Ireland
And England will be available from Monday, 23rd April. Copies at £24.50 may be obtained
from Mrs Mairead Granleese at 028 90381700.
Healing & Empowerment
Workshop: 20th April 7:00 – 9;00pm. Houben Centre. A comfortable space to: use
meditation to explore your intuition, receive guidance, identify and clear blocks
to creating the life you want, Contact Eimeár 07704747222. Social Worker, Life Coach,
Reiki Practitioner.
Part- Time Caretaker
Required: Old St. Gemms’s site. Apply ABC Trust. Forms can be obtained on communityni.org/job
web site.
