PARISH OF ST. COLMCILLE
BALLYHACKAMORE
SUNDAY BULLETIN
VOL. 32 NO. 56 11th December 2016
Fr. Ciaran Feeney Adm. 191 Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 3JB.
Phone - 028 9065 4157. Website: www.st-colmcilles.net
E-mail -
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT - A (Page 9, 452, 490)
3rd Week in Advent
Readings : Sunday Cycle A, Psalter Week 3
Entrance Antiphon / Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Indeed, the Lord is near.1st Reading / God himself is coming to save you.
Isaiah 35:1-6, 10
Psalm / Come Lord and save us.
Psalm 145
2nd Reading / Do not lose heart for the Lord’s coming will be soon.
James 5:7-10
Acclamation / Alleluia, alleluia! The spirit of the Lord has been given to me. He has sent me to bring good news to the poor. Alleluia!
Gospel / Are you the one who is to come, or have we got to wait for someone
else? Matthew 11:2-11
Children / John the Baptist knew that Jesus was the saviour that God had promised his people long ago.
Communion Antiphon / Say to the faint of heart: Be strong and do not fear. Behold, our God will come, and he will save us.
MASS TIMES
Saturday / Sunday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday6.30pm
James Forrester
Arthur McBrinn
Mary McBrinn
Thomas Tully
Mary Tully / 9.30am / 9.30am / 9.30am
Novena / 9.30am
Communion Service / 9.30am
Anointing of the sick
Confessions 6.00pm / 11.30am
St Colmcille’s Advent Service
this Sunday at 6.00pm
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Monday and Tuesday from 2.00 pm to 9.00 pm
in the Chapel of Adoration.
DECEASED
We pray for the repose of the souls of Paul Close and James Irvine who died recently.
We also remember all those whose anniversaries
occur at this time of year especially:
Joe Conway, Mary Conway, Ida Fitzsimmons, James Forrester, Anne Kelly, Brian Mac Neill, Dan O’Kane, Adrian Francis O’Keeffe, Arthur McBrinn, Mary McBrinn, Thomas Tully and Mary Tully.
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT - we can be contacted on
07456 989458
CHRISTMAS AT ST COLMCILLE’S
PENITENTIAL SERVICE
The Penitential Service will be held next Sunday 18th December at 3.00pm
BAMBINELLI SUNDAY
For several decades, an Italian tradition, has been to bring a Christ-child figure to St Peter’s Square, to be blessed by the Pope on a Sunday in Advent. As part of our Advent celebrations, all children and adults are invited to bring their Christ-child figure from home, to be blessed at the 9.30am Mass at St Colmcille’snext Sunday 18th December.
A suggestion is, following the blessing, take your ‘bambinelli’ home and place it in a gift box, wrap it, and save it for Christmas. Let this be the first gift your family opens on Christmas, when together you place the Christ-child figure in your Crib.
TAP CHRISTMAS GIFT CARDS
Give a really worthwhile Christmas present this year - a Christmas Gift Card to support our twinned parish of Moita Bwawani in our Tanzanian Africa Project. Choose from 3 life-changing themes. Buy a year’s School Uniform for a Masaai Child for £10. Sponsor a Catechist to spread the Word of God, also for £10. Give pre-natal and ante-natal care to Masaai mothers-to-be and with our Mobile Medical Clinic Appeal for £20. Cards on sale in the church porch this weekend and each weekend up to Christmas.
ST COLMCILLE’S ADVENT SERVICE
Everyone is invited to participate in the annual
Advent Service led by our Parish Choir and St Joseph’s Primary School at
6.00pm this Sunday 11th December.
Refreshments afterwards in the Parochial Hall.
GAUDATE SUNDAY
Joyful Sunday. The ancient Latin title for this Third Sunday of Advent is Guadate, that is “joyful” Sunday. Hence the pink-coloured candle in the Advent wreath lit on this weekend, in contrast to the purple-colored ones for all the other Sundays of the season.
We are joyful because the Lord is near. Soon we will celebrate his Incarnation, his coming among us in the flesh.
He comes among us due to his own loving kindness, which is immense, eternal and infinite. That divine love touches us; we bask in it. We
are changed for the better because of it; we become more loving and kind.
BAPTISM
We joyfully welcome into the Parish Family
Harriet Emily Press, Edward Arthur Press,
Matilda May Press, and Finn Kevin Shevlin.
who were Baptised in St Colmcille’s last weekend.
When arranging a Baptism please contact the Parish office to register attendance at the Baptism meeting. This will be held every third Tuesday of each month in the Iona Room. You may arrange the Baptism date at this meeting and complete the registration card. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 20th December at 8.00pm.
WEEKLY OFFERING
Weekly Offering Cash Collection and Standing Orders
Feast Day Immaculate Conception collection
Many thanks to all who contributed so generously to the collections.
OTHER EVENTS
CHRISTMAS OUTREACH
Ministers of Outreach are visiting every home in the Parish with a pack containing a Christmas Card from Father Ciaran detailing the times of Christmas services and also the 3rd edition of St Colmcille’s Causerie. Please inform the parish office if you have not received your pack within the next few days.
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
PPC will meet this Tuesday 13th December at 7.30pm in the Committee Room.
WEDNESDAY CHRISTMAS CLUB
The Wednesday Club Christmas 2 course lunch at La Mon Hotel this Wednesday 14th December. Music and entertainment provided. Bus will be leaving the carpark at 1.00pm sharp.
REFRESHMENTS AFTER MASS
The monthly parish, no agenda, refreshments after Mass, will be hosted next Sunday 18th December after the Sunday morning Masses, in the Parochial Hall. Everyone is welcome to come along for Christmas chat with friends and family.
DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME
The First Holy Communion children who are preparing for the Sacrament, are invited to their first DTIM Mass next Sunday 18th December at 9.30am.
CHRISTMAS MASS CARDS
Christmas Mass cards, signed, are available
in the Sacristy and Parish office.
ST PETER’S CATHEDRAL
The annual candlelit service of carols and readings takes place at St Peter's Cathedral, Falls Road, on next Sunday 18th December at 4.30pm followed by festive refreshments afterwards in the Cathedral Hall. Everyone is very welcome to this beautiful afternoon of singing and reflection as we prepare for Christmas.
UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY OF THE BIBLE
The programme resumes after Christmas on Wednesday 11th January at 7.30pm and is repeated on Friday morning 13th January at 10.00am.