PORTSTEWART PARISH 22nd November 2015
Christ the King
Readings: Sunday B/Weekday 1 Psalter: Week 2 Fr. Austin McGirr PP 7083 2534 / 07739 223295 Email: pp@portstewartparish.co.uk Fr. Raymond McCullagh 07739 223293 Parish Secretary: Ruth McGuckian 7083 2534 Office email: secretary@portstewartparish.co.uk Website: www.portstewartparish.co.uk St Vincent de Paul: 07508 549 572 Bethany Bereavement: 07743 310 846 MASSES THIS WEEK Star of the Sea: Monday – Saturday 9.30am Portrush: Monday – Friday 10.00am St Malachy’s: Tuesday and Thursday 7.00pm; Wednesday and Friday 10.00am Sunday Vigil Mass here: 6.00pm Sunday: 9am, 11am and 8pm EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Eucharistic Adoration takes place in the Marian Hall from 10am to 9pm every Thursday. PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR NOVEMBER That we may be open to personal encounter and dialogue with all, even those whose convictions differ from our own. REST IN PEACE Recent: Jenny Wych A month ago: Mary Crerand (Month’s Mind Mass next Saturday at 6pm) Anniversaries: Noel McQuillan, Eugene Campbell, Gerry Magee, James Gray (20), Vera Rooney (22), Lily Mullen (27), Roisin Gottschalk, Sr Assumpta Horner
LAST WEEKEND – SPECIAL RELIEF COLLECTION The collections taken at last weekend’s Masses in aid of the refugee crisis amounted to £4492. The money will be shared between Trocaire and St Vincent de Paul and will be put towards alleviating the suffering of those forced to leave their homes and possessions in search of a safe place to live. Thank you for your outstanding generosity.
PARISH CENTRE 22 – 28 NOVEMBER Sun: Malawi Sunday Kitchen & Car Boot Sale 0900 – 1400 Innova Irish Dance 1530 – 1900 Mon: U3A Spanish 1100 – 1200 Art Class 1130 – 1330 Weightwatchers 1730 – 1830 Karate 1845 – 2045 Art Class 1930 – 2130 Tues: Little Stars Parent & Toddlers 1030 – 1200 U3A French 1400 – 1700 U3A Whist 1415 – 1645 Innova Irish Dance 1700 – 1830 Legion of Mary 1930 Apostolic Work 1930 Bowling Club 1900 – 2200 Wed: Zest Fitness 1000 – 1130 U3A Bridge 1400 – 1700 Innova Irish Dance 1700 – 1900 Junior Choir 1900 – 2000 Portstewart Bridge 1930 – 2230 Thurs: U3A Pilates 1600 – 1700 Innova Irish Dance 1700 – 1900 Bowling Club 1900 – 2200 Fri: Zumba Gold 1030 – 1130 Seated Tai Chi 1130 – 1230 U3A Bridge 1400 – 1700 Junior Legion 1700 Flame Club 1830 – 2030 Sat: Zest Pilates 0915 – 1015 Innova Irish Dance 1030 – 1730 EOGHAN RUA GAC Lotto: Sun 15th Nov - no jackpot winner. Nos: 12,18,20,21. £25 winner: Veronica Donnelly (Coleraine). Jackpot next Sunday: £3400. Adult Irish classes Wednesday 8 to 9.30pm. Ladies Football Training – Sunday mornings from 11am to 12.15pm. All welcome – no previous football experience necessary – just an interest and a willingness to get fit, compete and have fun!! Presentation Night for our Underage (U12 – U16) players in football, hurling & camogie and Launch of the Eoghan Rua Academy in The Lodge Hotel, Coleraine on Friday 4th December from 7- 9pm. All welcome. THIS SUNDAY – RECOMMISSIONING This Sunday 22nd November, the last Sunday in the Church’s year, we will be recommissioning all our Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers and members of the Choir during the 11am Mass. Thank you for serving! YEAR OF ST COLUMBANUS To mark the 1400th anniversary of the death of St. Columbanus on the 23rd Nov. there will be a Concelebrated Mass in St. Comgall’s church, Brunswick Rd Bangor at 7.30pm on Mon 23rd Nov. The chief celebrant will be Bishop A Farquhar and Bishop Denis Nulty of Kildare and Leighlin will be the preacher. All welcome. “CENTENARY BOOK” LAUNCH This Wednesday 25th November at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre, the parish “Centenary Book” will be launched by Fr Martin O’Hagan (of “The Priests”). There will be
refreshments in the Centre and an opportunity to be among the first to purchase a copy, price £5. The centenary of the consecration of St Mary’s, Star of the Sea takes place next July 9th. Various events have been arranged for this Centenary Year. The book launch is the first. Our thanks are due to hardworking researchers and writers: Margaret Campbell, Sean Farren, Maurice McAleese and Roisin McCaughan.
MEALS ON WHEELS PORTSTEWART Our AGM will be held on Thursday 3rd December at 7.30pm in the Town Hall. Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer but unable to attend the AGM should contact Shawn Davies 7083 3520
VIGIL FOR VOCATIONS A Eucharistic Prayer Vigil for Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life will take place in St. Comgall’s Church, Bangor on Thursday 26th November from 7pm – 10pm. The Vigil will conclude with Mass at 9pm. In his message for Vocations Sunday, Pope Francis said that ‘vocation flows from the heart of God and blossoms in the good soil of faithful people, in the experience of fraternal love.” May these words spur all of us to continue cultivating that good soil through our prayer, imploring the heart of God to bless us with vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
APOSTOLIC WORK CHRISTMAS COFFEE MORNING AND SALE Saturday 5th December at 10.15am in the Parish Centre. Admission £2 includes tea/coffee, mince pies and shortbread – children free. Donations of home baking, gifts and prizes will be much appreciated. There is also a raffle for a Christmas hamper – tickets on sale after masses during the week and at the Coffee Morning. Apostolic Work supports some of the poorest people in the world. This includes feeding programmes for children, educational projects and helping priests and religious groups with funds to assist their pastoral work.
MEN’S SHED – PUBLIC MEETING There will be a Public Meeting on Thursday 26th November at 7.30pm in the Town Hall to promote and establish a Men’s Shed in Portstewart. There will be the showing of a DVD, an explanation of how they work and the benefits experienced in Limavady, Banbridge, Belfast and other towns.
CAUSEWAY FOOD BANK Help feed people in need. Food collection in Tesco Portstewart from 3rd – 5th December. Tesco will top up 30% of what is collected in store. If you would like to volunteer please contact Causeway Food Bank 7032 6161
DOMINICAN COLLEGE PORTSTEWART MUSICAL Our production of “Guys and Dolls” will run at 7.30pm from Wednesday 25th – Friday 27th November. The school last ran this musical in 1983 with Rosaleen Corrigan as Director. Rosaleen sadly died in March this year, and staging this show is our tribute to Rosaleen for her commitment to Dominican College. Thursday 26th November performance will be a Gala night, open to everyone, where we will support N I Chest Heart and Stroke in Rosaleen’s memory. Adults £9, Under-19s & Senior Citizens £7, Family Ticket (2 adults 2 children) £27 7083 2715 for tickets CHRISTMAS MARKET You are invited to Portstewart Presbyterian Church Christmas Market on Saturday 28th November from 10.30-12.30 in the Church Hall, Central Avenue. Donation £3 – children free – includes tea/coffee and traybakes. CHRISTMAS AT TOBAR MHUIRE Santa is coming again to the annual Craft Fair in Tobar Mhuire on Sat 28th and Sun 29th November from 1-5pm. There's something for everyone - Face painting, shopping, tombola and delicious refreshments. All welcome! Our popular annual Christmas Candlelight Dinner is on 4th December with music and song by award winning singer Matthew Campbell 4483 0242 secretary@tobarmhuirecrossgar.com TROCAIRE - THE PEOPLE’S CLIMATE MARCH Sunday 29th November at 2pm. Hundreds of thousands of us will be marching in cities around the world on November 29th just before our leaders travel to Paris for the climate summit. Pope Francis in his encyclical Laudato Sí, encourages us all to take action. He says “Let us be protectors of creation, protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and of the environment.” 1.00pm: Climate justice ecumenical service at St. Anne's Cathedral, Belfast, 2.00pm: People's Climate Rally, Writer's Square, Belfast.
SENIOR CITIZENS’ CHRISTMAS LUNCH The annual SVP Lunch will be held on Wednesday 9th December at 12 for 12.30pm in the Cromore Halt. Menus and sign-in sheets will be left at the back of the church later in the week. PERMANENT DIACONATE Twelve men in our Diocese – including two from our parish have already completed their preparatory year and are in their second year of formation for the Diaconate. Men between 3560 years of age who would like to consider beginning training in 2016 should contact Fr Alan McGuckian for more information. livingchurch@downandconnor.org 9069 0920 Completed applications should be returned by 30th November. FIRST COMMUNION & CONFIRMATION All parents who wish to have their children prepared for First Holy Communion or Confirmation in 2016, and who are not pupils at St Colum’s PS, are invited to get in touch with the Parish Office 7083 2534 or Sally Andrew 7083 4789. Dates for these events will be published later in this bulletin. CHRISTMAS CARDS Habitat for Humanity Christmas cards on sale in the Repository from this weekend. £4 for Pack of 10 - contemporary and traditional designs. All proceeds will help build houses, community and hope in Ethiopia. As always your support would be very much appreciated. EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Copies of the December rota are now available in the Sacristy. BULLETIN NOTICES All items for the Parish Bulletin must be submitted to the office before 10am on Friday to ensure inclusion. secretary@portstewartparish.co.uk 7083 2534