SUNDAY BULLETIN
VOL. 32 NO. 57 18th December 2016
Fr. Ciaran Feeney Adm. 191 Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 3JB.
Phone – 028 9065 4157. Website: www.st-colmcilles.net
E-mail – stcolmcilles@downandconnor.org
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT – A (Page 13, 452, 490)
4th Week in Advent
Readings : Sunday Cycle A, Psalter Week 4
| Entrance Antiphon | Drop down dew from above, you heavens and let the clouds rain down the Just One; let the earth be opened and bring forth a Saviour. |
| 1st Reading | The maiden is with child.
Isaiah 7:10-14 |
| Psalm | Let the Lord enter! He is the king of glory.
Psalm 23 |
| 2nd Reading | Jesus Christ, descendant of David, Son of God
Romans:1:1-7 |
| Acclamation | Alleluia, alleluia! The virgin will conceive and give forth a son and they will call him Emmanuel, a name which means “God is with us”. Alleluia! |
| Gospel | Jesus is born of Mary who was betrothed to Joseph, son of David.
Matthew 1:18-24 |
| Children | An angel tells Joseph in a dream he is to marry Mary. Mary will have a son named Jesus, the Saviour promised by God. |
| Communion Antiphon | Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son; and his name will be called Emmanuel. |
MASS TIMES
| Saturday | Sunday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 6.30pm
Kitho Albert |
9.30am
Jack Donnelly
|
9.30am
|
9.30am
Novena
|
9.30am
|
9.30am
Eileen Brogan
Anointing of the sick |
| Confessions 6.00pm | 11.30am
|
CHRISTMAS EVE Saturday 24th: 6.30pm;12.00am midnight
CHRISTMAS DAY Sunday 25th : 9.30am; 11.30am
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Monday and Tuesday from 2.00 pm to 9.00 pm
in the Chapel of Adoration.
The Adoration Chapel will be closed on
Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th December.
DECEASED
We pray for the repose of the souls of those who have died recently especially Adrian Woodcock.
We also remember all those whose anniversaries
occur at this time of year especially:
Kitho Albert, Eileen Brogan, Bernadette Clarke, Kathleen Clarke,
Jack Donnelly, John Graves, Paddy Kerr, Hugh Mc Caffrey,
Bernard Murray, Eileen Nelson, Jeannie Nelson, Jim Nelson,
Marie Nelson, William O’Neill, Nasor Tio, Nathaniel Tio,
Edward Trainor, Pauline Trainor, and Melissa Tully.
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT – we can be contacted on
07456 989458
CHRISTMAS AT ST COLMCILLE’S
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.
TAP Christmas Gift Cards are on sale in the Church porch this weekend.
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.
ADVENT PENITENTIAL SERVICE
St Colmcille’s Penitential Service will be held
this Sunday 18th December at 3.00pm.
A copy of the liturgy is available to pick up after the
Masses this weekend in the Church porch.
Whenever we take a step towards Jesus, we come to realise
that He is already there, waiting for us with open arms.
Fr Ciaran will attend the sick and
the housebound this week
O how holy and how loving, gratifying, humbling,
peace-giving, sweet, worthy of love,
and above all things, desirable:
to have such a Brother, and such a Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ.
(St Francis of Assisi)
We adore you O Christ and we bless you,
because by your holy birth you give hope to all the world.
PARISH OFFICE & BULLETIN
The parish office will close this Thursday 22nd December at 12.00 noon and will reopen on Tuesday 3rd January.
Please send material for Sunday 1st January’s bulletin, to the parish office
by 10.00am this Wednesday 21st December.
WEEKLY OFFERING
Weekly Offering Cash Collection and Standing Orders:
Many thanks to all who contributed so generously to the collection.
The Christmas Voluntary Collection will be taken up at all
Christmas Masses next weekend
OTHER EVENTS
REFRESHMENTS AFTER MASS
The monthly parish, no agenda, refreshments after Mass, will be hosted this 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.
CHRISTMAS MASS CARDS
Christmas Mass cards, signed, are available
in the Sacristy and Parish office.
NIGHT OF THE FATHER’S LOVE
Why not take an hour out of your Christmas preparations for ‘Night of the Father’s Love’ (a musical presentation of Christmas by the Contact Singers) at 7.00pm on Christmas Eve in Gilnahirk Presbyterian Church?
THE LIVE CHRISTMAS CRIB IN BELFAST
The Live Crib in Belfast is now open in the Grotto of St Mary’s Church featuring Joseph, Mary and the shepherds and the baby Jesus and three Kings. Also featuring: Henry and Poppy the Donkeys; Goats Emily, Buttercup, Daisy, Molly and Milly; Sheep Sean and Larry; Alpacas Snowy and Bambi.
The Crib will run until 7th January 2017. Animals arrive at 10.30am and go home at 5.00pm each day. Entrance is free. Donations to the crib will go (100%) towards Tuesday’s Child Following Yonder Star Christmas Appeal for children in Gaza, Syria (Aleppo) and Kenya.
There will be prayers each day in the crib at 3.00pm for peace, for every child, born and unborn.
Further details available at www.tuesdayschild.org.uk or text 07545 452 362.
BAPTISM
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 this Tuesday 20th December at 8.00pm