Author: JoeWalsh

COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS UPDATE

The Northern Ireland Executive in conjunction with Church Leaders recently updated the COVID-19 Restrictions, which come into force at 00.01 GMT on Friday 8th January 2021 and are due to expire at 00.01 GMT on Friday 5th March 2021.

The Restrictions state that PUBLIC WORSHIP IS NOT TO TAKE PLACE, therefore, there will be, NO PUBLIC MASS UNTIL 9.30AM ON FRIDAY 5th MARCH 2021.

WEEKDAY MASSES WILL BE CELEBRATED TUESDAY-FRIDAY AT 9.30AM AND WILL BE STREAMED VIA WEBCAM – PLEASE JOIN US ONLINE.

WEEKEND MASSES WILL BE STREAMED ONLINE ON SATURDAYS AT 6.30PM AND ON SUNDAY AT 10.30AM (NOTE THE CHANGE FOR SUNDAY).

THE NORMAL SCHEDULE WILL RESUME ON FRIDAY 5TH MARCH 2021.

THE CHURCH WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR INDIVIDUAL PRAYER – WE WELCOME YOU! THE CHURCH WILL BE OPEN AFTER MORNING MASS ON WEEKDAYS FROM AROUND 10.15AM AND ON MONDAY AND SATURDAY ALSO.

THE CHURCH WILL BE OPEN AFTER ONLINE MASS FOR PRIVATE PRAYER

LENT EARLY MASS WEEKDAYS ONLINE AT 7.15AM FROM 17th FEBRUARY.

We thank you for your continued patience and good-will and we all look forward to the day when we can pray and gather again unhindered.

ALPHA via ZOOM


The ALPHA video series via ZOOM begins on THURSDAY 4th FEBRUARY, at 8.00pm.

Invite a friend and /or Share. This is a chance to chat in small groups, listen and ask questions about life, faith and God.

To register, or find out more, please send an email to- stcolmcilles@downandconnor.org

Tanzania Africa Project

Dear Parishioners of St Colmcille’s Ballyhackamore, 

this is just a brief note to thank you for your amazing generosity to the Tanzania Africa Project’s Christmas Gift Card Appeal, particularly during these challenging times. All £6296.25 goes directly to the parish of St. Bakhita in Moita Bwawani, Tanzania. This will make such an incredible difference to the lives of the people of our twinned parish, through providing uniforms for the pupils of St. Colmcille’s Pre-School, maintaining the mobile Mother and Baby Clinic and funding the training of Catechists.  This year’s total also included a £1,000 donation from the Benedictine Community of Holy Cross Abbey in Rostrevor.

I look forward to communicating to you the gratitude of Fr. Janusz when he receives this wonderful contribution to the SMA work at the Mission at Moita Bwawani. 

Thank you for your unstinting support of our twinned parish.