St. Colmcilles

SUNDAY BULLETIN

VOL. 32 NO. 57 18^th 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)

4^th 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 24^th: 6.30pm;12.00am midnight

CHRISTMAS DAY Sunday 25^th    : 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 26^th and Tuesday 27^th 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 3^rd 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 18^th 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 22^nd December at 12.00 noon and will reopen on Tuesday 3^rd January.

 

Please send material for Sunday 1^st  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 18^th 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 20^th December at 8.00pm

SUNDAY BULLETIN

VOL. 32 NO. 56 11^th 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

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT – A (Page 9, 452, 490)

3^rd 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	Friday
6.30pm 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 18^th 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’s next Sunday 18^th 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 11^th 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 20^th 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 3^rd 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 13^th December at 7.30pm in the Committee Room.

 

WEDNESDAY CHRISTMAS CLUB

The Wednesday Club Christmas 2 course lunch at La Mon Hotel this Wednesday 14^th 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 18^th 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 18^th 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 11^th January at 7.30pm and is repeated on Friday morning 13^th January at 10.00am.

SUNDAY BULLETIN

VOL. 31 NO. 55 4^th 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

 

 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT – A (Page 5, 452, 490)

2^nd Week in Advent

Readings : Sunday Cycle A, Psalter Week 2

 

 

Entrance  Antiphon	O people of Sion, behold, the Lord will come to save the nations, and the Lord will make the glory of his voice heard in the joy of your heart
1st Reading	He judges the wretched with integrity Isaiah 11:1-10
Psalm	In his days justice shall flourish and peace till the moon fails. Psalm 71
2nd Reading	Christ is the saviour of all men. Romans 15:4-9
Acclamation	Alleluia, alleluia! Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight, and all mankind shall see the salvation of God. Alleluia!
Gospel	Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand. Matthew 3:1-12
Children	John the Baptist said that he was getting ready for someone great.  John baptised Jesus in the river.  As Jesus came out of the water the Spirit of God came down, like a dove, and God’s voice said he was very pleased with his son, Jesus
Communion Antiphon	Jerusalem, arise and stand upon the heights, and behold the joy which comes to you from God.

MASS TIMES

 

Saturday	Sunday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
6.30pm Geraldine Woollams	9.30am	9.30am Claire Regan	9.30am     Vigil Mass 7.00pm	Feast of the Immaculate Conception 9.30am Lily Rice	9.30am       Anointing of the sick
Confessions 6.00pm	11.30am

Feast of Immaculate Conception Vigil Mass will be held on

Wednesday 7^th December at 7.00pm

 

DECEASED

 

We pray for the repose of the souls of those who have died recently especially Paul Close.  We remember all those whose anniversaries occur at this time of year especially: Geraldine Woollams,

Claire Regan, Lily Rice, Bernadette Kane, John Coulter,

Annie Coulter and James Forrester.

 

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT  –  we can be contacted on

07456 989458

 

CHRISTMAS IN ST COLMCILLE’S

 

WALK WITH ME

A journey of Prayer for Advent and Christmas.  Copies are available at the back of the church.  Price £1.  Please put money in any of the Candelabra boxes.

 

MINISTRY OF OUTREACH – please collect your pack for delivery in the porch after all Masses this weekend.  If anyone would like to volunteer to help in distributing outreach envelopes please contact the Parish office.

 

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 choir and the primary school choir at 6.00pm on Sunday 11^th December 2016.  Refreshments afterwards in the church hall.

 

PENITENTIAL SERVICE

The Penitential Service will be held on Sunday 18^th 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’s on Sunday 20^th 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.

 

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Monday and Tuesday from 2.00 pm to 9.00 pm

in the Chapel of Adoration.

 

WEEKLY OFFERING

 

 

Weekly Offering Cash Collection and Standing Orders: £

 

Many thanks to all who contributed so generously to the collection.

The Monthly Stipend Collection will be taken up at all Masses this weekend

 

 

BAPTISMS

We joyfully welcome into the Parish Family

 

Alexander Francis Murray Hart, Molly Grace Stevenson,

Hala Rose Smyth, Edith Lena Smyth, Sarah Annie Smyth.

 

who were Baptised in St Colmcille’s recently.

 

 

PARISH OFFICE

 

The Parish Office will be closed this Monday 5^th December 2016.

 

UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY OF THE BIBLE

 

This programme is presented by Jeff Cavins on DVD.  His dynamic teaching in conjunction with thought provoking discussion questions, will open the door to you, to a new found understanding of God’s word.

 

The programme continues on Wednesday evenings, 7.30pm – 9.00pm, in the Parochial Hall and is repeated there on Friday mornings, 10.00am – 11.30am.  Everyone is welcome.

 

Dates for your diary:

 

Wednesday evening: 7^th December, 11^th, 18^th, 25^th January; 1^st February.

 

Friday morning: 9^th December, 13^th, 20^th, 27^th January; 3^rd February.

 

OTHER EVENTS

 

CHRISTMAS OUTREACH

Ministers of Outreach will be starting to visit every home in the Parish this coming week with a pack containing a Christmas Card from Father Ciaran detailing the times of Christmas services and the 3^rd edition of St Colmcille’s Causerie.  We currently need another 13 people to ensure every home in the Parish is visited with this year’s Christmas material.  If you can help the Parish by delivering in any of the following areas, please speak to Philomena in the porch after Mass: Mawhinney Park/Comber Road; Old Mill/Coopers Mill; Cairnburn area/Tweskard area; Upper Newtownards Road around Stormont; Circular Road; Carolhill Park area; Holywood Road (Arches side); Summerhill Avenue, Elsmere/Moyne Park; Glenview Avenue/Castlehill Farm; Martinez Avenue or Bloomfield Road area.

 

APOSTOLIC WORK CHRISTMAS SALE

Thank you to all who, in any way, supported our event last weekend by donating or buying, by setting out the furniture, by putting it away afterwards or by helping on stalls and in the kitchen.  Thanks to your generosity we raised £3,469 for use on the Missions.  Be assured it will make a huge difference to many people.

 

ST VINCENT DE PAUL

We would like to thank our 30 volunteers who stood out in the cold at local shops collecting £1,714.25, badly needed funds in the light of the many requests from persons in our area, which stretches from Connswater to Ballybeen and from Sydenham to the Castlereagh Road.  In particular, we would like to thank Marks & Spencer, Spar and Tesco Express shops at Ballyhackamore and SuperValu King’s Square for giving us permission to collect outside their stores and many thanks to their customers for their great generosity.

 

APOSTOLIC WORK MONTHLY MEETING

The next meeting of the Apostolic Work is on Tuesday 6^th December 2016 at 8.00pm in the Iona Room.

 

ARTISAN MARKET AND FAMILY FUN DAY

This will be held in the Church Grounds on Saturday 10^th December from 10.00am to 4.00pm.  There will also be more stalls available and Santa will be in attendance as well.

 

WEDNESDAY CHRISTMAS CLUB

The Wednesday Club Christmas 2 course lunch at La Mon Hotel on Wednesday 14^th December.  Music and entertainment provided.  If you would like to join us please ring Anna on 028 9065 1351 before Wednesday 7^th December.  Bus will be leaving the carpark at 1.00pm sharp.

 

AN EVENING OF FESTIVE FAVOURITES AT DRUMALIS

Friday 16 December 2016 – The evening will include seasonal favourites, old and new, performed by Voices Chamber Choir under the direction of Loreto McAuley.  On arrival, there will be a festive reception with entertainment commencing at 7.30 pm.  A two-course supper will be served during the interval.  The cost for the evening is £25 per person and admission is by pre-paid ticket only.  For further information, please contact Drumalis during office hours (Monday – Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm) – telephone