Parish of St. Oliver Plunkett

February 2012
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St Olivers From Home

St Oliver Plunkett Parish offers services for the ill or elderly who cannot come to Mass.

CB Radio Broadcast
On (UK) Channel 34. Also can receive most Belfast Parish's Services.

TV Video Link
With special Aerial, view all our Services on your own home TV.

Internet Viewing
For people more distant or overseas, wishing to view Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals etc the web service is available via our Parish website

For further information, advice or to arrange to obtain the equipment ring the Parish Office 028 9061 8180 (Mon - Fri) or Liam Aylward on 028 9061 8590

Housing Executive Advice Clinic

Every Thursday Glen Community Centre 10.00am – 12.00pm
No appointment necessary

Safeguarding Office in Down and Connor

Click here for the Safeguarding Office in the Down and Connor Diocese. Contact details:

Diocesan Safeguarding Office
Good Shepherd Centre,
511 Ormeau Road, Belfast
BT7 3GS
Tel: 028 9049 2783
Email: cpodownconnor@gmail.com

Listening Day Report

The Listening Day report is now available on the Diocesan website.

Medjugorje Irish Centre Grand Prize

Every month for a year we are giving away one weeks free apartment accommodation for up to 4 people. Text the word pilgrim followed by your name and county to 53030 in Ireland and 60777 in N.I and UK to be entered into the free draw.

Attention Ministers of the Word
and Ministers of the Eucharist

Rotas available for January can be collected from the sacristy
click here Ministers of the Word rota
click here Ministers of the Eucharist rota

Can all Ministers of Welcome please pick up the new rota from Sacristy.

New Eucharistic Ministers

We are presently looking for new Eucharistic Ministers. If you would like to become a Eucharistic Minister please contact
Fr Martin or the Parish Office on 028 9061 8180 Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm.

To book a Wedding or Mass Intention please ring the Parish Office on: 028 9061 8180

Zumba - Come and Join The Party

Zumba

Every Tuesday @ 8pm in Hannahstown Community Centre. Contact Danielle on 07581087133 for more information.

St Oliver Plunkett Parish
Bereaved Group

Meeting every Wednesday at 11am in the Parish House.

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Catholic Singles

Catholic Singles is an organisation which helps single, widowed, separated and divorced Catholics of all ages (over 18 years) meet, either one to one or through social events. All members receive a monthly bulletin, called Catholic Networking. For more information please tel. 0161 941 3498, visit the website www.catholicsingles.org.uk or email info@catholicsingles.org.uk

Baptism

Baptisms take place on the first and third Sunday of each Month. A pre-Baptism course must be attended and this is organised the Thursday before the Christening. To book a Baptism please ring the Parish Office on: 028 9061 8180

Next date for baptism is Sunday 18th March 2012 at 1.30pm. Contact the Parish Office for he next compulsory pre-baptism instruction in the Convent.
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Parish Office Opening Hours

Our Parish Office will close for lunch 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm.

Regular opening times are 9 am to 12.30 pm and 1.30 pm to 4 pm Monday to Friday.

Natural Family Planning
Information on Natural Family Planning is available on www.naturalfamilyplanning.ie

Click here for dates of Accord Preparation For Marriage
Courses 2012

www.accordni.com

Masses
Please Note: Mass intentions, Anniversaries Masses, Baptisms, and Marriages are to be arranged through the Parish Office on 028 9061 8180 during the office hours

Monday - Friday
9am - 12.30pm
1.30pm - 4.00pm

The New Missal

Print out the new responses leaflet Click here

Click here for all the changes in the New Missal

Down and Connor 2012 Directory

The Down and Connor 2012 Directory is for sale from the Sacristy for £3

Please Respect The Sanctity
Of The Church
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Remember that when Mass is over the church is still the house of God, a plave of worship and prayer. Please keep voices down even though it is good to see friends each week, so please keep the chat and banter for outside the church, in the porches, or even in the church hall.

There are some who like to pray in silence after Mass. Please respect their right to do so.

Click here for
Anniversaries

BINGO!!!
Bingo

De La Salle College, Edenmore Drive, present bingo every Tuesday night at 8.30 pm sharp! All are welcome!

Thanks

The Weekly Collection of 5th February amounted to £1,369.39

Collection Envelopes

The new collection envelopes will be out in March. If you do not currently make your weekly offering by envelope and would like to do so, please contact the Parish Office. Remember that anyone who pays UK tax can sign a Gift Aid form enabling the Parish to reclaim 25% extra from the British government on top of any donation made to the Parish.

Every little helps!

Parishioners are reminded that we accept both sterling and euro in our collection!

Bible Alive for February is on sale in both porches for £1.95

Parishioners are reminded that we accept both sterling and euro in our collection!

Thanks to all those who gave so generously to the Parish collections

Gift Aid Donations

The priests of the parish and the parish Finance Committee sincerely thank all those Parishioners who signed up to the Gift Aid Scheme. By choosing to Gift Aid your donation the Parish can reclaim 28p of tax on every £1 given by you through the offertory envelope collections. Thank you for your continued generosity and support. If you haven’t already gift aided your donations to the parish and would like to do so please contact the parish office 9061 8180 between the office hours 9am - 5pm Monday - Friday or pick up a leaflet from the church porch.

Thanks to all those who give so generously to the Parish collections.

Welcome to the website for the Parish of St. Oliver Plunkett.
We offer a warm welcome whether you are visiting
our church in person or over the internet.

St Oliver Plunkett Parish
27B Glenveagh Drive Belfast BT11 9HX

Tel:	028 9061 8180
Fax:	028 9061 8282

office@stolivers.org

Visitors since 1st September 2006

Paróiste Naomh Oilibhéar Pluincéid

Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time

Jesus

"A great prophet has appeared among us;
God has visited his people."

Eucharistic Services
Monday - Thursday 10.00am

Mass Times
Friday 7.30pm
Saturday (Vigil) 6.30pm
Sunday 10.00am & 12 noon

Confessions
Confessions will resume on Saturdays from 12.00 - 1.00pm.
There will be no confessions before the Vigil Mass.

Exposition Of The Blessed Sacrament
Wednesday 10.30 - 11.00am
Friday 6.30 - 7.30pm

Baptism
1.30pm on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month

Parish Office
Monday - Friday 9.00am - 12.30pm and 1.30 - 4.00pm

Growing In Faith Together (G.I.F.T.)

Young people from St Oliver Plunkett Parish, aged 16-18, are being trained at St Louis House to run the G.I.F.T. programme.

G.I.F.T. is specifically for Year 8 pupils and its aim is to bridge the gap between RE class and life in the world outside the classroom. It raises issues such as the transition from primary to secondary school, making friends and discovering talents and gifts through a faith-based programme combined with fun activities. G.I.F.T. will take place in the Parish Hall after school once a week.

We will publish the start date in next week’s bulletin.

World Day of the Sick & Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes
Saturday 11th February

Each year since 1993 we have celebrated World Day of the Sick on 11th February, the Feast of our Lady of Lourdes. Pope John Paul II asked that this day be "a special time of prayer and sharing, of offering one's suffering for the good of the Church and of reminding everyone to see in his sick brother or sister the face of Christ who, by suffering, dying and rising, achieved the salvation of mankind.”

Fatima

Down & Connor Diocesan Pilgrimage to Fatima
under the patronage of Bishop Noel Treanor
14th - 21st August 2012 - Cost: £629

Directed by Fr Gerry McCloskey & Fr Sean Gilmore

For further details contact
Pat Wade 07780 685768
Joe Catney 028 9071 4001 or
Maria McAree 028 4376 8208
The Parish Office has a small number of forms
available during office hours.

Eye Witness: Life under Israeli Military Occupation.

Ian Bell and Hilary Minch have recently returned from Palestine where they were human rights observers with the World Council of Churches. You can hear their experiences of working with both Palestinians living under occupation and with Israeli peace activists this Wednesday 15th February at 7.30pm at the Methodist Reconciliation Centre, Edgehill College, 9 Lennoxvale (off Malone Road).

Lectio Devina - A Lenten Programme

The Eucharistic Congress invites each one of us to be renewed in our understanding of the Eucharist. Our Lenten Programme resumes on Monday 27th February and will continue each Tuesday in March.

Where:

Convent of Mercy

Time:

10.40am (after Mass) or 7.00pm

New members welcome

Feile an Earraigh

As part of Féile an Earraigh, the Parish is running the following events:

Thursday
15th March
at 7pm

The Gospel according to ....... Christy Moore.

Musicians from Fitzroy Presbyterian Church will perform a selection of Christy Moore songs along with commentary highlighting a Biblical thread of justice throughout.

Saturday
17th March
at 10am:

Bi-lingual Mass

Tá fáilte roimh gach duine!

Sunday
18th March
at 7pm:

The Story of St. Patrick

Fr. Clement Mac Mánuis (ex-Clonard) will lead
an evening of story-telling, music, song and dance taking us back to time of St. Patrick.
This show will be mainly in English.

All the events will take place in St. Oliver Plunkett Church

International Eucharistic Congress 2012

Forms are available in the sacristy for the final Mass in Croke Park on Sunday 17th June. Please fill in your details and return it and a deposit of £10 to the Parish Office during office hours to book your place. Many thanks.

Men’s Cursillo Weekend

Benburb Priory

Men’s Cursillo Weekend in Benburb Priory
Thursday 23rd - Sunday 26th Feb.
Cost: £100. Single rooms.
Transport provided from Belfast.

Contact:
Sean Cullen 028 9022 0492 or
Peggy Kerr on 028 9061 2234

Lenadoon Community Forum News

A new pilot weekend suicidal response service has been launched. Face to face support will be available at the offices of Lenadoon Community Counselling Project, 124 Stewartstown Road (next to the Post Office) between the 12pm and 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays. If you or someone you know is feeling suicidal, you can contact 07516 187447 from 10am to 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays to arrange an appointment to meet with one of the support team. The project will run until the end of March.

The Training for Employment project will be running a 12-week Sage Payroll course on Tuesday evenings. It is OCN accredited and free of charge if you are unemployed or looking to “upskill.” Contact Sharon on 028 9061 1225 or lenadoonforum@yahoo.co.uk for more details.

Are You Making Your First Holy Communion?

We are aware that a number of our young parishioners who attend schools outside the Parish will be making their First Holy Communion this spring. We are keen that this important event is recognised for all our young people. We are therefore encouraging them to come along to the 12 o’clock Mass the day after their First Communion in their suits and dresses and be officially acknowledged by Fr. Magill and the Parish

community. If your child attends Bunscoil Phobal Feirste, Gaelscoil na bhFál or any other school outside the Parish, and is making their First Holy Communion, please give their details to the Parish Office.

Are you interested in becoming an Altar Server?

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If you are aged 8 or above, please ask your parent/guardian to pick up a form from the parish office during office hours.

The Road to Easter

Drumalis

A series of four Sunday evenings at Drumalis
hosted by Pádraig Ó Tuama
in preparation for Easter.
Sunday 20th February to Sunday 12th March
7.30 - 9.30pm.
Drumalis 028 2827 2196.

North of Ireland Cancer Pilgrimage to Lourdes
27th May - 1st June 2012

Spiritual Director: V. Rev. Sean McCartney,

Fare £599 with reduction for Oncology patients.
Tel 07516 759646 to enquire or request booking form

Security
thief

Remember to lock up your houses when you go out!

There has been a spate of burglaries in the area,
so be extra vigilant.

Thank You

Trócaire would like to express its gratitude to all parishioners who donated money during 2011. A total of £2,640.73 was collected in the box in the Church.

Your generosity will help to make a difference.

St Joseph's Young Priests Society

The St. Oliver Plunkett Branch of St Joseph's Young Priests Society would like to thank all those who contributed to the £1879.74 amount which has been issued during 2011 to the headquarters of the Young Priests Society.

This money will be used in the furtherance of vocations worldwide.

Divine Healing Ministries

A service of healing in
St. Peter’s Cathedral
Wed 15th February 2012 at 7.00pm
Speakers:
Sr Eibhlín Hegarty &
Brother David Jardine
Theme: Praying for those with cancer

The People of East Africa Urgently Need your Help

Disaster Emergency Committee

You can donate through the Disasters Emergency Committee website at www.dec.org.uk

Trócaire Emergency Appeal For The East Africa Drought

People urgently need your help

Crisis hits Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

Up to ten million in need of immediate food aid.

Help us to respond.

Please help those affected by this crisis by
giving what you can right now or by making a regular donation

to support our work.

Callsave 1850 408 408 (ROI) or visit Freephone 0800 912 1200 (NI)
or visit www.trocaire.org to make an immediate online donation.