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Social Dancing classes every Wednesday
Parish Office
T 3752 2813
night in Armagh Golf Club from 8pm to 10pm
Cathedral
T 3752 2638
Ballymacnab Youth Drama Group are
St Malachy’s T 3751 0516
SVP Help Line T 07733 482604 preforming “Home is the Hero” in the Market
Parish Safeguarding The contact persons for
Place Theatre Armagh on Wed 18th
the Parish are Aileen or Maura:
February. Tickets at the Market Place
armaghparishsafeguarding@gmail.com or
Asha: Unwanted clothes, shoes, handbags and
07895 460797. Armagh Diocesan Safeguarding bed linen needed to help raise funds to support
Policies and Procedures can be viewed/
Asha, a charity working in the slums of New
downloaded at www.armagharchdiocese.org.
Delhi. Collection from your home can be
Cathedral Shop Mon-Sat 10.30am - 4.00pm & arranged. Contact Noel on 07711392081
Sun 12 noon -5.30pm. First Holy Communion The Legion of Mary are seeking new
and Confirmation items now in stock
members. We meet each Tuesday evening in
Pearse Og Lotto 2, 9, 11, 28 . Four matched 3 the SVP centre Ogle St after 7.30pm Mass.
numbers. Next weeks jackpot £4100.
Enquiries to Margaret 07799867714
Abbey Lotto: 9, 15, 22, 23 No winners. Next
Cuchulainn Hurling Club Next Card Night
week’s Jackpot £2100. Membership for the
Friday 20 Feb in the Toby Jug at 9.30pm. New
club is now due.
players always welcome. The Club's Annual
Eugene Quinn Handball Lotto: 5, 12, 14 no
Presentation Dinner will take place in Armagh
winner. Next week’s jackpot £200.
City Hotel on Friday 27 Feb at 7.30pm. Tickets
An hour of prayer, sacrifice and song before £25 adult / £15 Child, call Maggie on
the Blessed Sacrament each Wednesday from 8- 07787798164. Indoor coaching sessions will
9pm in the Missionary of Charity house.
resume after the mid-term break on Monday 23
Medjugorje Pilgrimages for 7 nights 24th
February in St Patrick's Grammar. Membership
May, Family Pilgrimages 15th July and 26th
for 2015 is now due.
August. Call Anthony on 07753406356
Armagh Diocesan Annual Lourdes Pilgrimage 12th—17th May. Anyone wishing to travel as
a pilgrim or assisted pilgrim please contact Ann: 07736415305 or 07754872745. The committee
would like to thank parishioners for their generosity at the recent church door collection which
amounted to £3348. Flower demonstration to support Armagh Parish Lourdes Group in The
Ryandale, Moy on Wed 4th March 2015. Admission £5.
Bible in a Day February 21st in the SMA Conference Centre, Dromantine, Newry 9:30am to
4:30pm. The day gives opportunity to meet with people from across the Diocese and receive
resources and teaching that reveals the amazing story of salvation from Genesis to Jesus.
Thanks to all our family and friends who supported our coffee morning before Christmas, a total
of £3550 was raised for Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI. Stephen and Emma McKenna
Armagh Cancer Support Group for cancer sufferers and their families meet every second
Monday of each month between September and May in Mullinure Hospital at 7pm. All welcome.
ADYC Summer Youth Pilgrimage to Taize, France– for 16-20 year olds from 4-13 July. Price
£380.00. For information and booking visit http://www.armagharchdiocese.org/youth-ministry/
Armagh Men’s Shed are offering an opportunity for Men to attend a Mental Health First Aid
course on 24th and 25th February 2015, 9.30am to 4.00pm. Contact Stephen on 02837 528997
Armagh Cardiac Support Group will hold their next meeting in Mullinure Hospital (Dining
Room) on Monday 16th February at 7.30pm. Topic is ‘Helathy Eating’. Everyone welcome.
Adorers required for adoration chapel in St Malachy’s Church at 10am on Sunday & Friday
Contact Nora McBrien on 02837 525265 if you can commit to these times.
Website: www.armaghparish.net
Email: armaghparish@btconnect.com
facebook.com/ArmaghParish
twitter.com/ArmaghParish
15th February 2015 - 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass times for Ash Wednesday 18th February
St Patrick’s Cathedral 9.15am and 11am
St Malachy’s Church
7am and 7.30pm
St Colmcille’s Church, Knockaconey 7.30pm
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Tullysaran 10am and 7.30pm
Mass & Confession times
Cathedral Church of St Patrick:
Church of St Malachy :
Sunday Vigil (Sat) 7pm, 9am, 11am, 5.30pm
Sunday 8am, 10am, 12 noon
Monday-Saturday 10am
Tues 8am, Wed -Fri 7am
Confessions Saturday 6.30pm
Monday-Friday 7.30pm
Confessions Saturday 12.00-12.30pm
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Tullysaran: Vigil (Sat) 7.30pm, Sunday 10am
Church of St Colmcille, Knockaconey: Sunday 11am
Reflection
A leper without a name approaches Jesus and makes not a request but an outright challenge: “If
you want to you can save me”. Maybe his audacity came from having nothing to lose. Leprosy
made a person an outcast, shunned by society, defined by their disease and banished to live
apart. We don’t know how long it had been since someone shook this man’s hand, patted him
on the back, put an arm around his waist, hugged him, touched his cheek, wiped a tear from his
eye or even engaged him in conversation. In all probability, these things were merely a memory
as he probably lived in a leper colony far removed from his family and community.
Leprosy is a disease that first attacks the outer skin and devours the inner structure of the
afflicted part. It is an apt image for sin – how the gradual slide in to the pattern of sin eats away
at a person’s inner dignity and self-respect. Just as the leper is distanced from other people and
compelled to leave family and society, sin removes the sinner from God and from the Church
community. The sinner is alienated and separated.
In the gospel, Jesus breaks with the customary practice – he acknowledges the leper; he speaks
to him; he reaches out and touches him and he enables him, through the gift of healing, to be
restored to his former life. Jesus did not come to condemn but to bring hope and new life. In
like manner, the Lord reaches out to the sinner through the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Today’s psalm celebrates the wonder of such mercy: “Happy the one whose offence is forgiven,
whose sin is remitted”.
This Sunday is Temperance Sunday and it’s also the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, the
beginning of Lent. It’s a good time to reflect on our lifestyle, our social activities, the way we
spend money, the habits of indulgence and the various addictions that can take hold of our lives.
Perhaps it’s a good time to think about a few terms that nowadays might be considered
unpopular and even old fashioned eg self-denial, personal sacrifice, abstinence, self-discipline
and penance. On Temperance Sunday each year, we’re encouraged to think about the
importance of being temperate in all things, not just in relation to our consumption of food and
drink. Today, we acknowledge in a special way the members of the Pioneer Total Abstinence
Association and we thank them particularly for their fidelity and for the example of their lives.
RECENTLY DECEASED
Malachy Farley, Joe Hughes, Rita Hughes, Breege Kelly, Kathleen Richards, Liam
Gallagher, Joe Ross, Edel McGee, Pearse McKenna, George Smith
Weekly collection amounted to £ 6479.84 & € 93.38. Thank you.
Scouts Annual Church door collection will be taken up at all Masses this weekend.
All requests for prayers and Masses are to be arranged through the Parish Office. All
Anniversaries and Month’s Minds must be left in the Parish Office by 12 noon on the Thursday
of the week prior to the intention being remembered.
Any family who hasn’t registered within the parish is asked to contact the Parish Office. Should
you have moved home in the recent past, it’s important to update the parish office with the new
details. To register for the Gift Aid Scheme please contact Parish Office or see Parish website.
Envelope contributions can be made by standing order. This is a simple and hassle free way
to contribute to your parish. Please contact the parish office on 02837522813.
Trocaire Boxes are available for collection in the Churches in the parish.
Service of Light for all children to be confirmed this year and their parents in St Patrick’s
Cathedral on Sat 21st March at 7pm.
Lenten Reflection The Sisters of the Sacred Heart will share a short Lenten Reflection before
Mass on four Monday evenings during Lent: 23rd Feb, 2nd, 9th & 23rd March
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, TULLYSARAN
Novena Mass on Monday evening at 7.30pm
Tullysaran Lotto: 9-12-13-22 , 1 x £10 winners, next week jackpot £1050
Tullysaran SVP Helpline 07738838035
Community Centre : Spin on Mon at 6.30pm - text to book your bike on 07779098543;
Corebox 7pm on Wed. There will be NO Total Body Workout class on 19 Feb, class will resume
as normal on 26 Feb. Tullysaran Nifty Fifty's committee would like to thank everyone who
supported their Christmas raffle.
ST COLMCILLE’S, KNOCKACONEY
St Colmcilles GAC lotto . 3,19,22, 24 No winner. Three match 3. Next week's Jackpot £2700
Zumba Classes for all ages every Tuesday night in Club from 7.15 til 8.15 @ £3. All welcome.
Vocations Evening Is God calling you to live the life of a Priest in the Archdio cese of Armagh?
An evening of prayer and reflection will take place in The Servite Priory, Benburb, Co Tyrone on
Friday 6 March 2015 from 5.30pm – 8pm. For further information see www.armaghpr iest.com
or contact Fr Peter McAnenly 02837522802, p.mcanenly@btinternet.com
Alone Again! Separated or widowed. Beginning Experience - helps people to work through the
grief to be healed and free to live again. Weekend retreat: 20th-22nd February. More at Armagh
Diocesan Pastoral Centre on 00353 429336393.
Women’s World Day of Prayer will be celebrated in St Patrick’s Cathedral on 6th March at
8pm. Everyone welcome
Parish Draw Meeting of Ticket Coordinators/Sellers Tickets are currently being sold
throughout the Parish for our Parish Draw. The first draw will take place on 17 th March 2015.
Tickets can also be purchased at Armagh Parish Office. (Tel 37522813) An important meeting
of all ticket coordinators and sellers will take place in The Synod Hall on Thursday 19
February at 6.30pm. All coordinators and sellers are asked to make a special effort to
attend the short meeting. Further details about the draw can be found on the parish website.
Celebrating St Patrick at Parish Tea Party A special Tea Party will take place in The Synod
Hall, Armagh on St Patrick’s Day from 3pm – 6pm. Come along and enjoy the treats as well as a
feast of Irish music and song. At 5.30pm in the afternoon the first of the monthly draws will be
made as part of our Parish Fundraising Draw , when £2000 worth of prizes will be on offer. The
early bird draw will also be made on the afternoon for all who have paid £100 in full by then.
Parishioners are encouraged to wear something green and come along and enjoy the afternoons
festivities as we celebrate what’s a special day in our yearly calendar.
Lent 2015
On Wednesday, we begin the season of Lent and during which we’re encouraged to engage in
some form of penance in preparation for Easter. Whatever penance we might do, whether it’s
making an effort to go to Mass more often or trying to improve relationships within our homes,
or perhaps giving up something for the few weeks.....our efforts should lead to a new way of
living and behaving. And while Lent is about many things, above all else, it’s a time for
conversion and a time for all of us to experience a change of heart. The times of Masses for Ash
Wednesday are listed in the parish bulletin.
As we approach Lent, I’d like to encourage all families to take a Trocaire box as they leave the
Church this weekend. Trocaire representatives will be speaking at all Masses in the parish on the
weekend of 28 February/1 March and this year as part of the Lenten campaign, Trocaire is
focusing on climate change and the impact that it’s having on communities. While Lent invites us
to a personal spiritual renewal, it also invites us to be mindful of the poor, oppressed and
persecuted sisters and brothers and our need to reach out to them in their hours of need.
I’d also like to remind you of the Life in the Spirit Seminars which are beginning in our parish
on Tuesday evening and will be taking place each week during the Lenten Season. The Seminars
will help deepen our relationship with God and become more involved in parish life. They will
help deepen our appreciation of the Eucharist and Reconciliation and they will enrich our prayer
lives and help us to come to know the Scriptures more fully. I encourage people to make a special
effort to attend the Seminars which have been organised by the Parish Pastoral Council. Each
Seminar will take place in Mount St Catherine’s Primary School at 8pm. The speaker and the
theme for the first few evenings are as follows:
Tuesday 17 February: Gods love
Fr John Keane
Tuesday 24 February: Salvation
Archbishop Eamon Martin
Tuesday 3 March: The new life
Fr Benny Fee
As we begin our Lenten journey, we pray that it will be a season of great graces for all of us, and
we pray that come Easter, that each one of us will have been transformed.
Managing Stress & Mood 6 Wednesdays from Wed 26th February in Sherry’s Field Complex.
Call 07847611212 for more information or www.moodmanagers.com
New Ministers of the Eucharist A meeting of new Eucharistic Ministers in the parish will take
place in the Cathedral Gate Lodge on Monday evening at 8pm.
Lenten Pilgrimage of Prayer for Peace celebrating Corrymeela’s 50 th anniversary will take
place on Thursday 5 March 2015. The walk will begin at 12 noon at St Patrick’s RC Cathedral
and it will end at 3.45pm at St Patrick’s COI Cathedral. Further details on parish website.
Anam Cara Bereavement Event on Wed 25th February in County Aramgh Golf Club, 7.30pm.
This event is open to all bereaved parents, regardless of the age of their child or circumstances
of their death. The guest speaker is Brid Carroll and the topic for the evening is “Coping with
loss when a child dies”. Please RSVP to info@anamcara.ie or call 003531 4045378 .
Retreats at Ards Friary Lenten retreat 20-22nd Feb, Lenten Retreat through Irish 22nd Feb,
‘God Among the Pots and Pans’ on 28th Feb. call 074 9138909 or email info@ardsfriary.ie
SPRED (Special Religious Education) We are a group of volunteers who share our faith and
friendship with people who have learning difficulties. If you are a parent or guardian of a person
(age 18+) who would like to join our parish group please contact Lily Conway 02838891484
Lough Derg will hold an ecumenical celebration of Friendship & Prayer on Ash Wednesday
18th February from 10.30am until 3.00pm. Everyone is welcome. Admission €25/£22 includes
refreshments and lunch. Advance booking is essential. For more information/bookings phone 00
353 71 98 61518 / email info@loughderg.org