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PARISH OF DOWNPATRICK
4th Sunday of Lent
Psalter Week 4 Year C
Missal Pages 132 - 136
Sunday 21st March 2004

COLLECTION WK 20: Offertory £2223, Loose Plate£529 ,Weekly Average of Standing Orders & Annual Payments £183, Total: £2,935

PRIEST ON DUTY:
Sun/Mon 21/22nd March: Canon B. Murray Tel:02844612443
Tues/Sat 23/27th March: Fr. F. Glavin Tel: 02844613203
Parish Office Monday - Friday 12 Noon - 1pm & 6.15 -7.15pm Tel: 028 44612084

YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR:
RECENTLY DECEASED: Kevin Holland,
ANNIVERSARIES:Frank Reid, Jim Smyth, Sarah Burke, Francis McKeown, Walter Keating,Margaret Hanna, Joan Hannitty, Willie Keenan, Louis Grant, Thomas Mulholland, Michael Burns, Alicia Tweedie, Joseph Moore, Ann & David Kenny, Mary Ann Stacks, Kathleen Bohill, Deirdre Finn, Ellen & Dennis Brennan, Elizabeth Bryce, Patrick Flynn, Mary Gatt, Thomas Quinn, Charles Canavan,

BAPTISMS: PLEASE NOTE: 4 Weeks Notice Required for Baptisms.

NEEDY PARISHES:
The Collection for Needy Parishes will be taken up this weekend. Please give generously.

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT:
Every Saturday in St. Patrick's Church from 12 noon to 1pm.

PARISH LENTEN PROGRAMME:
7.30am Mass for Lent each weekday morning in St. Patrick's Church
MORNING PRAYER of the Church will be recited daily during Lent, Monday - Saturday in St. Patrick's Church. Everyone Welcome.
DEVOTIONS: Every Sunday during Lent at 6.30pm
STATIONS OF THE CROSS:
Each Wednesday in St. Patrick's at 7.10pm

CHANGE IN MASS TIME:
St. Patrick's 9.00am to 8.30am from Palm Sunday.
Following the recent changes in parish mass times, it has become apparent that Sunday funerals can now only be facilitated at the 10am Mass. A Sunday funeral at 12 noon Mass would cause congestion in the parish and distress to the bereaved. To allow for remains that might arrive for the 10am Mass it will be necessary to move the present 9am Mass in St. Patrick's to 8.30am. This will commence on Sunday 4th April (Palm Sunday).



PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL:
Meeting in St. Michael's Parish Centre on Monday 22nd March at 8pm.

EASTER VIGIL:
As a sign of unity and for practical purposes the Easter Vigil will be held in St. Patrick's. There will be a morning mass in St. Brigid's and an extra morning mass in St. Colmcille's on Easter Sunday morning. The details of all the Easter ceremonies will be given later.

1000 CLUB:
Winners for this week will be published in next weeks bulletin.

NIGHT AT THE RACES:
In Jack Robinson's, Saul on Saturday 20th March from 8pm till late. Proceeds in aid of young people with learning disabilities going to Lourdes.

DOWNPATRICK SCOUT GROUP:
Invite you to a "Night at The Races" on Saturday 27th March at 9.30pm in The Avenue Bar. Adverts £15, Race Sponsorship £25, Horses £5. Contact Scout Hall at 44839841

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL:
Wish to thank all who contributed to the recent Iranian Earthquake Appeal. The amount collected was £966.

CLARE LODGE:
St. Vincent De Paul's, Clare Lodge Holiday Home, situated on the seafront in Newcastle, Co. Down is available for holidays for Senior Citizens. Full board, outings etc. Cost £150 per week. If interested, please contact any member of St. Vincent De Paul, or phone 02844616557 leaving your name and address.

LEGION OF MARY:
There will be a video show of the story of Fatima and the Beatification ceremony on 13th May 2000 of the two Fatima seers, Jacinta and Francisco, to be held in the room below St. Patrick's Church on Tuesday 30th March at 8pm. Everyone Welcome.

ROMANIAN APPEAL:
The Staff & Pupils of the St. Patrick's Grammar School wish to thank all those who donated to their recent Romanian Appeal. The total amount raised was £950

ST. PATRICK'S PARISH SAUL:
Invite you to a Liam Lawton Workshop of Celtic Spiritual Music on Saturday, 27th March from 10am - 4pm in the Great Hall, Downshire Hospital. Tickets cost £12 (includes tea or coffee, please bring a packed lunch), admission is by ticket only which must be purchased in advance. Tickets are available from Noreen Napier at 02844615465 or Margaret McGrady at 02844617716




PRAYER DAY FOR LAITY:
Will be held on Sunday 4th April at Tobar Mhuire,Crossgar, from 10am - 5pm conducted by Fr. Dermot C.P. Please bring a packed lunch. Soup/tea/coffee will be provided. Cost £6.50.

ST.PATRICK'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL:
Invite you to an Open Night for admission to co-educational sixth form on Wednesday 24th March, 2004 at 7.30pm.

RUSSELL GAELIC UNION:
Sunday 21st March: Minor Football: Downpatrick v Castlewellan at Castlewellan, 12 noon.
U16 Ladies Football: Downpatrick v Bryansford at Pairc an Tomas Ruiseil, 12.30pm
Reserve Football: Downpatrick v Kilcoo at Pairc an tomas Ruiseil, 5pm
Lotto: Winning Numbers: 6, 17, 19, 20. Jackpot not won. 4 match 3 winners share £100. This week's jackpot £1900.
Membership now due. Please pay as soon as possible to P.J. McAlinden, J. Brady or C. McNeill.

SAVE THE CHILDREN:
Downpatrick Branch, Lenten Lunches at The Parish Hall, Church Avenue, every Thursday commencing until 1st April. Lunches made from 12pm to 2pm. Choice of home-made soup, cheese & wheaten bread, biscuits, tea or coffee. Donation £3. Everyone Welcome.

PATRICIAN YOUTH CENTRE:
Saturday 20th March: Junior Disco - Age 8 - 11 Years (Primary School only), 7pm - 9pm, admission £2.
Saturday 3rd April: Teenage Disco - Age Form 1 upwards. Please note: only those children attending secondary school at present will be admitted. Children attending primary school will be refused admission. Admission £3. 8pm - 11pm
Nightly Programme: Monday - Saturday, 7pm - 10pm. Primary Provision - Tuesday & Wednesday Afternoon, 3pm - 5pm. O'Connor School of Irish Dance every Thursday 3pm - 5.30pm age three and half years upwards, Ballet Steps every Saturday, 9.30am - 4.30pm age three and half years upwards.
ST. COLMCILLE'S YOUTH CLUB: Operational Monday & Wednesday evenings. Monday - Primary 6.30 - 8pm, Senior 8pm - 9.30pm, 16+ 9.30pm - 10.30pm.
Wednesday: Primary - 7pm - 8.30pm, Senior - 8.30pm - 10pm. Full details available from Y. Maguire @ 02844615488.

LEGION OF MARY:
It is intended to establish a separate branch of the Legion of Mary for Women in Downpatrick. Anyone interested should contact Frank O'Connor at 02844615262 for further details.

ST. DOMINIC'S PAST PUPILS UNION:
Annual Gala Dinner on Friday 2nd April in Balmoral Golf Club. Tickets cost £25 and can be obtained from A. Fusco @ 07968904611

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