St.Gerard’s Parish
Tidy Graves Service
Are you are finding it hard to keep your loved ones graves looking well? We offer a service to clean & tidy graves and maintain them all year round.
Contact Andrew on 02890 292140 or
0771 8282816
Or email : andrew@wetidygraves.com
Kate’s Project Trust
Reaching out to the poor and vulnerable in the slums of Pattaya Thailand, this education-centred charity has been helping children with schooling and providing essential foods for ten years now.
REGISTERED WITH THE CHARITY COMMISSION FOR NORTHERN IRELAND NIC 103353
PARISH SECRETARY: jacqueline madden
MON-FRI 9.30 - 1.30 pm
EMAIL: gerards.parish@googlemail.com
Telephone: 02890 774 833
St Gerard's Parish, 722 Antrim Road, Newtownabbey,
County Antrim, BT36 7PG
ST GERARD'S COMMUNITY
FR KEVIN BROWNE C.Ss.R P.P/RECTOR
FR. DENIS LUDDY CSsR
© 2020 All Rights Reserved Updates & Maintenance by Andrew McCarroll
Safeguarding Prayer
Fill our Hearts with compassion for the most vulnerable in our society. May parents, teachers and youth workers remain attentive to the needs of children and young people.
Lord in your mercy hear our prayer
CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW TO OPEN THE FILES OR BOOKLETS
MASS TIMES
DAILY MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9.30AM
PLUS THURS NOVENA MASS 7.30PM
WEEKENDS SATURDAY 9.30AM &
6.30PM VIGIL (SAT)
SUNDAY 9.30AM & 11.30AM : 7PM
ST GERARD'S APOSTOLIC WORKERS
will be holding a church door collection on the 30th and 31st October. As a result of the Covid 19 pandemic, funding for the missions has been severely affected, but there has been a substantial increase in need. Over the past year the majority of requests for support have focused on food and water, medical supplies and educational resources.
It is anticipated that this will remain the case for the foreseeable future.
Envelopes will be available at the back of the church, for anyone who would like to Gift aid their donation, from this weekend.
SYNOD: AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE
This weekend Pope Francis opens the pathway for a Universal Synod that will take place in Rome in 2023. This Synod will be a gathering that takes place after all the local Churches have shared their contribution on the experience of journeying together in Communion, Participation and Mission.
In our Diocese, of Down and Connor, we will have a time of listening and sharing prayerfully through Advent. During this time there will be an opportunity for you to share your experience of what it is like to be a part of our Church today.
WORLD MISSION SUNDAY—24TH OCTOBER 2021
This years message is “We Cannot Remain Silent– we cannot but speak about what we have seen and heard” (Acts 4:20)
It is a message of hope: Jesus Christ is risen and we cannot keep his love, compassion and mercy to ourselves. It also challenges us to stand up and speak out on behalf of those whose voices are too small to be heard.
For them, we cannot remain silent. October and World Mission Sunday is a time for the faithful of the world to show their appreciation towards the work of overseas missionaries. The Generosity offered will be used to support missionary activities in over 1,100 struggling dioceses; mostly in Africa, Asia and Latin America. You can help right now.
Please donate 4 euros by texting the word “Mission” to 50300.
Alternatively donate at www.missio.ie or call Missio Ireland on 01 497 2035.
To learn more visit www.missio.ie
