“Aid to the Church in need” invites us to join on Wednesday 22 November to light up our Churches and wear something red as we remember Christian martyrs and those who have died for their faith. On that day, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh will be a blaze of red and people are asked to wear something red (a sweater, a cardigan, a jacket, a scarf or a tie) as a symbolic reminder of all those Christians who have suffered and died for their Christian faith over the years. Many landmarks will be lit in red on that day in Ireland and throughout the world as we remember the sacrifice of those great people and those wonderful martyrs. On that day, all who have died for their faith will be remembered at different times and there will be a special Prayer Vigil in St Patrick’s Cathedral on the eve of Red Wednesday when the red lights will be turned on. Further details in the coming weeks but we invite everyone to get behind this worthy campaign.
The seminarians of Redemptoris Mater Seminary and some friends will be performing at an Advent carol service on Sunday, 3 December at 7 PM in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Drogheda and on Tuesday, 5 December at 7:30 PM in Holy Redeemer Church in Dundalk.
We invite you to come and prepare for Christmas with the Seminarians, and to support vocations to the Priesthood. The concerts are free and open to the public.
For more information call:
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Tel: (042) 933-5516
The seminarians of Redemptoris Mater Seminary and some friends will be performing at an Advent carol service on Sunday, 3 December at 7 PM in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Drogheda and on Tuesday, 5 December at 7:30 PM in Holy Redeemer Church in Dundalk.
We invite you to come and prepare for Christmas with the Seminarians, and to support vocations to the Priesthood. The concerts are free and open to the public.
For more information call:
Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Tel: (042) 933-5516
The Armagh Diocesan Pastoral Centre (Dundalk) are holding a fundraising Christmas themed Coffee Morning on Friday 15th December, 10am – 2pm. This event is to raise funds to help run the programmes offered by the Pastoral Centre; Rainbows, BE, Bereavement Support and Counselling etc.
Please come along on the day to help support these programmes with a donation for your cuppa. There will be a raffle, prizes include a hamper, a Christmas cake and a Christmas pudding, the tickets will be €1 per strip.
The Senior Girls Choir from St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook will present Vivaldi’s Gloria, accompanied by The Generation Louth String Orchestra in St Patrick’s Cathedral on Sunday 21 January at 7pm. All are welcome!
St John the Baptist Church, Drumcree, Portadown
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will take p[ace from 18 – 25 January. The theme chosen for this year is: “That all may be free”. Throughout the Christian world, people of different denominations come together during this special week for conferences, prayer services and social gatherings. As we celebrate the week, we recall how an Episcopalian Franciscan priest from America, Fr Paul Watson, started these gatherings in 1908 by praying for Christian Unity. This year and our Ecumenical Service will take place in St Patrick’s COI Cathedral, Armagh on Wednesday 24 January at 7.30pm. The guest preacher will be Fr Kieran McDermott, Administrator of St Mary’s Pro Cathedral, Dublin. All are welcome to join for the special service.
PRAYER
God our Father, we ask you to send your Holy Spirit ever more deeply into our hearts and minds that we may think thoughts of peace, speak words that build up and do the truth always in love, the truth that sets us free, the truth that gives us hope, AMEN
Dundalk we will be hosting a Songs of Praise for Catholic Schools Week on Thursday, 2nd Feb, called Seinn. This is the 7th year of Seinn in Dundalk and Archbishop Eamonn has attended each year. Our service is a very joyful occasion, with over 1,000 students attending each year. We have our own Youtube channel (search on YouTube for Seinn CSW) with lots of videos/photos from previous years. A trailer advertising this year’s event can be found here https://www.youtube.com/
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