DOWN & CONNOR
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08/11/2026
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ANNUAL MASSES FOR THE DECEASED TEACHERS OF DOWN AND CONNOR Will be celebrated on
Monday 9th November 2026 at 7.30pm in All Saints’ Church, Ballymena AND
Tuesday 10th November 2026 at 7.30pm in Good Shepherd Church (Holy Rosary Parish), Ormeau Road, Belfast. Please forward by
Friday 6th November 2026 the name and school of any teacher who died during the past twelve months to Rev Colin Grant, Director of the Down and Connor Catholic Schools’ Support Service, 120 Cliftonville Road, Belfast BT14 6LA Tele: 028 9049 1886 or
dctrusteeservice@downandconnor.org Light refreshments will be served afterwards in All Saints’ Paris h Centre and Holy Rosary Parish Centre.
Anyone unable to attend can join online at: www.youtube.com/@allsaintsballymena/streams for the Mass in Ballymena and www.holyrosaryparishbelfast.net for the Belfast Mass.
MASS TO REMEM BER DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE PIONEER ASSOCIATION A Mass to remember all deceased members of the Pioneer Association will take place on
Friday 20 November in St Agnes' Church, Andersonstown Road, Belfa st at 7 pm. Light refreshments afterwards.
All Pioneers welcome. November Short-Term Pledge The month of November offers a special opportunity to makea small sacrifice in honour of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
We invite parishioners and friends to consider taking a Short-Term Pledge throughout November.
Pioneer Offering - "I promise, in honour of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and with the help of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to abstain from all intoxicating substances until the end of November.
Please consider joining with others in prayer, sacrifice and support for those affected by addiction . LOUGHGIEL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION BUS DRIVE R REQUIRED We are seeking a Bus Driver to join our team. Requirements: Full, valid driving lic ence for 2+ years and aged 25+ A valid driving licence and up to date Drive r CPC. Reliable, professional and safety-conscious approach Good communication and customer service skills Full Job Description available on Job Apply NI. . Please contact us on 028 276 41389 for more information.
THE CAUSEWAY COAST PEACE GROUP Invite you to the next Bi-Monthly Meeting .
Tuesday 10th Nov 10 a.m- 12 noon(Tea/Coffee 10-1030)In Bushmills Presbyterian Church Hall . Speaker: Canon Andrew Totten Theme: The Army Chaplain and the Still Small Voice New members/Attendees alwa ys welcome PIPS Suicide Prevention Charity : Weekend Crisis Hopeline are as follows: Friday: 9pm - 10am Saturday and Sunday: 9pm - 9am Monday 028 9080 5850
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A lot of people do not like large gatherings.
They find bigcrowds exhausting. Today’s feast, however, is precisely about crowds of people.
The first reading expresses it well, ‘ a huge number, impossible to count… , Today is the feast not just of a few chosen saints, but of all saints.
Today we honour all the saints, those who are formally canonised and those who ar not.
If our vision of humanity is shaped exclusively by the media we might be tempted to think that there are a lot more villains out there than saints.
It is reassuring to be reminded by today’s feast that there exists a huge number of saints, impos sible to count.
In the words of the letter to the Hebrews, we are surrounded by a ‘ great cloud of witnesses’ . None of us can live as the Lord wants us to live purely on our own.
We need the good example of others to inspire us and to what is possible.
Today’s feast declares that we are surrounded by such a cloud of witnesses , if only we could recognise them.
Some of these people have already passed beyond us and are now ‘ standing in front of the throne of the Lamb’ , in the words of today’s first reading.
Many of them, however, are our companions on the journey of life.
They do not look at all like the statues in our churches.
They are very ordinary, yet they are also very special.
These are the people we are grateful to h avemet and to have around.
The feast of All Saints encourages us to believe that any one of us could be part o f that huge number, impossible to count.
In that sense, today’s feast is about every one of us.
John, in today’s second reading, is speaking about all of us when he declares that ‘ We are already the children of God’, and that, in the future, ‘ we shall be like’ God.
We are all destined for sainthood. God intends that all of us would be conformed to the image of God’s Son.
For most of us, that will only come to pass fully beyond this life.
Yet, because we are already sons and daughters of God through Baptism, we are called to grow now towards that wonderful transformation that awaits us.
The road to sainthood begins here, wherever we happen to find o urselves.
In today’s gospel reading, Jesus shows us what that road to sainthood looks like.
In the Beatitudes, Jesus painted a portrait of himself, the livings aint par excellence.
He was also painting a portrait of the person that we are all call ed to become.
The Beatitudes give us different facets of the person of Jesus, while at the same time showing us different ways in which we might reflect the person o f Jesu Feast of All Saints 1st November 2026 Very Rev. Canon Colm McBride PP :
Parochial House 44 Lough Road Loughguile BT44 9JN
St Patrick’s and St MacNissi’s Parish Ofoce Hours : Mon Wed
Thurs 10 2.30 p.m.
Tues 10-4.30. p.m. Ballycastle (Armoy & Ballintoy) https://www.ballycastleparish.com
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Feast of All Saints and All Souls PLENARY INDULGENCE From 12 noon on 1st Nov to midnight on the 2nd of November all who have confessed, received Holy Communion and prayed for the Pope’s intentions (Our Father, Hail Mary, or any other praye r of one’s choice ) can gain one plenary indulgence by visiting a church /or atory and there reciting one Our Father and the Apostles Creed.
This indulgence is applicable only to the souls of the departed.
Confession may be made at any time within the week preceding or the week following the 1st of Nov.
Holy Communion may be received on any day from 1st to 8th November.
The faithful who visit the cemetery and pray for the dead may gain a plenary indulgence, appl icable only to the Holy Souls on the usual conditions once per day from 1 to 8th November . The conditions mentioned above apply also for this.
CONFESSIONS EACH
WEDNESDAY 7.00-7.20 AND
SAT 31ST OCT 6.00-6.20 Parish Mass Times Feast of All Saints Holy Day of Obligation as per Sunday schedule All Souls
Monday 2nd Nov St Patrick’s 9.30 a.m. St. MacNissi’s 7.30 p.m.
Ministers of the Word We are currently appealing for additional volunteers to j oin our current Ministers of the Word rota.
Please consider offering your help as we all gather in praye r to honour God.
To register your interest please contact the Parish Ofoce or speak with Canon McBride after any of the Masses.
PARISH FARM LETTING The land is open for offers for the period from 1st November 2026 to 31st October 2027. Offers will be finalised by close of business on
FRIDAY 13th NOVEMB ER 2026. Offers must be made directly to the ofoces of McIlroy & Son in person or by telephone, successful bidders will be notified as soon as possible after closing of offers and consu ltation with the Parish Committee.
BAPTISMS The Sacrament of Baptism will be celebrated on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month only (Time: approx. 11.30 To book please contact the Parish Ofoce.
A copy of the child’s long birth certificate is required within a week of booking.
On the day please bring a Baptism Candle and a white Shawl.
ANNIVERSARY/MONTH MIND MASS Please now book through the ofoce, these can be booked for any scheduled Mass excluding
Sunday 9.00 a.m. WEDDING BOOKING Please ring the ofoce for initial booking
Sat 31st Oct 6-6.20p St Patrick’s Confessions Vigil Mass for Feast of All Saints 6.30 p.m.
St Patrick’s Mini sters of the Word Mini sters of the Eucharist D. McCloskey G. McCloskey & S McClements
Mass Patsy McIlhatton
Sunday 1st Nov All Saints 9.00 a.m. St Patrick’s Paula Casey B. Connolly & T McIntyre Mass Intention - The Faithful Departed 10.30 a.m.
St MacNissi’s Patrick McKendry D. McCahon & Maura Young Mass Intention - The Faithful Departed
Monday 2nd Nov All Souls 9.30 a.m. St Patrick’s Feast of All Souls Mass Intention - The Faithful Departed All Souls 7.30 p.m.
St MacNissi’s Feast of All Souls Mass Intention - The Faithful Departed
Tuesday 9.30 a.m. St MacNissi’s Mass
Wed 4th Nov 7 – 7.20 p.m. St Patrick’s Confessions before Mass 7.30 p.m.
St Patrick’s Mass and Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help Mass Intention For Deceased GAA Members 8.00 p.m.
St Patrick’s Holy Hour
Thursday 9.30 a.m. St Patrick’s Mass followed Adoration 1 0.00 a.m. -12 noon.
Friday 9.30 a.m. St Patrick’s First Friday Mass
Sat 7th Nov 6-6.20p St Patrick’s First Saturday Confessions 6.30 p.m.
St Patrick’s Mini sters of the Word Mini sters of the Eucharist Eileen Traynor A McNaughton & M McMullan First Anniversary Mass Marie O’Hagan
Sun 8th Nov 9.00 a.m. St Patrick’s Roisin McKillop G McMillan 10.30 a.m. St MacNissi’s Pat McAuley M. McKinley & J McCarry
Colm McCollum ANNIVERSARIE S Marie O’Hagan (1st Anniversary) William Anderson Annie Gillan Shannon Irvine Stanley Johnston Katie McCloskey Patrick McCollum Aaron McConville Mary McFadden Seamus McKendry Mary Jane McVeigh Chris Reid Baby Smyth Barney Watt Eamonn Young Monthly Healing Mass will be celebrated next Monday evening 9th November in St. MacNissi’s at 7.30 p.m.
Parish Sacramental Dates 2027 FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
Sat 24th April 2027 CONFIRMATION
Thurs 6th May 2027. WEEKLY COLLECTION £1395.00 Thank you for your support. Monthly Offering will be taken up this weekend.