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PARISH OF DOWNPATRICK
23rd Sunday of The Year
Psalter Week 3 ,Year B
Missal Pages 319 - 322
Sunday 7th September 2003

COLLECTION WK:44 Offertory £2162, Loose Plate £714, Weekly Average of Standing Orders & Annual Payments £183, Total: £3,059

PRIEST ON DUTY:
Sun/Mon: 6/7th September: Fr. G. McLaverty Tel: 02844615206
Tues/Sat: 8/13th September: Fr. P. Sheehan Tel: 02844613430
Parish Office Monday - Friday 12 Noon - 1pm & 6.15 -7.15pm Tel: 028 44612084

YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR:
RECENTLY DECEASED: Sean Tumelty (Scotland), Bell Tierney (Belfast), Peggy Graham (Armagh),
MONTHS MIND: Louis Robinson,
ANNIVERSARIES: Daniel McKenna, James Toman, Margaret Rice, Thomas Kelly,Joseph & Harriet McGrady, George Breen,Edward Sweeney, Robert & Brigid Curran, John Burke, Margaret & James Cassidy, Nora & Jack Wall, Maureen McKee, Elizabeth Smyth, Patrick Magee, Veronica McKinney, Irene Cochrane, Gerard Craig, Jack McDonald, Jim Breen, Jean McMechan, Sarah Gillan, Cecelia Dougherty, Peter Gibney Snr, Maureen Laverty, Jim Galbraith, Robert Fitzsimons, Patrick Fitzsimons,

BAPTISMS: Dylan Addis, Tiernan Hilditch, Grace Ginley, Liam Ginley,
PLEASE NOTE: 4 Weeks Notice Required for Baptisms.

MONTHLY STIPEND:
For the Priests of the Parish will be taken up this weekend.

LECTIO DIVINA:
Will resume on Tuesday 9th September at 8pm in the Convent of Mercy.

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL:
Meeting in St. Michael's Parish Centre on Monday 8th September at 8pm.

ST. PIO PRAYER GROUP:
In St. Patrick's Church on Wednesday 10th September at 7.15pm

DEVOTIONS:
In St. Patrick's Church, Sunday evening at 6.30pm.

LEGION OF MARY:
Have you got any spare time? Why not share some of it with the lonely in the homes and hospitals by joining the Legion of Mary. For further details contact 02844616867/02844615262

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

LA SALLIAN PRAYER GROUP:
Meet each Thursday at 7.30pm in the Chapel of the De La Salle Brother's House, Stream Street, for one hour. During the hour there is Exposition, Recitation of the Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet, short readings and prayers are said for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. The meeting concludes with Acts of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. New members are always welcome.

KILLOUGH ROAD CEMETERY:
There are areas at the Cemetery for the disposal of rubbish: the dump, the skip and behind the screen in the left hand corner of the Cemetery. Please place rubbish in one of these areas. DO NOT DUMP RUBBISH AT THE GATES OR IN ANY OTHER UNAUTHORISED AREA OF THE CEMETERY.

ST. PATRICK'S CHORAL SOCIETY:
Rehearsals for "Oliver" will commence on Tuesday 9th September in St. Michael's at 8pm.

ACCORD PRE-MARRIAGE COURSES:
Accord are holding Pre-Marriage Courses on the following dates: Saturday,11th October, 22nd November, 6th December. Places are limited, it is advisable to book early.

MOTHERS PRAYERS:
Resume in the room below St. Patrick's Church on Friday 12th September 2003 at 9.45am (after Mass).

ALIVE NEWSPAPER:
This month's issue of the free, Catholic paper, Alive! Is available at the back of the church. Please take a copy with you on your way home. An perhaps one for a friend or neighbour who wouldn't receive it otherwise.

ST. PATRICK'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL:
Saul Street, Downpatrick, Tel: 0284461972, requires two lunchtime supervisors. Hours at work 12.15pm - 2.15pm, £5.58 per hour with summer retainer fee paid. Contact the school for further details.

SCOUTING IRELAND C.S.I:
Scouts will restart as follows: Beavers on Monday 8th September from 7-8pm, age 6 & 7, Cubs on Wednesday 10th September, 7pm - 8.30pm ages 8,9,10, Scouts on Friday 12th September 7.30pm - 9pm ages 11 to 14, Venturers on Wednesday 10th September at 8.30pm, ages 14 to 18. Everyone Welcome. Further information available from the Scout Hall.





RUSSELL GAELIC UNION:
Sunday, September 7th: U12 Football - Liatroim v Downpatrick at Liatroim, 1pm
Saturday 13th September: Reserve Football Championship - Downpatrick v Bryansford at Liatroim, 5pm.
Clubhouse Entertainment: Saturday - Derek Warfield & Sons of Ireland Band, Sunday - Savanna.
Lotto: Winning Numbers - 4, 15, 16, 26. Jackpot not won. 4 match 3 winners share £100. This week's jackpot £3500.

PATRICIAN YOUTH CENTRE:
The Youth Centre re-opens on Saturday 13th September with a New Term Teenage Disco with "Starlight Roadshow". Admission £3, Age Form 1 upwards. New Members welcome.
The new Autumn/Winter programme begins on Tuesday 16th September and operates Monday - Saturday weekly, 7pm - 10pm and on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons 3pm - 5pm. All children and young people aged 8 years and upwards are welcome to come along.
O'Connor School of Dancing have resumed Irish Dance Classes every Tuesday, Ballet Steps have resumed Classes every Saturday. For further information contact Patrician Youth Centre at 02844615488

FUNDRAISING EVENT: PATRICIAN YOUTH CENTRE PRESENTS "LEGENDS ON TOUR"
One of Ireland's Favourite Stars BRENDAN BOWYER, accompanied by Larry Cunningham, with special guests, Sandy Kelly and Barbara Ellis in Concert on Friday 3rd October 2003 in The Abbey Lodge, Downpatrick. Tickets @£15 are available from The Patrician Youth Centre, Hanlons Music and The Abbey Lodge Hotel. Hear all the hit songs in an evening of pure nostalgia with live backing band.

THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION:
As you may be aware there has been a change to the forms of identification which will be required to vote in all future elections in Northern Ireland. As a result of the Electoral Fraud Act (2002) all those on the Electoral Register wishing to vote will require specific forms of photographic identification.
The various forms of identification required are: a valid British, Irish or EU Passport, a current Northern Ireland or GB photographic Driving Licence, a Translink Senior Smartpass, or an Electoral Identity Card, issued free of charge by the Electoral Office. The Electoral Commission, Northern Ireland's independent election watchdog, is keen to ensure that everyone entitled to vote at future elections has one of the correct forms of ID. The Commission is aware that a substantial number of people in Northern Ireland do not have the appropriate ID and is embarking on a public awareness campaign to highlight the issue

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