December 2011 – Antrim Parish

A Pastoral Program to prepare for the 50th International Eucharistic Congress (IEC2012).

18/09/201217/12/2011 by ddelargy

The 50th International Eucharistic Congress is not envisaged as a weeklong event but as a spiritual journey of preparation.

RAISING THE FESTIVE SPIRIT

06/05/201215/12/2011 by ddelargy

Christmas Bazaar time in Antrim Parish came around again on Sunday past, much to the delight of the enthusiastic crowd who flocked to St Joseph’s Hall to sample the seasonal fare. Books, bags, beads and buns were plentiful among the various stalls, which offered up great promise for the milling bargain hunters. Younger members queued … Read moreRAISING THE FESTIVE SPIRIT

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR 2011

06/05/201212/12/2011 by ddelargy

Thank you – Sincere thanks to all those involved with the Christmas Bazaar last weekend, to the many people who donated prizes, gifts and items for the stalls, to the organising committee and volunteers who helped on the day and especially to the Parish Community who supported the Bazaar in such large numbers and therefore … Read moreCHRISTMAS BAZAAR 2011

Saint of the day

St. Fabian: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, January 20, 2021 20/01/2021

Eusebius, born just a few years after Fabian's death, tells us how Fabian came to Rome after Pope Anteros died in 236. A layperson, and not a very important one, he may have come for the same reason many still come to Rome today during a papal election: concern for the future of the faith, […]

St. Fillan: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, January 19, 2021 19/01/2021

Fillan, son of Feriach and St. Kentigerna, was also known as Foelan. He became a monk in his youth and accompanied his mother from Ireland to Scotland where he lived as a hermit near St. Andrew's monastery for many years, and then was elected abbot. He later resigned and resumed his eremitical life at Glendochart, […]

St. Volusian: Saint of the Day for Monday, January 18, 2021 18/01/2021

Bishop of Tours, France. A senator at Tours, he was initially married, supposedly to a most unpleasant wife. Named bishop of the city in 488, he was forced to leave the see in 496 by the Arian Visigoths, and went to Spain. He died perhaps in Toulouse, or in Spain, possibly as a martyr.