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Pilgrimages, Retreats & Special Services.
 
 

 

Emmaus Retreat Centre

Holy Week Triduum (March 31 - 4 April) - Preacher: Fr. Derek Laverty SS.CC. Cost 320 Euro residential or 220 Euro Non residential. An invitation to spend time apart in an atmosphere of prayer and silence so that we can enter more deeply into the Paschal Mystery. Fr. Derek is a member of the Sacred Heart Order and is a well know Retreat giver in the UK. For details telephone 00353 1 8700050 or www.emmauscentre.ie.

 

‘Thank You, Mother Event’ - The Thornhill Centre, Derry is holding a very special lunch with a time of prayer and reflection as a way of allowing adult children to say ‘Thank you’ to their mothers on Monday 8 March from 12.00noon - 2.30pm, cost £12.00pp. For booking and details telephone 71351233.

 


The Holy Family Padre Pio Prayer Group

will hold their monthly meeting in the Holy Family Church, Ballymagroarty on

Monday 8 March starting with 7.30pm Mass. All are welcome.

 

Lenten Thursdays:

Beginning 25 February, Thornhill Centre is hosting a series of ‘Reflection Mornings’ for the Thursdays of Lent. Each morning begins at 10.30am, concludes with a light lunch at 1.00pm and includes a talk, quiet reflection and ritual. A donation of £5.00 per morning is suggested. Telephone 71351233 to book.

 

Holy Week Retreat

Holy Week Retreat from Sunday 28 March - Saturday 3 April will be given by Fr. Colm Lavelle S.J. at Loreto House, Linsfort, Buncrana. To book a place on this retreat telephone 00353 749362204 or email info@loretolinsfort.com. Cost 380 Euro residential, 200 Euro non-residential. Prayer Meetings every Monday in Lent beginning Monday 22 February from 8.00pm - 9.00pm.

 

 


Northern Ireland Cancer Pilgrimage to Lourdes, accompanied by medical, nursing and other Oncology staff, Thursday 27 May to Tuesday 1 June, ex Belfast, 5 nights full board, £599.00 with insurance, Oncology patients £499.00, recently treated £399.00. For more information telephone 07516759646 or email: mail@nicancerpilgrimage.org.uk

 

Derry Diocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage 2010

Why not give someone an opportunity of going on the Lourdes Pilgrimage 16 - 21 July 2010 as your Christmas gift. Gift vouchers (£25.00 - £100.00) are now available from the Pilgrimage Office, 164 Bishop Street, Derry. Office opens Tuesday 11.00am - 1.00pm, Thursday 11.00am - 2.00pm and Saturday 11.00am - 1.00pm. Telephone 71260293.

 

 

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes led by Bishop Hegarty - 16th to 21st July 2010: Cost £629. Payable in instalments. Regular forms available from the Parish Office/Pilgrimage Office. Forms for those in need of care or those aged 80+ available only from the Pilgrimage Office, telephone 71260293 - open on Tuesdays from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm, Thursdays from 11.00 am to 2.00 pm and Saturdays from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm.

IHCPT-Young People’s Pilgrimage to Lourdes : Around five hundred young people from all over Ireland spend a week on pilgrimage in Lourdes with the IHCPT (The Irish Pilgrimage Trust) at Easter. (www.irishpilgrimage.com) The IHCPT welcomes applications from young people with:

• A physical disability or illness/suffering/trauma/bereavement (aged 11-18).

• A learning disability (aged 11-21).

• Jet Set Group- Physical Disability (18-25).

• Jet Set Group-Learning Disability( 21-30).

• The organisation also has Family Groups for very seriously ill children under the age of 9, accompanied by a parent or close relative.


The IHCPT covers the cost of those young people selected to travel. If there is a young person that you feel would be eligible and would benefit from a trip to Lourdes or you would like further information about the pilgrimage, contact Damian on 07968312770 or IHCPT, Kilcuan, Clarenbridge, Co Galway, telephone 00353 91796622 for further details and an application form. The closing date for applications is 31st October.

 

The Marian Shrine, Knock, Co.Mayo.

The Story of Knock began on the 21st August 1879 when Our Lady, St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist appeared at the south gable of Knock Parish Church. The apparition was witnessed by fifteen people, young and old. From this miraculous Apparition Knock has grown to the status of an internationally recognised Marian Shrine.

The personal pilgrimage of Pope John Paul II in 1979, commemorating the centenary of the apparition, inspired an even greater devotion to the Shrine and endorsed the indelible seal of Vatican approval. Mother Teresa of Calcutta visited the Shrine in June of 1993. One and a half million pilgrims visit the Shrine annually.

Lough Derg has been offering One Day Retreats since 1992. These appeal largely to older people, especially those no longer able to make the traditional Three-Day Pilgrimage, and to those who for reasons of health or disability, have never been able to visit Lough Derg.

Booking essential. 00353719861518. wwww.loughderg.org

“Let us go to some lonely place where we can be all by ourselves and rest for a while.”

 
 
 
 

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