Canon Mc Bride visited the McKavanagh family Farm as they began to harvest this year’s Barley crop. It is a family affair for parishioners Vincent, Pat & Anne and grandsons Lorcan and baby Jack. This year’s harvest has been delayed by a month because of the poor summer weather so Pat and Vincent took advantage […]
A beautiful morning enjoyed by all, with the blessing of the Crewe Burn at Lyles Bridge, Glen Road, Glenavy by Canon McBride. Canon McBride was joined by P7 pupils from Ballymacrickett Primary School, their teacher, classroom assistants and parishioners. The theme of this year’s Season of Creation is ‘To Hope and Act with Creation’. The […]
Thanks to all who took part in the Annual Parish Treasure Hunt and all who provided the lovely tasty supper. A special thanks to Joe O Boyle who set the clues and presented the prizes and all who helped out in the hall. Hope to see you next year.
Parish Draw 2024 – 2025 Week 15 We visited Camlin Credit Union this morning and this week’s numbers were drawn by staff members Patricia and Joanne. Camlin Credit Union is in Crumlin Main Street and was established in 1989. One of the founding members was Very Rev. Sean McCartney, who was the Curate in the […]
Join us for tea, coffee and cake in the Courtyard of Mater Dei Church after 10.45am Mass on Sunday 28 July 2024 in celebration of World Day for Grandparents’ and the Elderly.
Our local resident and neighbour Patsy Nelson popped into the office this week and picked the winning numbers for week 10 of the Parish Draw. The winners were Mary Nelson £500, T & P McCloskey £100, and Desmond McCann £50. Congratulations to our winners!
On Saturday 15 June 2024 Mass took place in St Joseph’s Church Glenavy at 11.30am to commemorate and celebrate a war hero buried in St Joseph’s graveyard, Major Florian Perepeczko followed by unveiling of a headstone to mark his final resting place. Major Florian Perepeczko was born in 1903 in Krasnodar, Russia. He served as […]
The Feast of Saint John the Baptist was on Monday 24 June 2024 and to recognise this Feast Day all the families and the Godparents of the 86 babies baptised in our Parish in 2023 were invited to a Baptism Celebration ceremony. The ceremony was to remind us of all the gifts we receive in […]
We congratulate three of our parishioners who, having completed their training and formation, were commissioned by Bishop Alan Mc Guckian at a Diocesan ceremony on Thursday 25 April as Lay Funeral Ministers to assist Canon Mc Bride. Their role will be to assist in caring and consoling the bereaved and accompanying them in funeral prayers […]
After Mass on Easter Sunday the children who attended Mater Dei and St Jospeh’s churches enjoyed some fun accompanied by their parents, a big chicken, and of course the Easter Bunny, searching for Easter eggs in the grounds of both churches. Thank you to our organisers and all the families who participated.