Volunteering

PJP2 Award The Pope John Paul II Award is a faith achievement award for young people between the ages of 16 and 18. It is non-competitive, inclusive, flexible and voluntary. The Award enables participants to take an active part in the life of the Church, their…

Holy Family Primary Holy Family Primary School is a catholic school; one family living and learning together, and growing in faith and love. It seeks to establish an inclusive living faith community based on the Gospel values. It educates the children in a nurturing and stimulating environment where…

Newington Day Centre Newington Day Centre supports seventy-five older people to remain independent and continue to live in their own homes. It provides a range of care services and offers community events, tea dances and fun days when funding is available. The Centre has a Family Carers’ Support…

SVP Conference SVP Conference responds to calls for help from families and individuals who are struggling to make ‘ends meet’ for food, to pay energy costs and also for essential household items. Part of their work involves checking that people are receiving all their entitlements and signposting them…

Parish Pastoral Council The Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) consists of a group of people that are representative of the parish community. They work co-responsibly with the clergy of the parish to build and promote a caring, praying community centred in Christ. The PPC is concerned with pastoral matters…

Sacramental Preparation for Children who attend non-parish Schools The Sacramental Teams endeavour to prepare primary school children, who do not attend Catholic schools, for the reception of the sacraments of First Confession, First Holy Communion and Confirmation. Each Sacramental Team prepares and follows a pre-sacramental programme for the…

Parish Office The parish office is located within the entrance to Holy Family Church, at 226-228 Limestone Road, Belfast BT15 3AP. The office is open Monday to Thursday, between 9.30am -2.30pm and Friday between 9.30am – 1.30pm. A voicemail service is in operation outside of office hours and…

Music Ministry The Choirs and Folk Groups provide sung liturgy for each of the Sunday Masses and for other church services as requested. Each choir meets weekly to rehearse and prepare hymns for the Sunday Masses. The choirs are commissioned on the Sunday closest…

Perpetual Adoration of the Holy Eucharist The Eucharistic Adoration Committee organise the Adorers’ rota for St Thérèse Church when parishioners volunteer to spend a given hour each week in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. The Committee also oversees the day-to-day maintenance of the Adoration Chapel. The…