OUR PARISH

 

TIMES OF MASSES ARE SET OUT BELOW


OUR CHURCH

St Anthony's Parish Church, in the Diocese of Down & Connor, is situated on the Woodstock Road in East Belfast.  Our Parish is a group of like-minded people who gather together to worship around the Altar of God. Under the guidance of St Anthony the spirit of belonging is highlighted through the friendship and sense of connection evident when we come together.

St Anthony walks with us and having come through many troubles with his protection, we seek with privilege to emulate all that he stands for - tradition, guidance, and protection.

Read about the Diocese events on our News page and download the Parish weekly bulletin here

The Diocese of Down and Connor has established this donation portal to enable parishioners to support the priests and work of the parish.


Donate to St Anthony's Church, Willowfield

(Please note when completing details online that your county
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WEEKEND MASS TIMES

SUNDAY MORNING: 11.30am (PARISH)

SUNDAY MORNING: 9.00am (Polish)
SUNDAY EVENING: 6.30pm (Polish)

DAILY MASS TIMES (PARISH)

MONDAY: 9.30am

TUESDAY; 9.30am (Novena to St Anthony)

NO MASS ON WEDNESDAYS

THURSDAY; at 9.30am

 FRIDAY: 7pm
(Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help)

DAILY MASS TIMES (Polish)
Tuesday and Thursday 7.00pm - Saturday 9am

HOLY DAYS

Mass oMass on Feast Days at 9.30am (this may change at times)es)

 Confessions before each Mass and by arrangement
Baptisms on Saturdays at 5pm (3 weeks notice required)
Contact Fr Henry McCann, PP

Masses are streamed 'live' and recorded on
Facebook: Parish-of-St-Anthony-Belfast as follows:
Mon, Tues Thurs @9.30am - Friday evenings @ 7.00pm
and Sunday Mass @ 11.30am

MUSIC MINISTRY

"To sing is to pray twice"(St. Augustine)

If God has blest you with a musical skill you are most welcome to join this new ministry. If you can play a musical instrument and/or would like to join the singing group, please contact our Musical Director Liam after Mass.

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Music History in St Anthony's

Ms Gertrude Brady was our first resident Organist and Choir Mistress. She formed a choir and led the hymn singing at the 12oc Mass on Sundays and other church occasions for 50 years. She taught music and singing in St Anthony's Primary School and trained the children's choir who sang at 10am mass every Sunday. On special occasions the children's school choir sang the Gregorian Mass in Latin.

Dr Grzegorz Skibinski was our second resident Director of Music and Choirmaster. He introduced a wide-ranging repertoire of music including Hymns, Classical, Christian popular ballads as well as Taize and Gregorian Chant.

In addition to enhancing Church Worship with music, the choir were in demand for Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals and other special occasions. The choir also released two CD's - "Classics and Carols for Christmas" and the second was "Jubilate Deo" recorded to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the consecration of St Anthony's Church (1938-2008)