The Parish of St Teresa of Ávila, Glen Road, Belfast

Fr Aidan McCaughan, a former curate in our parish, celebrates the 40th Anniversary of his Ordination to the Priesthood this week. A special Mass of Thanksgiving will be celebrated in St Peter’s Cathedral on Tuesday 23 June at 7.30pm with light refreshments to follow in the Immaculata Youth Club. Parishioners are warmly welcome to attend.

Sunday Gospel Our lives are lightened by people we can trust. We need to trust so much in life. We know the great pain when our trust is shaken by people we thought we could trust. In the gospel today Jesus addresses that need and grace in our lives. He encourages us to place our trust…

Please note there will be no St Teresa’s Parish Bulletin on Sunday, 14th June 2026

Statement by Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ in Response to Attack on Stephen Ogilvie and Recent Social Disorder 11th June 2026 My thoughts and prayers are firstly with Stephen Ogilvie, who sustained life-changing devastating injuries in a brutal and horrific attack on Monday evening. I also pray for his family and pay tribute to their appeal for…

 Sunday Gospel Many people have memories of the Corpus Christ procession when the monstrance with the Blessed Sacrament was brought around the parish. All groups in the parish were represented. Children scattered petals before the host and houses were decorated. The meaning of the feast was to bring the Lord into the streets of his people and to appreciate the gift…

17th – 25th June 2026 In honour of Our Mother of Perpetual Help

 Sunday Gospel The life of the Trinity becomes very ordinary in the love, care and forgiveness we offer to each other. It is also there in the ways in which we try to better the lives of the poor, the depressed and the anxious. It’s in how we try to teach a younger generation the best lessons…

 Sunday Gospel Today the Birthday of the Church is celebrated, we celebrate the gift of the Spirit and the fruits that are given because of the Father’s love for each one of us. The first disciples were told not to be afraid because Jesus knew that once fear is cast out from our lives, we can…

 Sunday Gospel The image we have of the Ascension is that of ‘departing, going away, disappearing’; but our belief as Christians is that it represents the silent presence of Christ everywhere in the universe. He is no longer limited by earthly conditions — to be in one place at one time in his presence to his followers — but now…

 No body now but yours…  St Teresa’s prayer is popular in this adaptation Christ has no body now but yours, no hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks with compassion on this world.Yours are the feet with which he walks to do well. Yours are the hands with which he blesses all the world.Yours are…

The St Teresa’s Parish Bulletin Sunday, 3rd May 2026 Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A  Sunday Gospel ‘There are many rooms in my Father’s house’. The words of Jesus teach us that he has made room for us in the heavenly home. The work of the disciple then is to make room for Christ on earth.…

Saturday, May 16th 2026

The St Teresa’s Parish Bulletin Sunday, 26th April 2026 Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year A  Holy Father’s message for Vocations Sunday Like the vine and the branches, our whole lives must be rooted in a strong and vital bond with the Lord, so that we may more wholeheartedly respond to his call through our trials and…

The St Teresa’s Parish Bulletin Sunday, 19th April 2026 Third Sunday of Easter, Year A  Sunday Gospel poses for those who are gathered for the Eucharist with several questions to see have we understood Luke’s vision of what Mass should be: Do we see our weekly meeting as a moment when we hear the Word? Do we see…

Thursday 30th April 2026 @ 7pm

The Gospel According To Narnia An evening exploring faith, story, and meaning through C.S. Lewis’s Narnia Step into the world of Narnia and discover the deeper message behind the story. St John’s Parish Hall Sunday 19th April 7:00 PM ADMISSION FREE All are warmly welcome!

Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ will celebrate Mass to mark the First Anniversary of the death of Pope Francis on Tuesday 21st April in St Peter’s Cathedral at 7pm All are Welcome