Parish News and Events

Lay Ministry Collection, which takes place on the weekend of April 27/28 and will replace the Share collection. We call upon your support to help shape the future of our Church through lay ministry. Your donation can make a significant difference. By encouraging one...

Archbishop Dermot Farrell will lead our annual pilgrimage to Knock on Saturday, April 27.  This year we are celebrating 145 years since the apparition in 1879. We are encouraging Parishes/Parish Partnerships to book buses and to...

We are delighted to launch our Young Adult trip to the Camino June 2024. Completing the last 110km of the Camino from Sarria to Santiago, this is a pilgrimage not to miss! Places are limited and all details, including preparation days, can be found in the poster. If...

Year of Prayer 2024: The first offering for this special year at the Monastery of St Alphonsus took place on January 29, based on the wisdom tradition of the Desert Mothers and Fathers. The full resource is attached for reflection and prayer. You can also watch the...

Please find attached to this email the Vocations Newsletter and prayer intercessions for Lent as well as information about an upcoming webinar The webinar is entitled ‘The Last Priest in Ireland? It Depends on You’. It is a follow-up to the RTÉ documentary broadcast...

The Laudato Si’ Award is for youth and young adults who want to live out their Christian calling to protect and care for God’s Creation. The award builds from bronze to silver to gold level and can be completed in three consecutive years or when the time is right. It...

As Archbishop Farrell has said, one of the very important ministries in the parish is to help those who are bereaved. To help the bereaved is to help Jesus himself. The assistance provided to those who lose a member of their family through illness or sudden death is...

This morning, on the Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God, we come together to pray for peace in our world. We gather against a backdrop of unrelenting war, a backdrop that is even darker this year because of its most recent outbreak—the conflict in the land where...

It was with utter disbelief that I heard the news of the horrific attack on Parnell Square here in Dublin. An attack like this outside a school, involving innocent victims including children, is particularly distressing. There is no way to escape the pain and...