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St John’s Men’s Social Group

The Men’s Social and Music Group meet on Wednesday's at 10-30am to 12-30 pm in our Parish Centre.  The Men’s Group is a venue for men to meet, relax, have fun and discuss issues of the day over a tea/coffee. Men of all ages and musicians of every level are very...

BUILDING HOPE – PRAY, REFLECT, PLAN

As part of our ongoing Building Hope conversation in the Archdiocese, the nine days from Ascension through Pentecost to the Feast of Mary Mother of the Church (May 21 to 29), will again this year be designated a time for prayer, reflection and planning in parishes....

Parish Book Club

We've had a book club now in St John the Baptist Parish for five years. We take on a book a month with the aim of broadening our reading habits, sometimes in the faith field and sometimes looking at the culture and times we live in and what those two elements might be...

A MESSAGE OF THANKS FROM FR MARTIN

I would like to express my sincere thanks to all who organized last Wednesday evening’s farewell event, the members of the PPC and the Finance Committee, the parish secretary, Lorraine, and many others. It was for me a most memorable and moving few hours, made all the...

ACCOMPANYING FAMILIES

A reminder that the policy statement Accompanying Families: Sacraments of Initiation Policy Dublin 2022 is available. Archbishop Farrell said: “This new Policy Statement seeks to affirm, strengthen and develop the many years of consultation about the Sacraments of...

SYNOD SYNTHESIS PUBLISHED

The Synthesis of the Consultation in Ireland for the Diocesan Stage of the Universal Synod 2021–2023 has been published. Dr Nicola Brady, chair of the Steering Committee for the Irish Synodal Pathway, said: “The strong sense of shared responsibility that has guided...