Author: Fr. Paddy
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Easter Message 2026
At this time of the year, there is something that touches people deeply, whether they cross the threshold of a church or not. Easter seems to speak to something already alive in the human heart — the longing that darkness will not have the final word, the hope that life…
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A Farewell
Sometimes a house is more than bricks and mortar — it becomes part of the story of a parish family. Our former Parochial House has quietly served this community for almost 60 years — as a place of welcome, conversation, laughter, tears, prayer, and kindness. Now, as it passes on…
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Christmas Message 2025
I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our parishioners, families, friends and neighbours — at home and abroad — a very happy and grace-filled Christmas. May this holy season bring you moments of peace amid the busyness, warmth in your homes and hearts, and a renewed sense…
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Pre-Sacramental Talks
Dear Parents/Guardians, as the preparation for First Holy Communion and Confirmation continues this year, I’d like to invite you to a short pre-sacramental meeting – not as a formal beginning, but as a moment for the parish to connect with you during this important journey. Our schools do wonderful work…
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Draw in the Parish Fundraising Campaign
Parish Fundraising Draw – A Night of Community and Celebration Our Parish Fundraising Draw took place on Friday evening, 31st October, following Mass in Tenure — a wonderful evening of community spirit, gratitude, and celebration. We were delighted to be joined by Eoghan Callaghan, captain of the senior football team…
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Parish Fundraising 2025
Monasterboice Parish has launched a major fundraising initiative to support essential improvement works at its two historic churches — in Tenure and Fieldstown. In the coming months, both churches will undergo projects, including painting, some structural repairs, and much-needed electrical upgrades. These works are part of the parish’s commitment to…
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Cemetery Blessings 2025
As a parish community, we prepare once again to gather in prayer at the resting places of our loved ones. The annual Blessing of the Graves is a deeply significant tradition in our faith — an act of love, remembrance, and hope. The Church teaches us that praying for the…
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Walk with Christ: Holy Week & Easter Ceremonies
As Holy Week approaches, we invite every member of our parish community to journey with Christ through the most sacred days of our Church year. From the joy of Palm Sunday to the solemn beauty of Holy Thursday, the sorrow of Good Friday, and the radiant light of Easter Vigil…
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Lent 2025
Lent is a forty-day period before Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday. We skip Sundays when we count the forty days, because Sundays commemorate the Resurrection. These are the times of Masses for Ash Wednesday in the St. Colmcille’s Pastoral Area; Lent is a season of soul-searching and repentance. It…
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Novena of The Cribs
We are blessed to have nine beautiful cribs in each of the Churches in the Pastoral Area. Jointly, the Parish Pastoral Councils invite parishioners to gather each day from the 27th December to the 4th January, at 3.00pm to offer three prayers for peace in the world, to mark…
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