Category: Latest News
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Blessing of Graves 2026
Over the coming weeks we gather once again to remember and pray for our loved ones at our Annual Cemetery Blessings. Please note the biggest change this year: there will not be a Mass celebrated in any of our cemeteries. Instead, the Cemetery Mass will be celebrated beforehand in the parish churches, followed by the Blessing…
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Jubilee Celebration of Priestly Anniversaries 14th June 2026
Join us for a Mass of Thanksgiving at 3pm on Sunday 14th June, in St. Colmcille’s Church, Togher (A92 K8KK) celebrating the priestly jubilees of; Fr. Tom Daly (60 years), Fr. Martin McVeigh (50 years), and Fr. Akaninyene Ekpe, MSP (25 years), together with a general recognition of the anniversaries…
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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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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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