Category: Latest News
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28 ‘little ones’ baptised in 2023
Its such a privilege to be asked to baptise a little child (or indeed someone of any age), and in 2023, 28 babies/children were baptised in Monasterboice parish. It’s the key Sacrament, because not only does it free us from sin, bind us to God, and enable us to be…
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New Year’s Day Mass
While January 1st is the beginning of a new year in the Calendar, it is not the beginning of our liturgical year, which begins on the first Sunday of Advent, but even so, New Year’s Day is seen as a time for setting new resolutions to break bad habits, build…
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Christmas Message
For me, this Christmas feels very different. It’s the first after the death of my younger brother, Eoin Pól, on the 19th July. I miss him a lot, and Christmas will not be the same this year. I know there are many reading who have their own story of loss,…
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Peace Light comes from Bethlehem
On Thursday 21st December 2023 the ‘Peace Light of Bethlehem’ was collected from the Ecumenical Service of Reception in St Pat’s at DCU. The light will now be distributed in Mell, Tenure & Togher over the weekend. Traditionally, in the early weeks of December, a small ceremony is held in…
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Confession for Christmas
As a child, I remember going to the ‘old chapel; in our town, and queueing for what seemed like ages in the quiet and semi-darkness of the Church; the silence peppered by the shuffling of parishioners along the pew, the opening and closing of the doors to the confession box…
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Carol Service
The Parish Carol Service will take place on Sunday 17th December 2023 at 5pm in The Church of The Immaculate Conception, Tenure. The service lasts about 45 minutes, and all are welcome. The Parish pastoral Council will be providing some light refreshments afterwards. The Adult and Children’s Choirs will lead…
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Parish Arrangements for Christmas 2023
We are pleased to be able to offer THREE Masses on Christmas Eve5pm & 7pm – in The Church of The Immaculate Conception, Tenure8.30pm – in The Church of The Nativity of Our Lady, Fieldstown Christmas Day Masses are as follows;9.45am – in The Church of The Nativity of Our…
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New Joint-Bulletin Format
The First Sunday in Advent (Sunday 3rd December 2023) is, in effect, a New Liturgical Year for the Church. The Sunday cycle of readings (there are 3 years in the Sunday cycle, and the weekday readings run in a 2 year cycle) change, and the Church begins a new journey…
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Safeguarding Update for St. Colmcille’s Pastoral Area
A meeting with Mr Aidan Gordan, the Director of Safeguarding for The Archdiocese of Armagh will be held in The Monasterboice Inn (Donegans) on Tuesday 21st November at 8pm. This meeting is open to anyone from the four parishes of the Pastoral Area (Clogherhead, Monasterboice, Termonfechin and Togher), especially those…
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Holy Hour for Peace
Pope Francis at the end of his general audience on Wednesday morning (18th October) announced another day of prayer and fasting for an end to the Israel-Hamas war. “I have decided to call for a day of fasting and prayer on Friday, Oct. 27,” the pope said. It will be…
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