Category: Latest News
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Parish Arrangements for Christmas 2021
Update – as of 12.30am Saturday 18th December 2021; The first two Masses of Christmas Eve – 5pm & 6.30pm Tenure)- are now completely booked out. Please DO NOT turn up without having booked a ticket. Capacity limits will be in operation.Nb – There is a waiting list, and we…
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St. Buithe’s 1500th Anniversary
In our parish, we had hoped to commemorate him with a Triduum of Prayer, however, in recent weeks, as Covid numbers continued to rise, we felt it wouldn’t be good to be promoting gatherings for extra events. Hopefully we will have an opportunity to do something more significant in the…
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Our Lady of Fieldstown
Last year (2020) during Lockdown, it was suggested at a Parish Pastoral Council Meeting, that we should explore erecting a Shrine to Our Lady on the outside of the Church in Fieldstown. Very quickly the idea took momentum, and through the stalwart work of Enda Fahy, and his son, Gavin,…
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Towards Healing
This weekend (10th October), Fr. Paddy spoke about the terrible news which emerged during the week about the revelations of Clerical abuse in France. He reminded us of the words from Pope Francis in 2018 condemning these crimes; “Looking back to the past, no effort to beg pardon and to…
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Cemetery Blessings 2021
All the cemeteries in the parish have now been blessed. Thanks to Joe Finnegan for recording them; Tomasina McGinnity for her singing; those from the PPC, and Cemetery committees who read and attended the Masses to represent those who could not be present due to Covid-19. The links to the…
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Covid-19 Restrictions Ease
The parish Covid-19 Committee met this week to discuss the recent easing of restrictions (6th September – see here for webpage), and what that means for the parish – especially for the liturgies in the Churches. 50% Capacity (regardless of immunity status of attendees) The Church of the Immaculate Conception,…
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Swapping Pulpits
Last weekend saw the first in a new initiative among the parishes of St. Colmcille’s Pastoral Area, where the local priests celebrated Masses in neighbouring parishes. It seems to have gone very well, and we would love to hear your feedback about the initiative. Please feel free to contact any…
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Webcam Stats
This has been a real blessing to our parish. We acknowledge that, for many reasons, there are still parishioners who are unable or unwilling to return to Church. Of course the ‘Sunday Obligation’ remains suspended by the Episcopal Conference, and we do hope that – in time – many people…
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Cemetery Sunday Blessings of Graves 2021
Will NOT take place this year because of the restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19. People may wish to bless their own graves at this time. Fr. Paddy, in consultation with the committees of each graveyard; Mullary, Monasterboice & Ballymakenny, will arrange to hold the traditional graveyard Mass…
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A Blessing of Holy Water
On the basis of age-old custom, water is one of the signs that the Church often uses in blessing the faithful. Holy water reminds the faithful of Christ, who is given to us as the supreme divine blessing, who called himself the living water, and who, with water, established Baptism…
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