Category: Pastor’s Message
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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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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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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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Mass Schedule Changes
The Parish is restructuring Mass schedules to collaborate with neighboring parishes due to changing attendance patterns and declining numbers of priests. Starting June 15/16th, new Mass schedules will prioritize collaboration and accommodate changes in attendance. This is an interim schedule, subject to review in mid-September. Funerals, weddings, and baptisms can…
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Easter Blessings!
As I reflect on a tough year, personally, with the death of my younger brother, Eoin Pól, last July, and with the 4th anniversary of my late father’s death (29th March) falling on Good Friday this year (Dad died early on in Pandemic times, and due to the restrictions in…
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