Monasterboice Parish

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  • Pre-Sacramental Talks

    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 with the children, and we Read more

  • Draw in the Parish Fundraising Campaign

    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 who won the championship last Read more

  • Parish Fundraising 2025

    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 preserving its heritage while creating Read more

  • Cemetery Blessings 2025

    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 dead is one of the Read more

  • Walk with Christ: Holy Week & Easter Ceremonies

    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 and Easter Sunday – each Read more

  • Lent 2025

    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 is a season for reflection Read more