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Help for Ukraine
A special collection for the People of Ukraine will taken up at all Masses in Ireland this weekend. People are also invited to support the charitable initiatives of Aid to the Church in Need, the Jesuit Refugee Service, and Trócaire, which is currently responding to the crisis through its partners Caritas Ukraine and Caritas Poland… Read more
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Local Gathering for Synod Feedback
You are invited to gather – in person – at The Forge, Drumshallon on Wednesday 23rd February, 2022 at 8pm – to participate in a consultative process. All Welcome. As many of you already know, Pope Francis has called on the Global Catholic Church to engage in a process of ‘Listening’ in a new way… Read more
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The Alpha Programme (online) – An Invitation!
please click here -> to see video – https://fb.watch/axTDY4uArK/ Fr. Paddy is asking you to consider joining him in taking on this course. It will be good for anyone, but especially for those who – as he says in this video – have found themselves drifting away from the Church, or disillusioned by it or… Read more
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Blessings for the New Year
On behalf of the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC), and indeed all involved in our parish community, Fr. Paddy extends prayers for the blessings of health and happiness to all our parishioners, and indeed the whole community. May the New Year be a peaceful and joy-filled time for us all. Fr. Paddy shared part of this… Read more
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Christmas Blessings
Happy Christmas! Hope you enjoyed this special time of the year – despite the difficulties in the country and the world at this time. Fr. Paddy used a reflection at his Christmas Masses, and some people have asked for it to be shared; A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE INCARNATION The Incarnation is no mystery, Jesus.… Read more
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Even the Pope goes to Confession…
Yes, Pope Francis went to Confession, publicly, in St. Peter’s Basilica, after leading a penitential service. The Holy Father said the Christian way begins with taking a step backward, with removing oneself from the centre to make room for God. This same criterion, this same outlook, applied to confession, can provoke a revolution in the… Read more
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