From Colm Hogan, Church Manager at Trócaire: You may have seen our ad on the TV over the past few weeks highlighting our One Day campaign. For over fifty years, we’ve been working with supporters, Irish Aid, partners, and communities to create positive and lasting...
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MESSAGE FROM CROSSCARE
From Yvonne Fleming, Senior Manager at Crosscare: You may come in contact with people who experience food poverty through your work. We help families and individuals with food supplies, and through our caseworkers, with any other issues that have brought them into...
SUMMER DUES
The Summer Dues collection for the support of priests will take place again, beginning on the weekend of 10th/11th June.
St John’s Men’s Social Group
The Men’s Social and Music Group meet on Wednesday's at 10-30am to 12-30 pm in our Parish Centre. The Men’s Group is a venue for men to meet, relax, have fun and discuss issues of the day over a tea/coffee. Men of all ages and musicians of every level are very...
BUILDING HOPE – PRAY, REFLECT, PLAN
As part of our ongoing Building Hope conversation in the Archdiocese, the nine days from Ascension through Pentecost to the Feast of Mary Mother of the Church (May 21 to 29), will again this year be designated a time for prayer, reflection and planning in parishes....
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock – Homily of Archbishop Farrell
Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock Saturday, April 29, 2023 Homily of Archbishop Dermot Farrell (Also available at https://dublindiocese.ie/knock-pilgrimage-2023/) “After this, many of his disciples left him and stopped walking with him, and returned to their...
Volunteers for the Funeral Team
Volunteers are needed for the Funeral Team. Please leave your details in the parish office if you are interested.
Parish Book Club
We've had a book club now in St John the Baptist Parish for five years. We take on a book a month with the aim of broadening our reading habits, sometimes in the faith field and sometimes looking at the culture and times we live in and what those two elements might be...
PARISH PRAYER GROUP
The Parish Lectio Divina (Sacred Reading) Prayer Group meet on Thursday's from 7.30 to 8.30 pm. We reflect together on the gospel reading for the following Sunday. Please email [email protected] for zoom link.
Building Hope Feedback: Archbishop Farrell Responds
Thank you once again for your engagement with the Easter 2022 initial phase of the Building Hope strategic planning process in the Archdiocese. Please find attached a document from Archbishop Farrell which summarises your responses to the initial parish Building Hope...