Parish News and Events

Liturgy of the Word and Holy Communion will take place on Fridays at 10 am. There will no Mass on Friday. Exposition will take place after the service until 11 am.

In his homily for the Feast of St Kevin at St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral on Monday, June 3, Archbishop Farrell said: The Church is called to work actively towards restoring a living heart to our cities. The centre of a city – its heart – needs people, and people need worthy...

As Archbishop Farrell has said, one of the very important ministries in the parish is to help those who are bereaved. To help the bereaved is to help Jesus himself. The assistance provided to those who lose a member of their family through illness or sudden death is...

The Family Mass has moved to the 6pm vigil Mass on Saturday evenings. There will be opportunities for involvement in the Mass and the Family Mass team will facilitate this. All are welcome.

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...

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.

The Synthesis of the Consultation in Ireland for the Diocesan Stage of the Universal Synod 2021–2023 has been published. Dr Nicola Brady, chair of the Steering Committee for the Irish Synodal Pathway, said: “The strong sense of shared responsibility that has guided...

Fr Vasyl Kornitsky is Chaplain to the Ukrainian Community and curate in Donnycarney parish. He can be contacted at 086 2359561 or [email protected]. Ukrainian Mass (Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Byzantine Rite) is held every Sunday at 1pm in Our Lady of...

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