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New Bulletin Notices Forwarded by Parishes and other Organisations - 18th June

  St Joseph’s Young Priests Society   St Joseph’s Young Priests Society exists to help students on their journey to priesthood. The Society fosters vocations to the priesthood and religious life. It assists students for the priesthood both financially and by prayer. It promotes the vocation of the laity and fosters a greater understanding and love of the Eucharist and Ho...

Clonard Novena online from Friday, 19th June until Saturday, 27th June

  This year's Clonard Novena will take place online due to COVID-19. It will run from Friday, 19th June until Saturday, 27th June. This year's theme is 'Hope In A Time Of Crisis'. Novena Mass Times: 7 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 6:15 p.m. and 8 p.m. The Novena can be viewed at: www.clonard.com/web-cam   ...

Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 19 June 2020

  Message from the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart.   Every year within the Archdiocese of Armagh, we hold a special event in honour of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Patron of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association. This year despite COVID-19, we are continuing by broadcasting services online and on TV. On Thursday, 18th June The Parish of Tynan and Mid...

Theology, Spirituality and Religious Experience online Summer School at Priory Institute

  The course consists of 10 one-hour online lectures by Fr Pat Collins C.M. given over two weeks delivered entirely online. It is offered twice: 13 - 24 July and 10 - 21 August Participants can interact on the Priory Institute's e-learning platform and there will be a streamed question and answer session following the final lecture. Fr Pat Collins C.M., has le...

Returning your parish envelopes

  Anyone wishing to return parish envelopes may now do so in the Church on Sunday mornings between 11 a.m. and 12 noon. You are asked to enter the Church by the main door and exit by the side door, and to observe social distancing at all times. Any outstanding Trócaire boxes may also be returned at the same time. Envelopes for the current year have been distributed to some ...

Statement of the Summer 2020 meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

  In accordance with the public health restrictions in place to prevent the spread of COVID19, members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered this week for their Summer 2020 General Meeting by way of video call instead of the usual location of Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth.  This was the first plenary meeting of bishops hosted using this medium.  T...

Bulletin Notices Forwarded by Parishes and other Organisations - 11 June 2020

  RTÉ NewsNow Channel broadcasts Mass every Sunday during the Pandemic Restrictions Mass is being broadcast at 2.00 pm on RTÉ NewsNow digital television channel each Sunday as long as the pandemic restrictions apply.  The RTÉ NewsNow channel also broadcast Mass each weekday at 10:30 a.m.   Trócaire Lenten Box Appeal Every year Trócaire...

Framework Document for a return to the public celebration of Mass and the Sacraments

  Statement of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference on the publication of the Framework Document for a return to the public celebration of Mass and the Sacraments - 9th June 2020   Below is a link to the statement of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference on the publication of the Framework Document for a return to the public celebration of Mass and the Sacraments.   The pu...

Volunteers needed to help transition back to full parish life and celebration of the sacraments

  Homily of Archbishop Eamon Martin for Trinity Sunday:   Twelve weeks ago, as Saint Patrick's Day was approaching, we had to suspend the public celebration of Mass and the sacraments in order to protect life and health. It was the beginning of a time of great uncertainty and anxiety in our country. Workplaces, shops, businesses and schools were closing, and we were anticipating the...

Archbishop Eamon Martin welcomes Taoiseach's announcement and looks forward to reopening of churches for public worship

Archbishop Eamon Martin's statement on Friday, 5 June 2020:    "Following today's announcement by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that the public health restrictions due to COVID19 will be eased on 29 June to allow  "places of worship to resume services again, with precautions”, I welcome this news and like other priests in Ireland I am greatly looking forward t...