News 2020

The Vigil Mass on Saturday, 26th December will be held at 6:15pm

    Please note that the Vigil Mass on Saturday, 26th December will be held in the Church at 6:15pm (rather than 7pm) due to the current COVID-19 restrictions.  ...

Christmas Day Mass at 10 a.m. from the Church of Saint Trea, Newbridge

    Christmas Day Mass from the Church of Saint Trea, Newbridge can be viewed from 10 a.m. on the St Treas - Parish of Newbridge & Ballymaguigan Facebook page at the link below. If there is no sound when the video starts, you should click on the Volume icon at the bottom of the video to enable sound. St Treas - Parish of Newbridge & Ballymaguigan Facebook page &nb...

Christmas Eve Mass at 9 p.m. from the Church of Saint Trea, Newbridge

  Christmas Eve Mass from the Church of Saint Trea, Newbridge can be viewed at 9:00 p.m. on the St Treas - Parish of Newbridge & Ballymaguigan Facebook page at the link below. If there is no sound when the video starts, you should click on the Volume icon at the bottom of the video to enable sound. St Treas - Parish of Newbridge & Ballymaguigan Facebook page   Chr...

St. Patricks Cathedral Armagh to present “A Family Christmas” on Tuesday, 22nd December at 7.30pm

    In response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Archbishop Eamon Martin will lead a special evening from St. Patrick’s Cathedral Armagh on Tuesday, 22nd December at 7.30pm.   He will be joined on the evening by Karl McGuckin, Malachi Cush and Eilish Fox. It promises to be a very special celebration which will be streamed live on St. Patrick's Cathedral Webcam whi...

Rota for Christmas Masses within the Parish

    Due to the Covid-19 restrictions, the Church capacity will be greatly reduced to comply with the social distancing guidelines to remain 2 metres apart. Some pews in the Church will be cordoned off to facilitate social distancing. When attending Mass, families from the same household may sit at one pew together without restrictions. Otherwise there are limited numbers allowed in e...

This week's schedule at the Parish of St. Trea

  The Church has reopened following the completion of work on replacing the heating system. Below is this week's schedule. During the new COVID-19 restrictions, all Masses will be stewarded. We await clarification on the proposed 8pm curfew - the Vigil Mass on 26th December may be changed from 7pm to the earlier time of 6.15pm if the curfew is in place.   Su...

Mass in the Church this weekend (19th and 20th December)

  The Church of St Trea will be reopened for Mass this Saturday evening following installation of the new heating system. We thank McCorley Contractors for their tireless and efficient work to enable the reopening.   The Vigil Mass is on Saturday, 19th December at 7pm and the Sunday Mass at 10am.   (Please note that the location of the Masses has changed from that s...

Mary Ward's Funeral on Thursday, 17th December at 11:00am

    Our thoughts and prayers are with the Ward family at this sad time following the death of Mary (nee McTaggart). Mary's funeral is from her home, 19 Moyola View, on Thursday, 17th December at 10.30am for 11.00am Requiem Mass in St Trea’s Parish Centre, Newbridge. Interment afterwards in the cemetery at the Church of St. Trea, Newbridge. Sadly, due to the ne...

Celebrating Christmas 2020 - Archbishop Eamon Martin

  As the Advent season begins, Archbishop Eamon Martin reflects on the great desire that people have to return to Church to celebrate Christmas.  You can view the video of Archbishop Eamon from www.icatholic.ie at the link below: Celebrating Christmas 2020 - Archbishop Eamon Martin ...

Church Leaders’ Group Supports BBC Christmas Appeal on Loneliness and Staying Connected at Christmas

    The Church Leaders’ Group (Ireland) today issued the following message of support for the BBC Christmas Appeal 2020 on Loneliness and Staying Connected at Christmas: "Reaching out to those who are feeling lonely and isolated is an important part of the Christmas preparations for local churches. This year, we have had to think even more creatively about how we do ...