News 2021

Weekly envelopes are now ready for collection

  The weekly envelopes are now ready for collection at the Parish Centre.   Each envelope box has a Gift Aid form this year. We are requesting everyone who pays tax to sign the Gift Aid form and return it to the Parish Centre. For our records it would help that those who are already using Gift Aid would sign the form as well. In Gift Aid the tax on your donation comes to t...

Seamus McIvor's Funeral on Sunday, 18th April at 12:00 noon

  Our thoughts and prayers are with the McIvor family at this sad time following the death of Seamus. Seamus's Funeral will take place on Sunday, 18th April at 12:00 noon in the Church of Saint Trea, Newbridge.    Sadly, due to the new government restrictions, the House will be Strictly Private.   The Funeral Mass can be viewed on Sunday at 12:00 noon on the St ...

Church Leaders call for unified political response to address violence and community tensions

  Following recent disturbances in Northern Ireland, the Church Leaders Group (Ireland) has written an open letter to political leaders in Northern Ireland, the Governments of the United Kingdom and Ireland, and the European Union.    In the letter Church Leaders: Echo the appeal from local Church and community leaders for political leaders to treat Northern Ireland&...

Viewing the main Easter Ceremonies on-line

  The main Easter ceremonies can be viewed 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   The Easter ceremonies can also be viewed from...

Easter Sunday message and homily by Archbishop Eamon Martin

  Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh  I am "conscious this year of the victims of the Covid crisis, including those who are finding it more and more difficult to cope with lockdown: the lonely and bereaved; those who are unable to see or embrace loved ones; those for whom the last year has brought increased financial or business worries; those whose relationships have be...

Good Friday - Prayer Resources and Stations of the Cross

  Below is a link to prayer resources for Good Friday from the Armagh Prays website.   Good Friday Prayer Resources   The link below from the Armagh Prays website provides resources for children: Good Friday Resources for children Below is a link to resources for the Stations of the Cross from RE SOURCE - A forum to support religious education in ou...

Aideen Patel (nee McElhone)'s Funeral on Friday, 2nd April at 2.00pm

    Our thoughts and prayers are with the Patel and McElhone families at this sad time following the death of Aideen. Sadly, due to the new government restrictions, the House and Funeral will be Strictly Private. The Liturgy of the Word can be viewed on Friday, 2nd April at 2.00pm on the St Treas - Parish of Newbridge & Ballymaguigan Facebook page at the link below. ...

Lance Powles' Funeral on Thursday, 1st April at 11.00am

  Our thoughts and prayers are with the Powles family at this sad time following the death of Lance. Sadly, due to the new government restrictions, the House and Funeral will be Strictly Private. The Liturgy of the Word can be viewed  on Thursday, 1st April at 11.00am on the St Treas - Parish of Newbridge & Ballymaguigan Facebook page at the link below. St T...

Homily of Archbishop Eamon Martin at Mass in memory of the Disappeared for Palm Sunday 2021

  Standing through the solemn reading of the Lord’s passion, from the Gospel of Mark, acts like a great overture to Holy Week. As if in a great symphony, its themes will keep returning in the prayers and readings of the coming days. And then on Good Friday next, at three o’clock, we will stand again  - as if in a great recapitulation - to listen to Saint John’s accou...

Northern Catholic Bishops oppose introduction of abortion services

    Statement by the Northern Catholic Bishops regarding the intention of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to introduce extreme and discriminatory abortion services to Northern Ireland:    "What Westminster seeks to impose, against the clear will of a majority of people here, is a law which blatantly undermines the right to life of unborn children and p...