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Dromantine Retreat Centre – Programme for November 2020

  ‘Loss and Recovery’    Fr. Jim Cogley - 14th November (9.30am – 5.00pm) This seminar will explore loss in its many facets and how it is also an invitation to wholeness. "While the heart grieves for what it has lost, the Spirit dances for that which it has found." Full cost £35  ...

Special ceremony dedicating November to the memory of the dead on Sunday at 3 p.m.

    A special ceremony dedicating the month of November to the memory of the dead will take place in the church on Sunday at 3pm.  Parishioners are invited to write the names of loved ones who have gone before us on the crosses available in the church and place them in front of the altar. Crosses will remain at the altar throughout November.  We hope to stream t...

Bishops to dedicate November to Remembrance of the Dead

  People invited to join in online on local diocesan and parish webcams November Remembrance resources for Parish, School and Families now available   This Sunday 1 November, the eve of All Souls’ Day, the bishops and priests of Ireland will lead a short service of prayer at 3.00pm to dedicate the month of November to ‘Remembrance of the Dead and Prayer fo...

Bilateral Meeting between the Taoiseach and Catholic Church Leaders

  The Taoiseach yesterday evening (28 October) met with leaders of the Catholic Church - Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop Michael Neary, Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly SMA and Bishop Dermot Farrell.   Discussion focused mainly on the effect which the current Covid-19 restrictions are having on the health and well-being of the faith community and...

The Apostolate of Eucharistic Adoration

  The Apostolate of Adoration invites you to ADORATION, PRAYER & FASTING on the FOUR FRIDAYS in NOVEMBER for:  Renewal of the Catholic Faith in Ireland Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary the Suppression of the Pandemic The Holy Souls Preparation for Advent and for the Birth of Jesus Please see poster below and website fo...

Bereavement ‘Book In and Drop In’ Support Service – 4 November 2020

  Bereavement Support Service, First Wednesday of every month in the Day Therapy Suite, Southern Area Hospice, Newry. An opportunity to have a conversation, gain support or simply listen. TO BOOK: Contact Fiona on 028 3026 7711 Maximum 4 spaces, EARLY BOOKING is advised. Relevant protocols apply: Please do not book or attend if you are feeling unwell or have been in contact ...

Towards Healing

  Towards Healing is an independent organization providing professional support for people who have experienced institutional, clerical or religious abuse in Ireland. See the poster below for further information, or view the Towards Healing website at https://towardshealing.ie. ...

Christopher McCann's Funeral on Tuesday, 27th October at 11:00 a.m.

  Our thoughts and prayers are with the McCann family at this sad time following the death of Christopher. Christopher's funeral will leave his home, 17 Aughrim Lane, on Tuesday 27th October at 10.30am for 11.00am Requiem Mass in the Church of  St. Trea, Newbridge. Interment afterwards in the adjoining cemetery.   Sadly, due to the new government restric...

Weekend Mass rota during October

  The following rota is for weekend Masses during October 2020.     Saturday, 3rd October, 7pm  Near Ballymaguigan Sunday, 4th October, 10am Derrygarve, Aughrim Road, Airfield Road & Bannside Saturday, 10th October, 7pm  Creagh Road and beyond, to border of Bellaghy (excluding Bannside)...

Every young person should use their unique and God-given gifts to change the world for the better - Archbishop Eamon

  Homily for Mass for the Dedication of Studies at the Catholic Chaplaincy, Queen’s University Belfast A stand-out memory for me of life in university is that first day in College - with all its nervousness and anticipation; wandering and getting lost among historic buildings, libraries and lecture halls; student cards, clubs and societies; new faces the promise of making new f...