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Cemetery Sunday 2020 update.
Cemetery Sunday, which was due to take place at the Church of St. Trea on Sunday, 21st June, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., has regrettably been CANCELLED due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Due to the current restrictions, Cemetery Sunday will not be possible this year. However, the graves will be blessed before the end of June. Families may wish to tidy their loved ones' graves over ...
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Archbishop Eamon Martin and Bishop Kevin Doran amongst international speaker line-up Adoremus 2020, a joint initiative between the National Apostolate of Eucharistic Adoration and the Bishops’ Conference, was due to be held in Knock on 19 and 20 June 2020 and would have been focussed on preparing for the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest. Due to ...
Read MoreStatement from Archbishop Eamon Martin: "I am pleased with the announcement from the Northern Ireland Executive earlier today giving an indicative date for the opening of Churches in Northern Ireland for public worship from 29 June next. It is particularly helpful that parishes in cross-border communities will be able to plan together for a safe return to Mass around the sa...
Read MoreSt 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...
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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 ...
Read MoreFeast 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...
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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...
Read MoreReturning 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 ...
Read MoreIn 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...
Read MoreRTÉ 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...
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