Gift Aid A very significant amount of our income comes from Gift Aid. This comes at no extra cost to those who are contributing. If you are paying tax on your income all is required is that you complete the Gift Aid Form and use a Gift Aid envelope when making your offertory contribution at …
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Holy Week Schedule
Holy Saturday Evening. If not a ending the Easter Vigil, light a candle (or a few) “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1.5) Mass and Ceremony Schedule for Holy Week Monday – Wednesday St Columb’s Church 7.15am, 10.00am & 7.30pm Immaculate Conception Church 9.15am St Oliver Plunket …
Trócaire 2026
Focus of the 2026 Appeal The 2026 Trócaire Box Appeal has officially launched for this Lent. It carries the theme “It’s not just a box — it’s a lifeline.” The campaign focuses on stories of real families, such as a family in Rwanda facing repeated climate-related shocks like severe storms that destroy homes and threaten …
April 2026 Overview
The month of April is dedicated to the Holy Spirit The Holy Father’s Intentions for the Month of April 2026 For Priests in Crisis: Let us pray for priests going through moments of crisis in their vocation, that they may find the accompaniment they need and that communities may support them with understanding and prayer. …
Ordination to Deaconate
Ordination to Deaconate We offer our congratulations to Stephen Baxter, a native of this parish, who has been studying for the priesthood for the past number of years. Stephen has been ordained a Deacon by Bishop McKeown in St Columb’s Church on Friday 27th June – Feast of the Sacred Heart. We ask you to …
Pope Leo XIV
POPE LEO X1V – Photo by INFOWeather1, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We ask you to keep our new pope – Pope Leo X1V in your prayers daily as he begins his Journey as head of the Catholic Church. Prior to his election as Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was …
Gift Aid
Gift Aid – The amount of money received by the parish for Gift Aid is significant. It is equivalent to approximately 10 weekly collections. If you are currently paying tax and not already using a Gift Aid Envelope, please consider doing so. It is no extra cost to the donor. Gift Aid forms and direct …
Jubilee Year 2025
The Jubilee Year 2025, on the theme Pilgrims of Hope, officially commenced on Christmas Eve with the rite of Opening of the Holy Door of the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter by Pope Francis, who then presided over the celebration of the Night Mass of the Lord’s Birth inside the Basilica. A Jubilee Year is celebrated every …
March 2025 Overview
The month of February is dedicated to the Holy Family.. The Holy Father’s Intentions for the Month of March 2025 For families in crisis: Let us pray that broken families might discover the cure for their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each other’s gifts, even in their differences. Feasts for March 2025 02. EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY …
A series of evenings of reflection on the Sacraments
Live life to the full: A series of evenings of reflection on the sacraments will run each Tuesday evening in St Eugene’s Cathedral at 8.00pm in Lent. We will consider how the sacraments help us to live life to the full. During each session, we will reflect on a brief scripture passage linked with the …
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