Advent Carol Service 2021

After much discussion and reflection and with a heavy heart we have decided that we will not proceed with a carol service like previous years. Given the transmission rate of the Covid Delta variant and the upward trajectory of the infection rate these last few weeks we are loathe to ask people to come and […]

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Golden Leaves We see signs of summer’s passing in golden leaves, shortening days, misty mornings, autumn glow. We sense its passing in rain that dampens, winds that chill, Harvest’s bounty placed on show. Creator God, who brings forth both green shoot and hoar frost, sunrise and sunset, we bring our thanks for seeds that have […]

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RTÉ to air Daily Mass for Holy Week 2021

With churches closed in Ireland  in response to public health guidelines due to COVID 19, RTÉ will air Mass every weekday at 10.30am for Holly Week. You will find the full schedule of streamed liturgies on the website of the Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre. This content will also be available on the RTÉ Player, both […]

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Message from Fr. Hugh

Dear friends, As you will no doubt have heard, Premier Ministre Castex has just announced this evening a month long lockdown for Paris and Île de France, (and 15 other departments)as had been expected. However, happily the rules for places of worship remain unchanged and public services may proceed so long as existing protocols are […]

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Dear Friends, Lent is a time of prayer and renewal and an opportunity to refocus relationships with God that lead us to the Easter Sunday celebration of our risen Christ. This year, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, and continues through Holy Saturday, April 3, with Easter Sunday on April 4. While Lent itself remains the […]

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Dear Friends,

Christmastide is over but the message of Christmas remains and it’s one which we try to live up to throughout the year. So as we face into the early weeks of a New Year here’s a reflection called “The Work of Christmas” composed by Howard Thurman, an African-American theologian, educator, and civil rights leader. When […]

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