St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations 2023

SAVE THE DATE, SUNDAY MARCH 19TH FOR ST. PATRICKS DAY Irish Chaplaincy’s annual blessing of the Shamrock in Paris for St Patrick’s Weekend will take place Sunday 19th  March 2023 at the Church of St Etienne du Mont @16.00(100 m from Centre C. IRLANDAIS). Refreshments immediately afterward as usual in the CCI, 5 Rue des […]

An Taoiseach’s Micheál Martin recent visit to the Chapelle St. Patrick

During the Taoiseach’s Micheál Martin recent visit to Paris and the Centre Culturel Irlandais, he took some time to visit our Chapelle with Fr. Jim. The Taoiseach was accompanied by director of the centre Nora Hickey M’Sichili, the Irish Ambassador to France, Mr. Niall Burgess, Mr. Yves Gounin, the  President of the Fondation Irlandaise, and […]

Advent Carol Service 2022

The chaplaincy is delighted to announce that our annual Advent Carol Service will take place on Saturday, December 10, at 17h00.  Doors to the Chapel will open at 16h45. It is advisable to arrive in advance to be sure to get a seat in the chapel. As per usual, following the Carols service there will be seasonal refreshments […]

Prayer Service for the Creeslough Tragedy

In conjunction with the Irish Embassy, Fr. Jim will be conducting a prayer service this evening (13th) to remember those who have lost their lives so suddenly in the Creeslough tragedy. The prayer service will take place at the Chapelle St. Patrick at 6.30pm. All are welcome.    

St. Brigid’s Day Celebrations in Strasbourg 2022

Fr Hugh was recently invited to Celebrate St Brigid’s Day in Strasbourg where there is an ancient reliquary of the Saint and a tradition of devotion to her which can be traced all the way back to the era of St Columbanus and his companions who evangelised that area of France. Communauté de paroisses des […]

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 […]

Message from Fr. Hugh.

Dear Friends, This has been an extraordinary Lenten Season. The past weeks have been filled with uncertainty as COVID-19, coronavirus, wreaks havoc and harm throughout the world. I just wanted to assure you therefore of my thoughts and prayers at this time of uncertainty. Although we cannot meet for Mass in our beloved Chapelle St […]

St. Patrick’s Mass Cancellation and Covid 19

Dear friends, As you may know Sunday mass is being suspended this week in Dioceses all across Ireland until further notice. As yet this hasn’t happened in Paris. However, given today’s announcement by M. Le Premier Ministre issuing a ban on all gatherings of over 100 persons, the Mass for St.Patrick’s Weekend is now cancelled. […]