Mount Merrion Parish Pastoral Council invites you to join their 2021 series of Lenten talks. First Talk: Thursday 25th February @ 8pm (via zoom) Speaker: Rev. Gary Chamberland C.S.C. Director of the Notre Dame-Newman Centre for Faith and Reason, University…
Sunday 21st February at 11.30am (webcam) We warmly welcome the boys and their families to join us online for this Mass. They will make a commitment to help at home, at school and in the community as they continue on…
Please find below the link to a recorded message by Archbishop Dermot Farrell to the parents of children due to receive the sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation this year. It expresses to them and to parish communities the…
With the Apostolic Letter “Patris corde” (“With a Father’s Heart”), Pope Francis recalls the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. To mark the occasion, the Holy Father has proclaimed 2021, a “Year…
Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith and Resilience https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2021/01/12/resources-for-catholic-schools-week-2021/
From the Carmelites, Kilmacud It was the great desire of Jesus, the night before his Passion and Death, that all his disciples be united as one, and each year from 18-25th January, the Church prays in particular for this desire…
In my extended family, we are 63 cousins, children of 8 families. Of these 9 were adopted as children and we all grew up together as cousins and shared the same grandparents. During this week, I have been very mindful…
Fr Paddy speaks to us about the Sacrament of Baptism and shares his reflections on The Baptism of Our Lord.
How many pine needles are there on a Christmas Tree? I wondered about this when I took down my tree just after the Epiphany. Having removed all the lights and decorations, the tree looked fine to me, but the floor…
The New Year ushers in new challenges and new opportunities. It brings new hope for a more lasting peace..
Anne Galligan shares a reflection on the family of Mary, Joseph and their son Jesus on this, the Feast of the Holy Family.
Children’s Nativity play from St Laurence’s, Kilmacud.
Sr Catherine shares an Advent Reflection for this fourth week of Advent : Carrying Christ, the King of Love
Advent, an opportunity to wait and pray, so that we may grow in faith, hope and love. An Advent reflection Stephen Andrews, parishioner at Kilmacud.
An evening with Joan Freeman, former senator and founder of Pieta House. We are delighted that Joan Freeman will join us for an advent talk at 8.00pm on Wednesday, 9th December. Joan will speak about growing up in a home…
What is most important this Advent Season? Fr Peter reflects on an experience from his childhood.
This Advent, Kilmacud Parish would like to invite the children of the parish to enter our Christmas Colouring Competition. You can use one of the printable pages provided or you can create your own Christmas scene. The entries will be…
We invite all parishioners to visit the Jesse Tree in the church during Advent and to read the display explaining its history. We also invite everybody to take a printed symbol, bring it home to personalise with colour, a prayer,…
“Advent is a time of preparation, showing love to each other is sharing in the gift of Christmas”
On Sunday, 29th November, the season of Advent begins. Amid the Covid crisis, it is more important than ever that we celebrate this hopeful time of preparation for the Coming of Jesus our Lord and Saviour. Assembling your Advent Wreath…
