Theme for the 2024 World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
“Do not cast me off in my old age”

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has chosen a line from Psalm 71 — “Do not cast me off…


VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has chosen a line from Psalm 71 — “Do not cast me off…

The Dun Laoghaire Summer Concert series continues. This Sunday (14th July ) at 8 pm featuring
Further details available on: https://www.dunlaoghaireorganconcerts.ie/concerts/2024-07-14/raymond-odonnell-organ-michael-vignoles-uileann-pipes-schola-gregoriana

Please note the 2nd Collection this weekend 29/30 June will be in aid of the Peter’s Pence Collection.
The Peter’s Pence collection is a gesture of solidarity through which every member of the faithful can participate in the activity of the Pope as Pastor of the universal Church.

Young Adult Retreat (18-30 years old), run by the Jesuits, will take place in Gonzaga College between 28-30th June, called All Things New. There will be talks and workshops discussing faith and social issues facing young people in Ireland, as well as the opportunity to connect with others who are either practising or rediscovering their…
Day for Life Sunday is celebrated annually with a special message by the Catholic Church across Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. It is a day specifically dedicated to raising awareness and reflecting on the deep value and meaning of human life at every stage, and in every condition.

This Sunday (26th May), the Ordination of Father Donal Roche as Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin and the welcoming of Bishop Paul Dempsey as he begins his ministry as Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin will take place in Saint Andrew’s, Westland Row.
The Ordination Mass will be livestreamed at 3pm on the day at www.dublindiocese.ie and at…

Mendelssohn’s thrilling oratorio ELIJAH – sung in English – tells the dramatic Old Testament tale of charismatic prophet Elijah battling the Israelites’ idolatrous worship of heathen deity Baal, god of storms and fertility… And then there’s Elijah’s arch-enemy, Jezebel…
Join us to find out what happens next!

Whitefriar Street Church
Sundays in May @ 7 pm
The annual organ recital series takes place in Whitefriar Street Church every Sunday in May. The details of the each week’s recitals are on the following poster.

You are warmly invited to join once again with every parish in the diocese in a Novena to the Holy Spirit our dedicated period of prayer, reflection and planning for the renewal of the Church in the Archdiocese of Dublin. The Novena will take place in the nine days from 12th – 20th May beginning…

We congratulate the children from Monkstown Park Junior School who will celebrate thair First Holy Communion here in St. PAtrick’s Church, Monkstown on Sunday 12th May @ 10 am.
