Notices

Peter’s Pence Collection

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.

For more information, see: Peter’s…


Young Adult Retreat (18-30 years old) – Gonzaga College

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 – JUNE 16th

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.


Ordination of Father Donal Roche as Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin and the welcoming of Bishop Paul Dempsey

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…


Dun Laoghaire Choral Society presents ELIJAH by Felix Mendelssohn

Not to be missed!

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!

  • John Doyle, conductor

Confirmations

We congratulate the students from Monkstown Park Junior School who will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation this Sunday (19th May) during the 10 am mass.


Annual Organ recital Series 2024

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.


Novena to the Holy Spirit  12th – 20th May 2024

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…


First Holy Communion

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.

 


Donnybrook Pastoral Area – Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock

​Archbishop Dermot Farrell will lead the annual diocesan pilgrimage to Knock on Saturday, April 27.This year we are celebrating 145 years since the apparition in 1879 and the Choir of Many Voices from throughout the Archdiocese will be back this year. A series of workshops with interesting and thought-provoking speakers is being planned.

The Donnybrook Parish…