St. Michael's Parish

The Month of May – we have just commenced the special month of May.  First off, we welcome Kammerchor der Hoschschule fur Musik und Theater from Hamburg to 11am Sunday Mass this weekend.  The Cork Choral Festival concludes this weekend and we always appreciate the presence of international choirs in our parish on the first…

Christ is Risen – We are now well into the season of Easter.  We look forward to warmer days ahead in late April and early May, particularly as children, families and schools are preparing for the celebration of First Holy Communion.  Easter shines a bright light into a dark world.  Easter scatters the…

Pope Leo has quietly introduced himself to the world in the course of the last year.  In recent times, we have heard him speak clearly and calmly about the mission of the church in the world and the mission of believers to be peacemakers, ‘Blessed are the Peacemakers’.  His firm and gentle words help and…

Eastertime – the attendances at the Easter Vigil and on Easter Sunday morning were evidently larger than recent years.  There was a lovely atmosphere in the church and we are all encouraged when we see so many present.  Overall, Holy Week was beautifully celebrated with good attendances for all ceremonies.  In recent years and especially…

Happy Easter – we have been blessed with beautiful Holy Week ceremonies in recent days.  There was a lovely sense of a parish faith community gathered in our beloved church walking in the footsteps of Jesus from the glorious entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, through the Upper Room and the Garden of Gethsemane on…