Sacrament of Confirmation – Coneartú – Congratulation to the Sixth Class boys from St. Anthony’s BNS who received the Sacrament of Confirmation last Tuesday in our church.  Best wishes and every blessing to Rang a Shé from Gaelscoil Mhachan who will receive their Confirmation in Holy Cross Church on next Tuesday.  Fr. Tom Hayes, Vicar General, will be the celebrant.

Children’s Adoration – Friday 7^th March from 3 – 3.30pm in St Michael’s Church, Blackrock. Join us for guided meditation, songs and time with Jesus. Children must be accompanied by a parent/ guardian. For more information contact: Katie (0877798175)

Family of Parishes – Christian Meditation Group meets each Friday morning at 11am in Blackrock Parish Centre – Contact 087 6477841 for information

Ash Wednesday – 5^th March – Mass and Distribution of Ashes @ 9.30am.  There will also be an evening Mass in Polish in Holy Cross at 7.30pm. Lenten Trocáire Boxes now available in the church.

Families of Parishes Meetings – Three meetings have now taken place on Tuesdays 11^th, 18^th & 25^th February as part of the Diocesan Year of prayer, listening and discernment between representatives from the four parishes of Blackrock, Ballinlough, Blackrock Road & Mahon.  Participants have been promised a summary of the discussions at these meetings by the Office of Mission and Ministry and we look forward to receiving and sharing this in the coming weeks.

Maranatha is a full-day faith-based, high energy music event for young people from

parishes across the diocese attending post-primary schools. Students from over half

of the post primary schools have already been preparing for Maranatha 2025.

This culmunates in a concert in Cork City Hall on Thursday 6th March with over 500

young people and musicians singing together.

Maranatha was created to bring young people together to celebrate their faith and

identity through music and have fun at the same time.

Please support our young people by coming to this event. Tickets are €15 (plus

booking fee) and are available to book on eventbrite.ie, search Maranatha. Doors

open 6.45, with concert beginning at 7.30pm.