The Beauty of Forgiveness
We have been blessed with some beautiful weather at the start of this month. It has certainly changed in the last few days. Temperatures have dropped, we are running from the rain, scrambling for coats and umbrellas which we thought we could put away for longer. The cycle of the seasons…
It’s lovely to hear the sound of children back in the schoolyards these days. During the past week, I have visited a number of the local primary schools and look forward to touching base with the others this week. We are blessed in our Catholic schools especially in this parish and beyond.
Our schools are…
Finding Hope
In the course of the past week, there have been several tragedies throughout the country bringing families, schools and parishes into sudden grief, suffering and the unknown. This weekend, we think of the young people who died tragically in Clonmel, their families, their schools, their friends and parish communities. We think also of…
The 6pm Mass on Saturday 30th. September will be offered for the living and deceased ex-employees of Dunlops, Cork. Please spread the word on social media or any other means.
Welcome
This weekend, we welcome two new priests to our area.
New Priests Weekend of 13th August 2023
Fr. John Denvir SMA is the new Co-Parish priest in SMA Blackrock Road and Fr. Rafal Zielonka will be the curate residing in Holy Cross. We look forward to meeting them in St. Michael’s as our new…
Monday & Wednesday in Holy Cross at 9.30am
Tuesday & Friday in St. Michael’s at 9.30am
Holy Cross Parish, Mahon on the first and third Saturday of each month at 4pm
St Michael’s Parish, Blackrock on the second and fourth Saturday of each month at 4pm
Up to three baptisms can be celebrated together i.e. three families
Easter greetings to all who are serving in the Church’s ministry of communication! Bishop Fintan has written to priests of the diocese about dedicating this month of May to responding to the invitation from Pope Francis to have a part in the Synod taking place next year. During May, a number of initiatives will be…
The national flag of Ukraine has two equally sized horizontal bands of blue and yellow. The combination of blue and yellow as a symbol of Ukrainian lands comes from the flag of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia used in the 12th century. As a national flag, the blue and yellow bicolour has been officially used since…
FitLine is Age & Opportunity’s volunteer telephone support line designed to help those over the age of 50 who want to feel a bit fitter and healthier, but perhaps don’t have the motivation, confidence, or information on where or how to take that first step. The service is completely free. We’re encouraging people to free…
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