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It’s time to change your interior life. Step Inside

Posted on July 18, 2018

Explore a programme in spirituality in Lumen –Dominican Centre, Blackrock: This two year part-time Certificate programme runs on Thursday evenings and six Saturdays to start 27 September 2018. It is exciting and inspiring. It’s open to all. No prior learning…

WMOF Week 2 – “The role of technology in the family”

Posted on July 14, 2018

Pope Francis has a keen interest in technology, commenting regularly on social media. On the Pope joining Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg welcomed him, commenting: “No matter what faith you practice, we can all be inspired by Pope Francis’s humility and compassion.…

The Irish Cancer Society

Posted on July 12, 2018

The Irish Cancer Society needs an extra 80 drivers for our volunteer Driver service in South Dublin to drive cancer patients to & from their chemotherapy appointments. We are looking for weekday drivers who have a car available. Drivers should…

WMOF Week 1 – The Gospel of the Family: Joy for the World

Posted on July 7, 2018

The World Meeting of Families will focus on key issues related to family drawn from Pope Francis’ teachings in The Joy of Love (Amoris Laetitia). In the countdown to the events in August, for the next seven weeks we are…

Archbishop Martin to celebrate a special Mass to support Fr Tony

Posted on May 31, 2018

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin will celebrate a Special Mass to Support Fr Tony on Sunday June 24th at 11.30am. This mass will provide Parishioners with an opportunity to support and wish Fr Tony well in advance of his charity walk. Tea…

Three Choirs, 7:00pm, Sunday 29th April

Posted on April 26, 2018

Kilmacud Crokes Choir, Kildare Place School Parent’s Choir, The Choir of St Laurence O’Toole, With special guest, Joanne Harding Soprano, Directed by Thomas Kehoe, Sunday 29th April at 7:00pm, Kilmacud Parish Church, Tickets €10 | U18 free entry, With money…

Help Fight Motor Neuron Disease

Posted on April 26, 2018

To listen back to Fr Tony’s interview on The Ryan Tubridy show about Motor Neurone Disease, please click “here”. To help fight Motor Neurone Disease by donating, please click “here”.

Fr Tony on the The Ryan Tubridy Show

Posted on April 18, 2018

Listen to Fr Tony’s interview on The Ryan Tubridy Show to hear about his fundraising initiative. Please click here if you would like to make a donation. (wwyc.ie) Please click here to listen to the podcast.

Official Family Prayer for World Meeting of Families 2018

Posted on April 2, 2018

OFFICIAL FAMILY PRAYER FOR WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES 2018 God, our Father, We are brothers and sisters in Jesus your Son, One family, in the Spirit of your love. Bless us with the joy of love. Make us patient and…

Annual Knock Holiday Pilgrimage, June 5th to 8th

Posted on April 1, 2018

The annual pilgrimage to Knock organised by Simon of Cyrene will take place this year from Tuesday 5th to Friday 8th of June. More details to follow in the coming weeks with booking forms available from Helen in the Parish…

Lenten Reconciliation Service, Monday March 26th, 7:30pm

Posted on March 24, 2018

Monday March 26th at 7:30pm A joint service for Kilmacud and Mount Merrion parishes. All welcome. Venue: St Laurence O’Tool’s Church, Kilmacud

World Down Syndrome Day, March 21st

Posted on March 21, 2018

World Down Syndrome Day (also known as WDSD) is a global awareness initiative that has been backed by the United Nations since 2012. It has been spearheaded by Down Syndrome International, which has linked up with national charities across the…

Recruitment notice Senior Help Line

Posted on March 17, 2018

Are You a Good Listener? Senior Help Line, Ireland’s only confidential telephone listening service for older people, needs women and men aged 55+ to train as telephone line volunteers. You would work a three hour rota every three weeks in…

One Day More support group

Posted on March 4, 2018

One Day More is a support group made up of parents who received poor pre-natal prognoses for their babies. From their ‘About‘ page: “We are here to offer to support to any parent who has just received a difficult pre-natal…

Submission to the Citizens’ Assembly by the Irish Catholic Bishops’

Posted on March 4, 2018

Key points from the submission of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference to the Citizens’ Assembly on the topic of the Eighth Amendment. – There is no such thing as a human life without value. – Many thousands of Irish people are alive…

Pastoral Message for the New Year 2018 from Archbishop Eamon Martin

Posted on March 4, 2018

‘All human life is sacred. All human life is precious. This is why the direct and intentional taking of innocent human life is always gravely wrong. In his New Year Homily, Pope Francis teaches us that: “to serve human life…

Bishop Kevin Doran at the conference on “Abortion, Disability and the Law”

Posted on March 4, 2018

Paper delivered by Bishop Kevin Doran at the conference “Abortion, Disability and the Law”.

Ceremony of Healing in Mount Merrion church

Posted on March 2, 2018

On Sunday 4 March 2018 there will be a ceremony of healing in Mount Merrion church beginning at 3.30pm. This is another event in our journey toward and preparation for the World Meeting of Families. We invite anyone who would…

Pilgrimage to Inis Mór (Aran Islands)

Posted on February 19, 2018

A weekend retreat on the island of Inis Mor. This will be a weekend of music, meditation and journey to the sacred sites of Aran, following in the Celtic Christian tradition of pilgrimage through a Holy Land. We will stay…

Prayer Room

Posted on February 11, 2018

The Rosary is recited each day in the prayer room after morning Mass. Following this: On Monday the Legion of Mary direct a Frank Duff holy hour. On Tuesday St. Joseph’s young Priests society pray for vocations to the Priesthood. …