We welcome to our parish, Carlos Rojo. Carlos is a student for the priesthood at the Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Dundalk. (The same seminary where Fr Callum and Fr Juan-Jesus studied.) Archbishop Eamon Martin has appointed him to Newry Parish for this year so that he will gain pastoral experience. We extend a warm ‘Céad Míle Fáilte’ to Carlos and …
Grace & Growth Through Scripture – 8th September at 7.30pm
Introducing the Autumn Season of Grace & Growth Through Scripture with wonderful insight into Daniel, an overview of his Gospels and some of his popular pieces. We look forward to seeing you on Zoom on Wednesday 8th September at 7.30pm. If you are new to these sessions you can contact Fred for the Zoom details and invitation.Email fred@newrycathedralparish.org
Online talk: John Mitchel – Less Revolutionary than the average English Shopkeeper
Online talk by Anthony Russell: ‘John Mitchel – Less Revolutionary than the average English Shopkeeper’, 8pm this coming Wednesday, 1st September, via Zoom. See image for Zoom ID.
John Paul II Award Ceremony
Congratulations to all our young people who have completed their Pope John Paul II Award. This year’s Award Ceremony will be Parish based. A date will be arranged for later in September or early October. I encourage all who registered for the Award in September 2019 to complete their Record Card and Reflection and forward to the Youth Director at …
Registration for Baptisms
To book and register for Baptisms in Newry Parish (St. Brigid’s and St. Catherine’s) please call into the parish office to collect the booklet – Parish of Newry “Baptism into God’s Family”. Please give adequate notice of the date you require for Baptism. Baptisms are held every Sunday in St. Brigid’s & 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month in …
Important: Are you still eligible for Gift Aid?
Any parishioners who signed up for Gift Aid and who may now be retired and therefore not paying tax. Could they please inform the Offertory Promise office so that we can update our records. Thank you.
Article: Does our use of language offend God?
Jesus taught his disciples how to pray, ‘Our Father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven’, Matthew 6: 9-10. God’s presence in prayer unites us and we all become aware of the needs of others and can provide comfort. In other words Jesus was teaching …
Financial Statements – Year end Dec 31st 2020
The parish has released financial statements for the year ending 31st December 2020. Click here to download your copy. Printed copies are available from the sacristy of each church from this coming weekend and from the parish office.
Organ Recital
Date: Friday 20th August 2021 Time: 7.00pm Location: Newry Cathedral One of the most promising upcoming pianists, organists, and composers in Ireland, Orly Watson is Organist of Dromore Cathedral, and Official Accompanist at Queen’s University. A published composer, he is currently undertaking doctoral studies in that field at Queen’s. He studied organ at Armagh’s two cathedrals with Theo Saunders and …
Article: Counting Our Blessings
On a late night radio show recently on RTÉ, a female singer who was recovering from cancer was quoted as saying, ‘You can’t wait for the pain to end until you decide to be happy.’ This had a profound impact on me and I wrote it down to preserve the thought. The lady in question had had enough of suffering …