The Lily of the Valley, a Special May Flower to place in our shrines The month of May is significant in the Catholic Church and is often referred to as the Month of Mary. During May many of our churches and homes have a May Altar, a small area dedicated to honouring Our Blessed Mother Mary. There are many flowers …
May in Newry Parish
Newry Cathedral May Altar May is a special time in the Church calendar when we honour Mary, the mother of Jesus. Again this year, the parish is inviting the faithful to bring flowers to the Cathedral during the month of May, to decorate Our Lady’s altar. We hope that this little act of prayer and devotion will be a sign …
Cemetery Services
Sadly, due to the pandemic, this year’s cemetery services will once again be virtual only. Cemetery Service for Monkshill Cemetery Service for St. Mary’s Please join us on the Newry Cathedral webcam on 2nd May for St. Mary’s Cemetery at 3pm and on 9th May for Monkshill at 3pm. PLEASE DO NOT GATHER IN THE CEMETERIES AT THESE TIMES. We …
Newry Parish teens set the agenda for a new programme
Youth Space was an eight-week programme where sixth formers got an opportunity to connect with each other from a place of shared faith and challenges. The team of leaders, comprising students and more experienced youth leaders, were delighted with the response of 26 sixteen- to eighteen-year-olds that took part every week. One of the organisers, a member of the Parish …
Out now: Diocesan Historical Society Journal
DROMORE DIOCESAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY is pleased to announce that its Journal, Seanchas Dhroim Mor 2020, is on sale now price £10. (£15 to include postage and packaging.) Seanchas Dhroim Mor 2020 contains 120pages and includes articles on: Dr. Patrick Donnelly 1649 -1719 Bishop of Dromore and “Bard of Armagh”. The Story of the Sisters of Mercy, Lurgan.Columbans from the Diocese …
Statement: Proposed Council Development
A word of thanks to all those parishioners who have completed the survey / questionnaire by Otium Leisure Consultancy on behalf of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. Our primary concern with the Regeneration proposal is that we as parishioners would lose the car – parking spaces at the back of the Cathedral. Parishioners would have nowhere to park near …
Parking behind the cathedral
We are asking you to please take a few minutes to complete Newry Mourne and Down Council’s consultation survey relating to their proposed ‘Newry City Centre Regeneration Programme’. The plan to create a Public Square etc at Abbey Way and the plan to create a Civic Hub/Council Offices, where the multistorey car park currently is, will both lead to the …
Article: Broaden your latitude
From the latest edition of The Newry Reporter Latitude is a great word. In the dictionary, it means literally the distance from the equator. However, in the broader sense it means freedom in making choices, breadth and space. If there is one thing that we have learned from the COVID-19 lockdown and isolation is that we have all had the …
Could you help?
Please consider volunteering as a steward at the Mass you usually attend. MINISTRY OF STEWARDING This ministry in our diocese has arisen out of the “new normal”. It is a necessity in all Churches and it is a ministry akin to the Ministers of the Word ( Readers) or the Ministers of the Eucharist (Eucharistic Ministers). Since we reopened for …
Happy Easter
Christ is Risen! Alleluia! Alleluia! Message from Canon Francis Homily of Archbishop Eamon Martin for Easter Sunday 2021 Mass times for Easter Sunday and Easter Week Click here for Mass times.