On Sunday, 24 August parishes across Ireland are invited to unite once more in a Day of Prayer and Reflection for Gaza. Ten weeks ago, the Catholic Bishops of Ireland called for the month of June to be a time of prayer and solidarity with the suffering people of Gaza. Heartbreakingly, since then, the situation has deteriorated further. Innocent lives …
Light The Fire – Sunday 3rd August
You are invited to join Archbishop Eamon, Dana and Deacon John Taaffe this coming Sunday at the Hill of Slane. Sunday August 3rd, 2025, 12pm – 4:30pm Hill of Slane Join us for a powerful day of faith, healing, and community celebration at this year’s Light the Fire celebration! Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Eamon Martin and the day …
Parish Bulletin Appeal
Our weekly bulletin is a vital way of helping parishioners to participate in the liturgy of the Mass and keeps our parish community connected and informed. However, the cost of producing it – £360 per week/ £18,720 annually ‒ is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain. Without additional support we may no longer be able to provide it in its current …
Coming soon: Newry Parish Draw
We are preparing to launch a Parish Draw this Autumn to help raise much-needed funds. It will require the support of many parishioners to be a success, and we hope you’ll consider playing a part whether by selling tickets, promoting the draw or taking part yourself. To get involved in the running of the draw please contact the Parish Office.
Mayobridge Parish: Feast of St Anne – 26th July
FEAST OF ST ANNE Saturday 26th July. The Feast of St Anne this year falls on a Saturday, so the Mass will be at the normal time of 6.00pm and this year being the Holy Year ‘The Pilgrimage of Hope’Archbishop Eamon Martin will the Principal Celebrant. The Mass will be outside in the Convent Gardens (weather permitting) with Tea and Refreshments served in the Parochial …
Parish financial statement – December 2024
Click here to read the financial statement for December 2024.
Parish Renewal Campaign update
At all Cathedral services a few weeks ago, we announced the launch of our Parish Renewal initiative and distributed leaflets at the end of Mass. If you took a leaflet and are able to respond, we kindly ask that you return it by placing it in the collection basket, handing it to one of the stewards or leaving it into …
Holy Communion for the Housebound
If any parishioner, who is no longer able to attend Mass, but would like to receive Holy Communion on a regular basis, please contact the parish office. Holy Communion can only be brought in these circumstances by a Eucharistic Minister. From a safeguarding point of view the co-ordinator of Eucharistic Ministers has, of necessity, the need to know who is …
‘Light the Fire’ celebration of faith – August 3rd
A special celebration of faith will take place on Sunday 3rd August with a service of praise and worship at Slane Hill. It was here Patrick lit the Pascal Fire to spite the Druids and bring Christianity to Ireland. Dana will be joined by the Primate of all Ireland, Archbishop Eamonn Martin and other speakers. All welcome.
Letter and Q&A Parish Finances
Letter from the Parish Priests, Parish Pastoral Council, and Finance Committee Dear Parishioners and Friends of Newry, Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to share their views and concerns following the launch of our recent Parish Renewal Campaign. Whether supportive, sceptical, or somewhere in between. your honesty matters. We appreciate your willingness to engage, and we are …