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.
Mass times for Easter Sunday and Easter Week
MASS TIMES FOR EASTER WEEK 10.30am MASS ONLY IN THE CATHEDRAL MONDAY ‒ SATURDAY. NO Evening Mass on Tuesday 6th April in St. Mary’s Church. NO Evening Mass on Friday 9th April in St. Brigid’s Church. NO 7.30am Mass in St. Catherine’s Church from Monday 5th April. 7.30am Mass will resume on Monday 12th April. Vigil Masses as usual on Saturday 10th April in …
Holy Week
Good Friday (a day of Fast and Abstinence) Stations of the Cross – Webcam only The Stations of the Cross will not be prayed in public this year in any of the churches because of COVID ‒ 19 restrictions. They will be broadcast at 3.00pm on the Cathedral webcam. (See below for recording.) Outdoor Stations of The Cross from Dromantine At …
Resumption of Public Celebration of Mass
The celebration of Mass with congregations present in church will resume from Friday, 26th March. Is it safe for you to attend in person? Please think carefully about your personal safety and vulnerability when deciding if you will attend Mass in person. The virus is still spreading! Don’t come to church if you have these symptoms a high temperature a cough a …