In light of the death of Fr. Damien’s brother Vinny, it has become necessary to change the Mass times for this coming weekend (Saturday 17th, Sunday 18th January). This is being done to help ensure that there is at least one Vigil Mass and one Sunday Mass in the parish.
For this weekend, the Mass schedule is as follows:
Saturday
“Come as You are” is a conference organised by a young Catholic adult group to come together to explore faith. Why not take some time out from the busyness of day-to-day life and spend a day listening to inspiring talks and deepening your relationship with Christ.
Sunday 1 February 11am – 5pm at Oasis of Peace Centre, Mellifont Abbey,
Following the impactful visit of Church leaders to Lough Neagh in July 2025, a moment that highlighted both the beauty of our shared natural heritage and the urgent ecological challenges it faces, the Irish Council of Churches and the Irish Inter Church Meeting invite you to “Let Justice Flow Like Rivers”, a Creation Care Conference on Saturday 17th January 2026
The custom of blessing the home on the feast of Epiphany is found in many cultures. This custom has us mark the front doorway with C-M-B, the initials of the magi’s traditional names (Caspar, Melchior, Balthasar) and the year. C-M-B also stands for Christus mansionem benedicat, “May Christ bless this dwelling”.
Blessed chalk will be available at all Masses this
To all our parishioners, friends and followers – may the light and warmth of that first Christmas surround you and those you love this Christmas!
The parish office is now closed until Monday January 5th.
Mass intentions can be emailed to dunleerparish@gmail.com, dropped in the letterbox at the parochial house or phone 041-6851278 and leave a message with intention and desired Mass time & date.
If you need to speak with Fr. Damien urgently, please call his mobile – 089-4077075.
As we all know, flu is circulating widely in the community and will continue to increase over the coming weeks, according to the HSE.
While the Sunday Eucharist is the foundation of our lives as Catholics and we are obliged to participate in the Eucharist on days of obligation (Sundays and specific holy days), we are also excused from