The Vocations Directors of the North of Ireland have arranged for a Residential Vocational Discernment Weekend which will take place in Drumalis Retreat Centre, Larne from March 6th to 8th. Anyone interested in attending are asked to contact the Archdiocese of Armagh Vocations Director – Fr Barry Matthews on armaghpriest@gmail.com to book a free place.
We encourage parishioners to pray
The Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme is now open for applications. The Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme provides financial payments and health supports to eligible people who spent time in a Mother and Baby or County Home in the Republic of Ireland.
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If you have a St. Brigid’s cross to be blessed, please bring it to any of our parish Masses this coming weekend (Saturday evening / Sunday morning) and it will be blessed after Mass.
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On the memorial of St. Blaise, bishop & martyr, the Blessing of Throats will be celebrated at 10am Mass in St. Brigid’s Church, Dunleer.
There will also be a short liturgy in the same church at 7pm that evening where the Blessing of Throats will also be celebrated.
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Candles will be blessed at 10am Mass on Monday February 2nd, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. They will be available to take home after that Mass and again after all Masses the following weekend (Feb. 7th / 8th).
May they be a symbol of welcoming the light of Christ into our hearts, our homes and our
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
