Category: Church
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32. Christmas Arrangements
Christmas is nearly upon us, and for many people these days are a mix of excitement, tiredness, memories, and emotion. In the middle of all that, the Church simply wants to offer a welcome space — a place to pause, to breathe, and to remember that Christmas begins with God…
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28.Lent 2025
Lent is a forty-day period before Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday. We skip Sundays when we count the forty days, because Sundays commemorate the Resurrection. These are the times of Masses for Ash Wednesday in the St. Colmcille’s Pastoral Area; Lent is a season of soul-searching and repentance. It…
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27. Storm Damage
Parish Update: Church Repairs Underway Dear Parishioners, As many of you may have heard, Storm Eowyn caused damage to St Colmcille’s Church last week when a section of the bell tower fell, striking the roof and causing some plaster to come loose inside. While this was an unfortunate event, we…
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22. Mass Schedule Changes
The Parish will adjust its Mass schedule to accommodate changing attendance and fewer available priests. Starting from June 7th/8th, Mass times will change, with a rotating Saturday Vigil Mass, Sunday morning Mass, and weekday Masses. Funerals, Weddings, and Baptisms can be arranged at any parish church. The schedule will be…
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21. May Devotions
The month of May is a special one for Catholics as we honour The Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ. Many people still have the tradition of erecting a May Altar in the hallway or front window-sill of their home. Other prefer to receive the…
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20. Easter Blessings
As I reflect on a tough year, personally, with the death of my younger brother, Eoin Pól, last July, and with the 4th anniversary of my late father’s death (29th March) falling on Good Friday this year (Dad died early on in Pandemic times, and due to the restrictions in place then, had…
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13. Peace Light comes from Bethlehem
On Thursday 21st December 2023, the ‘Peace Light of Bethlehem’ was collected from the Ecumenical Service of Reception in St Pat’s at DCU. The light will now be distributed in both Mell church and Tenure over the weekend. Traditionally, in the early weeks of December, a small ceremony is held…
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12. Confession for Christmas
As a child, I remember going to the ‘old chapel; in our town, and queueing for what seemed like ages in the quiet and semi-darkness of the Church; the silence peppered by the shuffling of parishioners along the pew, the opening and closing of the doors to the confession box…
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11. Carol Service
The Parish Carol Service will take place on Wednesday 13th December 2023 at 6:30pm in St. Colmcille’s Church, Togher. The service lasts about 45 minutes, and all are welcome. The Parish pastoral Council will be providing some light refreshments afterwards. The Adult and Children’s Choirs will lead the congregation in…
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9. New Joint-Bulletin Format
The First Sunday in Advent (Sunday 3rd December 2023) is, in effect, a New Liturgical Year for the Church. The Sunday cycle of readings (there are 3 years in the Sunday cycle, and the weekday readings run in a 2 year cycle) change, and the Church begins a new journey through the scriptures from the birth of…
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