Category: News
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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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10. Parish Arrangements for Christmas 2023
We are pleased to be able to offer TWO Masses on Christmas Eve5.30pm – in St. Colmcille’s Church, Togher9pm – in St. Colmcille’s Church, Togher Christmas Day Masses are as follows;9am – in St. Borchill’s Church, Dysart11am – in St. Finian’s Church, Dillonstown All Masses will also be broadcast online (Click here to…
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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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8. Safeguarding Update for St. Colmcille’s Pastoral Area
A meeting with Mr. Aidan Gordan, the Director of Safeguarding for the Archdiocese of Armagh will be held in The Monasterboice Inn (Donegans) on Tuesday 21st November at 8pm. This meeting is open to anyone from the four parishes of the Pastoral Area (Clogherhead, Monasterboice, Termonfechin and Togher), especially those…
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7. All Souls – November 2nd
“It is a Holy and wholesome though to pray for the dead”. This old saying highlights the special place the memory of our deceased holds for many of us. We miss them, we mourn them, we grieve them, we remember them! All Souls Day is an opportunity to do something…
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6. Holy Hour For Peace
Pope Francis at the end of his general audience on Wednesday morning (18th October) announced another day of prayer and fasting for an end to the Israel-Hamas war. “I have decided to call for a day of fasting and prayer on Friday, Oct. 27,” the pope said. It will be “a…
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5. Halloween – it’s about Saints not ghosts!
This could be a controversial post, but it’s important – maybe increasingly so – to challenge the secular influences which can overshadow major Christian events. November 1st (this year falling on a Wednesday), is the Feastday of ‘All Saints’. It’s a beautiful celebration of those people in the past who…
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4. “The Synod” – what??
This weekend (Saturday 30th September/Sunday 1st October) sees the beginning of a very important time in our Church. In years to come, this “Synodal Moment” will have huge effects on how we live and exist as ‘Church’. Therefore, it cannot be underestimated how important it is for us all to…
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3. Blessing of Pets
Fr. Paddy will officiate at a ‘Blessing of Pets’ on Sunday 1st October, after the 10am Mass in The Church of St. Colmcille, Togher. Owners must bring their pets on a short leash, keep their pet close at all times, and follow all other safety precautions in place during the…
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