O Come Emmanuel
Happy New Year or, more correctly, Happy New Church Year! Yes, we start the new year this weekend on the First Sunday of Advent as we light the first candle on the church Advent Wreath. This one candle looks a bit lost and isolated for a week or two until the full…
02Unexpectedly during the past week, events unfolded in Dublin which have deeply affected people. We think of the children involved, their families, their carers and school community. The subsequent street violence has shaken people sowing fear, doubt and vulnerability. We all continue to be grateful for the dedication and bravery of our emergency services and…
On a pilgrimage to the Holy Land a number of years ago, one of the pilgrims in our group asked the guide if a certain place that we were passing through was in Palestine or Israel. The guide who was Arabic and worked as a teacher in Nazareth memorably replied, ‘this is all the Holy…
This Saturday evening, we welcome the second class children and their families from our parish who are preparing for the Sacraments of First Confession and First Holy Communion next year. We will begin our Do This in Memory programme in the parish with the children and their families as they enrol for the sacraments in…
Praying and Remembering
During the week we celebrated a poignant and beautiful Remembrance Mass here in the church in memory of those who died during the past year. There was a very big attendance as we prayed together. Families were very grateful for the opportunity to gather together in this way. We will continue our…
November
November can be a very dreary time and exactly mirrors our liturgical time of remembrance and prayer for the faithful departed. The falling leaves mirror the cycle of life and death.
As always, Jesus Christ guides us to places where He has already gone Himself. That is the hope of our Christian remembrance and…
At 11am Mass this weekend, we are delighted to welcome Fr. Colin Doocey to celebrate Mass for and with us. We also welcome his mother Marie and family members who join us as well.
In welcoming Fr. Colin and his family, our parish wants to thank him in a public way for his dedicated ministry…
RALLY TO THE ROCKIES
The Rockies GAA Club takes pleasure in extending A HEARTY CÉAD MÍLE FÁILTE to it’s Friends & Followers to A General Get-together at The Rockies Club, Church Road on Friday, 27th October 2023, from 10:30am to 12pm.
Tea, Coffee & Light Refreshments will be served. MEET OLD FRIENDS & MAKE NEW…
Autumn is finally upon us. Over the last few days, leaves are everywhere and we are blessed with beautiful autumn colours. Hopefully we can enjoy these things and see the greatness of God in them.
Our minds and hearts begin to turn to remembrance and prayer for those who have died recently or perhaps many…
This weekend, we welcome the SMA priests from Blackrock Road Parish to celebrate our weekend Masses. Fr. John Denvir SMA Co-PP and Fr. Jerome Amounu SMA CC will celebrate Masses here in St. Michael’s.
This is the first such time that priests will rotate between parishes which will happen once a month. Mons.…
St. Michael's Parish