Local Interest
There will be a blood donation clinic in The Parkview Hotel, Newtownmountkennedy, on Thursday, the 4th of June from 3.45- 8 pm Check your eligibility at www.giveblood.ie
Wicklow County Council is reviewing the burial records for Kilmurray Cemetery. If you hold burial rights in Kilmurray Cemetery or have any family documentation relating to a grave there, please contact the Environment Section. This review forms part of ongoing work to improve and maintain local cemetery records. Please contact: 0404 20236 cemeteries@wicklowcoco.ie
Greystones Music Circle Come and listen to classical favourites on Wednesday 3rd June in Greystones Library -7.00 – 9.00 p.m. approx. Everyone Welcome. Admission Free. .
Old Spectacles why not consider recycling your old glasses for charity? Please bring them to Kilian House Family Centre and place them in the special box provided. Thank you.
Diocesan Interest
ARCHBISHOP WELCOMES POPE LEO’S ENCYCLICAL
The Statement of Archbishop Farrell welcoming the publication of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (The Grandeur of Humanity), can be read on the diocesan website.
A short video of the Archbishop welcoming the encyclical can be watched here.
ARCHBISHOP FARRELL – PASTORAL LETTER
Please find at this link Archbishop Farrell’s Pastoral Letter for Pentecost, Come, Holy Spirit, Fill Our Hearts with the Fire of Your Love.
The Archbishop’s Pastoral Letter introduces a Process for the Modification of Parishes for Mission, which is available here.
From Come, Holy Spirit, Fill Our Hearts with the Fire of Your Love:
This Pentecost Letter puts before the Diocese a process which provides for initial reflection in parishes on their future. This process also sets out the formal steps to be taken, together with the Archbishop, when new parish structures and relationships are being considered… I ask Parish Pastoral Councils and Partnership Pastoral Councils, through prayer, listening, discernment and decision-making, to find together a way into the future for their parishes locally.
In the Holy Spirit, we are called to let go of what was, and open ourselves to where Christ is leading us, to embrace the hope God has for us and for all creation… Now is the time, in prayer and reflection, to deepen the renewal which has been long under way among us.
Archbishop Farrell’s Pastoral Letter and Process for the Modification of Parishes for Mission are also available on the diocesan website.
An article by Fr Gareth Byrne from this week’s Irish Catholic on the subject of the Pentecost Pastoral Letter can be read here.
SAFEGUARDING NEWSLETTER
The May Newsletter from the Child Safeguarding & Protection Service can now be accessed here.
LOURDES PILGRIMAGE INFORMATION
Assisted pilgrim information can be found here.
Sacraments Conference 2026 This year’s conference explores the various roles of Parish, School and Family as we accompany families on the journey of Sacramental Preparation. All priests, parish pastoral workers, catechists and parish sacramental teams are warmly invited.
It takes place on June 20 from 10am to 3pm at St Paul’s, Arran Quay. Cost €10 per person. To register please email angela.mcgarry@dublindiocese.ie. Places are limited.
Diocesan Certificate in Catechesis
This 8-session course, run in St Paul’s Arran Quay, is for current members of a Parish Sacramental Preparation Team or anyone who might be considering this important ministry. The course is divided into 4 foundation modules and 4 modules that explore Catechesis in practice. The course costs €200. Those who successfully complete the course will receive a certificate. For more information, and to apply for a place, please contact patricia.carroll@dublindiocese.ie.
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