World Meeting of families Ireland 2018
Pope Francis has chosen Ireland to host the 9th World Meeting of Families during 2018. The dates and theme of the Meeting will be announced by Pope Francis himself.
In 2018, the 9th World Meeting of Families is expected to attract thousands of Catholic families from around the globe to Ireland. It
Blessed Sacrament Procession Will take place Sunday 29th May at 3pm. The Boys and Girls who have received their First Holy Communion this year are invited to walk in the Procession with their parents. The First Communion children are asked to assemble outside the main door of the Church at 2.45pm. We ask God’s blessing on our families, our homes,
Preparations are under way for the Planned Giving Envelopes. If you have moved to a new address, or are new to the Parish and wish to have envelopes, if you are a young person who has started work and would like to support your Church, or if the details on your envelope are incorrect, or if any person has emigrated
5 New Converts for Baptism, 50 more to follow soon. Father expects to have the roof on the Church completed by Christmas. Continued prayer is needed.
On Friday next, 22nd April,St Joseph’s Church will be in service as a place of worship for 150 years.
Next Sunday, over one hundred children from the Parish will be confirmed by Bishop Mac Daid. Our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families and their teachers.
The Diary for 2017 is available to book Masses, in the Sacristy after Mass or in the Parish Office.
To avoid any errors, Masses are not booked over the phone.
Pilgrim Icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help will visit St Macartan’s Cathedral Monaghan, on Tuesday 3rd May and will transfer to St Joseph’s Church, Park Street Monaghan on Wednesday 4th May 2016. For further details contact the Parish office, or visit www.FollowTheIcon.ie