News Snips
Confessions During Advent 2023
Click here for details of dates and times of Confessions during Advent/December 2023.
Feast of the Immaculate Conception – Friday 8th December – Holy Day Mass Times
Feast of the Immaculate Conception Friday 8th December Mass Times: Ballybrown: 10.00am and 8.00pm Patrickswell: 11.30am and 6.30pm There will not be any Vigil Mass on Thursday evening 7th December for the Holy Day. (post date 04/12/2023)
Parish Office – Closure Friday 17th November
Parish Office – Friday 17th November The Parish Office will be closed tomorrow Friday 17th November and will reopen on Tuesday 21st November at 11.30am. If you wish to speak with Fr. Mike you may reach him on his mobile 087 1279015. Otherwise you may leave a message with the Parish
Weekday Masses and Lay-Led Liturgies in Patrickswell and Ballybrown
Weekday Masses and Lay-Led Liturgies in Patrickswell and Ballybrown Monday 25th September – Friday 29th September Fr. Mike is on retreat this week and as a result the daily Mass schedule will be slightly altered to include a lay led liturgy in each church instead of one morning Mass. Please click
Bereavement Information Evening for Parents
On Wednesday the 13th of September 2023 at 7.00pm Anam Cara will hold a bereavement information evening for parents at Milford Care Centre, Limerick. Further details and/or to register, click on the poster below.
Happy Birthday Blessed Mother Mary – September 8th
Happy Birthday Blessed Mother Mary – September 8th Click here for ways to celebrate! (post date 08/09/2023)
Eucharistic Adoration Promotion – Open Meeting
Limerick Diocesan Adoration Committee is taking on new members to further the practice of Eucharistic Adoration in the Diocese. You are welcome to attend a preliminary meeting in St. Nessan's Parish Centre, Raheen, V94 ED2C on Saturday 16th September starting with Mass at 10AM. Refreshments served. Please contact Tommie MacNamara (Lay Pastoral Minister) on 086
Faith Formation 2023-2024
Faith Formation 2023 - 2024 Dominican Sisters, St. Saviour's Limerick The Dominican Sisters in Limerick are offering many Faith Formation activities for all ages during the coming year. Click on the image below for more details. (Post date: 01/09/2023)
Weekday Masses & Lay-Led Liturgies in Patrickswell & Ballybrown – Monday 28th August to Friday 8th September
Arrangements for Weekday Masses and Lay-Led Liturgies in Patrickswell and Ballybrown Monday 28th August - Friday 1st September, and Monday 4th September - Friday 8th September Click here for Patrickswell details Click here for Ballybrown details (post date 26/08/2023)
Kilkeedy Graveyard Mass – Rescheduled
Storm Alert Friday 18th August: Kilkeedy Graveyard Mass is cancelled tonight and rescheduled for next Wednesday evening the 23rd August at 7.30 PM. (post date 18/08/2023)
Youth 2000 Summer Festival
Youth 2000 Summer Festival – Clongowes Wood College, Co. Kildare Thurs 10 Aug – Sun 13 Aug An Invitation to join over 1000 young people between 16 and 35 this coming week at the Youth 2000 Summer Festival. The festival takes place in Clongowes Wood College, Clane, Co Kildare from Thursday 10th August
RTE One TV Mass – Sunday 6 August
Mass RTE One Sunday 6 August 8:55 am Viewers of the regular weekly Television Mass on RTE One on Sundays should take note that there will be a change in the time of the Television Mass broadcast from RTE One this coming Sunday 6 August. The TV Mass will begin broadcasting
Mary’s Meals Annual Walk
Mary's Meals Annual Walk The 11th Annual Step by Step to Feed the Next Child Walk will leave seven locations around Ireland on Monday 7th August and converge on Knock Shrine on Tuesday 15th August, the Feast of the Assumption. Locally walks will pass through Limerick, Clare and Tipperary before proceeding to
Loss of Live Stream Service – Patrickswell
Loss of Live Stream Service From Patrickswell Church Due to a break in the local Eir fibre broadband service in the Patrickswell area, unfortunately live streaming of Mass from Patrickswell Church currently cannot be relayed. Eir are working to have the broadband service restored again as soon as possible and we
Nine Day Novena of Prayer and “Light The Fire”
Light The Fire The Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference invites you to join in a nine day Novena of Prayer for the renewal of faith, hope and love in Ireland, from Friday 28 July to Saturday 5 August – in preparation for #LightTheFire at the hill of Slane on Sunday 6 August. You can join by
Visiting Celebrant: Bishop John Noonan, Diocese of Orlando, Florida
We would like to give a big Ballybrown welcome to Bishop John Noonan of Orlando Florida, who is visiting Limerick relatives for a summer break and we wish Bishop John a relaxing and enjoyable holiday in his native Limerick. Bishop John will be celebrating morning Mass in Ballybrown at 10.30am most
Remembrance Mass – Sailor’s Haggard
Remembrance Mass – Sailor’s Haggard Commemorating all in our Community who down the years have fished the tidal waters of the Shannon Sailor’s Haggard Newtown – Wednesday 19th July 7.30 pm All Are Welcome! (post date 15/07/2023)
A Tribute To Our Sacristan Pat Gallagher r.i.p.
Requiescat In Pace The parish was saddened to learn of the death of our beloved Ballybrown Church sacristan, Pat Gallagher on Saturday June 24th last. Pat became sacristan in 2006, following the retirement of Dina Fitzgerald R.I.P. and his long and devoted service was recognised by Pope Francis last October when