News Snips
EXAMS MASSES – MAY 2023
Please also see our special page dedicated to all our exam students. We hope it will be a source of warmth and support and perhaps even inspiration to those preparing for and taking examinations around this time. Post date 26/05/2023
EXTRA EUCHARISTIC ADORATION – PATRICKSWELL
Extra Eucharistic Adoration During May - Patrickswell There will be extra Eucharistic Adoration in Patrickswell Church on Tuesday nights during the month of May in honour of Our Lady, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm, that is on the following evenings:- Tuesday 9th May Tuesday 16th May Tuesday 23rd May Tuesday
Year of Vocations to the Diocesan Priesthood
The Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference have launched a Year of Vocations to the Diocesan Priesthood, running from Sunday April 30th 2023 which is Good Shepherd Sunday/Vocations Sunday. Click here to read more about this initiative. (Post date 28/04/2023)
Parish Office – Temporary Change to Opening Days
For this week only the Parish office will open on Monday 24th, Tuesday 25th (instead of Thursday) and Friday 28th April. The office will not be open on Thursday 27th April. If you wish to leave a message outside office hours please call 061 353454 or alternatively please email pwbbparishoffice@gmail.com and we will
Easter Thanks from Fr. Michael Cussen P.P.
EASTER GRATITUDE A sincere word of thanks and gratitude to so many people in the Parish who were involved in the celebration of the Liturgies of Holy Week. Particular thanks to our Sacristans, Choirs, Organists, Readers, Eucharistic Ministers, Parish Office Staff, Flower Arrangers, those who take care of cleaning the Churches
2023 Holy Week and Easter Ceremonies
We look forward to welcoming you and your families to our Churches here in Patrickswell & Ballybrown Parish over Holy Week and Easter. Click HERE for details of Masses and Easter ceremonies in our parish over the two weeks period beginning Palm Sunday, the 2nd of April up to the Friday following
Confessions for Lent and Easter 2023
Please check Confession times in the parish and pastoral unit for Lent and Easter this year by clicking on the following link:- Sacrament of Reconciliation - March 2023 Post date 18/03/2023
St. Patrick’s Day 2023
Masses for Saint Patrick’s Feast Day 17th March 2023 Thursday 16th March – Vigil Masses: Patrickswell: 6.30pm (no morning Mass on Thursday) Ballybrown: 8.00pm (no morning Mass on Thursday) Friday 17th March: Ballybrown: 10.00am Patrickswell: 11.30am Wishing you all a blessed Saint Patrick’s Day!
Lenten Pastoral Letter from Bishop Brendan Leahy
We Are Made For Prayer: A Lenten Pastoral Letter from Bishop Brendan Leahy Dear Sisters and Brothers, Lent has three pillars – prayer, fasting and almsgiving. I would like to invite you to focus this year in particular on prayer…… Read more (post date 25/02/2023)
Ash Wednesday Mass Times
This year's Ash Wednesday Mass times in Patrickswell - Ballybrown Parish - click here for details - (post date 21/02/2023)
Parish Office Monday 20th February
The Parish office is closed on Monday 20th February and will be open on Tuesday 21st February and then Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th as normal. If you wish to leave a message please call 061 353454 or alternatively please email pwbbparishoffice@gmail.com and we will contact you when the office re-opens. (post
EXTRA EUCHARISTIC ADORATION – PATRICKSWELL
Extra Eucharistic Adoration During Lent - Patrickswell Church There will be extra Eucharistic Adoration in Patrickswell Church for six weeks in Lent, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm on the following evenings: Tuesday 21st February (the day before Ash Wednesday), and thereafter for the following five Tuesdays - 28th February, 7th /
Lay Led Liturgy in Ballybrown – Monday & Tuesday 13th/14th February
Diocesan Conference Monday/Tuesday 13th and 14th February 2023: The priests of the Diocese will be in Ennis on Monday and Tuesday next 13th/14th February. There will no morning Mass in Ballybrown on those days, but a Lay-Led Liturgy of the Word will take place in Ballybrown at the regular Mass time
Farewell Fr. Michael Irwin SSC (1936-2022)
Many parishioners in Patrickswell and Ballybrown well remember Fr. Michael Irwin, our curate for a brief period in the 2000s, and were saddened to learn of his recent death in the week before this Christmas just gone. May he rest in peace. We welcomed Fr. Irwin as curate to our
New Year Message from Fr. Michael Cussen P.P.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your prayers, support and very generous offerings to the Christmas Dues and weekly collections throughout 2022 which has again been a difficult year for many. Your generosity is a reflection of your goodwill which is very much valued and
Obituary: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Statement from Diocese of Limerick on the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Obituary: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI With sadness in our hearts and total submission to the Will of God, we announce the death of Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI at Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, Vatican City. May the Angels lead him
2022 Christmas/New Year Mass Schedule
We look forward to welcoming you and your families to our Churches over the Christmas and New Year period. Click HERE for details of Masses in our parish during this Festive Season. (Post date 19/12/2022)
Advent and Christmas Week Confessions
Please check Confession times in the parish and pastoral unit for Advent and Christmas Week by clicking on the following link:- ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS WEEK CONFESSIONS 2022 Post date 09/12/2022