The next sessions for blood donation take place in the Mourne Country Hotel, Belfast Road, Newry on Wednesday 31st August and Thursday 1st September from 12.30pm to 4.00pm and 5.00pm to 7.30pm. Please telephone 08085 534 653 to book an appointment.
Article: Back to school – the wondrous teacher
All the shop windows are full of back-to-school products and it seems that every time we turn on our radio, there is another discussion about uniforms and the cost of sending children back to school, kitted out in crests and school colours. Few reports focus on the return of school staff so I would like to redress that balance. After …
Article: Analogue worship in a digital world
As we emerge from the shadows of the COVID-19 lockdowns and start to rebuild our world full of human contact, we face many challenges. One of these is how do we adjust to the world of worship, emerge from our digital hibernation, and physically engage in the holy sacrifice of Mass and other aspects of Christian worship. During the COVID …
NEWRY PARISH FINANCIAL STATEMENT – YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2021
20 August 2022 Dear Parishioners Please click here to download a copy of the Annual Accounts for the year ending 31st December 2021. We have gone through a difficult period in the past two years with COVID. It meant for some time that the Churches were closed and parishioners were not able to attend Mass. Thankfully, things have improved in …
Glendalough Pilgrimage Walk for all
Take a day to do something different: join others on a Pilgrimage walk in Glendalough, Co Wicklow. Part of St Kevins way in an area of outstanding beauty on Tuesday 23rd August 2022 All are welcome. Please return the form below with £10 to parish office in Newry by Lunch time 18th Aug…..via post or by hand – details are …
Article: Gratitude and Generosity
In Luke’s Gospel, we are told, ‘A person’s life is not made secure by what he owns, even when they have more than they need’ (Luke 12:15).Therefore, ‘what have we gained for all the toil and strain that we have undergone under the sun?” (Ecclesiastes 2:22). Dom Helder Camara, the Brazilian archbishop who devoted his life to seeking justice for the poor, said …
SVDP plea for help with school uniforms
Many local families will already be thinking about the cost of sending their children back to school in September with expensive school uniforms top of the list. SVDP are appealing for donations of money or school uniform clothing which is no longer needed and still in good condition. Please call in with outgrown items or even school equipment that is …
Article: The treasure held her heart
Few people can fail to have been moved by the plight of the young 12-year-old boy, Archie Battersbee who died on Saturday 6th August. After almost four months in a coma and a legal battle between his parents and doctors, Archie was taken off life support and passed away a few hours later. The 12-year-old’s heartbroken mother, Hollie Dance struggled …
Clergy appointments for the Diocese of Dromore
Changes effective 10th September 2022 Archbishop Eamon Martin, Apostolic Administrator has announced the following clergy changes/appointments in the Diocese of Dromore, to take effect on 10th September 2022. Changes for Newry and Saval We look forward to welcoming Fr Wojciech Stachyra SChr (currently working in the Archdiocese of Westminster) who will be joining us in the parishes of Newry and …
Article: A lesson for Newry from the Brummies!
The Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai who was named the 2014 Peace Prize laureate when she was 17, gave a moving speech this week during the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. She underlined the opportunities Birmingham had given her and her family when they arrived from Pakistan. In October 2012, the Pakistani advocate for female education was flown to Queen …