St. Mary’s Parish Church Dungarvan
PLEASE NOTE: The Parish Church is open for the celebration of public Masses and Masses continue to be broadcast on 98.5FM.
Mass Times
Monday to Friday – 9.30am Mass, with the exception below;
*One morning Mass at 11.00am only on the occasion of funerals.
Saturday – 7.30pm Vigil Mass (Please note: There will be no 11.00am Mass on Saturday mornings)
Sunday – 10.00am & 12.00 noon Mass
All Masses broadcast on 98.5FM
Other Notices:
Please use hand sanitizers on entering and exiting the Church.
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The Parish Office
The Parish Office is open each day from 9.00 am – 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm – 4.30 p.m.
For Information on Baptisms please contact the Parish Office.
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Announcements at this Weekend’s Masses, February 22/23, 2025
Today we celebrate The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C. Welcome and welcome to everyone who joins us by radio on 98.5FM.
Information, prayers and leaflets Nos 1 & 2 about the Jubilee Year of Hope are available in the church, porches and at the top of the church near the Jubilee of Hope Banner. The Newsletter for February 2025 is also available.
Sunday next, 2nd March is Temperance Sunday and Wednesday week, 5th March is Ash Wednesday.
The Annual Safeguarding Newsletter is available in the church and porches. Please take one and read it in your own time.
As part of the Jubilee Year of Hope celebrations, the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore has organised an Evening of Appreciation for Volunteers at the Minella Hotel, Clonmel on Thursday week, 6th March at 7.00pm to express our deep appreciation to those who volunteer at parish level. Each parish has received 10 invitations. It is an invitation for all volunteers, that is, members of Parish Pastoral Councils, Committee Members, Ministers of the Word and Eucharist, Sacristans, Choir, Parish Faith Representatives, Local Safeguarding Representatives, Collectors, Envelope Distributers and others who help in the parishes in any way. Please give your name and contact details to the parish office before Tuesday next, Feb .25th. A draw will take place, and the 10 people will be contacted. We need to have this finalised by Feb. 28th next.
The Sacrament of the Sick will be celebrated here on Saturday next, 1st March at 12noon.
(12noon Mass Only) You are reminded that the main churchyard gates and the CBS Primary School gates are locked immediately after this Mass.
These announcements may be read on the parish website: www.dungarvanparish.ie
Parish notes are included each week in the two local newspapers.
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Newspaper Notes 24/02/2025
Sacrament of the Sick
The Sacrament of the Sick will be celebrated in St. Mary’s Parish Church on Saturday next, 1st March at 12noon.
Sunday, 2nd March: Day of Prayer for Temperance
Fr. Mathew (1790 – 1856) was a Capuchin friar from Tipperary whose 19th century crusade against the abuse of alcohol gained him the title of ‘Apostle of Temperance’ Father Mathew’s call to sobriety has relevance to modern Ireland. The cost to the nation by way of human suffering, abstention from work, criminality and social upheaval is inestimable.
Father Mathew’s Prayer
Compassionate Lord and Saviour,
you inspired the Capuchin Friar, Theobold Mathew
to show your compassionate face to those addicted
and burdened by the abuse of alcohol or addicted behaviour,
and to promote temperance.
May we today, continue to serve our brothers and sisters
with love and joy,
and to foster balance, and moderation in our lifestyles with
the help of God.
So, we pray, ‘here goes in the name of God’. Amen.
Jubilee Year of Hope 2025
Information, prayers and leaflets Nos 1 & 2 about the Jubilee Year of Hope are available in the church, porches and at the top of the church near the Jubilee of Hope Banner. The Newsletter for February 2025 is also available.
Safeguarding Newsletter
The Annual Safeguarding Newsletter is available in the church and porches.
Parish of Kilgobinet – Colligan – Kilbrien
The Vigil Mass on Saturday, 1st March will also be celebrated in Kilbrien Church at 7.30pm.
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Dungarvan Youth Club
More information on our notice boards or at the email address: youthclubdungarvanparish@hotmail.com
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Prayers
Pope Francis’ Prayer to Our Lady
O Mary,
You shine continuously on our journey
as a sign of salvation and hope.
We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick,
who, at the foot of the cross,
were united with Jesus’ suffering,
and persevered in your faith.
“Protectress of the Roman people”,
you know our needs,
and we know that you will provide,
so that, as at Cana in Galilee,
joy and celebration may return
after this time of trial.
Help us, Mother of Divine Love,
to conform ourselves to the will of the Father
and to do what Jesus tells us.
For he took upon himself our suffering,
and burdened himself with our sorrows
to bring us, through the cross,
to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen.
We fly to your protection, O Holy Mother of God;
Do not despise our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always
from every danger, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin.