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Please note there will be no weekday 10:00am Masses at Ringaskiddy Oratory or Shanbally - Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary during June, July and August 2025
First Holy Communion 2025 in the Harbour Parishes
The following are the dates of Masses in the Harbour Parishes at which children from the local schools will receive their First Holy Communion.
Online Book of Condolence is openFollowing the announcement by the Holy See that Pope Francis has ‘returned to the House of the Lord’, Bishop Fintan Gavin invites the people of the Diocese of Cork and Ross to unite in prayer to God at this time.
“I invite the parishioners, priests, deacons and religious of our diocese to join as one with the faithful across the globe as we commend Pope Francis to the Lord. We give thanks to Almighty God for the gift of Pope Francis as shepherd of the people of God and we thank God for his selfless service and dedication to the end of his earthly life. We remember Pope Francis as one who challenged us to reach out to those on the margins and to bring God’s mercy to all those we encounter. We pray together that Pope Francis’ call to all of us to make this Jubilee Year a Year of Hope may be fulfilled.
In what was to be his last pastoral message to the faithful on Easter Sunday, Pope Francis said:
‘All those who put their hope in God place their feeble hands in his strong and mighty hand; they let themselves be raised up and set out on a journey. Together with the risen Jesus, they become pilgrims of hope, witnesses of the victory of love and of the disarmed power of Life.’
We pray together now that Pope Francis prayer will be answered and that his soul may be in eternal peace with God.“
An online Book of Condolences has been opened by the Irish Bishops' Conference and people are invited to submit their messages of sympathy here.
Altars of repose
There will be a special walking Jubilee Year Pilgrimage to seven Cork City Churches on Holy Thursday Evening 17 April led by Bishop Fintan
This will begin after the 7.30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper in The Cathedral with a brief period of adoration at the altar of repose.
The pilgrim walk will then proceed to St Mary's on Pope’s Quay, Holy Trinity on Fr. Mathew Quay, St. Finbarr’s South on Dunbar St., St Augustine's on Washington Street, St Francis Church on Liberty Street and on to Ss Peter and Paul's. The pilgrimage will finish with Night Prayer at 10pm.
People are also welcome to make their own pilgrimage starting at any of the churches on the pilgrim route.
This is a special way to mark the Jubilee year and as part of this there will be a plenary indulgence granted to those who participate in the Night Prayer in Ss Peter and Paul's at 10pm, whilst meeting the necessary conditions.
These are that a person go to Confession, receive Holy Communion, perform an act of charity and pray for the Pope’s intentions. The indulgence can be applied to the souls in Purgatory.
The Diocese of has announced plans to bring a group of young adults to Rome to join with young people from across the world in this Jubilee Year
During the launch, youth leaders Fr. Marius O’Reilly, Fr. Ronan Sheehan, Sheila Kelleher, and Mary-Claire Scanlon shared insights on the significance of a Jubilee Year, the logistics of the pilgrimage, and fundraising plans.
Sarah Ryan-Purcell, who travelled to World Youth Day in 2023, also gave a personal testimony about her experience as a pilgrim at that event.
Spaces are limited and filling up fast; for more details and to book in, contact Sheila at
Sarah Ryan-Purcell shared her experience of World Youth DayDiocesan Time of Prayer and Discernment
Meetings took place in Carrigaline during February
There was indeed a very good attendance from the Family of Parishes of Carrigaline as Parishioners and priests met together for three evenings in February.
In the light of prayer and reflection many important aspects of faith, worship, the sacraments, community and more were discussed. This was carried out with intent, great purpose and energy.
We recognised challenges going forward where there will indeed be a need for great collaboration as a faith community.
Notes, ideas, reflections from all the Family of Parishes will be collated and then there will be a response from Bishop Fintan and the Diocese which is expected to be completed in the Autumn.
Family of Parishes: Meetings in FebruaryHave you seen the new Useful Links page?
There's a new page on the Harbour Parishes website called Links.
Positioned on the sub-menu of the Homepage the Links button offers useful connections to relevant external websites including resources for prayer and reflection.
Dear Parishioner,
As we begin our Lenten journey, we look forward to the joy and the celebration of Easter.
We welcome you at our Easter Ceremonies as we journey with Jesus from the Last Supper through his Passion and death to the joy of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday morning.
May I take this opportunity to wish you a happy and blessed Easter season.
Yours sincerely
Fr. Dave O’Connell, Co-PP
Holy Week and Easter 2025Here is a list of upcoming Masses
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Receive news from the Harbour Parishes websiteA Lenten talk by Martina Lehane Sheehan
Wednesday 19 March
at 7:30pm
Church of Our Lady and St. John, Carrigaline
Explore how to slow down, and savour God's healing presence, even when the world spins around us. Unlock the keys to serenity, simplicity and surrender.
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