It was with much sadness the parish learned of Liam’s untimely death, following an accident; he died in the presence of his loving family. There was a huge attendance at his removal and Requiem Mass – a testament to the loving husband, dad, granddad, brother, uncle, caring neighbour and friend.

The 3rd parish assembly was formed in December 2013 and started [...]

Here in this parish there is adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Friday following the 10am Mass until 8pm. Why not drop in to the little chapel at the back of the Church and spend a few minutes in the wonderful Presence of the Lord! The Prayer intentions for February is vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

Fr. Colin and myself take this opportunity to wish you every blessing and good fortune for 2014. As we welcome our new year we wish to thank all, most sincerely, who gave of their time and talents to beautifully prepare our Church for the celebration of Christmas, and the erection of the Crib and Christmas Tree. We thank especially Mr. Jim Hanley of Hanley’s Store for donating our Christmas Tree this year.

We finally got to say farewell and thanks to Fr John who left us in July to take up his new appointment as administrator of Farranree parish. Fr John ministered as our parish priest from June 2008 to July 2013 and the parishioners of Frankfield/Grange came out in their numbers to express their appreciation and thanks for his pastoral ministry over the previous five years.

An indroduction by Fr John: When someone we love dies, it seems that time stands still. What moves through us is a silence.....a guilt sadness....a longing for one more day.....one more touch. We may not understand why our loved one left us so soon, or before we could say goodbye, but, little by little, we begin to remember not just that they have died, but also that they have lived. Every year at this Mass we are reminded that death is no respecter of age or circumstance. Different faces join with those whose loved ones went to God in different years; yes faces change but the heartbreak of death is universal. And so you may have lost a loved one over the last few weeks, some months ago or wherever the loss occured; tonight the prayers of this community are offered for you.

The “door of faith” (Acts 14:27) is always open for us, [...]

Not to hurt our humble brethren (the animals) is our [...]

The RCIA (The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a process which involves the community in journeying with a non-Catholic who has asked to become a Catholic. It involves a number of stages punctuated by liturgical rites to aid and assist the potential person toward the final rite at the Easter Vigil at which time they will become full members of the Roman Catholic Church.