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Ascension Thursday falls on May 14th this year. 
Pentecost Sunday falls on May 24 marking the end of Easter 2026

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We celebrate Good Shepherd Sunday this weekend 25/26.

In many dioceses, Good Shepherd Sunday is an opportunity to pray for vocations, to encourage those who might be considering ordained or religious life, and for each of us to ask ourselves whether the Lord might be calling us to do some definite service for him.

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Details of 2026 Limerick Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes which departs from Shannon on 18/19 June are in this week's newsletter 

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This Sunday March 15 we celebrate Mother's Day and wish all our mothers a lovely day celebrating.

A Trocaire member will speak of its work at all weekend masses on March 21/22.  This coincides with the 2026 Lenten Campaign 

A Lenten Pastoral Letter by Bishop Brendan Leahy

Bishop Leahy reflects on Fasting this year.

While fasting is not a central element of the Christian Faith, it has a place and perhaps we need to rediscover its value.

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This week's gospel tells the story of Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman at the well.  She recognises that he is a great prophet and tells the people of her city of her encounter with him

He stayed two days in the city and the Samaritans believed that he was the saviour of the World 

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Today March 1 is first day of meteorological Spring.  Evenings are getting longer and we look forward to summer. 
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration. Jesus takes his closest companions to a high mountain where he is transfigured before their eyes. 

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Next week we celebrate the feast of 2 well known saints:

st John de Bosco January 31

St Brigid February 1st which also heralds the start of Spring season.

The mornings and evenings stretch & we look forward to warmer days 

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We celebrate Feast of the Epiphany on Tuesday January 6th. 
We will shortly be holding a public meeting on the future direction of our parish.  We will post more details as soon as date is finalised.