Category: From Father Peter’s Desk

This Week: Palm Sunday This Sunday was one of those special Sundays where the community has a strong participation in the Liturgy and a great generosity of spirit. At the 10.00 Mass the children of the DTIM programme carried in the Palms and shouted Hosanna as did the children of Jerusalem 2000 years ago. Young… Continue reading From Fr. Peter’s Desk: 17th April 2019

This Week: What did Jesus write in the sand?   This was a question that was asked at the scripture course … and we don’t know the answer but it was great to have a place to converse and delve into the readings of Palm Sunday. There is only one session left to discover the… Continue reading From Fr. Peter’s Desk: 9th April 2019

There was just so much going on…… On Friday evening Shane Ross T.D came to the Parish Bingo and helped to contribute to the fun. On Saturday morning, President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina came to the parish in a personal capacity. Also on Saturday we had a general meeting of volunteers and… Continue reading From Fr. Peter’s Desk: 7th April 2019

This Week: St Patricks weekend. There was a great flurry of activity this weekend. On Saturday we followed our programme for lent and sowed three plum trees in honour of Pope Francis’ document “Laudato Si”. The weather gave us just the right ten minutes to get them into the ground before generously watering them from… Continue reading From Fr. Peter’s Desk, 19th March, 2019

“Man does not live on bread alone” On Saturday, the Communications Team had another meeting to continue the effort of upgrading the website and making it as accessible and useful as possible. On Sunday the 10.00 Mass was again graced by the presence of the Family Mass choir who will help in the liturgy until… Continue reading From Fr. Peter’s Desk, 13th March, 2019

“And they left everything and followed Him” Was the conclusion of last Sundays Gospel. A BIG challenge in a FEW words. What has been going on in the Parish? The communications team met again to contineu the upgrading of the website. It takes a lot of dedication and hard work to get keep the website… Continue reading From Fr. Peter’s Desk, 17th February, 2019

Star appeared at the 12.00 Mass. Yes, Fr Dermot Lane is back after his sabbatical and was warmly welcomed home. The 400 club spoke at both Masses to thank people for their participation and to inform them of the results of the club over the last year. Another 15 new people have signed up to… Continue reading From Fr. Peter’s Desk, 8th February, 2019

Catholic Schools Week was celebrated in the Parish at the 10.00 Mass where the children of confirmation and communion classes participated by reflecting on the importance of names and what the name Christian means. They helped each other in the prayers of the faithful, bringing up the gifts and giving the communion reflection. The family… Continue reading From Fr. Peter’s Desk, 31st January, 2019

Not alone was the hospitality group back in full swing but all the other teams, groups and ministries got into gear for 2019 season. The Baptism team organized a special Mass for all the babies baptised during the 2018 and it was a great occasion to welcome back the families and children who are now… Continue reading From Fr. Peter's Desk, 16th January, 2019

*CHRISTMAS IN BALALLY:* A lot of preparation went into the celebration of Christmas in our Parish Community this year. Not alone were lights changed, chalices polished, decorations and cribs installed, flowers and plants distributed but there was also a spiritual preparation through the Advent morning prayer. During the four weeks, the church lights were on… Continue reading From Fr. Peter's Desk, 2nd January, 2019