Crosserlough Parish

Quote for September 2019
“Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand”. St Teresa of Calcutta
(Displayed on Divine Word Missionaries Calendar 2019)

Feasts during August 2019

Transfiguration of the Lord – 6th August
St Dominic – 8th August
St Lawrence – 10th August
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – 15th August
Our Lady of Knock – 17th August
St Bernard – 20th August
St Pius X, Pope – 21st August
St Rose of Lima – 23rd August
St Bartholomew, Apostle – 24th August
St Ninian, Scotland – 26th August
St Monica – 27th August
St Augustine – 28th August

Quote for August 2019
“Success is the sum of all efforts, repeated day in and day out”. Robert Collier
(Displayed on Divine Word Missionaries Calendar 2019)

Feasts during July 2019

St Oliver Plunkett – 1st July
St Thomas, Apostle – 3rd July
St Benedict, Patron of Europe – 11th July
St Mary Magdalene – 22nd July
St James, Apostle – 25th July
St Joachim and St Anne, Parents of Our Lady – 26th July
St Peter and St Paul – 29th July
St Ignatius Loyola – 31st July

Quote for July 2019
“Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of travelling”. Margaret B. Runbeck
(Displayed on Divine Word Missionaries Calendar 2019)

Monsignor McManus – 72 Years of Priesthood
The faith community of Crosserlough Parish congratulate and pray for Monsignor McManus on the 72nd anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.

His ordination took place on 22nd June 1947 at St Patrick’s College in Maynooth. We ask God’s blessings on Monsignor McManus as he begins the 73rd year of his ministry. 

Parish Trip to Dublin Zoo

Twenty-eight of the altar servers in our parish travelled to Dublin Zoo today (Saturday, 15th June). The bus left the Réaltóg in Kilnaleck a little after 9am. An hour and a half later, a group photo was taken inside the gates of the zoo. After a brief snack, the walking tour began.

The group made their way towards the Orangutan Forest, around the Flamingo Lagoon, along Sea Lion Cove, through the African Savannah and over to the Gorilla Rainforest. A break for lunch at 12.30pm was a welcome relief for all.

Chimpanzee Island and the Elephant Forest Trail were visited in the afternoon. By 3pm the boys and girls were back on the bus, laden down with goodies from the gift shop. The bus then headed out of the park and in the direction of the drumlins once again. A great day was had by everyone!

Feasts during June 2019

Feast of the Ascension – 2nd June
St Boniface – 5th June
Pentecost Sunday – 9th June
Trinity Sunday – 16th June
Corpus Christi – 23rd June
Birth of St John the Baptist – 24th June
St Peter and St Paul – 29th June
Immaculate Heart of Mary – 29th June

Quote for June 2019
“Treat your friends as you do your pictures and place them in their best light”. Jenny Jerome Churchill
(Displayed on Divine Word Missionaries Calendar 2019)

First Holy Communion and Confirmation 

We congratulate the boys and girls from the three primary schools in our parish who made their First Holy Communion in 2019. The ceremonies proved to be special and memorable for all involved. A further thirty-two young people from the parish received the Sacrament of Confirmation in St Mary’s Church on 19th May. We ask God our Father, through the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, to bless and guide our young parishioners as they begin a new phase in their lives.