Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
19th July 2026
Services during the Week:
Saggart: Mass: Sunday 9am, Tue, Wed & Fri 11am.
Adoration: Sat/Sun 4 – 7pm
Rathcoole: Mass: Sat 6pm, Sun 12pm, Tue & Thur 10am.
Adoration: Sun 4 – 6pm, Tue 10.30 – 5pm; Fri 9 – 12 & 3 – 7pm
Newcastle: Mass: Sun 10am. Mon & Fri 10am.
Adoration: Sat 3 – 5pm.
Confession: Available by request, generally after any Mass.
Baptisms/Marriages: Contact Parish Office for details (086 0108420 Tue – Thu 10.00 – 12.30)
Recently Deceased
Our sympathy to the families of Bernadette Jordan (Lisheen NH), Vera Lonergan (Rathcoole) and Mick Hayden (Rathcoole). May they rest in peace.
Cemetery Mass/Blessings
Esker – 30th August at 3pm.
Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes
The diocesan pilgrimage takes place this year from September 3 to 8th. Full details on participating and supporting / donating are available at Dublin Diocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage
The Priory – Tallaght
The Priory Institute one-week online Summer School is reflective, informative and interactive and will run from August 10. The course includes four recorded presentations and one online zoom discussion and is very flexible as it is delivered entirely online. Find out more and register at: Priory Tallaght.
National Grandparents Pilgrimage to Knock – Sunday July 26
Each summer, Grandparents, families, and friends from across Ireland and beyond gather at the Shrine of Our Lady of Knock for the Catholic Grandparents Association’s National Grandparents Pilgrimage — a joyful day of prayer, music, and thanksgiving for the gift of Grandparents and the elderly.
This year all grandparents and families / friends are warmly invited to celebrate the Sixth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, gathering around the theme chosen by Pope Leo XIV: “I will never forget you” (Is 49:15).
Full details at: Catholic Grandparents.
Support for Birth Mothers
Information and Support for Birth Mothers whose babies were placed for adoption may be found at Birth Information or by calling the relevant section of Tusla at 0818 445500.
Volunteers Needed
New members are needed for our Parish Pastoral Council and Parish Finance Committee. If you feel that you may have an interest in shaping the parish of the future please leave contact details to the parish office and you will be contacted with more information shortly. We are always looking for new Readers, Ministers of the Eucharist, Altar servers, Choir members, Stewards, Church Cleaners, Eucharistic Adoration and also people to help out with Funeral Ministry and Baptism Teams. Training, if needed, will be provided. Please leave name and contact details in your local church sacristy.
We currently have a particular need in Rathcoole for new volunteers to help with cleaning of the church on a regular basis. If you have an hour to spare and are available to help please contact Mary or Seamus in the sacristy.
Rathcoole Church Carpark Lights
Unfortunately the planned installation of the lamp posts outside Rathcoole church was postponed due to recent funeral arrangements. SDCC will notify us when a new date can be arranged.
Pathways into Pastoral Ministry
This course is for any adult who wants to explore and grow their faith. Over a year, participants are offered inputs on foundational issues of faith and the impact they have on ministry and parish life. There is also time for small group sharing and the opportunity for three different retreat experiences. On completion of the course, people are presented with a certificate. Pathways is run on a Thursday evening (during term times) at the St Patrick’s campus of DCU in Drumcondra from 7.15pm to 9.15pm. The course starts on September 24th and runs until May 13th, and costs €300. For further details, please visit the adult faith section of Pastoral Ministry or contact:
peter.siney@dublindiocese.ie.
Diocesan Certificate in Catechesis
This 8-session course, run in St Paul’s Arran Quay, is for current members of a Parish Sacramental Preparation Team or anyone who might be considering this important ministry. The course is divided into 4 foundation modules and 4 modules that explore Catechesis in practice. The course costs €200. Those who successfully complete the course will receive a certificate. For more information, and to apply for a place, please contact:
patricia.carroll@dublindiocese.ie.
Glendalough Pilgrimage Walks
At the Glendalough Hermitage Centre we are delighted to offer parish groups from all localities a pilgrim experience in the valley of Glendalough, visiting the sacred sites associated with the 6th Century Saint Kevin and the monastic settlement which flourished through the Early Christian period in Ireland. Our project was initiated in the Jubilee Year 2000 by the Archdiocese of Dublin at the beginning of the third millennium, with the purpose of ‘restoring Glendalough as a place of pilgrimage’. During the Jubilee Year 2025 many ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ experienced a life-giving day walking in the Valley of the Seven Churches. For 2026 we continue to extend this invitation to all new and returning parish groups seeking to experience a day of retreat, reflection and renewal in the beautiful Glendalough valley. For details and bookings contact 0879356696 or failte@glendaloughhermitage.ie.
More information available at: Glendalough.
Theology of the Body Conference – Clarendon St Church
Theology of the Body Dublin Conference 2026 starting Friday 24th July evening with Holy Mass starting at 17:30 until Sunday 26th July ending at 16:00. diving into St John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, led and presented by the TOB Educators and Jesus Youth Ireland. This is the 3rd Annual Theology of the Body Conference organized by Theology of the Body Educators. The location is St Teresa’s Church, Clarendon Street, Dublin 2. Open to Adults aged 18+. Whether you’re single, dating, married, or still figuring things out, you’re very welcome. Bring a friend and discover something truly beautiful together! More details at: Theology of the Body.
Seeds of Hope, Hints of Resurrection – Dominican Retreat Centre
19-25th July with Jessie Rogers. Visit https://domrc.ie/ for more details.
Manresa Retreat Centre
Manresa Jesuit Centre of Spirituality (426 Clontarf Road, Dollymount) – September 2026 Retreat Offerings. Individually Directed Retreat, Mon-Fri, 7-11 Sep (4-day) / Tue-Thu, 15-24 Sep (8-day). A directed retreat offers time for personal prayer, silence, and reflection, with daily guidance from a spiritual director – a chance to deepen your relationship with God and discover His personal call to you.
The Reign of God (Residential Retreat). Sun, 27 Sep-Wed, 30 Sep. Facilitator: Fr Bernard McGuckian SJ. The concept of kingdom features frequently in both the Old and New Testaments. Come and find out its importance and how its meaning changed over the course of salvation history. For more information, check our website at www.manresa.ie or contact us at reception@manresa.ie / 01 5529 448.
Coiste Tréadach 2025
An Coiste Tréadach helps to organize weekly mass in the Irish language in several locations in the Dublin diocese. Update available at Coiste Treadach.
Bishops’ Summer Statement
Members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered last week at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, for their Summer 2026 General Meeting. Archbishop Farrell is the Vice-President of the Conference. Issues discussed during the meeting included:
• Civil unrest in Belfast
• Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical letter, Magnifica Humanitas, on humanity in the AI era
• Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church
• ‘Day for Life’ 2026 message: The Wonder of the Child in the Womb
• Department of Education and Youth’s Primary Schools Survey
• Synodality: in Ireland and Universally
• New EU Envoy for FoRB outside the EU, and persecution of Christians in Nigeria
• Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union
• Trócaire: Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
• TheWay.ie, progress on new unified digital platform to share the Good News
• Supporting international priests ministering in Ireland
• Maynooth Union annual celebration of milestone anniversaries of ordination classes
More information available at: Bishops Statement