21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
23 August 2026
Services during the Week:
Saggart: Mass: Sun 9am, Tue, Wed & Fri 11am.
Adoration: Sat and Sun 4 to 7pm
Rathcoole: Mass: Sat 6pm, Sun 12pm, Tue & Thu 10am.
Adoration: Sun 4 to 6pm, Tue 10.30am to 1pm and 3 to 5pm; Fri 9am to 12pm and 3 to 7pm
Newcastle: Mass: Sun 10am. Mon & Fri 10am.
Adoration: Sat 3 to 5pm.
Confession: Available by request, generally after any Mass.
Baptisms/Marriages: Contact Parish Office for details (086 0108420 on Tue, Wed & Thu from 10am to 12.30pm)
Remember in your Prayers
Pray for Tony Appleby, Carrigmore Gardens and Séamus Collins, Hazelhatch Rd who died recently. Sé’s funeral Mass Monday 10am Newcastle church. Please remember Fr. Kieran O Mahony who has worked with the diocese for many years through scripture courses and liturgy formation. May they Rest in Peace.
First Holy Communion & Confirmation Time
Leaving cert results last Friday. Back to school this week. Summer sun has gone! Now is the time to get moving again. For those who have children in non-parish schools but wish to celebrate First Penance/Eucharist & Confirmation please contact Martina in the parish office over the next few weeks.
Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes Sept 3rd – 8th 2026
Support the Dublin diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes by becoming an Associate Member. You are invited to make a donation in the sacristy and take an associate member prayer card. Names & intentions can be written on the attached pad. These will be sent to Lourdes to be included at all Masses during the pilgrimage.
Heritage Week
Well done to all who organised the walk around Rathcoole last Thursday and provided the refreshments afterwards in the Old Courthouse. In Newcastle thanks to Frank for opening his house to be viewed and giving a detailed yet light history lesson on the history of Newcastle and surrounding area. The history that is in our doorstep is fantastic that is sometimes in danger of being eroded through ‘progress’. Saggart, Rathcoole & Newcastle and surrounding areas are all steeped in history.
Saggart tidy Towns
Meet on the last Saturday at 10.30 at the plaza opposite Jacob’s pub. All are welcome to help keep our village tidy.
RCIA – Brazilian Community
The Brazilian Catholic Community Católicos em Dublin is now accepting registrations for a new Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) catechesis class in Portuguese. For more information and registration, please visit the link in the community’s Instagram bio @catolicosemdublin or contact them via WhatsApp at 083 3813813.
Cemetery Mass/Blessings during Summer
Esker – 30th August at 3pm.
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 www.dublindiocese.ie/missionministry or contact peter.siney@dublindiocese.ie.
Carmelites – Come & See Weekend
For men aged 20-40 years who are discerning a vocation.. A weekend to Explore your future, Explore God’s plan for your life, Explore becoming a Carmelite Friar. Takes place in Gort Muire Carmelite Community, Dublin 16,on September 11th to13th (Friday evening to Sunday afternoon). For more details chat to Fr Michael, O.Carm email carmelitemoate@gmail.com or phone 090 648 1160.
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.
Natural Family Planning
An introduction to Natural Family Planning: an overview of the evidence-based sympto-thermal double check method of NFP for couples, healthcare professionals, teachers, counsellors and others interested in learning about fertility appreciation and fertility care. Date: September 19th. Time: 10am-4pm. Venue: Ely House, Ely Place, Dublin D02 P028. Cost €50. To book a place, please contact deirdregleeson@medwise.ie or ring 045 854022.
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.
Season of Creation 2026
After this summer in Ireland, we don’t have to imagine burnt earth, dry and cracked soil, desert and depleted resources of water. If we were lukewarm before about ‘Care for our Common Home’ or cynical about ‘Laudato Si’ we have an opportunity to revisit those views by immersing ourselves in the celebration of the Season of Creation in our liturgies and our communities (everything doesn’t happen inside the church building) from September 1 to October 4 (Feast of St Francis of Assisi).
The Season of Creation 2026 resources can be found here: Season of Creation 2026
These resources for 2026 were compiled by the ‘Laudato Si’ Working Group of the Irish Bishops’ Conference & Trócaire. The theme is ‘Living Water’ inspired by Ezekiel 47:9,12.