Dear Parishioner ,
Welcome to our parish website and if you are new to the area, welcome to our parish. You may come from further afield and simply want to know something about St. Jude the Apostle Parish – I hope that your visit will transform distance into friendship.
Our parishioners come from all over Ireland and beyond. We are comprised of young and not so young, working and retired people and children growing up who share a common love of God and each other. Please browse our site and feel welcome to drop into our beautiful church at any time to say a prayer or light a candle or join our parish family for Mass.
You can also tune in and watch our ceremonies live through the magic of the internet, which when you think of it is really what a parish is all about. A group of individuals combining talents and knowledge for the greater good and as the Jesuits would say, the Glory of God.
With best wishes:Fr. P.P.    

This parish (RCN:20016166) is made up of over 2,500 homes from the estates of Orwell Park, Willington, Wellington Road, Cypress Downs, Glendown, Rossmore, Templeogue Wood, Templeogue Lodge, Rushbrook, Kennington, Wilderwood, Osprey, Kilvere and Domville.

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• Family Mass – The next Family Mass is on Saturday 8th March in St Judes at 5.30pm.
  Youth Café: The Youth Café will run after the Family Mass from 6.30pm to 7.30pm

Accord Sunday 16th February:
Thank you for your generous donations to Accord. The sum of €1,580.00 was raised.
Your financial assistance is greatly appreciated

• Message from Fr. Pat. click here
  
  
• Pastoral Centre Room 1 is available to book. See Paddy in Parish Office
  
  
• First Confessions - For First Holy Communion Communicants Monday 24th February at 7pm.
  Please remember in your prayers the children making their First Confession
  

As we will soon begin the Holy Season of Lent, Trócaire Lenten Boxes are now available in the church porches, for us to take home as a reminder of the poor who seek and deserve every assistance from us

• Active Retirement Association - St Pius X Church: Will meet this coming Monday 24th February at 11am in St Mary’s Room. If you are free, please do join us, all are very welcome
  
  
• Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes The 2025 Jubilee Year Pilgrimage will take place 4th - 9th September, led by Archbishop Farrell. The Pilgrimage is a fully escorted tour. Enquiries about travelling as a Sick / Assisted Pilgrim should be made to the Pilgrimage Office, Deirdre Daly, Administrative Secretary
  info@lourdes.dublindiocese.ie / 018087555 or John Flaherty, john.flaherty@dublindiocese.ie / 01808557
  For further general information contact info@joewalshtours.ie or 01 2410800
  
  
• KIMMAGE MANOR BOOK CLUB - meets on the 1st Thursday of each month in the Parish Office Meeting Room at 7pm for a friendly discussion on a chosen book. New members will be very welcome
  
  
• St Jude the Apostle 50th Celebrations: - Volunteers to help us celebrate this occasion needed. Please contact either: the parish office, a member of the Parish Council, Tommy Hartnett or Liam Dolan
  
  
• Child Protection Information Sessions for Volunteers: To comply with Diocesan Policy, all Parish Volunteers must attend an Information Session every three years. All those currently in ministry are asked to please take advantage of the coming dates in order to comply with this requirement.
                                            All Dates / Venues & Times of Sessions
  March 11th Navan Road Parish 7pm,               March 12th Johnstown Parish 7pm
  Volunteers will be asked to sign in at the sessions so that all parishes can be advised who has attended from their parish
  
  
• Bookings for Anniversary Masses etc. Please note that all anniversary and remembrance masses can be booked through the Parish Office. Opening hours Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9.30am – 12.30pm
  

Cozy Corner Café:
Opening Times
Monday - Friday 8.30am – 3.30pm / Saturday 10am - 4pm
For reservations phone Tom @ 083 1838006  

• Parish Centre Shop: Mass Cards, Baptismal Candles, Rosary beads, Opening hours same as Parish Office (above). Gift shop is now closed. However there are still a small selection of items available in Parish Office

First Communion 2025: Bishop Shanahan National School
Wednesday 21st May A2/A3 (Mrs McFadden / Ms Brereton),
Thursday 22nd May Rooms 6/7 (Ms Young / Ms Dunn)

Confirmations 2025: Bishop Galvin National School
Wednesday 28th May (Ms Foley / Ms Creaven),
Thursday 29th May (Ms Duignan / Mr Geraghty, Ms Tunney)

Toddlers World A fun interactive music class, suitable from 4 months to 4 years and beyond. Monday, Thursday & Friday in St. Judes Pastoral Centre 9.45am – 11am. Contact Amanda 086 1700806 to book

Thursdays in St. Jude the Apostle's: At 09:30 we pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary, especially for our priests. We say a Vocation prayer for young men and women that they might hear and answer the call to Priesthood and Religious Life. The Eucharist is then available. See leaflet at back of church

Sincere thanks to all who continue to support Koins for Kids due to your continued donations this parish has donated the sum of        €12,000 plus lots of non euro coins and notes. No donation is too small so if you have any small        change or foreign currency lying around drop them into parish office and we will pass on to Koins for        Kids whose aim it is to raise 1 million euro to fund a paediatric MRI scanner for new Childrens hospital.        So far amount raised is in excess of €500,000. St Jude The Apostle's are the leading donor so keep up        the good work and dig out all those old coins or small euro coins every little helps. Please help them if        you can. Check them out on www.koinsforkids.ie

• Funeral Mass will take place on Monday and Wednesday at 10:00am and Baptisms will be on the 3rd Sunday of the Month at 1pm. Click here for more details
  
  
• Click here to view note from Fr. Pat regarding the future operation of the parishes of St. Jude and St. Pius X from September 2nd 2024
  

• Church Collections click here for more details

Bethany Bereavement Support: We can offer the support of a trained listener in a safe, free, supportive place to journey with you through your grief. To speak with a volunteer please contact: tel 087 990 5299 Email: bethanybereavement1982@gmail.com

• Standing Orders – increasing amounts – Some of you have increased the amount you were donating or started new standing order but we are struggling to identify where some of the amounts are coming in from as you have not put your name in correct field. If you have increased or started a new standing order since January you might send me an email with the new amount and your name so we can allocate the correct amounts. Sincere thanks to all who continue to support the parish with your standing orders it is a great help to the upkeep of the parish and in claiming the tax back on your donations stjudesparishwillington@gmail.com
  

• Jigsaw Offering younger people going through a hard time, or for those worried about a young person in your life. www.jigsaw.ie
  

• Request for copies of Baptism, Confirmation Certificates and Letters of Freedom from 1st June in order to comply with the new GDPR requlations we are required by law to ask the person for whom the certificate relates to to request copy themselves accompanied by photo id so the easiest way is to email request to stjudesparishwillington@gmail.com and attach photo id otherwise we will have to give them a request form for you to sign and bring it back with photo id if you are asking someone to pick up certificates they must have photo id of their own as well before we can hand out paperwork
  

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