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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"Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God: I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand."         
- Isaiah 41:10

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• World Youth Day Message from Pope Leo XIV for World Youth Day Click here to read Pope's message or if it suits you better link to:
  https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/messages/youth/documents/20251007-messaggio-xl-gmg.html
  
  
• The Annual Mass of Remembrance of parishioners Thanks to Father Damian, Father Diarmuid, Father Neil, Deacon Gerry, Marguerite, Tommy, the choir and all who helped make the Remembrance Mass a very spiritual occasion last Thursday 20/11/25
  
  
• Best wishes to Father Pat for a speedy recovery
  
  
• Department of Education - Have your say: The current Department of Education survey on the future of patronage in the primary sector is important in that it will shape the discussion on primary school divesting for the years to come throughout the Republic of Ireland. The survey is school specific and needs to be responded to by all parents and prospective parents locally. It is important that those who wish for a change in patronage would have their voice heard. It is equally important that those who wish for a Catholic education for their children, and the support for sacramental preparation available in Catholic schools, would have their voice heard also. For those reasons and to ensure that an accurate picture emerges, please participate in this survey if you are a parent or a prospective parent of a Primary school student. The survey can be accessed at www.gov.ie/primaryschoolsurvey/. It closes on Tuesday, December 16
  
  
• Orwell Park Residents Association AGM November 25th, 7pm, Parish Centre
  
  
• ST JUDES PARISH CHRISTMAS FAIR Sunday 30th November, 3:00pm to 6:00pm in Parish Centre and around the grounds. If you are interested in taking a stall, please email stjudesparishwillington@gmail.com with details of your craft and a mobile number for contact
  
  
• Dates for the celebration of the Sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation 2026
  
  Bishop Shanahan National School First Holy Communions Wednesday 20th/Thursday 21st May '26
  Parents of 2nd class children are invited to enrol their children for the Sacrament of First Holy Communion by clicking here and completing the online enrolement and submitting same. You will also need to drop a copy of your child’s Baptism Cert into the parish office once you have completed the online enrolment. Certs are available from the church where your child was baptised. We would kindly ask parents to complete the enrolment by Friday 12th December 2025. This will enable the parish to keep parents informed about any developments in the preparation for the Sacraments
  
  Bishop Galvin National School Sacrament of Confirmation Wednesday 27th/Thursday 28th May '26
  Parents of 6th class children are invited to enrol their children for the Sacrament of Confirmation by clicking here and completing the online enrolement and submitting same. You will also need to drop a copy of your child’s Baptism Cert into the parish office once you have completed the online enrolment. Certs are available from the church where your child was baptised. We would kindly ask parents to complete the enrolment by Friday 12th December 2025. This will enable the parish to keep parents informed about any developments in the preparation for the Sacraments
  

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

Sincere thanks to all who continue to support Koins for Kids due to your continued donations this parish has donated in excess of €11,374        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 has        reached the milestone of €700,000. 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

Cozy Corner Café (Summer Hours): Opening Times
Monday - Friday 9.00am – 3.30pm / Saturday 10am - 3pm
For reservations phone Tom @ 083 1838006 

• Parish Office Bookings for Anniversary Masses etc. Note that all anniversary and remembrance masses must be booked through the Parish Office (Cash Only), please give one Months notice. Mass Cards, Baptismal Candles, Rosary beads, First Holy Communion and Confirmation cards and gifts are now available in Parish Office. Easter Mass Bouquets are available (proceeds to charity).
  Opening hours Monday, Wednesday, Friday 09.30 – 12.30. Closed Tuesday & Thursday

• Volunteers needed for St Jude the Apostle's Church. Could you give a little time for: Altar Flower arranging, Church cleaning on Monday 10.30 -11.30. If you are interested, Please contact parish office
  
  
• Lectio Divina – In our parish centre Tuesday afternoons at 2:00pm Room 3. Why not come along everyone welcome. More information can be found here
  

• Pastoral Centre Room 1 is available to book. See Paddy in Parish Office
  

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

• 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
  

• 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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