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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"Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant."         
- Robert Louis Stevenson

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• Canonisation of Carlo Acutis Carlo Acuti (03/05/1991 – 12/10/2006) for more details click here
  
  
• Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin has asked for reflection and prayers of peace for Gaza and the future of its people. In your homes or in the church make some small personal penance or sacrifice, prayer, the Holy Rosary let hope radiate from your homes and from the our church. Click here to read Pastoral Letter from Archbishop of Armagh re Gaza
  
  
• World Alzheimer’s Day 2025. The Alzheimer Society of Ireland Memory Walk will take place in Deer Park, Mount Merrion on Sunday 21st September 12 Noon. All are welcome. Further details www.memorywalk.ie

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

• Thinking of all the students who sat their Leaving Certificate and their selection of CAO courses. Best wishes to students starting and returning to school
  
  
• This coming Friday is the First Friday of September. Mass on Friday is celebrated in St Judes at 10am remembering all those who are named on the Altar List of the Dead
  
  
• Kimmage Manor Parish Padre Pio Group meeting in the Memorial Chapel in Kimmage Manor Parish Tuesday 2nd September. It will begin with Rosary at 9.40am, Mass at 10am, followed by the story of Padre Pio. All welcome

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

• Lectio Mission Dominican Retreat Centre Programme for September 2025 - June 2026 & Taize Sunday Eucharists. Click here for brochure or click here for Lectio Divina flyer
  
  
• Operation Smile Ireland a small Irish not for profit charity working globally to provide free cleft surgeries. They need your support 016676659 / 1800849061, www.operationsmile.ie
  
  
• Marino Institute of Education: Are you looking for food for the mind and oxygen for the soul in the company of others. Adult Education Certificate in Spirituality and Human Development Programme. Open for applications now. click to view poster. Contact mary.gao@mie.ie / 087 450 85 49 / www.mie.ie/spirituality
  

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

• Accommodation needed. A female, garda vetted working in a hybrid role, is looking for long term accommodation to rent in Dublin. Experienced in home-sharing with elderly and open to providing help with house chores. References available on request. Please contact the parish office if you can help and we will provide contact details
  

• Seeds of Peace and Hope: As the Church prepares to mark the 10th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation on 1 September 2025, Pope Leo XIV’s message for the occasion urges Christians and all people of goodwill to recognize the urgent need for environmental and social justice in a world increasingly scarred by climate change, conflict, and inequality. The Pope’s message entitled Seeds of Peace and Hope was released this week, on 2nd July and his message can be read by clicking here
  
  
• Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes September 4th - 9th:
  Thank you for all the donations for the Lourdes Pilgrimage.
  This year the Diocesan Pilgrimage is again planning to bring sick pilgrims to Our Lady’s Shrine, Lourdes, under the leadership of Archbishop Dermot Farrell. For further information or Application forms for sick pilgrims, please contact the Lourdes Pilgrimage Office, phone 01-8087555/01-8376820 or email info@lourdes.dublindiocese.ie. You can enrol as an associate member by making a donation (to help fund sick pilgrims) at the parish office
  
  
• Padre Pio Pilgrimage 10th -13th October. Please see leaflet in Church entrance or view by clicking here
  
  
• 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 re-starting soon. 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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