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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"Prayer is the mortar that holds our house together. "         
- Mother Theresa

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• Two notes from Fr. Pat click here for Note 1 A Thank You Note or click here for Note 2 Stopped in our Tracks

We would like to say a big thank you to all who helped in so many ways with the preparation and celebration of Holy Week. Thank you to those who cleaned, prepared and decorated the church, flower arrangements and to the many who assisted in the preparation and celebration of all aspects of the Easter Liturgies. Thank you everyone, very much appreciated. Fr. Pat, Fr. Gerry, Fr. Jince, Deacon Gerry

• Parish Office is closed until Wednesday 23rd of April

We invite you to return your Trócaire Boxes / offering to the Parish Office during this coming week or alternatively you can bring it along when coming to Mass next weekend. Thank you

• Easter Gift: There are a few hand made wooden gift boxes available in St Pius X parish shop for €10. They mark the Year of Hope or First Holy Communion and would make ideal trinket boxes

• Mary’s Meals Auction of Hope Saturday 3rd May - Maynooth College
  Lunch €55 at 1pm in Pugin Hall.
  Auction (no tickets required) at 2.30pm Aula Maxima, Maynooth College
  Tickets for lunch: Mary’s Meals Office 01 8535163 (Mon-Fri 9am-1pm), Kevin Beirne 087 9933059
  View auction items on www.marysmeals.ie and in Aula Maxima, 3rd May 1am - 1pm
  Mary’s Meals feeds 2.6 million school meals every day to the poorest children in the world
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 50th Anniversary – On Sunday 6 April 2025 a Mass of Thanksgiving photo's Click here to view slideshow
  
  
• Cinema Recommendation: An animated version of Jesus’ life called ‘King of Kings’ is on general release in cinemas. The story is told through the lens of the writer Charles Dickens, telling the story of his own son. The film is beautifully animated. I highly recommend a trip to the cinema this Easter with children of all ages 8-80!!! Children preparing for First Holy Communion might find it particularly engaging
  
  
• 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
  
  
• You may like to journey the Pilgrim Path of Pockets of Hope in Dublin City. An explanation of same and plan of the route can be found by clicking here
  
  
• Lectio Divina – In our parish centre every Tuesday at 3pm in Room 3. Why not come along everyone welcome. More information can be found here
  
  

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

• Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock: Visit to Knock Shrine Saturday 26th April. St Jude’s and St Pius X Combined event. There are 50 places, 25 from each parish. Closing Date 23rd April.
  Cost €25 per person, non-refundable. Coach Departure Times - St Pius X at 8.40am. St Judes at 9.00am.
  Please hand a sealed envelope containing Name, Address, Contact Details and Money in at respective Parish Offices
  

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

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
  

• 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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