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- Monday 8th December the Feast of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and a holy day of obligation
- Many thanks to everyone who supported our parish Christmas Fair last Sunday. A special word of thanks to our organising committee, volunteers and sponsors and Santa Claus of course. The afternoon was a great expression of our community at its best
- Archbishop Dermot Farrell will be celebrating the 10am Mass on Sunday 7th December which will be exactly 50 years to the day since the Church was opened. Please join us for this celebration. There will be a cuppa after Mass in the Hall in the Parish Centre
- Bambinelli Sunday: Next Sunday the third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday
St Vincent de Paul Annual collection will take place at all Masses next weekend 6th/7th December. The collection will replace the Share (2nd) collection- Hope Suicide Prevention Centre Christmas Concert St Aengus Church Tallaght 14th December 6.30pm
- 2026 Calendars supporting Parkinson’s Disease are available for sale in the Parish Office. Please support this worthy cause
St Jude the Apostle's Advent Carol Service - Sunday 14th December - 7.30pm- "Is Maradona in Heaven" is a book written by a parishioner of St Pius X on the death of his young son who died from cancer. It is on sale in both St Jude the Apostle’s and St Pius X parish shops.
- 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
- 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 Return to Top |
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