Naas, Sallins & Two Mile House Parishes

The Naas Easter Parade will take place on Easter Sunday, 21st April at 3pm. There will be lots of fun for all the family: Marching Bands, Community Groups, Sport Groups, Local Business, Irish Dancers, Gymnastics, Vintage Cars, and Steam Engines. The annual parade is usually watched by thousands of people and is a great family occasion.

The following are suggestions that we are proposing in our Parish during this Lenten Season to help prepare us for Easter: “Lent is what you do”

Trócaire Box: An invitation to place at the center of each and every home.
Family Prayer: Perhaps say a prayer together as a family, even one a week.
Weekday Mass: Usual times each morning in Naas, Sallins and Two Mile House.
Mass, Monday to Friday, each evening in C.I.M Ballycane at 7.30pm.
Mondays of Lent: Reflecting on the Sunday Gospel with Fr. Michael begins on Monday 11th March at
8pm in C.I.M Ballycane after Mass.
Tuesdays of Lent: Praying the Psalms with Fr. Se an begins on Tuesday 12th March, and will also take
place on the 19th and 26th of March, at 8pm in C.I.M Ballycane after Mass.
Scripture Sharing: Tuesday mornings with Sr. Peggy, after the 10am Mass, in the Parochial House.
Fridays of Lent: Stations of the Cross at 12.30pm O.L.S.D Naas, beginning on 15th March.
Mass by candlelight, followed by Adoration and Benediction, in C.I.M Ballycane
beginning at 7.30pm.

We extend an invitation to all Parishioners to celebrate a bi-lingual Mass with us, in Irish and English, on St Patrick’s Day, Sunday 17th March, at 10.30am in the Church of the Irish Martyrs, Ballycane. We hope to see you there.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As we gather across the diocese to celebrate the First Sunday of Lent, some of us have the very fresh memory of coming to church last Wednesday and being marked with ashes on our forehead. As we left the church and continued about our daily business, this very visible sign was saying something to those we met – about ourselves – about the community of faith of which we are a part and – about the journey we, together, are setting out on.

The journey of Lent to Easter is about our renewal, refreshment and healing through God’s love and mercy. This is our annual retreat, our annual turning back to God; it is a powerful reminder to us that change can happen, fresh starts can be made, our friendship with

The Parents Association and teachers of Mercy Convent have launched the “Buy a Brick” campaign to supplement the funding, which has been provided by the Department of Education, for the school construction project which is now underway.

The money raised through this initiative will assist with ….

Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help – St Coca‟s Church, Kilcock from Monday 11th March to Friday 15th March nightly.