Welcome to the website of Upper Creggan Parish – and thank you for finding us.  In this era of ever growing means of communication, our website aims to keep all members of our parish community, past and present; those here at home and those who have travelled to far-off shores; and our many friends, fully informed and up-dated on many aspects of parish life, ministries and services.  In particular, we hope it will enable the sick and housebound and our many young emigrés to stay in touch with parish life through the weekly news sheet and other regular information updates.

For quite some years now all liturgies at our three parish churches are broadcast on radio.  The website is an additional tool to help all whose lives are already busy to stay in touch with YOUR Parish. 

Enjoy your time looking around our website and if you like what you see or find it useful, please come back again soon.

Until then, may God keep us all true to Him, as together we seek to make His Kingdom come.

   

Fr Dermot Maloney, PP  



HOLY WEEK & EASTER CEREMONIES


Palm Sunday






Monday 25/03


Holy Thursday
Eucharistic Adoration &
Stations of the Cross

Confessions



Confessions


Celebration of the Last Supper
Sacred Heart


Sacred Heart



St. Patrick's


St. Patrick's
5 - 7 p.m.


after Stations of the Cross


6.30 - 7.00 p.m.


7.00 p.m.
 

Followed by Eucharistic Adoration, ending with Night Prayer at 9.00 p.m.

Parish Eucharistic Ministers are invited to renew their promises during Holy Thursday celebrations.


Good Friday


Celebration of the Lord's Passion

Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross

Confessions

Confessions


St. Patrick's

St. Brigid's

Sacred Heart

St. Patrick's

St. Brigid's


3.00 p.m.

7.00 p.m.

7.00 p.m.

5 - 5.30 p.m.

after Stations of the Cross


Holy Saturday


Easter Sunday
Easter Vigil


Sunday Mass schedule
St. Patrick's


St. Brigid's
Sacred Heart
St. Patrick's
9.00 p.m.


9.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m.
12 noon






FIRST HOLY COMMUNION Dates 2024


Sat 4th May

Sat 11th May

Sat 18th May

Sat 25th May

Sat 1st June
St. Patrick's (Irish)

St. Patrick's (English)

St. Brigid's

Clonalig

Shelagh
11.00 a.m.

11.00 a.m.

11.00 a.m.

11.00 a.m.

11.00 a.m.



BLESSING OF THE GRAVES


Crossmaglen : Sunday 2nd June at 7.00 p.m.

Glassdrummond : Sunday 9th June at 7.00 p.m.

Creggan : Friday 14th June at 7.00 p.m.

Shelagh : Sunday 16th June at 7.00 p.m.





May we be won over by the peace of Christ!
Peace is possible,
peace is a duty,
peace is everyone's primary responsibility!

War is madness! Stop, please! Look at this cruelty!

In the name of God, I ask you: stop this massacre!

May the Lord send his spirit to make us understand that war is a defeat for humanity. We need to defeat the need to make wars which destroy us, and get rid of this need for self-destruction.

Every war worsens everyone's situation. Therefore, I renew my appeal:
Enough.
Stop it.
Silence the weapons.
Move seriously towards peace.

Pope Francis

  WEEKLY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

St. Patrick’s Church, Crossmaglen

Wednesday 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon

Thursday 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.



Everyone welcome, not just rota members.


  BEREAVEMENT

SUICIDE

DEPRESSION

DON'T DEAL WITH IT ALONE . . . .

SEE SECTION : "PERSONAL HELPLINES"

 

 

 Christ be with me, Christ within me,

Christ behind me, Christ before me,

Christ beside me, Christ to win me,

Christ to comfort and restore me.

 

Christ beneath me, Christ above me,

Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,

Christ in hearts of all who love me,

Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.

(St. Patrick's Breastplate) 

 The statue of St. Patrick (Patron of our Parish), erected March 2012, at the front of St. Patrick's, Crossmaglen