Newmarket-on-Fergus Parish

The Priests of the Diocese will attend the Annual Diocesan in-service in Loughrea from Sunday evening October 12th  to Wednesday lunch time October 15th. This is a very important time for priests to be together and engage in on-going personal and skill development. It is hoped that all priests in active ministry would be completely free from pastoral…

Our pastoral area had a wonderful Holy Year celebration of Hope in The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, Newmarket-on-Fergus on Thursday evening last. Our celebration included prayer, reflection, sacred music, symbol and scripture. The surrender of our fears and worried represented by placing stones before the altar and the acceptance of faith, hope…

Confirmation is one of the seven sacraments in the Catholic Church, often referred to as a sacrament of initiation, alongside Baptism and Eucharist. It is a significant milestone in a Catholic’s spiritual journey, marking the completion of their initiation into the Church. During Confirmation, the individual receives the gifts of the Holy Spirit through the laying of…

It is a beautiful expression of love and faith when people have their dear departed loved ones, whose memory they carry in their hearts, remembered at the altar during the celebration of Mass. The Mass is the highest form of prayer and us with Christ’s love made visible on the cross. Due to the decline in…