Advent Reflection – Gaudete (Rejoicing) Sunday
Christian joy does not mean living from laugh to laugh. No, it’s not that. Christian joy is not entertainment. No, it’s not that. It is something else. Christian joy is peace, a peace that is deeply rooted. Joy rooted in a heartfelt peace, the peace that only God can…
Why did John the Baptist flee to the desert? Because the barren nature of the desert strips everything back to the point where we are lay bare and our true motivations are revealed. Desert moments in our own lives cause us to ask; what is it all about? John the Baptist seems to tell us…
Wednesday 8th December:
9.00 – Carrigerry
10.00 – The Wells
11.00 – Newmarket
18.00 – Newmarket
If you want God, and long for union with him, yet sometimes wonder what that means or whether it can mean anything at all, you are already walking with the God who comes. If you are at times so weary and involved with the struggle of living that you have no strength even to want him,…
Annual Mass of Remembrance
A mass to remember all who have died this past year will be held on this
Wednesday 24th November at 7.30pm in Newmarket Church. We invite
those who have lost a loved one this year to come along to pray together for
their Eternal Happiness and also…
Next weekend we will celebrate World Mission Sunday, the Holy Father’s annual appeal to support overseas mission and missionaries. Our contribution, no matter how big or how small, can make an immense difference to those working on the Missions. You can continue to support the World Missions by donating in conjunction with the Parish Collection at…
Lord, you offer freedom to all people.
We pray for those in prison.
Break the bonds of fear and isolation that exist.
Support with your love prisoners and their
families and friends, prison staff and all who care.
Heal those who have been wounded by the
Activities of others,
Newmarket-on-Fergus Parish 