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Diocese of GalwayKilmacduagh & Kilfenora

Deoise na GaillimheChill Mac Duach & Chill Fhionnúrach

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Poor Clares Monastic Experience Day

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Upcoming Monastic Experience Day at the Poor Clare Monastery, Galway, on Saturday 26 August from 10.00am to 5.00pm. Email vocations@poorclares.ie

Walk 4 Dementia

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Western Alzheimers are looking for fundraising volunteers to each raise €100 by walking 4km in each of the 4 weeks of September.

Bohermore Cemetery Sunday: 20 August

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20 August 2023 – Cemetery Sunday at Bohermore Cemetery: 11.00am Mass celebrated by Bishop Michael Duignan. Click for more information.

Reek Sunday 2023 — 30 July

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Annual Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage Croagh Patrick is in Westport parish, in the Archdiocese of Tuam. Historically, pilgrimages were made to the mountaintop on Saint Patrick's Day, the Feast of the Assumption, and the last Friday in July. Today, most pilgrims climb Croagh Patrick from the… Read more...

Launch of Instrumentum Laboris

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Instrumentum Laboris, the official working document for the first session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, was launched on 20 June 2023.

Take The Risk For Christ

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June 2023: The National Office for Vocations has published its summer newsletter: click here or on the image below.

Corpus Christi 2023

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Corpus Christi Procession Sunday 11th June 2023 Begins with 3.00pm Mass in St Francis' Abbey Procession to the Poor Clare Convent for Benediction

Faith Community Areas: Meeting Reports

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The meeting reports from 7 meetings of parish groupings held earlier this summer to hear input from Bishop Michael and begin a facilitated discussion on the future of our parishes and our diocese are now available.

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2023

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Galway Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes: 27 June to 3 July. Information from Fr Martin Moran, 087 2508959. Bookings and enquiries to Joe Walsh Tours, email info@joewalshtours.ie

Laudato Si' Week: 21–28 May 2023

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Laudato Si’ Week, 21–28 May 2023, celebrates the 8th anniversary of the publication by Pope Francis of his encyclical on Care for our Common Home. The guiding theme this year is “Hope for the Earth. Hope for humanity”. Pope Francis calls us to develop a “loving awareness” of this home we… Read more...

Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference: 'Abortion – Changing the Narrative'

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‘Abortion: Changing the Narrative’ – statement of the Catholic Bishops At Masses across Ireland during the weekend of 13/14 May, dioceses remember in prayer in a special way unborn children five years on from the May 2018 referendum which removed the constitutional guarantee of the equal right to… Read more...

Liturgy Association of Ireland Conference

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The Liturgy Association of Ireland is holding a conference in Maynooth on Saturday 27 May 2023 on the theme of 'Presiding – The Art of Leading the People of God in Public Prayer'.

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock 2023

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Galway, Clonfert & Achonry Diocesan Pilgrimages to Knock Shrine: Sunday 21st May 2023. Bus leaving Galway Cathedral at 11.00am; pickup also in Claregalway.

Galway Diocesan Rosary Group

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The Galway Diocesan Rosary Group meets every evening at 7:30pm for the rosary via Zoom. If you would like to join the Rosary Group, email galwaydiocesanrosary@gmail.com

Roundtable Men's Forum: commenced Monday 15 May

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Roundtable Men's Open Forum: every third Monday from 15 May 2023 in the Diocesan Pastoral Outreach Centre, Newstownsmith, Galway. For further information contact youfragalway@gmail.com

The 7 Signs: commenced 7 May

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An investigation into the human condition through the Gospel of St John. Sundays 7.00pm–8.45pm in the Diocesan Pastoral Outreach Centre, Newtownsmith, Galway. Contact youfragalway@gmail.com for further information.

A call from the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference for a return to nature

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In response to the ongoing loss of nature and habitat, bishops ask parishes to identify and care for 30% of parish grounds as a haven for pollinators and biodiversity.

The Future of Christian Identity in Ireland

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On Saturday 22 April, the All Hallows Trust will present a conference on the future of Christian identity in Ireland. The conference will be held on the DCU Campus in Drumcondra and the speakers include Derek Scally, Mary Kenny, Gladys Ganiel, and Michael A. Conway. The conference will be… Read more...

Divine Mercy Sunday

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