Newsletter Sunday 4th January 2026
Second Sunday after Christmas
Prayers + Readings for Sunday 4 January 2026 on page 69. The Epiphany of the Lord on page 73 2026 in the St. Paul Missal - Masses streamed live daily via webcam at www.holyfamilyparish.ie/webcam
Email: admin@holyfamilyparish.ie-
Office phone 01 2845299.
Second Sunday after Christmas - Cycle A
Liturgical Colour – White - Readings from page 69
in the St. Paul Missal.
Readings https://www.catholicireland.net/readings
Please remember in your prayers Maria Quish, & Esther Murray who passed away recently, and for all those anniversaries are around this time. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
JANUARY 2026 MASS TIMES & INTENTIONS
Saturday, 3 January 2026
10.00 a.m.- Celebrant's intention
5.00 p.m. – Frank Furlong – Anniversary
Alex Sweeney – Anniversary
John Boylan – Anniversary
Paddy Nagle – R.I.P. (from Golden Tipperary)
Sunday, 4 January 2026
10.00 a.m. – Jacqueline Baker – Rec. Dec.
Nellie Farrell – Recently Deceased
George Peterson - Anniversary
12.00 noon – Michael and Rosaleen Ryan and John Hayes Anniversaries
Sylvester O’Mahony – Birthday Remembrance
Monday, 5 January 2026
10.00 a.m. – Special Intention
Holy Souls
7.00 p.m. The Vigil of Epiphany of the Lord readings on page 73 - Celebrant's intentions
Tuesday, 6 January 2026
The Epiphany of the Lord readings on page 73
10.00 a.m. – Special Intention
Mass of Thanksgiving
Special Intention and Holy Souls
Wednesday, 7 January 2026
10.00 a.m. – V.J. Alexander R.I.P & Holy Souls
Special Intention
Thursday, 8 January 2026
10.00 a.m.- Mass of Thanksgiving
Friday, 9 January 2026
10.00 a.m.–Bernadette O’Donoghue - Anniversary
Parish Christmas Fundraiser Draw We extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who made the Parish Christmas Fundraiser Draw on December 20th such a resounding success. The generosity of our community incredibly humbled us, as the event raised an outstanding €6,082 for essential church repairs and maintenance.
A special word of thanks goes to those who initiated and organised the draw, and to everyone who worked tirelessly to promote it. To those who contributed so kindly, your support ensures our church remains a beautiful place of worship for all. Finally, a huge congratulations to all our lucky prize winners!
Pope Leo XIV's message for January 2026 - For 2026, Pope Leo XIV's message to the Catholic Church focuses on achieving an "unarmed and disarming peace", urging a move away from war, rearmament, and fear towards disarmament, dialogue, and spiritual conversion, inspired by Jesus's example of unarmed struggle, to build a lasting peace through humility, justice, and interreligious encounter. He calls for Christians to be witnesses to this peace, cultivating prayer, spirituality, and dialogue against the temptation to weaponise even thoughts, promoting a peace rooted in Christ's resurrection and unconditional love.
Pope Leo XIV's Message on the Environment: The Pope's message on the environment for 2026 emphasises the need for urgent, concrete action to address the climate crisis, framing it as a moral imperative and a matter of justice.
A Thank You Message from the Clergy of Holy Family Parish.
A blessed and happy New Year to all! As we enter 2026, we offer our sincere thanks for your kindness and steadfast support of Holy Family Parish throughout this past year. May the Lord fill your hearts and homes with His peace and grace in the months ahead.
Thank you for your donations to Christmas Dues, totaling €3195.00 Return envelopes for the 2025 Christmas Dues are available on the tables near the exits.
Church Car Park “New” Electronic Barrier. Please be advised that the installation of an electronic barrier at the church car park entrance will not impact parishioners coming and going during church services, groups and parish resource centre activities, as it will be in the open position for the duration of the same. With all-day and casual parking now unavailable at Bakers Corner, the installation of the electronic barrier is to prevent unwanted parking within the church grounds on health and safety issues, together with risk management and legal liability issues. Outside of the times for church services, and parish group activities, the car park is liable to be locked up to prevent entry for unauthorised parking of vehicles which is prohibited.
The total amount raised in the annual collection for St. Vincent de Paul (SVP) amounted to €7029