Aug 3, 2026
Welcome to the Summer 2026 edition of the MSC Message!
• Read a special greeting from Fr John Fitzgerald MSC, Director of the MSC Missions Office.
• Find out more about our latest crisis relief aid in the Philippines, where approximately 500 families received crucial support following severe flooding and destructive fires.
• Read all about the five young men who are beginning their formation journey on the Mozambique mission.
• Catch up on the latest news from the mission fields, including updates from Cameroon and Ecuador.
• Join us as we take a walk down Memory Lane, in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the MSC Missions Office on the Western Road, Cork.
• Find out the latest updates from Fr Alan Neville in South Sudan, where we are helping to support a care programme for vulnerable baby twins.
Read the Summer 2026 edition of the MSC Message
Oct 15, 2025
Welcome to the Winter 2025 edition of the MSC Message!
- Read a special greeting from Fr John Fitzgerald MSC, Director of the MSC Missions Office.
- Catch up on the latest news from the mission fields, including updates from our MSC brothers in Mozambique and the Philippines.
- Enjoy the latest updates from the Irish Province, with news of our fundraising hike through Gougane Barra and our annual Novenas to the Sacred Heart and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
- Read a special thank you letter from our OLSH Sisters, who are keeping us up to date on mission work completed with funds raised from our annual World Projects Appeal.
- Discover more about Irish Provincial Leader Fr Joe McGee’s recent visit to South Sudan.
- Find the latest pictures and updates from our ongoing ministry in Venezuela.
Please click here to read the Winter 2025 edition of the MSC Message
Jul 31, 2025
Welcome to the Summer 2025 edition of the MSC Message!
- Read a special greeting from Fr John Fitzgerald MSC, Director of the MSC Missions Office.
- Catch up on the latest news from the mission fields, including updates from the Holy Family Care Centre in Africa, from our MSC brothers in Mozambique, from the MSC Centre for the Poor in the Philippines, and from the Chevalier Training Centre in Fiji.
- Enjoy pictures from Holy Week and Easter celebrations and ceremonies around the world.
- Read a special tribute to the late Pope Francis, and learn more about our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV.
- Fr Alan Neville MSC writes from South Sudan, where he is currently ministering with the Loreto team in Rumbek.
- Find the latest updates from the Province of the Pacific Islands, where this year so far has seen eight young men beginning their pre-novitiate journey, two MSC brothers undertaking their Perpetual Profession, and great celebrations for the ordination of Fr Richard Momo MSC.
Please click here to read the Summer 2025 edition of the MSC Message
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Dec 16, 2024
MSC CHRISTMAS RAFFLE 2024
🌟🎄 Christmas Raffle Prize Winners:🎄 🌟
1st Prize: Shopping voucher to the value of €1,000
P Booth,
Portlaoise,
Co Laois.
2nd Prize: Jingle Bells & Whistles Luxury Hamper value €500
McSweeney,
Mallow,
Co Cork.
3rd Prize: All I want for Christmas Hamper value €400
M Cummins,
Clonsilla,
Dublin 15.
4th Prize: Festive Feast Christmas Hamper value €300
F Hendrick,
Enniscorthy,
Co. Wexford.
5th Prize: Christmas Eve Luxury Hamper value €200
K Lavin
Ballymote,
Co. Sligo.
6th Prize: Christmas Eve Luxury Hamper value €200
M Kenny,
Killarney,
Co. Kerry.
7th Prize: Christmas Eve Luxury Hamper value €200
M Dawson,
Letterkenny,
Co. Donegal.
8th Prize: Christmas Eve Luxury Hamper value €200
M Neary,
Kilkenny,
Co. Killkenny.
9th Prize: Christmas Eve Luxury Hamper value €200
P Delaney,
Dundrum,
Co. Tipperary.
10th Prize: Christmas Eve Luxury Hamper value €200
F Flannery,
Nenagh,
Co. Tipperary.
Special Seller’s Prize: Christmas Eve Luxury Hamper value €200
W Carroll,
Cobh,
Co Cork.
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This year’s Christmas Draw took place on Monday, December 16th 2024.
We would like to extend a sincere thank you to everyone for taking part.
Please click here to read a special Christmas message from Fr John.
Please note that the MSC Missions Office will be closed over the Christmas period,
from 3.00pm on December 23rd to 9.00am on January 2nd.
With warm wishes to our mission friends everywhere for a happy, healthy, and safe Christmas season.
Oct 3, 2024
Welcome to the Winter 2024 edition of the MSC Message!
• Read a seasonal greeting from Fr John Fitzgerald MSC, Director of the MSC Missions Office.
• Find out more about MSC efforts to protect our earth with the ongoing ecobricks project in the Philippines.
• Join us as we celebrate 150 years of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
• Read all about this summer’s Camino adventure as our MSC pilgrims walked the Camino Inglés, raising over €20,000 for the Holy Family Care Centre in South Africa.
• Catch up with the latest news from the Chevalier Training Centre in Fiji.
• Fr Alan Neville MSC writes from South Sudan, with an update from the Catholic University in Rumbek.
• Learn more about Fr Frank T. Natale’s story as he shares how he came to be an MSC in the US Province.
• Catch up on news of our recent Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
Read the Winter 2024 edition of the MSC Message
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Jul 9, 2024
Welcome to the Summer 2024 edition of the MSC Message!
• Read a special greeting from Fr John Fitzgerald MSC, Director of the MSC Missions Office.
• Read all about the ordination of Fr Gabriel Shikongo MSC, which took place in Swakopmund, Namibia, as he celebrates his first year as an MSC priest.
• Catch up on the latest news from the mission fields, including updates from the Holy Family Care Centre in Africa, from our OLSH Sisters in Papua New Guinea and Burkina Faso, West Africa, and from our MSC brothers as they celebrated Holy Week & Easter around the world, .
• Join us as we celebrate the new Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in India.
• Find out the latest updates from the team at the MSC Centre for the Poor in the Philippines.
• Discover more from Centro Faustino Villanueva in Guatemala, where staff and students are celebrating 40 years of ministry at the MSC-run vocational centre this year.
• Fr Alan Neville MSC writes from South Sudan, where he is currently ministering with the Loreto team in Rumbek.
Read the Summer 2024 edition of the MSC Message
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