NEWS & MEDIA
Cakes, plants, and alpacas: A wonderful fundraiser at the Sacred Heart Church
Sincere thanks to all who took part in our recent fundraising event for the children of the Holy Family Care Centre, a care facility run by the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, with the support of the MSC, in Ofcolaco, South Africa. The fundraising event...
Working together for the community: Blessing the MSC Typhoon Odette Housing Project in the Philippines
At the end of May, the MSC community of Bayagnan Island in Surigao City came together to give their blessing to the new homes constructed by the MSC Typhoon Odette Housing Project, and to pray for the families who will live in them. Hundreds of thousands of families...
The MSC Centre for the Poor marks its first General Assembly
At the end of April, the MSC Centre for the Poor in the Philippines marked their first General Assembly, where 270 members of the co-operative committed themselves to the Centre, to its ethos, and to being “Food Security Frontliners” in the ongoing struggle to feed...
Sacred Heart Novena 2022: A note from Fr Paul
Preparations are well underway at the Sacred Heart Church on the Western Road in Cork, as we look ahead to our much-beloved annual Novena to the Sacred Heart, which will take place this year from June 16th to 24th. This year’s Novena will see the return of a familiar...
The MSC Message: Summer 2022
Welcome to the Summer 2022 edition of the MSC Message! • Read a special greeting from Fr John Fitzgerald MSC, Director of the MSC Missions Office. • Find out more about the visit of our MSC Superior General, Fr Absalón Alvarado MSC, to the Irish Province. • Catch up...
Journeying together in the Way of the Heart: Our Superior General concludes his visit to the Irish Province
The Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart has bid farewell to MSC Superior General Fr AbsalĂłn Alvarado, following a three-week visit throughout April and May. Spending a great amount of time travelling around mission projects and ministries across...
Sacred Heart Novena 2022
Novena to the Sacred Heart 2022 The Feast of the Sacred Heart is fast approaching, and with it comes our special Novena to the Sacred Heart – a beautiful time of reflection when we bring our prayers and petitions before the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Our Novena of Masses...
Hope springs with a new rainwater filtration system in the Philippines
The community at the MSC Centre for the Poor, located in Butuan, in the Philippines, continues in its ongoing ministry to help survivors of Typhoon Odette, which struck in December of last year and left hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their homes. As...
“We dare to hope”: Celebrating Easter 2022
It is with grateful hearts that we thank all who joined us in prayer throughout the glorious Easter season this year – a triumphant celebration of the Resurrection that was all the more beautiful for seeing friends and parishioners in person at the Sacred Heart Church...
Notice of changes to our online Mass enrolment books
Dear Mission Friends, Please note that as of May 1st, 2022, there will be some minor changes to suggested donations and delivery charges for Mass enrolment books ordered through our Cards & Gifts section. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the suggested...