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“A Moment to Remember”: MSC Share a Christmas Basket Project in the Philippines
As we neared the end of December, the MSC Mission Office in the Philippines once again carried out its annual tradition of Christmas unity, sharing, and togetherness, with its Share a Christmas Basket programme. Just before Christmas, a tremendous group of local...
2024 Christmas message from Fr John
Please note that the MSC Missions Office will be closed over the Christmas period, from 3.00pm on Monday, December 23rd to 9.00am on Thursday, January 2nd. With warmest wishes to our mission friends everywhere for a happy, healthy, and safe Christmas season. Dear...
Fr Alan in South Sudan: We’re on the Move
It’s all excitement in the Catholic University of South Sudan for the start of 2025. We are moving! Thanks in large part to the generous support of the Mission Support Office’s benefactors, we will shift all our lecturers and students to a local Catholic secondary...
Congratulations to the winners of the MSC Christmas Raffle 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...
Sharing memories throughout the generations at our 2024 MSC Light Up a Memory Mass
On Saturday, November 23rd, we brought the Month of the Holy Souls to a close with a beautiful candlelight memorial in tribute to loved ones who have gone before us at our annual Light Up a Memory Mass. This year marked the tenth anniversary of what has become a...
MSC Pilgrimages: Lourdes 2025
“The invitation is open to all, so what’s keeping you?” Do you sometimes feel that you'd like to do something different, something more? What better way to embrace the spirit of faith, hope, and love than by joining us on our 2025 MSC pilgrimage to Lourdes in May? A...
Fr Alan in South Sudan: It’s Never Boring in Rumbek
November is a busy month in Rumbek. We are coming to the end of the year and students are preparing for their final exams. Before all that can happen, we had our graduation with our Senior 4 students. It is a time of sincere gratitude for all that has been achieved,...
A warm thank you: On the road with MSC friends and benefactors
October was an especially busy month for the MSC Missions Office here in the Irish Province, as our MSCs hit the road to meet with some of our many friends and benefactors in different parts of Kerry, Waterford, and Cork. Fr John Fitzgerald, Director of the MSC...
Promoting mental wellbeing in the Philippines
The team at the MSC Centre for the Poor in Butuan City were all on board to promote mental health and wellbeing at a recent mental wellness workshop, which took place at the beginning of November. An evening centred on Self-Care for Mental Wellness and Well-Being took...
An invitation to join us in prayer at our 2024 Light Up a Memory Mass
In November, we remember, keeping family, friends, and loved ones who have gone before us in our prayers at this sacred time. This year, we invite you to take part in a very special ceremony of remembrance and thanksgiving, as we celebrate the tenth anniversary of our...