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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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 Absalón Alvarado, following a three-week visit throughout April and May. Spending a great...
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...
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...
“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...
MSC Easter Draw results 2022
MSC Easter Draw 2022 Congratulations to the winners of this year's MSC Easter Draw! Prize Winners: 1st Prize: €2,000 Cruise Travel Voucher A Hughes, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan. 2nd Prize: €1,500 Sun Holiday Voucher M Dowling, Rosslare, Co Wexford. 3rd Prize: €1,000 City...
MSC Easter Draw 2022: €200 shopping voucher winners
The 10 lucky winners of the €200 shopping vouchers are as follows: M Hession, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. H O'Connell, Dundrum, Co. Louth. B Gallagher, Letterkenny, Co Donegal. R Penney, Belfast, Co. Antrim. T Murtagh-Freeman, Castlerea, Co.Roscommon. D Boyle, Dungloe,...
MSC Superior General visits the Irish Province
On Easter Monday, Fr Absalón Alvarado MSC, our Superior General, will arrive in Ireland to spend three weeks visiting our MSC members in England and Ireland. It has been 14 years since the last visit of our Superior General, then Fr Mark McDonald, in 2008. On Sunday,...
MSC Easter Draw Results 2022: €100 Shopping voucher
The 30 lucky winners of the €100 shopping vouchers are as follows: N Kevane, Bandon, Co. Cork. A McCaffrey, Lanesborough, Co. Longford. K O'Regan, Tralee, Co. Kerry. P Keane, Westport, Co. Mayo. A Moore, Edenderry, Co. Offaly R McMurray, Magherafelt, Co...
Rebuilding communities in Surigao in the wake of Typhoon Odette
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in the Philippines have begun work on the housing project which will help families whose homes were destroyed by Typhoon Odette, a devastating storm that struck in December 2021, killing over 400 people and leaving hundreds of...
OLSH outreach in Alfenas, Brazil, reaches 65 hungry families per month
We were delighted to receive a recent update from the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Brazil, where a second-hand clothing store is run by the Sisters at the Social Centre in Alfenas. All money raised from sales in the store is used to buy food for the...
Emergency aid for survivors of fire in Quezon City, Philippines
MSCs in the Philippines joined forces with the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and local volunteers to offer emergency relief aid to survivors of a fire that tore through the community of St Teresa of Calcutta in Quezon City on Tuesday, March 8th. The MSC...
A prayerful Ash Wednesday in Metuge, Mozambique
The beginning of Lent was cause for great prayer and occasion in Metuge, Mozambique, where our MSCs celebrated with communities of the St Anthony of Metuge parish, in the Sede, São Paulo, Santa Terezinha, and São Tiago regions. Masses and prayers took place across the...
Fr Alan in South Sudan: A Week in the Life of Loreto – Bishops, graduations, an ambassador, and the Pope.
"It has been a busy week. There are rarely quiet weeks in Loreto, but this last one has certainly kept us all on our toes. Thankfully it has all been positive, and in light of the challenges we see on the news now, we are especially grateful. Last Monday the Irish...
MSC COVID-19 ministry continues in the Province of the Pacific Islands
While restrictions may be easing here in Ireland, the COVID-19 pandemic remains an urgent issue in many parts of the world. The Facebook page for the MSC Province of the Pacific Islands has shared a collection of images taken by Fr Martin Everi MSC, demonstrating the...