NEWS & MEDIA
Typhoon relief efforts continue in the Philippines
In the latest update from our MSC brothers in the Philippines, we learn of their ongoing commitment to helping survivors of Typhoon Odette to regain security and quality of life. On June 10th, the...
Forming the future at the Chevalier Training Centre in Fiji
A new term has begun at the Chevalier Training Centre in Fiji, where every year, up to 75 underprivileged boys and young men are given the opportunity to learn the skills they need to find...
Fr Alan in South Sudan: Sowing Seeds
"It’s time to sow seeds in South Sudan. The rains have finally arrived and the whole school is out in the afternoons cultivating. There is a celebratory feel to the whole affair, or at least there...
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...
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...
MSC Superior General concelebrates Mass in the Sacred Heart Church, Cork
On Sunday, April 24th, we were blessed to have our 10.00am Mass in the Sacred Heart Church on the Western Road, Cork, concelebrated by MSC Superior General Fr Absalón Alvarado, along with MSCs Fr John Fitzgerald (Director of the MSC Missions Office) and Fr John Finn....
“He is Risen!” Easter celebrations in Metuge, Mozambique
Our MSC community in Mozambique have shared wonderful photographs from their ceremonies and celebrations throughout Holy Week and Easter, when local families joined in prayer across the parish of Metuge in the Pemba region. Fr José Eduardo Paixão led the celebrations,...
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...