NEWS & MEDIA
Hope springs in Burkina Faso
We were delighted to receive a letter from Sr Jenny Christie FDNSC, International Development Officer for the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH), alerting us to the latest news from...
Celebrating the sacraments on our Mozambique mission
The beginning of July brought great celebrations to the parish of St Antônio de Metuge in Pemba, Mozambique, shared by Fr Eduardo on the MSC Moçambique Facebook page this week. The community of St...
“In God’s love, nothing and no-one is ever lost”: MSC Novena to the Sacred Heart 2022
It is with great joy and gratitude that we close the curtain on our 2022 MSC Novena to the Sacred Heart, a truly wonderful occasion for all involved. Our Novena took place from Thursday, June 16th...
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...
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...
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 AbsalĂłn 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...