NEWS & MEDIA
MSC World Projects Appeal 2021: Educating disadvantaged youths in the Congo
Last year, our World Projects Appeal introduced you to the children of the Yetsi region in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Bishop Toussaint Iluku MSC was raising funds to build a school in...
MSC World Projects Appeal 2021: Holy Family Centre South Africa
Founded in 2002, the Holy Family Care Centre in South Africa has been run by the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart with the support of the MSC for almost 20 years, under the leadership of Sr...
MSC World Projects Appeal 2021: Transforming lives in Brazil
The Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH) first began their work in Brazil, in the city of Alfenas, 100 years ago. Today, they continue to help local communities all over the country,...
MSC World Projects Appeal 2021: OLSH Global Outreach
The Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH) are a vital part of our Sacred Heart Family, working all over the world, often in partnership with MSCs, under our shared motto: “May the Sacred...
Feliz Navid and Thanks from Ecuador del Futuro
Feliz Navidad! A heart warming token of gratitude from the...
Your support greatly appreciated at Berea-Albion FC & Academy
Five academy learners that are greatly benefiting from your extremely generous donation very gratefully received : Koketso Mamogopodi, Lucky Marema, Vokois Mohlabini, Thato Moeti and Litha Lugalo....
“A Cup of Sugar and Maybe a Goat ” Fr Alan’s Christmas in South Sudan
Missionaries of Charity Community Neighbours are important. I think we’ve come to a deeper realisation of this over these last twelve months. If there is to be anything positive taken...
Chirstmas greetings from Fr Alan in South Sudan
These are some of the kadua and sukumwiki that the local women grow to feed their families. I don’t know how your morning is going, but I spent mine hunting down a jailbreaking duck. Born and raised...
Christmas Message from Fr Michael 2020
Burkina Faso OLSH Sisters sincerely thanks their donors
"We would like to offer our sincere thanks to the donors who made it possible for us to send 3000 euro to the Centre." Sister Adjouma Marie, fndsc We recently received some news of extreme gratitude from the...
Virtual Lourdes Pilgrimage 2020 :Carrying Our Daily Covid Cross
This Year, a year like no other we have had to cope and adjust to many new ways of doing things. For over fifty years we have organized an Annual Pilgrimage to Lourdes but as you are all aware such travel is not permitted this year. That is why with the use of...
Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2020
Our annual Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a beautiful time of reflection and thanksgiving, when we bring our prayers and petitions before Our Lady. Our Novena of Masses runs for nine days and will take place from Monday, August 31st to Tuesday, September...
Building for Sustainability in the Phillippines
Our dear friends in the Philippines have been busy during this pandemic. As the United Nation’s secretary general recently noted, the threat from coronavirus is temporary whereas the threat from heat waves, floods and extreme storms resulting in the loss of human life...
Luca & Paola : God’s plan for us together
Here we want to share with you our story since we moved to Ireland to our wedding: it is the story of two young lovers who, thanks the tireless guidance and help of God, are building up the foundations of their family. We were both at the final year of our degree when...
South Sudan’s struggles intensify amid Corona Virus pandemic.
Things are increasingly difficult for our less fortunate friends in South Sudan lately. It has been been recognized among countries most at risk of what the UN World Food Programme (WFP) calls a "hunger pandemic". Hunger and malnutrition in the country are at the most...
MSC Easter Draw 2020: Winners
MSC Easter Draw 2020 Congratulations to the winners of this year's MSC Easter Draw! Prize Winners: 1st Prize: €2,000 Cruise Travel Voucher J. Murphy, Fermoy, Co. Cork. 2nd Prize: €1,500 Sun Holiday Voucher P. Dalton Tralee, Co. Kerry 3rd Prize: €1,000 City Break...
MSC Easter Draw 2020: €200 Shopping Voucher Winners
The 10 lucky winners of the €200 shopping vouchers are as follows: 1. A. Doyle - Farrenferris, Cork 2. J. Costello - Lucan, Co. Dublin 3. J. McGlinchey- Dungannon, Co. Tyrone 4. L Doohan - Letterkenny, Co. Donegal 5. E. Murphy - Kilmanagh, Co. Kilkenny 6. T. Galvin -...
MSC Easter Draw 2020: €100 Shopping Voucher Winners
The 30 lucky winners of the €100 shopping vouchers are as follows: 1. C. O’Carroll- Tralee, Co. Kerry 2. J. Appleby - Glasheen Road, Cork 3. E. Mulcahy - Dunmanway, Co. Cork 4. A. Hernon - Aran Islands, Co. Galway 5. E. Hogan- Dundrum, Co. Tipperary 6....
The Irish Blessing – over 300 churches from our island sing a blessing over Ireland and beyond .
The Irish Blessing (Beannacht uile-Éireann) is a project inspired by the many international recordings of "The Blessing” (by Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe and Elevation Worship) which have been made during this time of pandemic. They wanted to honour that inspiration, whilst...