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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
Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 MSC Christmas Raffle!
MSC Christmas Raffle 2020 Christmas Raffle Prize Winners: 1st Prize: Shopping voucher to the value of €1,000 J. Walsh Newbridge, Co. Kildare. 2nd Prize: Festive Feast Hamper value €500 J O'Brien...
Building a Better Future in South Sudan. Fr Alan reports…
The mud hut behind us is a typical South Sudanese home in the countryside. Most of our students would come from places like these. "It is coming up to a month since I first stepped off the plane at...
Christmas Mass times at Sacred Heart Church
Light Up a Memory Mass 2020
This year's Light Up A Memory Mass took place on 28th November and was like a ceremony like no other. We couldn't attend in person but at least we could join together virtually and stream it online....
Looking for a Sign on the Way to South Sudan – Fr Alan
In the Bible signs are a part of any great journey. Noah had his rainbow. Moses followed a pillar of fire. Jonah had a whale. I had a taxi. I had just arrived into Addis Ababa on an overnight flight...
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...
Gospel Reflection Twelfth Sunday Of Year June 21 2020
Gospel Reflection "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body." (Mathew 10:26-35). Reflection: The entire Church is missionary During his public life Jesus commissioned the apostles to preach the Good News to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, and after his...
Novena to the Sacred Heart 2020
The Novena of the Sacred Heart is a very special time of the the year for us and with our recent challenges and lifestyle changes now is a great time for us to reflect and pray with each other during the Novena this year which is happening from the 11th-19th June...
Loreto Rumbeck comes together to fight Coronavirus
As the world battles with covid-19 our companions from Loreto Rumbeck in South Sudan have added pressure in dealing with this deadly disease, however they are keeping up the spirit and doing the best to keep going during this pandemic. "As we come to the end of the...