Clondalkin Parish, Dublin 22

Posted on October 4, 2012 by admin

Year of Faith

With the Apostolic Letter of 11 October 2011, Porta fidei, Pope Benedict XVI declared a Year of Faith. This year will begin on 11 October 2012, on the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Ecumenical Vatican Council, and … Continue reading →

Posted on September 14, 2012 by admin

Welcome Fr Padraig!

We would like to welcome Fr Padraig O’Sullivan as Assistant Priest to the parish!  Fr Padraig comes to us from ministry in Balbriggan.  We look forward to getting to know him and working with him to build up the Kingdom here … Continue reading →

Posted on September 3, 2012 by admin

Vatican Stamps honour IEC2012

Special edition postage stamps have been issued by the Vatican to commemorate the 50th International Eucharistic Congress held in Dublin in June. The Vatican’s Philatelic and Numismatic Office has produced 12 stamps for 2012, two of which are described as … Continue reading →

Posted on August 28, 2012 by admin

Parish Newsletter

The Parish Newsletter is now available to view via the Parish website. Please choose “Parish Newsletter” from the left hand menu, then click on the date of the newsletter you wish to view.

Posted on August 20, 2012 by admin

New Parish Administrator announced

We recently received a letter from Archbishop Martin saying that he is happy to appoint our own Fr Damian Farnon as Administrator of the Parish of Clondalkin – an office which was formerly called ‘Parish Priest’. May I congratulate Damian … Continue reading →

Posted on August 18, 2012 by admin

Moving On

You may have heard that I’ll be on the move soon – yes it’s true. The Archbishop has asked me to work with the parishioners of Enniskerry from mid September. All this just when I thought I was safely ensconced … Continue reading →

Posted on August 9, 2012 by admin

Tidy Towns

At the wonderful celebration of St Crónán, our founder’s, Day on Wednesday – after the Pádraig Murphy’s History Walk and the beautiful Ecumenical Service organised by the Reverend Alan Rufli in St John’s – I was, over tea and cakes … Continue reading →

Posted on August 9, 2012 by admin

History of the Church

The Church of the Immaculate Conception & St. Killian, Clondalkin  The site for the Church and adjoining Convent was donated by the Caldbeck Family of Moyle Park, Clondalkin. The foundation stone was laid in 1857 and the completed Church was … Continue reading →