Welcome to
BRACKENSTOWN PARISH
As part of the Building Hope Diocesan initiative, Brackenstown forms
part of the partnership of Parishes which includes Swords + Drynam,
River Valley + Dublin Airport, and Donabate + Balheary
CHURCH of ST. CRONAN
MASS INTENTIONS FROM
Sunday 21 December 2025
Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord
On Sunday 11th January 2026, Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, we are inviting the families of those who were baptised in our church in the past year to join us at the 11.00am Mass. Refreshments will be provided by our hospitality team after the Mass.
Building Hope Diocesan Initiative
Members of the Parish Pastoral Council have presented feedback from the four questionnaires relating to the 4 pillars of the Building Hope Diocesan Initiative, Welcome & Inclusion, Faith, Servant Leadership and Social Justice. A summary of the responses to each of the four pillar are available for all to view on the blue notice board at the back of the church.
The Parish Pastoral Council will meet next Saturday 29th November to analyse the feedback from all the questionnaires and propose the beginnings of a pastoral response, both as a parish and in partnership with the other parishes in our area who have participated in this consultation.
Week of Prayer for
Christian Unity
The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity runs this year from 18th-25th January. The theme “THERE IS ONE BODY AND ONE SPIRIT, JUST AS YOU WERE CALLED TO THE ONE HOPE OF YOUR CALLING” (Ephesians 4:4) has been prepared by the Armenian churches and finalised by the Vatican Dicastery for promoting Christian Unity together with the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches.
Donations can be made directly to St. Cronan’s Parish by scanning the QR Code above using any QR Reader app on your Smart Phone. QR Code plaques have also been placed on the wall at the shrines to facilitate those not carrying cash. The plaques for St Patrick’s and St. Teresa’s shrines can be found on the side of their respective candelabras. Donations can be made via both ‘scan with phone’ and ‘touch with phone’. Thank you as always for your kind donations.
Parish Finance Committee
ECI Climate Justice Candle Visits St Cronan’s Parish
ECI Climate Justice Candle Visits St Cronan’s Parish, Brackenstown, Swords, Co Dublin! Parishioners had a wonderful event on 11th June when Anna Byrne DC, one of the Catholic representatives on the ECI committee, lit the ECI Climate Justice Candle and presented the parish with the ECI Endeavour Certificate to acknowledge the initiatives the parish has undertaken to care for God’s creation. Read the report by Paddy O'Byrne of this wonderful occasion in full here.
ARCHBISHOP FARRELL
MOVING FORWARD WITH BUILDING HOPE
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A copy of the Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ is available here for you to read.
THE LETTER
A MESSAGE FOR OUR EARTH
A movie, “The Letter" featuring Pope Francis is available to view online. ” The Letter" may not be very long, lasting 1 hour and 22 minutes but it will certainly give you something to think about.
