Apart from providing useful information about the parish, its groups and the various activities, it is our desire to use this website to share our faith with you, providing resources and links for faith development, both personal and family.

We also want to facilitate piety and prayer and hope you will find the Daily Mass Readings (with commentary) helpful.

Since 2008, priests of the Opus Dei Prelature have been entrusted with the pastoral care of Our Lady Queen of Peace. See Daily Message taken from the writings of St Josemaría, Founder of Opus Dei, which gives some insights into his charism.

We would appreciate your feedback. God bless you and please visit us often!

Fr Fergus

Our Annual Christmas Appeal in support of Queen of Peace Primary School for Girls, our parish outreach project in Lodwar, Kenya was been launched on the First Sunday of Advent.

Last year €16,170 was donated.  
(See School website, Facebook page and photos).

The photo on the right shows Fr Fergus with Bishop Dominic Kimeng'ich in Nairobi in August 2016, giving him our summer contribution of €5,290. A further €12,480 was raised at Christmas 2016. 

Total donations from our parish since 2011 amount to €140,930.

The school is developing very well, as Bishop Dominic outlined in his November 2020 email:

"I wish to take this opportunity to thank you and the Parishioners of Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish for supporting our school Queen of Peace Girls Primary School during this time of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Kenya, like many other countries, have been affected by the virus. The virus has distrusted learning in our schools. All our schools were closed since March until recently when those preparing for national schools were allowed to go back to school.

For Church schools like Queen of Peace that do not get government funding, it has been a very difficult period. The big challenge has been paying the salaries of teaching and non-teaching staff. Many such schools have been unable to operate and have opted to close for good.

"We cannot just say that young people are the future of our world. They are its present; even now, they are helping to enrich it”.

(Christus Vivit, 64)

In  response to the Holy Father's invitation, we continue to celebrate our monthly 9pm Mass with a Youth Focus. All youth are welcome to connect with our Mass by livestream (see above re parish webcam).

 

 

For the moment, due to Covid restrictions, we regret that, in accordance with public health guidelines, it will not be possible to open the doors of our church during Mass or to offer refreshments after Mass.

The month of November is traditionally the time of year when Church liturgy invites us to pray for all those who have passed from this world. It is a particular duty in charity to remember deceased family and friends at this time.

The 12 noon Mass on Sunday, 15 November 2020 will be offered for all those we love who have gone before us and especially for members of our parish who have died during the past year. We will also include those who have no one to remember them.

Unfortunately due to Level 5 restrictions, the Mass will be celebrated without a public presence and livestreamed via the webcam.
A video recording of the Mass can be viewed here.

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• or call Fiona in World Missions Ireland on 01 497 2035.