First Saturdays Conference
“First Saturdays Conference Sat 6th December at Knock Shrine. Promises to be a great day with Adoration, First Saturday talks, Childrens Rosary and Holy Mass. Main Celebrant Bishop John Keenan, Diocese of Paisley, Scotland.
Bus from Togher Church via City Centre. To book Ph John Joe Murphy on 087-1302763.”
Regards and thanks,
John Joe Murphy,
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For Attention of Parents of children attending Primary Schools or have yet to start.
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See link below.
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Hands Dirty.
Weekend for Catholic Fathers and Sons, February Bank Holiday weekend, in Co. Cork.
The weekend will also include Mass, Adoration, and spiritual talks. Please email the Dominican Order at
First Saturday Conference in Knock
To mark the 100th anniversary of the First Saturday Apparition in Pontevedra, Spain, there will be a special conference in Knock on the first Saturday in December - December 6th. The day begins with adoration and confessions at 10am in the Reconciliation Chapel. There will be three talks from Bishop John Keenan, Antonia Moffat, and Fr Philip Kemmy in St John's Centre. There will also be the Rosary led by the Children's Rosary group, a 15 minute meditation led by Fr. Marius O'Reilly, as Our Lady requested for the First Saturdays, and time for lunch. At Fatima, Our Lady promised that there would be peace in the world and that many souls would be saved through this devotion.
For more details please visit firstsaturdays.ie
Medjugorje Pilgrimage from Cork Airport
With Spiritual Director
Group Leader Jim Keogh
This pilgrimage travels to Medjugorje from Cork with Aer Lingus on 3rd June 2026.
Everyone is most welcome! Full daily programme which includes a visit to all the apparition sites where Our Lady first appeared to the six children in June 1981.Our 4star hotel is conveniently located close to the village centre and the St James Church. Luxury air-conditioned coach transfers to and from Medjugorje to Dubrovnik airport. 7 nights 4* hotel accommodation. Half board: breakfast & dinner each day. Check-in assistance at airports. For further information and full details please contact Jim Keogh 021 4885371 / 0872678793 Please note €100 off per person for bookings paid in full before 3rd November 2025! N.B. Our places are limited and can only be allocated on a first come first served basis.
