News and Announcements from the Family of Parishes
Cork Ecumenical Bible Week Invitation
Details of each of the events
Sunday May 17th at 7.00 p.m. in Our Lady Crowned, Mayfield
‘Women is St John’s Gospel’ presented by Ms Gillian Kingston
Tuesday morning May 19th at 10.45 a.m. in Sacred Heart Hall, Western Road
‘5 Women on 5 Women in the Acts of the Apostles’ presented by Rev Geraldine Gracie,
Ms Joanna Griffin, Rev Elise Hanley, Dr Rosalie Moloney, Dr Marian Mortell
Thursday May 21st at 7.00 p.m. in St. Luke’s Church, Douglas
‘Women in St. Luke’s Gospel presented by Rev Dr William Olhausen
All events are free to the public and all are welcome

A special Pioneer Information and
Consultation meeting
regarding new developments in the
Pioneer Association
on
Saturday 6 June
Clayton Silver Springs Hotel
2:00pm to 4:00pm
For any queries, please contact 086 364 2619
Society of African Missions - Blackrock Road Cork
The SMA Novena in honour of Our Lady of Knock will begin on
Friday 15 May 2026
at
St Joseph's SMA Church, Wilton, Cork City
and will close on
Saturday 23 May 2026
at
Knock Basilica
The Novena will be celebrated each morning Monday to Saturday at 10:00am and on Sunday at 10:30am Mass

A bus to Knock will be leaving from SMA Blackrock Road and from SMA Wilton. For further information please contact:
SMA Blackrock Road on 021 429 2871
SMA Wilton on 021 454 1069
Preparing together to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Cork's Eucharistic Procession
Watch the livestream launch of preparations in the Diocese of Cork and Ross on
Wednesday 6 May 2026
at
6:00pm
Cork Diocesan Pioneer Mass 2026
ON FRIDAY 12TH JUNE
IN
Sacred Heart Church
Glounthaune
Cork
THE NEXT MEETING OF CORK REGIONAL PIONEER COUNCIL
WILL TAKE PLACE
AT 8:00 PM ON
On Wednesday 13th May
in The SMA Parish Centre
In Ireland today, over 45,000 people live with epilepsy
For further information, please visit www.epilepsy.ie
Purple Day (or Epilepsy Awareness Day) will take place on
Thursday 26 March 2026
Join the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Pilgrimage to Fatima
from the
22 to 26 September 2026
ex Cork and Dublin
Spiritual Director Fr Joe McGee, MSC.
For more details ring Karen in Barters Travel on 021 485 1700

Totus Tuus 2026 Fatima Pilgrimage
The Totus Tuus annual pilgrimage to Fatima will take place from 28th August to 4th September
Learn about the Fatima Message, the Rosary, the First Saturdays, the lives of the three visionaries, and visit the tomb and home of Blessed Alexandrina Da Costa, who lived solely on the Eucharist for 13 years.
The cost is €915 which includes, flights, half board accommodation, airport transfers, day trip to Balasar, trip to Valinhos and Adjustrel, trip to the Irish Dominican Sisters' Convent.
There are places available to fly from Cork Airport, and also from Dublin Airport. Limited places are available.
For more information call Damien on 087 20 49 048
Lourdes Pilgrimage Fund Annual Collection 2026
The annual collection for the Diocesan Sick/Assisted Lourdes Pilgrimage Fund will be taken up at all Masses on the weekend of 7th/8th February 2026.
The Cork and Ross Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place from
Friday 18 September to Wednesday 23 September
People are encouraged to join the pilgrimage as helpers (male and female), nurses and doctors to assist pilgrims in Lourdes. Further information is available on the Cork and Ross Diocesan Website, by emailing:
There has always been great support for the Lourdes Pilgrimage Fund and your support and continued generosity for the collection on 7th/8th February is greatly appreciated.
Lourdes 2026Emergency Phone (urgent calls)
Ballyphehane
085 727 8677
The Lough
087 609 3424
Togher
087 249 5075
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