Dear Parishioner ,
Welcome to our parish website and if you are new to the area, welcome to our parish. You may come from further afield and simply want to know something about St. Jude the Apostle Parish – I hope that your visit will transform distance into friendship.
Our parishioners come from all over Ireland and beyond. We are comprised of young and not so young, working and retired people and children growing up who share a common love of God and each other. Please browse our site and feel welcome to drop into our beautiful church at any time to say a prayer or light a candle or join our parish family for Mass.
You can also tune in and watch our ceremonies live through the magic of the internet, which when you think of it is really what a parish is all about. A group of individuals combining talents and knowledge for the greater good and as the Jesuits would say, the Glory of God.
With best wishes:Fr. P.P.    

This parish (RCN:20016166) is made up of over 2,500 homes from the estates of Orwell Park, Willington, Wellington Road, Cypress Downs, Glendown, Rossmore, Templeogue Wood, Templeogue Lodge, Rushbrook, Kennington, Wilderwood, Osprey, Kilvere and Domville.

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• Feasts of All Saints: Next Saturday 1st November Feast of All Saints and a Holy Day of Obligation. Mass will be celebrated as follows Saturday 1st November
  St Jude the Apostle - 10am morning Mass
  St Pius X - Friday 31st October St Pius X - 7pm Vigil Mass &10am morning Mass
  
  

St Vincent de Paul collection will be held at all masses next weekend November 8th /9th

• ALTAR LIST OF THE DEAD: The 2025 November Altar List of the Dead Envelopes are available in the porches of the church. The souls of all who are named on the Parish Altar List of the Dead are remembered at all Masses in November and on the First Friday of each month throughout the year. “All I ask, that wherever you may be, you may remember me at the Altar of the Lord” St Monica
  
  
• This coming Friday 7th November is the First Friday of November. Morning Mass is celebrated at 10am in St Jude the Apostle's and in the evening at 7pm in St Pius X. All those who are named on the Altar List of the Dead will be remembered at these Masses
  
  
• Coffee Morning St Pius X Church:This coming Thursday we will have our regular tea / coffee after the 10am morning. Mass. All are very welcome
  
  
• Next Saturday 8th November we will celebrate our monthly family Mass for the parishes of St Jude the Apostles and St Pius X at the 7pm Vigil Mass in St Pius X. We encourage all families with young children to join us for this Mass, but in particular we invite those preparing for the celebration of the Sacraments in 2026 to join us for this Mass
  
  
• Future Planning and Ageing in place in your Home. A talk from Age Friendly Ireland in Kimmage Manor Parish Hall on Wednesday November 5th at 7pm
  
  
• St Pius X Monthly Tea / Coffee weekend 8th / 9th November in St Mary’s Room after each Mass
  
  
• The Annual Mass of Remembrance of parishioners who have died during the past year will be celebrated on Thursday 20th November at 7.30pm. Relatives and friends of all whose funerals were celebrated in St Jude the Apostle's parish are invited to join in this parish celebration of prayerful remembrance. If, during the past year, you and your family celebrated a funeral of a loved one in another parish at home or abroad you are most welcome to join us for this celebration
  
  
• The 2nd collection next weekend (November 8th /9th) will be for Share. There is a message from Archbishop Dermot Farrell in church porch and available here
  
  
• Catholic Medical Association of Ireland will hold its annual Conference in the St Charles Centre, Mount Argus on Saturday 22nd November from 9am to 4pm. Conference Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Kevin Doran
  
  
• Dates for the celebration of the Sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation 2026
  First Holy Communions Wednesday 20th / Thursday 21st May 2026
  Sacrament of Confirmation Wednesday 27th / Thursday 28th May 2026
  
  
• ST JUDES PARISH CHRISTMAS FAIR Sunday 30th November, 3:00pm to 6:00pm in Parish Centre and around the grounds. If you are interested in taking a stall, please email stjudesparishwillington@gmail.com with details of your craft and a mobile number for contact, cost of stalls are €40. Santa and his elves will be in attendance. If you have any bottles or gifts to donate for bottle stall you can drop them into the Parish Office Monday, Wednesday or Friday 9:30am to 12:30pm

Toddlers World A fun interactive music class, suitable from 4 months to 4 years and beyond. Monday, Thursday & Friday in St. Jude The Apostle's Pastoral Centre 9.45am – 11am. Contact Amanda 086 1700806 to book

Sincere thanks to all who continue to support Koins for Kids due to your continued donations this parish has donated in excess of €11,374        plus lots of non euro coins and notes. No donation is too small so if you have any small change or foreign        currency lying around drop them into parish office and we will pass on to Koins for Kids whose aim it is to        raise 1 million euro to fund a paediatric MRI scanner for new Childrens hospital. So far amount raised has        reached the milestone of €700,000. St Jude The Apostle's are the leading donor so keep up the good work        and dig out all those old coins or small euro coins every little helps.
       Please help them if you can. Check them out on www.koinsforkids.ie

Cozy Corner Café (Summer Hours): Opening Times
Monday - Friday 9.00am – 3.30pm / Saturday 10am - 3pm
For reservations phone Tom @ 083 1838006 

• Parish Office Bookings for Anniversary Masses etc. Note that all anniversary and remembrance masses must be booked through the Parish Office (Cash Only), please give one Months notice. Mass Cards, Baptismal Candles, Rosary beads, First Holy Communion and Confirmation cards and gifts are now available in Parish Office. Easter Mass Bouquets are available (proceeds to charity).
  Opening hours Monday, Wednesday, Friday 09.30 – 12.30. Closed Tuesday & Thursday

• Volunteers needed for St Jude the Apostle's Church. Could you give a little time for: Altar Flower arranging, Church cleaning on Monday 10.30 -11.30. If you are interested, Please contact parish office
  
  
• Lectio Divina – In our parish centre Tuesday afternoons at 2:00pm Room 3. Why not come along everyone welcome. More information can be found here
  

• Pastoral Centre Room 1 is available to book. See Paddy in Parish Office
  

Thursdays in St. Jude the Apostle's: At 09:30 we pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary, especially for our priests. We say a Vocation prayer for young men and women that they might hear and answer the call to Priesthood and Religious Life. The Eucharist is then available. See leaflet at back of church

• Funeral Mass will take place on Monday and Wednesday at 10:00am and Baptisms will be on the 3rd Sunday of the Month at 1pm. Click here for more details
  

• Church Collections click here for more details

Bethany Bereavement Support: We can offer the support of a trained listener in a safe, free, supportive place to journey with you through your grief. To speak with a volunteer please contact: tel 087 990 5299 Email: bethanybereavement1982@gmail.com

• Standing Orders – increasing amounts – Some of you have increased the amount you were donating or started new standing order but we are struggling to identify where some of the amounts are coming in from as you have not put your name in correct field. If you have increased or started a new standing order since January you might send me an email with the new amount and your name so we can allocate the correct amounts. Sincere thanks to all who continue to support the parish with your standing orders it is a great help to the upkeep of the parish and in claiming the tax back on your donations stjudesparishwillington@gmail.com
  

• Jigsaw Offering younger people going through a hard time, or for those worried about a young person in your life. www.jigsaw.ie
  

• Request for copies of Baptism, Confirmation Certificates and Letters of Freedom from 1st June in order to comply with the new GDPR requlations we are required by law to ask the person for whom the certificate relates to to request copy themselves accompanied by photo id so the easiest way is to email request to stjudesparishwillington@gmail.com and attach photo id otherwise we will have to give them a request form for you to sign and bring it back with photo id if you are asking someone to pick up certificates they must have photo id of their own as well before we can hand out paperwork
  

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