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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• It was with great sadness that we learned of the sudden death of Catherine Kelliher. May She Rest in Peace. Over 25 years ago, Father Ryan announced that he was looking for volunteers to look after and manage the recently built Pastoral Centre. Catherine has been a familiar face in the Centre since its inception. She gave of her time and her talents, ably assisted by other Committee members over the years, to ensure the smooth running and viability of the Centre. A testament of her enduring care and efforts was the fact that her last act in the Parish was to answer an alarm activation on Saturday evening in the Centre with her son Ronan. From the moment she moved into the Parish to her sudden and untimely death last Sunday, Catherine gave of her time unselfishly. We extend to Aidan and all the family our deepest sympathy and prayers at this time
  
  
• MISSION SUNDAY - next weekend Next Sunday 19th October is Mission Sunday.World Mission Sunday is the Holy Father’s annual appeal for spiritual and financial support so that the life-giving work of overseas mission and missionaries can continue. The Mission Sunday collection will replace the Share collection at all Masses next weekend
  

Local conference of St Vincent de Paul will hold their Monthly collection at all Parish Masses this weekend 11th / 12th October

• FAMILY MASS: This Saturday 11th October we return with the celebration of family Mass at the 5.30 pm Vigil in St Jude The Apostle's, Willington. As many of you will be aware, in addition to our children’s choir singing at the Mass, the celebration and prayers will be selected to suit our younger parishioners. We encourage all families with young children to join us for this Mass. In particular we invite the children who will be celebrating the Sacraments of Confirmation and First Holy Communion in 2026, to join us for this Mass as it is an important part of their preparation for the Sacraments. If you are new to the parish, you are particularly welcome
  
  
• It is with regret that we inform you that Fr Jince will shortly be leaving us following completion of his studies and placement with the Mater Hospital. We have been very blessed to have Fr Jince minister among us since last November. His warm and friendly personality made him a wonderful member of our parish team. He has been a great support to me and his willingness to serve in any capacity has been invaluable. He will be greatly missed and we wish him every blessing in his future ministry. Fr Pat
  
  
• Active Retirement Association will meet this coming Monday 13th October at 11am in St Mary’s Room, St Pius X Church. New members are most welcome
  
  
• SACREMENTS 2026: Meetings for parents / guardians of children preparing for the celebration of the Sacraments in 2026 from the Bishop Galvin and Bishop Shanahan schools, St Pius X schools will take place this week as follows:
  First Penance / Holy Communion St Jude the Apostle Church, Willington, Tuesday 14th October at 7.30pm. Sacrament of Confirmation St Pius X Church Wednesday 15th October at 7.30pm.
  Please note the location for the meetings
  
  
• Horticultural Society will meet this coming Wednesday 15th October at 7.30pm in St Mary’s Room, St Pius X Church. New members welcome
  

A BIG THANK YOU from Gwen Dempsey, CEO of Trocaire thanking Willington Parish for their contributions to Trocaire which amounted to €460.

• A LIFE IN THE EUCHARIST PROGRAMME: Will be presented in St Mary’s Room, St Pius X Church on Saturday the 18th October 2025 from 9.30 a.m. to 5pm (approx.) Participants will be guided through their lived experience of Eucharist as Nourishment, Reconciliation, Transformation, Liberation and Abiding Presence. Advance enrolment in Parish Office essential. Bring a packed lunch
  
  
• YOUNG ADULT FAITH AND FRIENDSHIP: We hope to establish a young adult (18 - 30 years) faith and friendship group across our partnership of parishes (St Pius X, St Jude the Apostle, St Josephs, Kimmage Manor and Greenhills). A gathering of interested young adults (with pizza!!) to explore possibilities will take place in St Mary’s Room, St Pius X Church, on Tuesday 21st October at 7.30pm. All young adults open to faith (you don’t have to be a regular Mass-goer) are welcome to come along, chat about possibilities and suggest ideas on what might encourage and interest young adults today and how we might develop this group in our partnership
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  
  

Invitation for New Members to sing with choir at the 10:00am mass. The choir practice on Thursdays 5pm to 6pm in the church or the pastoral centre. New members are welcome any time or if you can't get to the practice come at 09.30am on Sunday morning and join the singing practice

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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