The Strokestown Deanery's Second Annual Carol Service in aid of the Elphin Diocese's Lourdes Invalid Fund will take place on Sunday December 11th in Kilglass Church.

The Elphin diocese's assembly for priests has taken priesthood as its focus this year. Serving and retired clergy gathered with Bishop Jones from Sunday November 6th to Wednesday Nov. 9th in The Knockranny House Hotel, Westport, Co. Mayo,

Turning Our Hearts to the Lord Advent Prayer Initiative
- Orders for Booklets now being taken

For the past three years more than 2,000 adults in twelve Irish dioceses - Elphin, Killala, Achonry, Tuam, Ardagh & Clonmacnois, Clonfert, Limerick, Kerry, Waterford & Lismore, Ossory, Armagh & Kilmore have participated in a shared Advent and Lenten Prayer initiative known as the Turning Our Hearts to the Lord initiative.