New Initiatives at St. Peter’s

As a new academic year begins with the holidays behind us, there is a feeling of new beginnings as we enter the Autumn Season. This year during our Vincentian Provincial Assembly each local community was encouraged to develop a ministry to youth. Fr. Michael McCullagh, CM. begun this initiative some months ago by inviting people in the age group of “twenty something” to “thirty something” to meet,  socialise, and share their experience of life and faith. Out of this gathering a core group has grown who are eager to be actively involved in peer ministry and liturgy.

The St. Peter’s, Phibsborough initiative in youth ministry begins this Sunday, 7th September at the 6.30pm  Mass. Involvement in the “St. Peter’s Group” experience is already leading young people to service in the local church and also on foreign mission. There will be a formal launch of the Vincentian Lay Missionary (VLM) Project during the Mass for the Celebration of the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul on September 27th.

The second initiative is at the request of Cardinal Connell. Our Archbishop has requested that St. Peter’s Parish host a Mass for the African Community in Dublin each Sunday. In the past many emigrant groups found acceptance and support through their local church. It is now an opportunity for the Archdiocese and Phibsborough Parish in particular to create an
environment of acceptance and support through this initiate for The African Community in Dublin. This Mass will be celebrated each Sunday at 2pm. The African Choir who formerly sang at the Sunday evening Mass will lead the Worship and Praise. It is an opportunity to involve people in ministry both in this African Community and in people’s own parishes as Dublin develops into a multicultural and multiethnic society.

New beginnings bring hope, these are our new beginnings and a development of the Mission of St. Peter’s, Phibsoborough.

Fr. Brian Moore, CM.
Parish Priest

5th September 2003