Diocesan Diary 2012
JANUARY 1 Sunday
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.
World Day of Prayer for Peace Mass will take place at 11.00am in St. Mary’s Church, Haddington Road.
Theme: “Educating Young People in Justice and Peace”
JANUARY 15 Sunday
World Day of Migrants and Refugees
JANUARY 18-25 Wednesday - Wednesday
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
Inaugural Service: Church of St Columbanus and Gall, Milltown, Dublin 6 on Wednesday the 18th of January at 8.00pm Theme: “We will all be changed”
JANUARY 29-FEBRUARY 4th Sunday – Saturday
Catholic Schools Week
Theme: “Catholic Schools: Christ’s Living Body Active in our World”
FEBRUARY 2 Thursday
Day for Consecrated Life. 7.45pm Mass will be held at the Oblate Parish of Our Lady of the Wayside, Bluebell.
FEBRUARY 4 Saturday
World Day of the Sick Seminar in Holy Cross College, Clonliffe from 9.45am to 1.00pm. Theme: “The Ministry of Holy Communion and the Sick”
FEBRUARY 5 Sunday
World Day of the Sick: Ceremony in the Parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Mourne Road at 3.00pm which celebrates the International World day of the Sick on Saturday the 11th February. Theme: “The Eucharistic: Communion with Christ and with one another”
FEBRUARY 12 Sunday
ACCORD (Catholic Marriage Counselling Service) Collection* - proceeds to be returned to the Director, ACCORD, 39 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2.
FEBRUARY 19 Sunday
Day of Prayer for Temperance
FEBRUARY 26 Sunday
Rite of Election at 3.30pm in the Pro Cathedral for adults who will be initiated this Easter.
MARCH 5 Monday
Deanery Meetings during week
MARCH 17 Saturday
St. Patrick’s Day
Day of Prayer for Emigrants
Chapter Meeting in the Pro Cathedral
APRIL 5 Holy Thursday
Mass of Chrism at 10.00 a.m. in the Pro-Cathedral. Distribution of the Holy Oils in the Pro-Cathedral from 12.00 noon to 2.00pm.
APRIL 6 Good Friday
Holy Oils available in the sacristy, Pro Cathedral from 10.00am to 2.00pm.
APRIL 15 Sunday
Share Appeal Day
APRIL 29 Sunday
Day of Prayer for Vocations
APRIL 29 – MAY 5 Sun – Sat
Vocations Awareness Week
APRIL 29 Sunday
Collection for the support of Dublin diocesan students preparing for Ordination to the Priesthood.* Proceeds to be returned to the Finance Secretariat, Archbishop's House, Dublin 9.
MAY 6 Sunday
National Collection for the International Eucharistic Congress 2012.* Proceeds to be returned to the Finance Secretariat, Archbishop’s House, Drumcondra, Dublin 9.
MAY 14 Monday
Deanery Meetings during week
MAY 20 Sunday
World Communications Day
Theme: “Silence and Word: path of evangelisation”
MAY 20 Sunday
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock
MAY 26 Saturday
Pentecost. Festival of the Peoples. St Mary’s Pro Cathedral, Marlborough Street at 6.00pm.
JUNE 3 Sunday
Chapter Meeting in the Pro Cathedral and celebration of the Feast of St. Kevin throughout the Dublin Diocese
JUNE 10-17 Sunday - Sunday
50TH International Eucharistic Congress.
JUNE 17 Sunday
Matt Talbot Day
JUNE 17 – 21 Sunday – Thursday
Diocesan Retreat in All Hallows College commencing at 9pm on Sunday, 17th June.
JUNE 30 Saturday
Statement of Parish Receipts and Payments, for the year ended the 30th of June 2012 should be prepared and forwarded to Archbishop’s House by the 31st August, 2012.
JULY 1 Sunday
Collection for the Pope and Pontifical Charities* (Peter’s Pence) - proceeds to be returned to the Finance Secretariat, Archbishop’s House, Dublin 9.
AUGUST 31 Friday
Statement of School Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31st August 2012, should be prepared and forwarded to Archbishop’s House by November 9th 2012.
AUGUST 31 Friday
Statement of Parish Receipts and Payments for the year ended 30th June 2012 should have been forwarded to Archbishop’s House by this date.
SEPTEMBER 7-12 Friday - Wednesday
Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes
SEPTEMBER 23 Sunday
CROSSCARE (Catholic Social Care Agency of the Dublin Diocese) Collection* - proceeds to be returned to the Director, CROSSCARE , Holy Cross Diocesan Centre, Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3.
OCTOBER 1 Monday
Deanery Meetings during week
OCTOBER 7 Sunday
Day for Life
OCTOBER 21 Sunday
Day for Missions* - proceeds to be returned to the National Director, Pontifical Mission Societies, 64 Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin 6.
NOVEMBER 9 Friday
Statement of School Receipts and Payments for the year ended the 31st of August 2012 should have been forwarded to Archbishop’s House by this date.
NOVEMBER 10 Saturday
Commemorative Mass for deceased Clergy of the diocese at 11.00am in the Pro Cathedral, Marlboro Street.
NOVEMBER 11 Sunday
Catholic Youth Care Collection* - proceeds to be returned to the Director, Catholic Youth Care, 20-23 Arran Quay, Dublin 7.
NOVEMBER 14 Wednesday
Feast of St. Laurence O’Toole.
Chapter Meeting in the Pro Cathedral
NOVEMBER 112-18 Monday - Sunday
Restorative Justice Week
DECEMBER 3 Monday
Deanery Meetings during week
DECEMBER 8 Saturday
Chapter Meeting in the Pro Cathedral
DECEMBER 9 Sunday
Diocesan Collection for the Dublin Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul* - proceeds to be returned to the President, Dublin Council, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, 8 New Cabra Rd., Dublin 7.
* No SHARE Collection