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The Pastoral area of St Mantan wish to congratulate Fr Donal Roche, former Parish Priest of Wicklow-Rathnew and ‘Kilbride-Barndarrig-Brittas Bay’, who was appointed today by Pope Francis to be an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Dublin assisting Archbishop Dermot Farrell. May the Lord guide him on the journey ahead.
Continue reading...Added on: 05/03/2024
A service of reflection and prayer on the theme of “Climate Crisis-What can I do?” will take place in St Patrick’s Church Wicklow on Wednesday 13th March at 7.30 PM. The Service is inspired by Laudato Si – On Care for our Common Home – written by Pope Francis. We Continue reading...
Added on: 01/03/2024
The Family (39th) and Care (40th) Amendments to the Constitution
Voting is a way to show that we care about making society better. In Catholic social teaching, it’s important to take part in the democratic process. The Catholic Church says that everyone should vote responsibly for the common good. (Compendium Continue reading...
Added on: 28/02/2024
St Mantan Pastoral Area
Masses for Ash Wednesday 14th February 2024
St Patrick’s Church Wicklow 8 AM, 10 AM and 7 PM
St Mary’s Barndarrig 10 AM
Holy Rosary Ashford 10 AM
St Joseph’s Glenealy 8 PM
Masses throughout Lent will be the same as the normal weekday mass schedule. Continue reading...
Added on: 09/02/2024
The link to the Archbishop’s statement regarding Blessings of couples in irregular situations is at
Added on: 08/01/2024
Sycamore is a fantastic book that goes through 20 key aspects from the Catechism in a gentle conversation style allowing young people to engage and explore their faith in a new way. For the first time, we will run a gathering based on exploring Sycamore together. The gatherings will Continue reading...
Added on: 04/01/2024
Mass Times for the Feast of the Epiphany 5/6 January 2024
Friday 5th January (Vigil Masses)
St Patrick’s Wicklow 7 PM
St Joseph’s Rathnew 7 PM
St Mary’s Barndarrig 7.30 PM
St Joseph’s Glenealy 8 PM
Saturday 6th January
St Patrick’s Wicklow 10 AM
Holy Rosary Ashford 10 AM
Continue reading...Added on: 31/12/2023
The new name agreed by the Three Parish Pastoral Councils in the Pastoral area is St Mantan. We place the pastoral area under his protection as we journey in faith in this part of the world. In time we will have a new domain name for the website stmantan.ie
Added on: 22/12/2023
Christmas Penance Services 2023
Monday 18th December at 7.30 PM in St Patrick’s Wicklow
Tuesday 19th December at 7.30 PM in Rathdrum
Wednesday 20th December at 7.30 PM in Arklow
Please note that there is no mass this week in St Joseph’s Church Rathnew on Monday and Tuesday evening.
Added on: 17/12/2023
In November 2023 a head count was undertaken in all the Churches on three Sundays.
Date Church Mass Time Number Sat 4 November Holy Rosary Ashford 6.00 PM 85 Sat 4 November St Patrick’s Wicklow 6.00 PM 181 Sat 4 November St Mary’s Barndarrig 7.30 PM 45 Sun 5 November Continue reading...Added on: 10/12/2023
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