St. Sylvester’s Parish, Malahide will host a series of eight monthly meetings from 21st Oct 2026 to 19th May 2027. It will explore various themes through the readings of Genesis – exploring biblical text, discovering its Catholic theological meaning, and seeing how the stories speak to Christian life today.
There is no charge for attending this course. The sessions are for one hour from 8pm-9pm. For further information please contact Ronan Reynolds on 0872429540.
St. Vincent de Paul
The St. Vincent de Paul monthly church-gate collection takes place this weekend, 10th/11th
October. Your support is greatly needed and is appreciated.
October Rosary
During the month of October, the Holy Rosary will be prayed after 10.00am Mass and we welcome people to join us in the church or via our webcam. Blessed rosary beads will be available at Our Lady’s statue. We invite you to take one to give to someone sick or housebound as a gift from our parish.
Rosary will not be recited when there is a funeral.
Tap and Go Machine
We are happy to advise that we have installed a Tap and Go machine in the Church to make it easier for you to make your Donations towards the Shrines & Church Maintenance Fund by Card.
You can simply select from the pre-set amounts or enter your own amount. (It is located in the alcove beside the Statue of The Little Flower).
Parking Bays
We now have Two Designated Handicap Parking Bays for those who require assistance into the church. Please be respectful to these spaces and only use them as appropriate
Candle Shrines
We recently had the carpet and the areas around the shrines, professionally cleaned & hopefully, you all agree, it is an excellent job and long overdue.
We would really appreciate if you did not carry candles around the church, especially when lighting!!! Hot wax is falling on the floor covering and it is so difficult to remove and dangerous.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our volunteer, Marie, who does an excellent job weekly on maintaining & cleaning the shrines.
Blue and red votives, are at all shrines so therefore it is not necessary to move them around the church. Lighters are provided at all shrines for your convenience.
Dates for your diary – Sept./Oct.
Liturgy Group Meeting – Tuesday 29th Sept – 2pm.
Legion of Mary Meeting – Wednesday 30th Sept – 7.30pm.
First Holy Communion Parents Meeting – Thursday 1st October – 7.30pm.
First Holy Communion Preparation Mass – Saturday 3rd October – 6.30pm.
25th Anniversary
This year celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the 2001 Visit of the Relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux coming to Ireland. To this day it still is the greatest mass movement of people with over 3.5 million people coming out in Ireland to Venerate Her Relics. St Thérèse Relics Ireland will be celebrating this momentous occasion again on her Feast Day on the 1st October with a very Special Mass with Bishop Denis Nulty in the Carmelite Church, White Abbey in Kildare Town at 7pm.
Veneration of the Relics of St Thérèse and her Parents St Louis & St Zelie Martin will be available after the Mass until 9.30pm. Light refreshments will be served in Carmel Hall afterwards.
May St Thérèse and The Martin Family bring you and your families many blessings.
If God seems far away….
If God seems far away….who moved?
A Patrician meeting and discussion on this topic, organised by the Legion of Mary, will take place on Wednesday 30th September at 7.30pm-9.30pm in the church oratory (including a short interval break for refreshments). The spiritual director will be Fr Harry Gaynor. All are welcome to attend.
Charitable Donation Scheme
Tax Relief Donations
As a registered charity Ballygall Parish can claim tax relief on monies donated.
This means if you donate a minimum of €250 in one year, our Parish is entitled to receive tax relief from the Revenue Commissioners. It applies to all cheque and cash donations which are made in instalments over the year or as one
donation during that time. Standing orders also qualify.
We can only claim tax relief on money we know who it has come from. This is why we ask you to identify all donations to us by putting your contact details on:
Weekly Envelopes
Christmas Dues
Easter Dues
November Altar List
Maintenance Envelopes for essential Church Repairs.
The process for claiming the refund is then completed by us online, if it is your intention to donate more that €250 please collect your CHY Form from the office.
Thank you.