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Fr. Peter O’Connor (Parish Priest)
Mass Times at St. Peter and Paul St. Laurence O'Toole
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SS' Peter & Paul Church
Tuesday 10.00am.
Thursday 10:00am.
Sunday 10:00 am (Irish Mass)
Additional services in St. Laurence O’Toole
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St. Laurence O'Toole Church
Monday 10.00am.
Wednesday 10:00am.
Saturday 7.00pm Evening Vigil Mass
Sunday 11:30am.
PARISH NEWS
POCKETS of HOPE
Parish Pastoral Partnership Pilgrimage
Sunday July 13 2025
Parishioners from the Pastoral Partnership of Howth, Sutton, Baldoyle, Bayside and Kilbarrack/Foxfield participated in the Pockets of Hope Pilgrimage for the Jubilee Year of Hope. The pilgrimage was hosted by four of the churches in Dublin: St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Our Lady of Lourdes Sean McDermott St., Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary City Quay and St. Andrew’s Church Westland Row. It was attended by 70 participants. Afterwards the group enjoyed refreshments in Wynn’s Hotel.
Baldoyle Parish Lotto, Sunday 16th August winning numbers 3, 7 and 22. No winner , Sunday 23rd August 2026 Jackpot €800
Parish Coffee Mornings in the Parish hall will resume in September
Family Mass will resume in September 2026.
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT IN THE CHURCH OF ST LAURENCE O’TOOLE EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT 6:00pm to 6:40pm (Before evening Mass)
Friday Night whist - Baldoyle Whist Club. Every Friday night at 8.00 pm in the Parish Hall, beside the Parish Office. New members and visitors are very welcome
The Lounge Lizards will resumed in september.
FIRST SATURDAYS DEVOTION: St. Laurence O’Toole’s Church, Saturday, September 5th at 7pm. Rosary (5 decades) Meditation on a Mystery (15 mins) Holy Communion (Mass at 8pm) Confession (8 days before/after) To make Reparation to Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart and for Peace in the world.
Dublin Diocese Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2026 The Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes is a particularly joyful occasion and a highlight of the Diocesan calendar since 1948. This year the pilgrimage, led by Archbishop Dermot Farrell, will take place from September 3rd to 8th. Further Information: Phone 01 8087555 or Email: info@lourdes.dublindiocese.ie
Anam Cara North Dublin, the organisation that supports bereaved parents, is holding a Parent Evening for bereaved parents on Wednesday 24th June at 7:30pm in the Hilton Hotel, Malahide Rd, Northern Cross, Dublin, D17 Y924. This event is free and open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age your child died, the circumstances of their death, or whether their death was recent or not. Please contact us on info@anamcara.ie or 01 4045378 for any queries.
Safeguarding.
The current safeguarding regulations and information is on display in the porch on our new poster. You can visit The Archdiocese of Dublin child safeguarding and protection service by visiting the following link;
https://csps.dublindiocese.ie/wp-content/uploads/s ites/3/2023/10/Dublin-Diocesan-Child-Safeguarding -Policy-2023.pdf or use the QR Code on the poster to see the updated information.
Our safeguarding policy document is always available in the sacristy or through contacting our Parish Office. Our parish safeguarding representatives are available to answer questions if you leave your name and number in our Parish Office.
Baldoyle Library August Events
To book your free place at any Library event please email baldoylelibrary@fingal.ie or phone 01 890 6793
Tuesday 18th Summer Stars Storytime at 10.30. All welcome
Monday 17th to Friday 31st Exhibition of work from Lisa’s craft groups.
August is Craft Month and it provides unique opportunities for people to get involved to learn about, make, see, and buy craft.
See our craft book display for the month.
Wednesday 19th Sensory Play in the Garden (weather dependent). From 3-4pm. All welcome
Saturday 22nd Sensory Play From 11 to 12pm All welcome
Monday 24th E-services clinic. From 11am to 12pm.All welcome
Tuesday 25th Summer Stars Arts & Crafts for Kids. For ages 4 to 8, from 2.15 to 3pm. Booking essential (fully booked, reserve list only).
National Heritage Weekruns from 15th to 23rd August https://www.heritageweek.ie/ for more information
My Little Library Bag 2026
This is a free national initiative for families with children starting primary school in September 2026.
My Little Library Bag is a free tote bag that families can collect from Baldoyle Library. Each bag contains two books
to help children prepare for starting school, as well as useful resources for parents. The bags are available in
both English and Irish. Pop into Baldoyle Library now to collect yours.
Library membership is free and open to everyone.
Baldoyle Library - Free E-Services. Fingal Libraries offer digital newspapers, magazines, comics, music streaming, video streaming, eBooks, eAudiobooks, touch typing, educational courses and much more. To access any of our eservices you just need your Library card number and PIN Fingal Library eServices and eResources Online: https://www.fingal.ie/council/service/fingal-library-eservi ces-and-eresources-online Fingal Libraries / Baldoyle Library Phone: 01 8906793 / Email: baldoylelibrary@fingal.ie
Manresa Jesuit Centre of Spirituality (426 Clontarf Road, Dollymount)
Working with Dreams (8-week Course) Course starts on Wednesday, 23 September, 7:30pm-9pm Facilitator: Anne Hession Would you like to be able to interpret your own dreams? Dream interpretation opens the path to healing, wholeness and creativity. Cost: €180 For more information, contact us at reception@manresa.ie / 01 5529 448. Note:
Autumn retreat dates are now available, including retreat offerings for the seasons of Advent and New Year. Find details on website: manresa.ie.
Find a Pen Pal with Fingal Libraries
We are thrilled to launch an exciting new project - Fondly, Fingal Libraries Fondly, Fingal Libraries is a letter-writing exchange program developed in partnership with Delaware Libraries, USA
Adult patrons of Fingal Libraries can fill in a registration form with their basic information to be matched with a Pen Pal overseas! You can fill out the registration form in the library. All materials and postage will be provided. All you have to do is register, and sit tight until your match is made
New logo for The Irish Synodal Pathway.
At the heart of the new design lies Saint Brigid’s Cross, a symbol deeply woven into both Irish culture and Christian tradition. Within its familiar form, the designer traced a pathway, a visual metaphor for our shared synodal journey. The lines move in and out, suggesting openness, dialogue, and movement, a Church that listens, learns, and walks together. This sense of the pathway reflects the inclusive nature of synodality, a journey that welcomes all and remains open to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The new logo embodies an Irish expression of the universal call to communion, participation, and mission. It is both rooted and forward looking, grounded in faith and alive with movement, holding tradition and transformation together in an unfolding journey. _
National Synod 2025/2026 The Universal Synod on Synodality concluded in October in Rome. The Final Document set out a roadmap for renewal, for a synodal Church that listens, learns and acts in communion.
Meanwhile, we continue on the Irish Synodal Pathway. Diocesan Synodal Teams are being prepared to host local conversations on the original themes from the Irish National Synthesis, now informed by the final document from the Universal Synod.
The purpose of these gatherings is to identify key priorities to bring to the pre-synodal assembly in October 2025. From this assembly in 2025, we are committed to walking together as the Pobal Dé, the people of God, with some of these priorities towards the first national assembly for the Catholic Church in Ireland, scheduled for the following year in October 2026.
Irish Synodal Pathway The Irish Synodal Pathway continues to evolve and has made significant progress in advancing its ambition to hold its first synodal assembly in the Autumn of 2025. Regional meetings held in January assisted dioceses and groups in the formation of Diocesan Synodal Teams for the pathway and provided resources for the ongoing work at local level, including a video resource outlining the journey so far (https://synod.ie/resources/videos/). Further regional meetings, scheduled for late April with the Diocesan Synodal Teams, will also initiate discussions on the theme/question for the first assembly of the Irish Synodal Pathway.
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SYNODAL PATHWAY
Synod 2021-2024 For a Synodal Church: communion, participation and mission
In October 2021 the Catholic Church's synodal process on the theme of synodality began. This was the first time that a worldwide listening process and consultation with parishes and dioceses was attempted and many people in Ireland took part in a listening process during the early months of 2022. Did you take part? Have you been wondering what happened after that?
Much has happened since then. Your participation formed part of a national document that was sent to the Synod office in Rome in August 2022. It also formed part of a global document called Enlarge the Space of Your Tent, which was published last October and then formed part of a presentation given by the Irish delegation that travelled to Prague this February for the first ever Continental Assembly of the Catholic Church's synodal process. Please visit www.synod.ie/2023update to find out more.
Universal Synod in Rome 4-29 October 2023 Gathering of the People of God In St. Peter’s Square, Rome yesterday, Saturday 30th, brothers and sisters in Christ gathered to pray for the success of the Synod. Leaders included Pope Francis, Patriarch Bartholomew of the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop Justin Welby of the Anglican Communion. A similar gathering was held at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. In a special way we want to entrust to the Holy Spirit the Assembly members who will be gathered in prayer for three days in preparation for the official opening of the 26th Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome on 4th October. In support, please pray the Synod Prayer.
We stand before You, Holy Spirit, as we gather together in Your name. With You alone to guide us, make Yourself at home in our hearts; Teach us the way we must go and how we are to pursue it. We are weak and sinful; do not let us promote disorder. Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path nor partiality influence our actions. Let us find in You our unity so that we may journey together to eternal life and not stray from the way of truth and what is right. All this we ask of You, who are at work in every place and time, in the communion of the Father and the Son, forever and ever. Amen.
Our Mission Statement
We, the parishioners of Baldoyle commit ourselves to the mission of bringing parishioners closer to God and to each other. We strive to build a living Christian community characterised by faith, mission, worship, hospitality and service.
Parish Office
The Parish Office is now open to the public between 9.30am - 11.am, Monday to Friday. Our office provides services including bookings for:
Baptisms
Marriages
Funerals
Family Mass Group
This group facilitates the coming together of families with young children to participate at the Sunday mass in St. Laurence O’Toole church each Sunday. Our aim is to create a child friendly atmosphere where children of all ages are welcome.
History of Baldoyle
Recent excavations in the Grange area have provided evidence that this area was inhabited during the Bronze Age, approx. 1500 – 500 B.C. However little is known of these early settlers and our first credible proof of habitation comes with the arrival of the Vikings in 898 A.D.
