Welcome to Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish
Apart from providing useful information about the parish, its groups and the various activities, it is our desire to use this website to share our faith with you, providing resources and links for faith development, both personal and family.
We also want to facilitate piety and prayer and hope you will find the Daily Mass Readings (with commentary) helpful.
Since 2008, priests of the Opus Dei Prelature have been entrusted with the pastoral care of Our Lady Queen of Peace. See Daily Message taken from the writings of St Josemaría, Founder of Opus Dei, which gives some insights into his charism.
We would appreciate your feedback. God bless you and please visit us often!
Our Lady Queen of Peace WEBCAM
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All Masses and other events are livestreamed each day below on our website, on Facebook and YouTube.
We welcome parishioners and friends who may wish to participate online in our liturgies. They are also recorded and may be viewed afterwards here.
Join us via webcam for the Rosary, Monday – Saturday at 11:25.
Latest News
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Parish Accounts, Year ending 31 Dec 2022
Our 2022 parish accounts are available here and on our Church notice board. If any parishioner has a query you are very welcome to contact
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Lay Ministry Appeal: 27-28 April 2024
The vitality of our Church increasingly relies on our lay people to step into leadership and service roles with courage and love.
Your contributions are vital in sustaining and expanding the current initiatives, ensuring our Church remains a vibrant beacon of hope and faith in the world.
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€680 donated in Good Friday Collection for the Holy Land, 29 March 2024
We thank our parishioners for their generous donation of €680 to the collection taken up on Good Friday to support the Holy Land, Pro Terra Sancta.
Dioceses throughout the world were invited to pray and to collect funds for the Catholic community in the Holy Land and for the maintenance of the Holy Places.
If you would like to make a donation, please drop it into one of the safes or the sacristy. Thank you
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Partnership participation in Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock, Sat 29 April 2023
Fr Fergus and a number of parishioners participated in the Partnership Pilgrimage to Knock on 29 April, in conjunction with the Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage. It was a wonderful experience. Homily of Archbishop Farrell here.
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Bambinelli Sunday, 17 December 2023
Bambinelli Sunday was celebrated in Our Lady Queen of Peace on 17 December. At the end of the 12 noon Mass, the figures of baby Jesus – the Bambinelli – from the family Crib were blessed.
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Christmas Appeal 2022 for Queen of Peace Primary School for Girls in Lodwar
This Advent we launch our Annual Christmas Appeal for our parish outreach project in Lodwar, Kenya.
Bishop John and Sr Agnes are most grateful for your Christmas gift of education to help these girls break out of the trap of poverty.
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Parish Partnership
Following the Building Hope Gatherings in Parishes, Archbishop Farrell has recently announced new Partnership Pastoral Areas in the Archdiocese.
Our Lady Queen of Peace will be part of a partnership with Donnybrook, Booterstown and Milltown Parishes.
See Archbishop’s video on Partnerships here.
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CROSSCARE Christmas Food Poverty Appeal
2022 has been very difficult for families coming to Crosscare needing help. For the first time in many years, they have seen a rise in the number of working families struggling with ongoing increases in the cost of living. The demands of Christmas put even more pressure on people already finding it hard to make ends meet.
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The Time Has Come: Archbishop Dermot Farrell, Advent Pastoral Letter, 2022
In every generation we are asked to be ready, recognising the salvation offered in Christ Jesus, on fire with his Spirit, proclaiming the Gospel in every season, finding new ways to witness to the presence and power of Christ in our own lives and to the people of our time.
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Share Appeal Sunday, 12/ 13 November 2022
Share Appeal Sunday takes place on the weekend of November 12/13, highlighting the important work that is funded by the weekly collection. See letter from Archbishop Farrell and brief video giving an overview of the benefits of the Share collection.
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First Holy Communion of Orran Nair, Sunday 25 June 2023
Parishioners at the 12 noon Mass on Sunday 25 June were very happy to witness the First Holy Communion of Orran Nair.
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Peter’s Pence Collection, 29 & 30 June 2022
The annual Peter’s Pence collection takes place this weekend, 29 & 30 June. This Collection provides Pope Francis with the funds he needs to carry out his charitable works around the world. It will replace the second collection for Share.
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Parish Partnership News, June 2023
Renewed and strengthened by the gifts of the Holy Spirit, especially the gift of courage, we are ready now to take on the radical changes that are necessary for the renewal of a vibrant and sustainable Church.
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Solemn Mass in honour of St Josemaría, 12 noon on Sat 17 June 2023
Fr Donncha Ó hAodha was the principal celebrant at the Solemn Mass in honour of St Josemaría on Saturday, 17 June at 12 noon.
It was a beautiful celebration, attended by a large congregation of all ages. Afterwards people enjoyed refresments in the church grounds, facilitated by the sunny afternoon that followed a damp morning.
See Fr Donncha’s homily here.
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Relationships Enrichment: Sessions for engaged and recently married couples
Several couples are attending our monthly Relationships Enrichment sessions for engaged and recently married couples.
The date of our next meeting has yet to be decided.
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Parish Privacy Policy
Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish is part of the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin. The parish is a registered charity, Registered Charity Number: 20016166, Parishes Revenue Number CHY7424. The Parish Priest is the data controller for the parish, in other words he is the person responsible for making sure your data is safe and secure.