Ministries

The Young adult led Liturgy was established in 2010 by Fr. Joseph Ralph and four young people.    The Mass itself takes place on the first Saturday of every month at the usual 7.30pm evening mass. However, the mass is extra special for the young adults of our local community, with young adult Eucharistic ministers, readers and collectors.  Young adults also give their faith testimonies each month after the Gospel and these are always guaranteed to be inspiring, warming and sincere. Furthermore, we have our very own young adult choir, ‘Music for Youth’ who sing at the mass each month.

The Mass has gone from strength to strength in recent times with the core group expanding from four to twelve members who are committed to the planning and organisation of the mass each month.  One of the main aims of the core group is to increase the number of young people in attendance at the mass and to enrol a further number of young people taking part in the mass itself.

Therefore, we are reaching out to you, why not come along to our young adult mass and encourage others to come too. We would be delighted to see you and look forward to you experiencing the peace and joy the Young Adult Mass brings.

The children’s liturgy began in 2012 with a small core group, however, this group of volunteers has expanded over the last two years. The Children’s Liturgy takes place on the second, third and fourth Sunday of each month at the 11 am Mass. Along with the participation of children in the Junior Choir, after the opening prayers of the mass, the Priest invites all the children in the congregation to join the volunteers of the core group in the Dominican Hall where they will listen to the Word of God for that week in a child-friendly way. They also complete various worksheets and activities centered round the Gospel. The children are then brought back into the Church after the Homily and take part in the Offertory Procession by offering up the activities they have completed in the hall. Two children are also chosen each week to carry up the bread and wine. Furthermore, the children that attended these masses on a regular basis lead the 11 am Christmas Day Mass and the 11 am Easter Sunday Mass, from delivering the readings right through to the offertory procession.

This mass is particularly suitable for any child aged 5 – 12, we look forward to seeing all your little ones soon.