It’s almost time for Lent again. As we prepare ourselves for the most special time of the church calendar, we invite you to join in our daily reflection for Lent. Each morning, you will be emailed a very short reflection or aspiration to meditate on for the day, usually focusing on a theme from the...

Lent 2020 It’s almost time for Lent again. As we prepare ourselves for the most significant time of our church year, Easter, we invite you to join in our daily reflections for Lent. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, 26th February 2020, Lent is a season of reflection and preparation leading up to the celebration of Easter....

Fun in Kilburn – The Young at Heart Club gathered today, Wednesday 19th of February, in De Mazenod Hall for an afternoon – health checks and community support advice were available. We had a great afternoon with our local policeman, Leon! 130 of us partied the afternoon away and many of us are looking forward...

My experiences of working in the baths at Lourdes I have had the privilege of coming to Lourdes for the last six years as a volunteer. The first time I came I really had no idea what to expect but I volunteered to work in the Baths. At this time in my life I wasn’t...

THE LETTER OF THE SUPERIOR GENERAL ON THE 194TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PAPAL APPROBATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONS AND RULES February 17, 2020 Dear Brother Oblates and all who live inspired in the Oblate charism, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He...

Oraison prayer with Friends of St. Eugene – Birmingham  To begin at the beginning. I was asked to write an account of L’oraison held at St. Anne’s Church, Digbeth, Birmingham just before Christmas, something that would be very difficult to try and explain. L’oraison has been defined as, ‘a mode of prayer in which we...

The Young At Heart Club celebrates Chinese New Year, the festival which marks the beginning of the new year on the Chinese calendar, in Mazenod Hall, near the Oblate parish church of the Sacred Heart, Quex Road. 115 people joined in the fun and festivities.   We had a catering company provide us with excellent...

The Annual Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes takes place in the Church of Mary Immaculate, Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore, beginning on Sunday, the 2nd of February 2020. The Theme this year is Mary as Friend, Sister and Mother.  The novena will be directed by Fr Shane Crombie, of the Meath Diocese. The novena is celebrated...

Fr Ciaran Dillon OMI 1929 – 2020 Ciarán Padraig Dillon was born on 6 March, 1929, in Roosky, Co. Roscommon. The Dillon family soon moved to Inchicore, Dublin where his father was the local family doctor. Their home was next door to the Oblate grounds on Tyrconnell Road. After primary education at Scoil Mhuire Gan...

The Young at Heart Club in Kiburn meets at the Mazenod Community Centre, Quex Road every Wednesday from 11.30am till 3pm. Admission is only £1 a week. This week we had Bingo and welcomed Pauline who led us in a session of “Chair Yoga”. All are welcome to join us!   #alwaysclosetothepeople #kilburn #theoblates #youngatheart...