Jo O'Sullivan gives an account of her experience of a Deanery meeting.
"My experience at the Deanery meeting has me wondering if, ........ It is all only window-dressing - a pretence that the members of Parish Pastoral Councils are involved in decision-making.

As the second week of Lent begins in other countries, we pause from our lenten penances to honour Patrick, the apostle of the Irish. In our celebration of this solemn feast, we worship God, creator, redeemer and sanctifier, who brought our ancestors into the Christian fold through the preaching of St Patrick.

St Patrick, Patron of Ireland