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TRALEE’S annual Good Friday Pageant will be performed once again in the Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Castle Street, at 3pm this Friday, April 7. The pageant is part of the traditional Good Friday ceremony that commemorates the Crucifixion and Death of Jesus Christ. This dramatic presentation of […]

IT’S been a momentous time for pupils from four local schools this week as Confirmations were held in St John’s Church. It was a shame that the weather was so terrible for the sixth class pupils from Moyderwell Mercy Primary School as they arrived for the early afternoon ceremony on […]

A POPULAR priest was thanked for his work at farewell party in his honour at St John’s Parish Centre on Thursday evening. There was a good turnout for Polish native, Fr Piotr Delimat, who came to the parish in 2014 and made a great impression on his colleagues and parishioners. […]

IT was a case of arrivederci on Friday night to Fr Bernard Healy who said an official farewell to the St John’s parishioners at a special function in the Parish Centre. Fr Bernard, who is a native of Doon just outside Tralee, is heading off to Rome for the next […]

A NEW stained glass window – the first in over sixty years – will be unveiled in St. John’s Church, Castle Street, Tralee this Friday evening, October 27 at 7.30pm. The new Reconciliation Window is a joint endeavour by the Catholic and Church of Ireland communities in Tralee and has […]

A NOVENA to the Sacred Heart will take place later this month at St John’s Church. The nine days of prayer will begin on Thursday, May 26 and continue until June 3 at 6.10pm each evening at the church off Castle Street. “This is the second year holding the event,” […]

DESPITE Storm Desmond’s best efforts, St John’s parish managed to raise €39,655 from their annual bazaar fundraiser. “The weather was really bad during the bazaar, people were not supposed to go out, but we got a great crowd,” said one of the bazaar organisers, Margaret Crean. The bazaar, which took place […]

THERE’S a photo that’s causing a bit of a stir online this morning. Sent in by ‘Mark’ to the Radio Kerry Facebook page, it’s an image taken at St John’s Church of one of the statues there. However, when he posted the photo online, many people said they can make out […]

THREE years ago, a soup kitchen was set up by two women in the Solas hall by St John’s Church on Ashe Street. In October 2012, Colette Price and Dawn Roberts, decided do something for those that were struggling to put food on the table. In the time since Ireland’s recession […]

TWENTY students from Transition Year in Presentation Secondary School received certificates marking their participation in the Children’s Liturgy programme in St John’s Parish. The certificates were presented by Eileen Doyle (Children’s Liturgy Co-ordinator) and Fr Bernard Healy. The Children’s Liturgy programme has been up and running at the 10.30am Sunday Mass […]

A NOVENA to the Sacred Heart will be held in St John’s next month. It will take place from June 4-12 each evening at 6.10pm. “The Novena is run by the priests of the parish and everyone is welcome,” said Norma Foley. “It’s the first time we’ve held anything like this and […]

  ST John’s Parish accounts have revealed a dip in income while repairs and upgrades have seen a huge rise in expenditure. In a pamphlet issued to homes in the parish, the Statement of Income and Expenditure shows income last year at €457,929, down from €464,160 in 2013. Expenditure meanwhile […]

THE Archbishop of Dublin is to speak at this year’s ‘Journeying In Hope’ event in St John’s Church on February 24. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin is the latest in a long line of high-profile speakers at the event, which has been running at the Castle Street church for some years now. […]

  AN incredible €41,617 was raised during November’s St John’s Parish Bazaar. It almost matches the same amount that was raised by the event in 2014. The cheque was presented to the parish at the weekend. The event, which celebrated its 63rd anniversary in 2014, took place over the weekend of […]

THERE’S was a good turnout for the St John’s Parish Bazaar opening night at the KDYS on Friday. Young and old gathered in the Denny Street venue to support the annual fundraiser which is vital for the upkeep of the parish. Businesses from all over town supplied the prizes and […]

ST JOHN’S annual bazaar takes place this weekend where there a world of prizes to be won. The bazaar, which commences Friday and runs until Sunday, in the KDYS Denny Street, is a vital funds generator for the parish and has been running now for 63 years. “St John’s is an […]

  AERIAL archive images of Tralee have recently been made available to view on the website, ‘Britain From Above’. The photos below, which were taken in 1933, give a fascinating insight into what Tralee looked like 81 years ago. As you can imagine quite a lot has changed since. These six images […]

FR. Seán Hanafin has been re-appointed to his present posting as Parish Priest in St John’s Tralee for a further six-year term. The announcement came following a re-shuffle of diocesan appointments by Bishop Ray Browne just before the weekend. Commenting on the appointments, Bishop Browne said parish life is healthy throughout […]

OVER the weekend the first ‘Festival of Flowers and Music’ took place in St John’s the Evangelist Church on Ashe Street to celebrate the successful restoration of the organ at the church. The restoration cost a whopping €100,000 and took the best part of year to dismantle and restore the […]