Departure times will be posted here as soon as the World Meeting of Families office confirm the times allocated to us. Check this website for update.

• Those attending the Mass are asked to treat the day as a Pilgrimage. It is strongly advised that each pilgrim consider your health and well-being and to plan ahead. It is a pilgrimage and it will be a long day but there will be supports in place to help you along the way.
• Our Coach will be directed to the Kylemore Coach Park on the South side of Dublin. We will enter the Phoenix Park from the Chapelizod Gate.
• We will be given a time to arrive at the Coach Park but as yet we do not know this time. Please keep an eye on this website for the details of departure times. Departure time will be posted by Tuesday evening of this week. Please note we will not be able to wait for you if you are late for the departure of the coach from our Church. Cost of the Coach is €10 per person, payable on the day.
• Upon arrival at the Coach Park there will be a walk of 3.5 Kilometres to the site of the Papal Mass. You may need to reconsider if you feel this is too much of a walk. The same 3.5 kilometres walk will be taken as we return to the Coach at the end of the day.
• There will be assistance and supports available to all pilgrims. Designated rest zones will be positioned at regular intervals along your walking route and at the gates of the Park.
• Multiple food and drinks stations will also be available, as will medical facilities and toilets. There will be volunteers throughout the venue at the gates and at the hubs who will be able to help you.
• Your ticket and wristband will be provided on the coach on the way to the venue.
• Click here to view items that are prohibited at the Papal Mass in the Phoenix Park.
• We hope you will enjoy the day with our parish.

On Sunday, 26 August, there will be no 11.30am Mass in Bonnybrook Parish to allow parishioners and priests to go to the Papal Mass in the Phoenix Park. The church will close following the 9.30am Mass on that day. We apologise for any inconvenience.

The World Meeting of Families 2018 Pilgrim Walk will take place from 18 – 25 August 2018. Pilgrims are invited, in a single day or over a few days during that week, to undertake the Walk. It involves visiting seven designated churches and spending time in prayer in each of them for a special intention for families before finishing the visit with the WMOF2018 prayer. Each pilgrim will be issued with a pilgrim walk passport which will be stamped at each church in the ancient tradition of the Camino of St James.
A pilgrimage certificate of completion will be stamped when they arrive at the last of the seven churches. Each church will have a roster of ambassadors to meet the pilgrims, stamp their pilgrim passports and offer a WMOF Céad Míle Fáilte. The churches can be visited in any order.

The route for the Pilgrim Walk includes the following churches:

• St. Teresa’s Carmelite Church, Clarendon Street – Theme: The gift of parents to the family.
• St. Francis Xavier’s, Gardiner Street – Theme: The role of teachers in enriching the children of our families.
• St. Saviour's, Dominick Street – Theme: God walks with families when times are tough.
• St. Michan's, Halston Street – Theme: The gift of children to the family.
• St. Michan's, Church Street – Theme: Fostering the gift of forgiveness among families.
• St. Audoen's Church, High Street – Theme: The gift of grandparents to the family.
• Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Whitefriars), Aungier Street – Theme: Love at the heart of the family.