Parish Clergy
Very Rev. John McKeever, PP, Assistant Chancellor
Address: Parochial House, 35 St Patrick Street, Keady, Co Armagh, BT60 3TQ
Phone: (028) 3753 1246
Email: john_mckeever@yahoo.com
Very Rev. Canon Michael Crawley, PE, AP (retired)
Address: Parochial House, 89 Derrynoose Road, Derrynoose, BT60 3EZ
Phone:
Email:
Rev. Aidan McCann (on leave)
Address:
Phone :
Email:
Parish Pastoral Council
Chairperson: Bredge Casey
Secretary: Philip Mone
Members: Fr John McKeever
Canon Michael Crawley
Rev Martin Barlow
Michael Murray
Lucia Cunningham
Pierce Fox
Kevin McGuigan
Jenny McMahon
Joanne Smith
Nuala McKenna
Parish Finance Team
Finance Committee Chairperson
Rev John McKeever
Finance Committee Member(s)
Jim Lennon
Nuala McKenna Secretary
Patricia Smyth
Chris O’Neill
Philomena Fletcher
Noella Murray
Darren Mone
Deborah Cunningham
Safeguarding
Parish Safeguarding Representative
Caoimhe McGuigan
Schools
Clea Primary School
Phone: (028) 3753 1096
Principal: Mrs Clara Duffy
Darkley Primary School
Phone: (028) 3753 1484
Principal: Mr Ciaran Monaghan
Our Lady’s and St Mochua’s, Derrynoose
Phone: (028) 3753 9777
Principal: Mr Gary Farrell
St Francis of Assisi, Keady
Phone: (028) 3753 1284
Principal: Mrs Feena Hughes
St Joseph’s, Madden
Phone: (028) 3753 1890
Principal: Mr Paud Loughran
St. Patrick’s High School, Keady
Phone: 028 37 531393
Principal: Dr Fionnuala Moore
Society of St Vincent de Paul
SVP St Patricks Conference was established in the Parish in the 10th June 1987.
Our Conference seeks to provide support to anyone in our Parish who are in need.
We can be contacted on our confidential helpline number 07738838078 or by email on stpatrick.keady@svpni.co.uk
Our History
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVP) was founded in Ireland in 1844. It is the largest voluntary charitable organisation in Ireland. During its history it has helped people in need through a Famine, a Civil War, a War of Independence, two World Wars and several economic recessions.
Our focus is on practical approach to dealing with poverty, alleviating its effects on individuals and families through working primarily in person-to-person contact by a unique system of family visitation and seeking to achieve social justice and equality of opportunity for all citizens.
In addition to providing direct assistance to those in need, caring for the homeless, providing social housing, operating holiday homes and other social support activities, the Society promotes community self-sufficiency, enabling people to help themselves. Any assistance offered by the Society is given in a non-judgemental spirit , based on the needs of the individual or family seeking help.
The Society respects the dignity of those who contact us, offering assistance and advice when sought, maintaining their dignity while assisting them towards long-term self-sufficiency in a relationship of friendship, trust and confidentiality.
In 2015 the Conference opened our Charity shop, originally a unit in the Old Mill complex which then relocated to our new home at 39 Kinelowen Street.
Our shop welcomes donations of clothing, Bric a Brac, Homewares, Books and DVD which we then sell to sustain the support our conference offers to those in need in the community.
Our shop can be contacted on (028) 3778 8010.
St Patricks Conference
Keady
Confidential Helpline 07738838078
Let us learn, first of all, to defend our belief without hating our adversaries, to appreciate those who do not think as we do, to recognize that there are Christians in every camp, and that God can be served now as always! Let us complain less of our times and more of ourselves. Let us not be discouraged, let us be better.