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                     PARISH OF LISDOONVARNA, KILSHANNY, TOOVAHERA, DOOLIN. September 5/6, 2026.

Fr. Robert McNamara, PP, 065 7074142, 087 0949030 

lisdoonpp@galwaydiocese.ie

Lisdoonvarnaparish.ie

Corpus Christi, Lisdoonvarna, 10am: Liam Guthrie and deceased family members. Thomas, Margaret, Patrick, Tom, and Anthony Scullane, Ballinalacken, and Lisdoonvarna. Caitriona Davies, 6th anniversary.

Next week: Dr. Maura Lernihan. Michael and Delia Conlon, Ballinalacken. Michael Fitzgerald, 4th anniversary.

Monday, September 7th, 9:30am, Lisdoonvarna: Brendan Clohessy, 3rd anniversary.

Our recently deceased: Teresa Murphy, Kildysart, mother of Mary Cooney, our wonderful Kilshanny sacristan.

Daily Masses are booked on condition that they may have to be moved in the event of a funeral. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility.

Welcome to all our September visitors. We hope you have an enjoyable, refreshing, and safe time.

Saturday evening 7pm Masses in September:

Doolin 5th: Michael Finucane and his parents, John and Kitty. John Blood, Carroweragh. Austin, Susan, Catherine, Jimmy, and Dan Driscoll. Biddy Garrihy. This Mass will be celebrated in Doolin cemetery, weather permitting.

Kilshanny 12th: Johnny O' Driscoll, Ballyalla, 2nd anniversary, and deceased family members. Michael Nestor, Caheramore. Paddy Williams, 2nd anniversary, and deceased family members. Margaret, Brendan, and Patrick O'Looney and deceased family members, Wingfield. This Mass will be celebrated in Kilshanny Cemetery, weather permitting.

Toovahera 19th: Michael Healy, Ballyhenna, Lisdoonvarna. Gerry Davoren, Ballyconnoe. This Mass will be celebrated in Kilmoon Cemetery, weather permitting.

Thank you for last week's collection: €756

Angel Voices Children's Choir: Due to increased commitments, Kathleen is no longer in a position to continue with this ministry. Would anyone be interested in taking over? Sincere thanks to Kathleen for the joy and hope she and the choir have brought us throughout the parish.

The Cenacle: this is the "upper room" referred to in the Gospels where the Last Supper was held, and also where the Holy Spirit descended on Our Lady and the apostles at Pentecost. It's also the name of a lovely system of prayer for vocations to the priesthood and for priests themselves. Sometimes people are surprised when I ask them to pray for me. But everyone needs prayers! No one is immune from the evil one and his wiles. Our life on earth is a constant spiritual battle. The Cenacle is prayed on the first Thursday of the month at 6pm in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Toovahara. Please come along and pray for vocations and for priests ministering on the front lines of this challenging world. It would mean so much to me to know that there's a group of people praying for me and other priests. Contact Betty on 087 9807351 for more information.

CHILDREN'S ROSARY: this Sunday evening at 6pm in Corpus Christi Church, Lisdoonvarna.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: This program is for adults who wish to become members of our holy Catholic Church. Some who have been attending our Masses have joined the program and are being sponsored by Sean and Catherine Howe. You may recall Sean became a member of the Church recently. It's lovely to see them in turn making disciples, as Jesus sent us to do, and thank you to them on behalf of the parish for taking on this generous commitment.

Thank you to the proprietors of the Hedgerow, Kishanny, for facilitating refreshments after the Mass at St. Augustine's well and holding a fundraising raffle, which made euro 525 for Kilshanny Parish Hall renovations.

JUST FOR FUN: Things my mother taught me: about weather: "Your room looks like a tornado hit it!" About religion: "You better pray that comes out of the carpet." About receiving: "You are going to get it when your father comes home." About logic: "Because I said so, that's why!"