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             PARISH OF LISDOONVARNA, KILSHANNY, TOOVAHERA, DOOLIN. June 27/28, 2026.

Fr. Robert Mc Namara PP, 065 7074142, 087 0949030 lisdoonpp@galwaydiocese.ieLisdoonvarnaparish.ie

Corpus Christi, Lisdoonvarna, 10am: Val Nagle, anniversary. Gerald Linnane, Cloughan, Ballinalacken, his mother Ellen, and sisters Bridget, Helen, and Celia. Cyril Kilderry.

Next week: Eileen and Joe Williams.

9.30am Mass on Monday 29th in Lisdoonvarna: Con and Nellie O' Loughlin.

Saturday evening 7pm Masses in July:

Doolin, July 4th: Gerry Griffin, 3rd anniversary. Mary O' Callaghan, Month's Mind, and her husband Dennis, 11th anniversary.

Kilshanny, July 11th: Elizabeth, George, and PJ Greene, Athlone. Bridget and Austin Cooney and family deceased. Fr. Frank Arthur, SDS, Kilmoon.

Toovahera: no booking as yet.

Thank you for last week's collection: €1,475

Retirement: sincere thanks, blessings, and congratulations to Mrs. Eilish O' Donoghue as she retires from her teaching role in St. Enda's National School, Lisdoonvarna. I was constantly in awe of Eilish's ability to hold the attention of very young children and make it look effortless! Many blessings to her and her family going forward.

National Grandparents' Knock Pilgrimage: Sunday, July 26th, beginning at 2.30 with the Sacrament of Healing/Anointing of the Sick, followed by holy Mass celebrated by Archbishop Eamon Martin. Thank you Lord for our wonderful grandparents. So often it is they who keep the flame of faith burning.

St. Augustine's Church, Kilshanny: restoration and repair of the windows will begin soon and continue at least until the end of July. The works are being carried out by Jamie Clabburn and his team from Bespoke Restoration, who recently completed a project at Kylemore Abbey convent.

Lisdoonvarna Failte Fundraising Draw is deferred until July 25th, due to the fact that only 50 % of the tickets were sold. Please support this effort to raise matching funds for a sports capital grant for works on the community pitch. The tickets are euro 100 each, and can be bought on-line at willwego.com/tickets/lisdoonvarna-failte-bingo/9 or from local sports clubs or in Jordan's, Donie's, or the Lisdoonvarna Failte office.

The Enego Prayer (recited from memory by Patrick Garrihy, Cloncoul, Ennistymon. Patrick said that the teacher taught them this prayer when they were small. God bless and reward that teacher, and thank you to all our teachers, SNA's, and school staffs today. May they have a good rest over the summer.)

Behold O kind and most sweet Jesus, I cast myself upon my knees in they sight, and with the most fervent desire of my soul, I pray and beseech thee, that thou wouldst impress upon my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity, with true repentance for my sins, and a firm desire of amendment, whilst with deep affection and grief of soul I ponder within myself and mentally contemplate thy five most precious wounds: having before my eyes that which David spoke in prophecy of thee, O good Jesus, "they pierced my hands and feet, they have numbered all my bones." (Psalm 22). Amen.