🎄 Just a reminder that Sunday, 12th April, is the next play & pray Mass. Hope to see you all there.

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PARISH OF LISDOONVARNA, KILSHANNY, TOOVAHERA, AND DOOLIN. March 14/15, 2026

Beannachti La Fheile Phadraig! Fr. Robert Mc Namara PP, 065 7074142, 087 0949030 lisdoonpp@galwaydiocese.ie Lisdoonvarnaparish.ie

CORPUS CHRISTI, LISDOONVARNA 10am: Tom Cosgrave, Month's Mind. Tom Connelly, Month's Mind. Mona Cusack, 19th anniversary, Jerry, Mary, and Michael Cusack. Patrick and Margaret Costello. Sr. Philippine. Johanna Costello and family deceased, Westbourne House, Lisdoonvarna.

Next week: William Hillary, Lisdoonvarna and Ruan, 3rd anniversary. Marian Hannon. Kitty and Jimmy O' Donnell, William Scales, Delia and James Scales and the deceased of the Connole and O' Donnell families, Ballinahuon.

Mass in Lisdoonvarna on St. Patrick's Day, Tuesday, March 17th at 10am: Frank Mac Namara, anniversary.

Vigil Mass for St. Patrick's day on Monday 16th at 7pm in Lahinch, 12 noon Mass in Ennistymon on the day.

7pm Saturday evening Masses in March:

14th in Kilshanny: PJ (2nd anniv) and Mary (4th anniv) O' Leary.

21st in Toovahera: Eileen O' Loughlin, 1st anniversary. THANKYOU FOR LAST WEEK'S COLLECTION: 1050

We welcome the Angel Voices Children's Choir who are singing today.

SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION: on Saturdays before 5pm Mass in Lahinch.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE this Saturday 14th begins at the Pavilion with a dog show at 11am.

"Come and See" day for men considering becoming a priest: Knock House Hotel, Saturday, March 28. Please encourage any young or older man whom you think might be suitable. Contact Fr. Robert.

MARY'S MEALS: we welcome back Patricia Friel who will speak at Masses this weekend.

HOLY WEEK LITURGIES: Holy Thursday, April 2nd: Mass of the Lord's Supper, Toovahera, 7pm.

Good Friday, April 3rd: Remembering the Lord's Passion, Lisdoonvarna, 3pm. Stations of the Cross, Doolin, 7pm.

Holy Saturday, April 4th: the Easter Vigil, Kilshanny, 7pm. (Michael Hynes). Doolin Mass this month will be on the 11th. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

EPILEPSY AWARENESS DAY (Purple Day) Thursday, March 26th. Please visit purpleday.org

DIOCESES OF GALWAY/CLONFERT PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES: led by Bishop Michael Duignan, ex Shannon, June 29-July 4 (5 nights), from euro 995 per person sharing. Contact Joe Walsh Tours on 01 2410800. Bishop Michael welcomes any young person over 18 who would like to serve as a helper to the sick.

Thank you so much to the four ladies who played the part of Esther, the woman at the well, in last week's Gospel. You really brought her to life and touched many hearts. This was reflected in the number of people seeking copies.

CAMP VERITAS: a Christian summer camp for 12-17 year olds, June 23-28. See campveritasireland.org

LET'S CHANGE OUR MEDIA DIET THIS LENT: check out Radio Maria, Spirit Radio, cool young Christian singers like TobyMac and Katy Nichole, available on Spotify. Log on to The Holy See website and click on "magisterium" to read Pope Leo's thought-provoking reflections. For example, let's focus on what transfigures people, not what disfigures them.

HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGES are on hold again, as you sadly know. Please spare a prayer for all caught up in the latest conflict. Please also remember the many drivers, guides, craft shop and hotel and restaurant-owners there who love the Irish and make us so welcome, and whose incomes are reduced to practically nothing. They too have families to care for, children in college, bills to pay. Let's remember that, while we are in Lent now, the promise of our faith is that all our Good Fridays will turn into Easter Sundays, and that, because of what happened on the Cross, evil, violence, and hatred will only hold sway temporarily. This is our Easter hope, a hope that has a name: Jesus, the King of Love on Calvary. May He and Our Blessed Lady be King and Queen of our hearts.