Parish Newsletter
November 25/26, 2023
Parish
The Parish of Lisdoonvarna, Kilshanny, Doolin & Toovahera
Author
Very Rev. Robert McNamara PP
Mass Offerings
OUR LADY OF LOURDES, TOOVAHERA 5pm: PRO POPULO. NEXT WEEK: Sonny and Maura Davoren.
ST. AUGUSTINE’S, KILSHANNY 7pm: Mary O’ Leary, Cahermore.
HOLY ROSARY, DOOLIN 10am: PRO POPULO. NEXT WEEK: Martin, Ann, and Mary-Ann Doherty, Ballyvara. John Flaherty, Glasha. The Shannon family, Carnane, Carran, Boston, and Sligo. The deceased members of the Long family, Cronagort.
CORPUS CHRISTI, LISDOONVARNA 11.30am: Miko and Kathleen Considine. Anne Longwill, Bray, 5th anniversary. Mary and John Hogan, Cahermakerla, Lisdoonvarna, and their deceased family members. NEXT WEEK: Jerry, Mary, Michael, and Mona Cusack. Patrick and Margaret Costello. Sr. Philippine. Johanna Costello, Westbourne House.
RECENTLY DECEASED: Kathleen O’ Donoghue nee Heuston, Castleknock, Dublin. Deryk Gillam, Glasha, Doolin. Paddy Stackpoole, Lissycasey.
MARY IMMACULATE SECONDARY SCHOOL REMEMBRANCE MASS for deceased students and staff in school hall, Thursday, November 30th, at 7pm. All are welcome.
Thank you for last week’s offertory collection of 1803.
OUR NEW PARISH WEBSITE is due to launch soon, thank God.
CONGRATULATIONS to our local young people who will appear on the Late Late Toy Show this weekend!
THANK YOU to those anonymous and other donors and businesses for their generous contribution to the church restoration project. International friends will soon be able to donate through the parish website.
MEDUGORJE: Wednesday, August 28, 2024, is our departure date, please God, for our parish pilgrimage, leaving from Shannon Airport. There are only 30 places available this time round, and it’s already filling up. If you wish to travel, contact Helen on 087 9763559. If you book before Christmas, Marian Pilgrimages will give you 50 euro off. Apologies to the Kilshanny people; I know that date is the feast of St. Augustine, but it was harder to get dates for flights leaving from Shannon. We will still have our Mass at Kilshanny well on the previous evening, Tuesday, which is the feast of St. Augustine’s mother, St. Monica.
CHRISTMAS MASS BOUQUET CARDS from our parish are now available, for an offering of euro 5 please, which will go towards parish church renovations.
CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES:
Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24th: Childrens’ Mass in Doolin at 3pm, Kilshanny at 7pm, (preceded by Christmas carols), Christmas Eve Candlelight Mass in Lisdoonvarna at 10pm.
NO SUNDAY MORNING MASSES ON CHRISTMAS EVE. NO SUNDAY MORNING MASSES ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
Christmas Day, Monday, December 25: Early bird special in Toovahera at 8am, Doolin 10am, and Lisdoonvarna at 11.30am.
PLEASE INVITE FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND VISITORS.
Parish News
CHRISTMAS FAYRE AT THE PAVILION: next weekend, over 20 stalls and café, Mr. and Mrs Claus present!
PARISH MISSION EXPENSES: Misson collection: euro 1358. Thank you very much. Mission expenses: 1950.
ST. ENDA’S NATIONAL SCHOOL, LISDOONVARNA: next Sunday our guest speaker at Mass will be Mr. Bryan Carthy, School Principal, and the children will sing with our parish choir.
Also, very soon, we hope to launch our Angel Voices Childrens’ Choir, which will rotate once a month around the four churches. This is also a chance to say a warm thank you to our wonderful parish choirs already giving great and loving service.