Monthly Archives: December 2025

New Year 2026 Masses

New Years Day is not a holy day of obligation but some like to start the year with Mass, and it is the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. Therefore, there will be a midnight Mass at the very start of 2026 in St Joseph’s Church, Kinvara, i.e. the midnight after 31st December and before 1st January. Masses on the day, Thursday 1st January 2026 will be at 10am in St Joseph’s, Kinvara and 12 noon in Ballinderreen Church.

Mass times and intentions for the week from 27th December 2025

Saturday 27th December, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Gerry Forde, Parkroe, 24th anniversary.

Sunday 28th December:
 
9am, Doorus: Tom and Kathleen Mahon, Geeha, anniversary and deceased family members;
Mattie Glynn, Traught, and deceased family members, anniversary.
 
10.30am, Ballinderreen: Pete and Mary Quinn, Ballinderreen, anniversary;
Mattie and Mary Keenan, Tyrone, Kilcolgan, anniversary;
Mikey Hynes, Newtown, Kilcolgan, anniversary;
Conor Roberts, Colorado, USA, recently deceased.
 
12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Mass.
 
Tuesday 30th December, 7pm, Ballinderreen: Mass.
 
Wednesday 31st December, 9.15am, Ballinderreen: Mass.
 
Thursday 1st January 2026:
 
12am (i.e. between night of New Years Eve and morning of New Years Day), St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Mass to begin the new year.
 
10am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Stephen Warde, Convent Park, 6th anniversary.
 
12 noon, Ballinderreen: Offered for those to whom the Parish Christmas Novena Mass cards were sent.  (1st of 9)
 
Friday 2nd January, 10am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Offered for those to whom the Parish Christmas Novena Mass cards were sent.  (2nd of 9)
 
Saturday 3rd January, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Frank Flatley, The Square, Kinvara, months mind, and his wife Mary Flatley RIP.
 
Sunday 4th January:
 
9am, Doorus: Peter, Paddy and Tomás Mahon, Geeha, anniversary.
 
10.30am, Ballinderreen: John Killoran and his parents John and Nora Killoran, Ballinderreen, anniversary.
 
12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Mass.

Adoration arrangements Christmas 2025

The Kinvara Thursday of Adoration will not take place on Christmas Day 2025 and New Years Day 2026, and will re-commence on Thursday 8th January 2026. Thank you to those who pray for all of us in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament in the Adoration Chapel on Thursdays.

Parish Office Christmas Holidays

The Parish Office is now closed for the Christmas break and will re-open on Wednesday 7th January 2026 at 9.30am. We thank Orla Vesey, the Parish Secretary for all her great work and kindness to parishioners during the year and wish her and family a very happy Christmas.