Photos of the Ballinderreen Christmas Day 2020 Mass

Thank you to Aodh Dalton for these photographs of the Ballinderreen Parish Christmas Day 2020 Mass outside Blake Manor Nursing Home, which was celebrated in a drive-in format this year in order to maximise the number of people who would have the opportunity to come to Mass for Christmas while fully respecting the Covid-19 restrictions in place for the safety of all.

Blake Manor Nursing Home proprietor Aideen Scanlon welcoming the parishioners to the grounds. Thank you to the community of Blake Manor for such a warm welcome and all the preparations for the Mass.
Justin Scanlon directing the cars as they are parked.
Gerry Wallace of Kinvara FM. We are very thankful to Kinvara FM for facilitating the transmission of the sound to the car radios for all six Christmas Masses in Ballinderreen and Kinvara.
Fr Hugh Clifford, Ann Costelloe and Carmel Lane preparing for the Mass.
A view of the cars in position outside Blake Manor Nursing Home for the Mass.
Claire Horan of Kinvara FM setting up the sound for the Mass. We are very grateful to Kinvara FM for transmitting the sound to the car radios for all six Christmas Masses in Ballinderreen and Kinvara.
Neysa Killeen singing at the Mass.
The Mass was streamed on the Ballinderreen and Kinvara Parishes Facebook page.
Jamie Killeen singing at the Mass.
During the Mass.
Fr Hugh Clifford P.P. was the celebrant of the Mass.
The Ministers of the Eucharist distributing Holy Communion at the Mass.
Stewards receiving Holy Communion. We are all very grateful for the great work of the stewards on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. They ensured that everybody was safe and parking, entering, and leaving went very smoothly.
A reminder of the place where Jesus was born.
‘She wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them at the inn.’