Holy Saturday 16th April:

7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Easter Vigil.  Una McCormack, anniversary;

John & Helen Donohue, Funshin, and their daughters Sr Martha and Sr Rosario, anniversary.

9.15pm, Ballinderreen: Easter Vigil.

Easter Sunday, 17th April:

9am, Doorus: Bridget, James and Bridie O’Connor, Newtownlynch, anniversary.

10.30am, Ballinderreen: Patrick Joseph Murphy, Tyrone, Kilcolgan, months mind;

Thomas & Nora Costelloe, Kiltiernan, anniversary.

12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Tomás Walsh, Pollnaveagh, months mind;

Martin & Mary Linnane, Inishrue, anniversary;

Johnny Wynne, Killina, anniversary;

Paddy Bermingham, Kinvara, anniversary.

Tuesday 19th April, 7pm, Ballinderreen: Mass

Wednesday 20th April, 9.15am, Ballinderreen: People of Ballinderreen Parish.

Thursday 21st April, 10am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: People of Kinvara Parish.

Friday 22nd April, 10am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Mass

Saturday 23rd April, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Mike & Mary Lynch, Ballybuck, anniversary;

Christina McCormack, Kinvara West, anniversary;

Paddy Geraghty, Kinvara, and deceased members of the O’Connor and Gaughan families, anniversary.

Sunday 24th April:

9am, Doorus: Mass.

10.30am, Ballinderreen: Frank Quinn, Ballinderreen, anniversary;

Patsy Fahy, Aran, anniversary;

Michael & Margaret Hynes and their daughter Mary Kinnane, Mulrook, anniversary;

Patrick (Paddy) Fordham, Tyrone, anniversary.

12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Maura O’Loughlin, Gortnaclough, 2nd anniversary.

All welcome and invited to our Holy Week ceremonies and Easter Masses in Kinvara Parish and Ballinderreen Parish.

Saturday 9th April, 7pm: Mary Keane, Caheravoneen, months mind;

Mary Linnane, Caheravoneen, anniversary.

Sunday 10th April:

9am, Doorus: Willie Kavanagh, Mountscribe, 2nd anniversary, and his daughter Joan, anniversary.

10.30am, Ballinderreen: John Fordham and deceased members of the Fordham family, Aran, anniversary;

Mary & Vincent Lynch, Cartron, anniversary;

Mary & Vincent Costello, Mulrook, anniversary;

John & Mary Ann Flaherty and their daughter Pauline, Ballinderreen, anniversary.

12 noon: Annie Keto, California/Loughrea/Labane/Doorus, months mind.

Tuesday 12th April, 7pm, Ballinderreen: Helena & John Murphy, Kiltiernan, anniversary;

Peter Coen, Killeenavara, and deceased members of the Coen family, anniversary.

Wednesday 13th April, 9.15am, Ballinderreen: People of Ballinderreen Parish.

Holy Thursday, 14th April:

No morning Mass in Kinvara. The Chrism Mass is at 11am in Galway Cathedral. All welcome to attend it.

7pm, Ballinderreen: Mass of the Lord’s Supper. (Adoration at the Altar of Repose afterwards until 10pm.)

8.30pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Mass of the Lord’s Supper. (Adoration at the Altar of Repose afterwards until 11pm.) People of Kinvara Parish.

Good Friday, 15th April:

10.30am: Stations of the Cross walk from Blake Manor Nursing Home to Ballinderreen Church.

12 noon, Ballinderreen: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion.

3pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion.

7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Stations of the Cross.

Holy Saturday 16th April:

7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Easter Vigil.  Una McCormack, anniversary;

John & Helen Donohue, Funshin, and their daughters Sr Martha and Sr Rosario, anniversary.

9.15pm, Ballinderreen: Easter Vigil.

Easter Sunday, 17th April:

9am, Doorus: Bridget, James and Bridie O’Connor, Newtownlynch, anniversary.

10.30am, Ballinderreen: Patrick Joseph Murphy, Tyrone, Kilcolgan, months mind;

Thomas & Nora Costelloe, Kiltiernan, anniversary.

12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Tomás Walsh, Pollnaveagh, months mind;

Martin & Mary Linnane, Inishrue, anniversary;

Johnny Wynne, Killina, anniversary;

Paddy Bermingham, Kinvara, anniversary.

Saturday 2nd April, 7pm, St Joseph, Kinvara: Miko Waites, anniversary.

Sunday 3rd April:

9am, Doorus: People of Kinvara Parish.

10.30am: Eileen Moran, Cartron, 3rd anniversary;

Paddy Donohue, Newtown, anniversary.

12 noon: Michael & Margaret McCormack, Parkroe, and deceased members of the Kavanagh family, Cloonasee, anniversary;

Joe Keane, The Cottage, Kinvara, 6th anniversary.

Tuesday 5th April, 7pm, Ballinderreen: People of Ballinderreen Parish.

Wednesday 6th April, 9.15am, Ballinderreen: Tom & Bridget Helebert, and James Bendon, Caherpeak, anniversary.

Thursday 7th April, 10am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Special Intention.

Friday 8th April:

N.B. No 10am Mass this Friday due to Confirmation.

11am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Sacrament of Confirmation for Scoil Chiaráin Naofa, Doorus N.S.

Saturday 9th April, 7pm: Mary Keane, Caheravoneen, months mind;

Mary Linnane, Caheravoneen, anniversary.

Sunday 10th April:

9am, Doorus: Willie Kavanagh, Mountscribe, 2nd anniversary, and his daughter Joan, anniversary.

10.30am, Ballinderreen: John Fordham and deceased members of the Fordham family, Aran, anniversary:

Mary & Vincent Lynch, Cartron, anniversary;

Mary & Vincent Costello, Mulrook, anniversary;

John & Mary Ann Flaherty and their daughter Pauline, Ballinderreen, anniversary.

12 noon: Annie Keto, California/Loughrea/Labane/Doorus, months mind.

Saturday 26th March, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Mass.

Sunday 27th March:

9am, Doorus: Mass.

10.30am, Ballinderreen: Michael Joe & Nora Mai Murphy, Keamsella, anniversary;

Agnes & John O’Connor, Ballinderreen, and deceased members of the O’Connor family, anniversary;

Bridget Fogarty and James and Julia Flaherty, Ballinderreen, anniversary.

12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Tommy, Mary Ann, Martin, and Paddy Kelly, Cappamore, anniversary;

Bridget & Patrick Nicholson, Roscommon, anniversary.

Tuesday 29th March, 7pm, Ballinderreen: Mass.

Wednesday 30th March, 9.15am: People of Ballinderreen Parish.

Thursday 31st March:

NB No 10am Mass this Thursday due to Confirmation.

11am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Sacrament of Confirmation for St Joseph’s N.S., Kinvara.

Friday 1st April, 10am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: People of Kinvara Parish.

Saturday 2nd April, 7pm, St Joseph, Kinvara: Mass.

Sunday 3rd April:

9am, Doorus: Mass.

10.30am: Eileen Moran, Cartron, 3rd anniversary;

Paddy Donohue, Newtown, anniversary.

12 noon: Michael & Margaret McCormack, Parkroe, and deceased members of the Kavanagh family Cloonasee, anniversary;

Joe Keane, The Cottage, Kinvara, 6th anniversary.

The Irish Bishops have asked us to hold a special collection for the alleviation of suffering in Ukraine. This collection will take place at all Masses in Kinvara and Ballinderreen Parishes this coming weekend, 26th and 27th March 2022.

There will be gatherings in the meeting room in the Pastoral Centre at St Joseph’s Church, Kinvara, on Thursday 24th March 2022 at 8pm, and in the Acorn Centre meeting room at Ballinderreen Church on Tuesday 29th March after Mass (around 7.45pm), as part of these parishes’ involvement in the Synodal Pathway initiated by Pope Francis and happening at parish, diocesan, national and world levels. All welcome to come and walk together in discernment about how the life of the Church can best witness to Jesus in the years ahead.

The following questions will act as a spring-board for the discussion:

The Pandemic
1. Overall, what has been the impact of Covid?
2. What wounds did it reveal?
3. What insights has it given?

Another Focus:
1. How has faith helped you in your life?
2. How can we encourage and support more active participation?
3. What facilitates or inhibits our capacity to listen?

Further possible questions:
1. If there was no faith at all in our world, would it make any difference?
2. What would make it attractive for you to feel more part of the faith community?
3. How can the church listen better?
4. If there was one good thing the church could do that would make the world a better place what would that be?

Saturday 19th March, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: John Joe Ryder, Cahercon, anniversary;

Michael & Mary McInerney, Leeha North, anniversary.

Sunday 20th March:

9am, Doorus: Mass.

10.30am, Ballinderreen: Mary & Paddy Hanrahan, Tubber, anniversary.

12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Mass.

Tuesday 22nd March, 7pm, Ballinderreen: Mass.

Wednesday 23rd March, 9.15am: People of Ballinderreen Parish.

Thursday 24th March, 10am: People of Kinvara Parish.

Friday 25th March, 10am: Mass.

Saturday 26th March, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Mass.

Sunday 27th March:

9am, Doorus: Mass.

10.30am, Ballinderreen: Michael Joe & Nora Mai Murphy, Keamsella, anniversary;

Agnes & John O’Connor, Ballinderreen, and deceased members of the O’Connor family, anniversary.

12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Tommy, Mary Ann, Martin, and Paddy Kelly, Cappamore, anniversary;

Bridget & Patrick Nicholson, Roscommon, anniversary.

Mass will be celebrated on Island Eddy on Saturday 19th March 2022 at approximately 11.15am. All welcome.

Vigil Mass on Wednesday 16th March in St Joseph’s Church, Kinvara at 7pm. Masses on St Patrick’s Day, 17th March: 9am in Doorus Church, 10.30am in Ballinderreen Church, and 12 noon in St Colman’s Church, Kinvara. The 12 noon Mass might be particularly suitable for families planning to attend the Kinvara parade then at 2pm.

This will be the first time in three years having the congregation in Church for St Patrick’s Day Mass, so it will be a great opportunity to celebrate the reason for the day, the Christian faith that St Patrick spread with such zeal in Ireland. The fixed parts of the Mass will be celebrated as Gaeilge, and leaflets will be provided so you can follow. The homily will be in English, and there will be variations between the different Churches regarding the language of the readings.