The Thursday day of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in Kinvara will re-commence on 16th January 2025. (i.e. not on Thursday 9th January as originally planned.)
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Mass times and intentions for the week from 4th January 2025
Saturday 4th January, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Raymond Monahan, Kinvara, 20th anniversary;
Patrick and Delia Burke, Leitrim, Loughrea, anniversary.
Sunday 5th January:
9am, Doorus: Louise O’Connor, Newtownlynch, months mind.
10.30am, Ballinderreen: Mary and Tom Joe Connolly, Caherpeak, anniversary;
Mary and Martin Keenan, Tyrone, Kilcolgan, anniversary;
John Killoran and his parents John and Nora Killoran, Ballinderreen, anniversary.
12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Offered for those to whom the Parish Christmas Novena Mass cards were sent. (5th of 9)
Solemnity of the Epiphany, Monday 6th January:
10am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Mass.
12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: People of Kinvara and Ballinderreen Parishes.
7pm, Ballinderreen: Offered for those to whom the Parish Christmas Novena Mass cards were sent. (6th of 9)
Tuesday 7th January, 7pm, Ballinderreen: Mass.
Wednesday 8th January, 9.15am, Ballinderreen: Offered for those to whom the Parish Christmas Novena Mass cards were sent. (7th of 9)
Thursday 9th January, 10am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Offered for those to whom the Parish Christmas Novena Mass cards were sent. (8th of 9)
Friday 10th January, 10am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Mass.
Saturday 11th January, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: John Conole, Main Street, Kinvara, months mind;
Deceased members of Kinvara Bridge Club, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the club’s founding.
Sunday 12th January:
9am, Doorus: Offered for those to whom the Parish Christmas Novena Mass cards were sent. (9th of 9)
10.30am, Ballinderreen: Paddy Ganly, Ballinderreen, 7th anniversary;
Mary Anne, Tom, Stephen, Thomas, and Bobby Gill, Keamsella, anniversary;
Patrick Leonard, Headford, anniversary.
12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Paddy Naughton, Shanclough, months mind.
Epiphany 2025
Solemnity of the Epiphany, Monday 6th January 2025.
Mass times:
10am, St Joseph’s Church, Kinvara
12 noon, St Colman’s Church, Kinvara
7pm, Ballinderreen Church.
‘The sight of the star filled them with delight, and going into the house they saw the child with his mother Mary, and falling to their knees they did him homage. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.’
Matthew 2:10-11
Doorus Thanks to On
Sincere thanks to On O’Connell for making the beautiful Christmas floral window displays for Doorus Church. We appreciate your kind good will towards the Catholic community at St Kieran’s Church.
New Year 2025
There will be a Mass at midnight in St Joseph’s Church, Kinvara, to mark our entry into 2025. (i.e. the midnight between Tues 31st December and Wed 1st January.)
On New Year’s Day itself, there will be Mass to begin the new year with the Lord in Ballinderreen Church at 10.30am (i.e. not the usual Wednesday time), and in St Colman’s Church, Kinvara at 12 noon.
Mass times and intentions for the week from 28th December 2024
Saturday 28th December, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Michael McCormack, Cartron, Kinvara, months mind;
Gerry Forde, Parkroe, anniversary;
Kathleen and Michael Staunton, Loughcurra, 18th and 7th anniversary.
Sunday 29th December:
9am, Doorus: Tom and Kathleen Mahon, Geeha, anniversary.
10.30am, Ballinderreen: Jo Finnegan, Drumacoo, months mind;
Elisabeth Shiels, Athenry and Mulrook, 1st anniversary.
12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Cathal Mitchell, Loughcurra and Australia, 1st anniversary;
Sr Mary De Lourdes, Cork, anniversary.
Tuesday 31st December, 7pm, Ballinderreen: People of Ballinderreen and Kinvara Parishes.
Wednesday 1st January 2025:
12 midnight, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Mass for the beginning of the new year.
10.30am, Ballinderreen: Mass. (Please note later time than usual Wednesdays.)
12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Offered for those to whom the Parish Christmas Novena Mass cards were sent. (2nd of 9)
Thursday 2nd January, 10am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Offered for those to whom the Parish Christmas Novena Mass cards were sent. (3rd of 9)
Friday 3rd January, 10am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Offered for those to whom the Parish Christmas Novena Mass cards were sent. (4th of 9)
Saturday 4th January, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Raymond Monahan, Kinvara, 20th anniversary;
Patrick and Delia Burke, Leitrim, Loughrea, anniversary.
Sunday 5th January:
9am, Doorus: Louise O’Connor, Newtownlynch, months mind.
10.30am, Ballinderreen: Mary and Tom Joe Connolly, Caherpeak, anniversary;
Mary and Martin Keenan, Tyrone, Kilcolgan, anniversary;
John Killoran and his parents John and Nora Killoran, Ballinderreen, anniversary.
12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Offered for those to whom the Parish Christmas Novena Mass cards were sent. (5th of 9)
Mass times and intentions for the week from 21st December 2024
Saturday 21st December, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Paddy Kilkelly, Shanclough, 9th anniversary.
Sunday 22nd December:
9am, Doorus: Parish Mass cards for the deceased.
10.30am, Ballinderreen: John Martyn Senior, Mulrook, anniversary.
12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Mass.
Christmas Eve, Tuesday 24th December:
5pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Christmas Eve Mass. (Offered for the People of Kinvara and Ballinderreen Parishes.)
7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Christmas Eve Mass. (Offered for Bernadette Simons, Dublin, recently deceased.)
9.15pm, Ballinderreen: Christmas Eve Mass.
Christmas Day, Wednesday 25th December:
9am, Doorus: Christmas Mass.
10.30am, Ballinderreen: Christmas Mass. Offered for those to whom the Parish Christmas Novena Mass cards were sent.
12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Christmas Mass. Offered for:
John and Margaret McHugh, Leitrim, anniversary;
Ann Robertson, Scotland, anniversary.
Thursday 26th December: No Mass this Thursday.
Friday 27th December, 10am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Special intention.
Saturday 28th December, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Michael McCormack, Cartron, Kinvara, months mind;
Gerry Forde, Parkroe, anniversary;
Kathleen and Michael Staunton, Loughcurra, 18th and 7th anniversary.
Sunday 29th December:
9am, Doorus: Tom and Kathleen Mahon, Geeha, anniversary.
10.30am, Ballinderreen: Jo Finnegan, Drumacoo, months mind;
Elisabeth Shiels, Athenry and Mulrook, 1st anniversary.
12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Cathal Mitchell, Loughcurra and Australia, 1st anniversary;
Sr Mary De Lourdes, Cork, anniversary.
Christmas Times 2024
Ballinderreen Parish Christmas Foods Appeal
The Ballinderreen Parish appeal for non-perishable foods, to be given to the Society of St Vincent de Paul, has now begun. The food items donated will be used to make sure that anybody who does not have enough can be provided for by SVP this Christmas.
If you would like to contribute some non-perishable food items, they can be left in the box provided in Ballinderreen Church.
Mass times and intentions for the week from 14th December 2024
Saturday 14th December, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: James Keane, Moy, anniversary;
Tom Burke, Moy, anniversary.
Sunday 15th December:
9am: Delia Mahon, Geeha, 3rd anniversary.
10.30am: Pete and Mary Quinn, Ballinderreen, anniversary;
Billy Carr, Keansella, 4th anniversary;
Bridget, Martin, and Edward Roache, Castlebar, anniversary.
12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Nora and Jack Conole, Crushoa, anniversary
Dr Frank Greene, Kinvara, anniversary.
Monday 16th December, 11am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Funeral of Breda O’Connor, Billericay, UK.
Tuesday 17th December, 7pm, Ballinderreen: Mark Fordham, Keamsella, 9th anniversary;
John and Bridget Hansberry, Windfield, Moylough, and deceased family members, anniversary.
Wednesday 18th December, 9.15am, Ballinderreen: Parish Mass cards for special intentions.
Thursday 19th December, 10am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Finula Hackett, 1st anniversary.
Friday 20th December, 10am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: People of Kinvara and Ballinderreen Parishes.
Saturday 21st December, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Paddy Kilkelly, Shanclough, 9th anniversary.
Sunday 22nd December:
9am, Doorus: Parish Mass cards for the deceased.
10.30am, Ballinderreen: John Martyn Senior, Mulrook, anniversary.
12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Mass.