Mass & ceremonies times and intentions for the week from 23rd March 2024
Saturday 23rd March, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Vigil Mass of Palm Sunday: Michael and Mary McInerney, Leeha North, anniversary;
John Joe Ryder, Cahercon, anniversary.
Palm Sunday, 24th March:
9am, Doorus: Mass.
10.30am, Ballinderreen: Mary and Paddy Hanrahan, Tubber, anniversary;
Michael and Margaret Hynes, Mulrook, and their daughter Mary Kinnane, anniversary;
Michael O’Loughlin, Killeenavara, anniversary.
12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Tomás Walsh, Pollnaveagh, 2nd anniversary.
Karen Ryman, Kinvara and Gort, 2nd anniversary;
Thomas Kelly, Mary Ann Kelly, and Paddy Kelly, Cappaghmore, anniversary;
Martin Kelly, Cappaghmore and deceased family members, anniversary;
Martin and Mary Linnane, Inishrue, anniversary.
Tuesday 26th March, 7pm, Ballinderreen: Michael Joe and Nora Mai Murphy, Keamsella, anniversary.
Wednesday 27th March, 9.15am, Ballinderreen: People of Ballinderreen and Kinvara Parishes.
Holy Thursday, 28th March:
No morning Mass. All welcome to the Chrism Mass in Galway Cathedral at 11am, where the oils for use in the Sacraments for the year ahead will be blessed and the priests of the diocese will renew their priestly promises.
7pm, Ballinderreen: Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Adoration at the altar of repose afterwards continues until 10pm.
8.30pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Adoration at the altar of repose afterwards continues until 11pm.
Good Friday, 29th March:
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, 30th March:
7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: The Easter Vigil.
9.15pm, Ballinderreen: The Easter Vigil.
Easter Sunday, 31st March:
9am, Doorus: Mass.
10.30am, Ballinderreen: Margaret (Peggy) Murphy, Drumacoo, months mind;
May Lane, Mulrook, 2nd anniversary;
Michael and Marilyn Fordham, Ballinderreen, and deceased members of the Fordham and Gilboy families, anniversary.
12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Mary and Jimmy Donohue, Cappamore, anniversary.
St Patrick’s Day 2024
Mass times and intentions for the week from 16th March 2024
Saturday 16th March, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Vigil Mass of St Patrick’s Day: (Parts of the Mass will be through Irish.) Betty Hanlon, Carnamadra, 7th anniversary.
St Patrick’s Day, Sunday 17th March 2024 (Parts of the Masses will be through Irish.):
9am, Doorus: Mass.
10.30am: Patrick (Patie) Kelly, Killeenaran, months mind;
Kenneth Hanley, Ballina, 2nd anniversary.
12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Patrick Murray, Kinvara, 3rd anniversary;
Mrs Gerry Greene, Kinvara, anniversary.
Tuesday 19th March, 7pm, Ballinderreen: Martin & Aggie Murphy, Caheradoo, and Patrick Murphy, Caheradoo, anniversary;
Paddy Clarke, Wicklow and New York, anniversary.
Wednesday 20th March, 9.15am, Ballinderreen: Parish Mass cards for the deceased.
Thursday 21st March, 10am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Mass.
Friday 22nd March, 10am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: People of Kinvara and Ballinderreen Parishes.
Saturday 23rd March, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Vigil Mass of Palm Sunday: Michael and Mary McInerney, Leeha North, anniversary.
Palm Sunday, 24th March:
9am, Doorus: Mass.
10.30am, Ballinderreen: Mary and Paddy Hanrahan, Tubber, anniversary;
Michael and Margaret Hynes, Mulrook, and their daughter Mary Kinnane, anniversary.
12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Tomás Walsh, Pollnaveagh, 2nd anniversary.
Karen Ryman, Kinvara and Gort, 2nd anniversary;
Thomas Kelly, Mary Ann Kelly, and Paddy Kelly, Cappaghmore, anniversary;
Martin Kelly, Cappaghmore and deceased family members, anniversary;
Martin and Mary Linnane, Inishrue, anniversary.
Times on Thursday 14th March 2024
Please note some differences to the usual schedule in St Joseph’s Church, Kinvara this Thursday 14th March 2024:
No 10am Mass.
11.00am: Funeral Mass for Dónal Sugrue, Courthouse Road, Kinvara, and his sister Deborah Dunne (née Sugrue), Drumcondra, Dublin.
Burial after in Mountcross Cemetery. May Dónal and Deborah rest in peace.
1pm: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will begin in the Adoration Chapel, continuing until 7.30pm. Please note the later start time, as some of those on the Adoration rota will be in the choir, etc. for the funeral.
Funeral of Dónal Sugrue and his sister Deborah Dunne, RIP
Arrangements have now been finalised for the joint funeral of Dónal Sugrue, Courthouse Road, Kinvara, and his sister, Deborah Dunne (née Sugrue), Drumcondra, Dublin, who died in Dublin a short few days after Dónal.
Dónal will repose at Corless Funeral Home, Kinvara this Wednesday 13th March 2024 from 5pm to 7pm, with removal then to St Joseph’s Church, Kinvara.
Deborah will repose at Kirwan’s Funeral Home, 21-23 Fairview Strand, Dublin 3, this Tuesday 12th March from 5pm until 7pm.
The funeral Mass for both Dónal and Deborah will be celebrated in St Joseph’s Church, Kinvara on Thursday 14th March at 11am.
Burial for both after in Mount Cross Cemetery.
May their souls, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Rotation weekend
The priests of the parishes of Kilmacduagh deanery (i.e. South Galway) are having a rotation weekend, this 9th-10th March 2024, and so Fr Barry Horan, Parish Priest of Clarinbridge and Craughwell, will celebrate the Masses in Kinvara and Ballinderreen, while Fr Hugh visits Gort and Kilbeacanty.
Mass times and intentions for the week from 9th March 2024
Saturday 9th March, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Paddy Joe Callanan, Caherglissane, 1st anniversary;
Mary and Pat Keane, Caheravoneen, anniversary.
Sunday 10th March:
9am, Doorus: Willie Kavanagh (4th anniversary), and his daughter Joan Kavanagh (27th anniversary), Mountscribe, and deceased family members;
Nora Keane, Aughinish, and deceased family members.
10.30am, Ballinderreen: Lily Hynes, Pollough, 1st anniversary, and deceased members of the Hynes and Lane families;
J.P. Bermingham, Killeenavara, his parents Margaret and Pat, his sister and brother-in-law Mary and Norman Riddel, anniversary;
Anna Thomasa Quinn, Ballinderreen, anniversary;
Michael Lyons, Toureen, anniversary.
12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Dr Vivian Greene, Kinvara, anniversary;
Johnny Killeen, Roo Demesne, 34th anniversary.
Tuesday 12th March, 7pm, Ballinderreen: Mass.
Wednesday 13th March, 9.15am, Ballinderreen: People of Ballinderreen and Kinvara Parishes.
Thursday 14th March, 10am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Mass.
Friday 15th March, 10am, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Mass.
Saturday 16th March, 7pm, St Joseph’s, Kinvara: Vigil Mass of St Patrick’s Day: Betty Hanlon, Carnamadra, 7th anniversary.
St Patrick’s Day, Sunday 17th March 2024 (Parts of the Masses will be through Irish.):
9am, Doorus: Mass.
10.30am: Patrick (Patie) Kelly, Killeenaran, months mind;
Kenneth Hanley, Ballina, 2nd anniversary.
12 noon, St Colman’s, Kinvara: Patrick Murray, Kinvara, 3rd anniversary;
Mrs Gerry Greene, Kinvara, anniversary.
No Mass on Friday 8th March 2024
Please note that there will not be Mass in St Joseph’s Church, Kinvara this Friday 8th March 2024.
Funeral of Dónal Sugrue, RIP: Change of arrangements
The funeral of Dónal Sugrue, Kinvara, RIP has had to be deferred, due to a delay in the formal procedures. New arrangements will be announced when they are worked out.
May Dónal rest in eternal peace.