Welcome to our Parish
If you contribute to the life of the parish by attending Mass and other celebrations, give your time and talents as a volunteer in one of the many lay ministries and/or provide financial support. We would like to offer our sincere thanks and encourage you to continue to be part of our parish family as it grows and develops.
Mass Times
St. Patrick's Rathvilly
| Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday |
Mass at 9.30 a.m. Penance Service on Wednesday, 1st April at 7.30 p.m. |
| Holy Thursday | Mass of the Lord's Supper at 8 p.m. |
| Good Friday |
Celebration of the Lord's Passion 3 p.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament - No Adoration until Friday, 17th April. |
| Holy Saturday | Vigil Mass at 8.30 p.m. |
| Sunday | Mass at 11.00 a.m. |
Church of the Assumption
| Holy Thursday, 2nd April | Mass of the Lord's Supper 6 p.m. |
| Easter Sunday, 5th April | Mass at 9.30 a.m. |
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Note *** Masses for Tynock & Talbotstown rotate weekly, check times on the Newsletter or Focus. |
St Brigid's Church, Talbotstown
| Sunday, 29th March | Mass 9.30 a.m. |
| Good Friday, 3rd April | Celebration of the Lord's Passion 6 p.m. |
Weekly Notices
PASTORAL LETTER FROM BISHOP DENIS
SACRAMENTS 2026
Confirmation – Bishop Denis Nulty will Confirm the children from the four Schools in our Parish on Thursday, 23rd April 2026 at 11 a.m. in St. Patrick’s Church, Rathvilly.
First Holy Communion –
Talbotstown & Tynock NS – Saturday, 9th May in Talbotstown Church at 11 a.m.
Rathvilly & Rathmore NS – Saturday, 16th May…
KILTEGAN MASS SCHEDULE January – June 2026
PARISH LOTTO
Wednesday, 25th March
Numbers: 11, 25, 28, 29 No €10,000 Jackpot Winner
8 Match 3 Winners win €125 each
WINNER PROMOTER PARISH
Teresa Hannigan M M Hannigan Newbridge
Oliver Whelan Parish Office Hacketstown
Ena Byrne Anna Mae Byrne Rathvilly/Kiltegan
Annemarie Coleman Kathleen Fennelly …
Palm Sunday – Deacon: Rev. Liam Dunne
Gospel – Matthew 26:14-27:66 ‘Stay awake with me’
Today we meet Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, ‘grieved and agitated’ as he wrestles with the prospect of death. The cross is visibly present in our world, where oppressive systems crucify people, where war and terror inflict death and suffering, where environmental destruction endangers the very…