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PARISH LOTTO
Wednesday, 23rd April 2025
Numbers 22 , 23, 24 , 28 No €15,000 Jackpot Winner
4 Match 3s get €250 each
WINNER PROMOTER PARISH
Aidan Byrne Parish Centre Newbridge
Liam O’Keeffe Margie Sheridan Kildare
Rita Donoghue Noeleen Donoghue Rhode
Patrick Treacy Mid Vet …
2nd Sunday of Easter Deacon: Rev. Liam Dunne
Gospel: John 20:19-31 A Saint for dark times
Reading the news can be upsetting these days. It often seems that there is nothing but bad news. People are suffering across the world due to unjust economic systems and environmental degradation. Increasing numbers are homeless or living in poverty. Hateful rhetoric is becoming more widespread. We…
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
Sacrament of First Holy Communion
Rathmore NS & Rathvilly NS – Saturday, 10th May at 11 a.m. in Rathvilly Church.
Talbotstown NS & Tynock NS – Saturday, 17th May at 11 a.m. in Tynock Church.
Kildare & Leighlin Christmas Message 2024 from Bishop Denis
At the very centre of the word ‘incarnation’ is the noun ‘caro’ meaning flesh.
God assumes our flesh. He who is everywhere, allows himself to be restricted in our human body, in our broken and bruised world. Christmas is once again marvelling at this becoming flesh, the fact that He “became flesh” (Jn.1:14).
Christmas…
2023 Parish Accounts
SACRAMENTS 2025
SACRAMENTS 2025
DATES FOR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION & CONFIRMATION 2025
First Holy Communion
Saturday, 10th May – Rathmore NS & Rathvilly NS in Rathvilly Church at 11 a.m.
Saturday, 17th May – Talbotstown NS & Tynock NS in Tynock Church at 11 a.m.
Confirmation
Saturday, 5th April – Rathmore NS & Rathvilly NS…
FR. PAT O’BRIEN RETIRES
A lovely community evening was held last Friday
night 2nd June to honour and celebrate our curate
Fr. Pat O’ Brien on his retirement.
A mass was co-celebrated by Bishop Denis Nulty, Fr. Pat,
Fr. John, and Deacon Liam in Tynock in the company of
many St. Patrick’s priests, community…
ST. CHARLES DE FOUCAULD
St. Charles de Foucauld
This Sunday Blessed Charles de Foucauld is to be canonised. I invited Mgr. John McEvoy, who has been in the position of Priest Responsible for the European Region (2011-2017) in the Jesus Caritas Priests’ Fraternity to address the…
Pope Francis appoints Fr John McEvoy as “Chaplain to His Holiness”
Pope Francis appoints Fr John McEvoy as “Chaplain to His Holiness”
I am delighted to announce today that Pope Francis has honoured Fr John McEvoy, Parish Priest of Rathvilly and Vice President of Carlow College St Patricks, appointing him as a “Chaplain to…