news Updates

Sunday, 30th March 2025

Phone: 071 9642021
Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com

Fourth Sunday of Lent

Saturday 29th March (Rantogue) – 7.30 p.m. Mass for Ellen and John Reynolds and deceased family members.
Sunday 30th March (Drumcong) – 11.30 a.m. Fourth Sunday of Lent.
Friday 4th April (Drumcong) – 7.30 p.m. Packie Joe McKeon. Months Mind.
Saturday 5th April (Rantogue) – 7.30 p.m. Vigil Mass for the Fifth Sunday of Lent.
Sunday 6th April (Drumcong) – 11.30 a.m. Mass for Ena, Tone, and John Reynolds.

Offertory Collection: €505.00

Ministers for April
Drumcong

Eucharistic Minister: Margaret Doyle
Minister of the Word: Mary Clarke
Offertory Collectors: Rory O’Neill & Volunteer needed
Altar Society: Imelda Lynch
Altar Servers: Team C

Rantogue

Eucharistic Minister: Imelda McWeeney
Minister of the Word: As per Rota
Offertory Collectors: Sean Mulvey
Altar Society: Sinead Mulvey
Altar Servers: Team C

Stations of the Cross:
Stations of the Cross will take place in Drumcong Church every Friday evening at 7.00 p.m. during Lent. Confessions will also take place as usual at 7.00 p.m. each Friday in Drumcong Church.

Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible:
Continues each Tuesday evening from 8.30pm to 10.00pm in St. Joseph’s Community Centre, Leitrim Village, N41PY51.

School Caretaker Part-Time:
The Board of Management of St. Brigid’s National School, Drumcong, invites applications for the post of part-time School Caretaker for 15 hours a week. Duties include general caretaking, cleaning, and maintenance of the school building. Previous experience is advantageous. Applications, including a CV and letter of application, should be sent to The Chairperson, Board of Management, St. Brigid’s N.S., Drumcong, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim by 09/04/2025. Garda Vetting is required.

Mother’s Day:
Wishing all mothers a happy Mother’s Day today and remembering all mothers who are now enjoying the light and peace of Heaven.

Leitrim Adult Educational Guidance Service:
‘Are you an adult considering education and unsure of your options? The Leitrim Adult Educational Guidance Service will be in Drumshanbo Library on Thursday, April 10th from 11 am to 5 pm to answer any questions you might have. No appointment necessary.’

Children of The Eucharistic:
Invites you to bring your children or grandchildren to a time of prayer and adoration. Two sessions to pick from: 11.45 – 12.45 or 1.45 – 2.30 on Sunday 6th April in Adoration Chapel, Knock Shrine. For queries contact Joan/Phyllis/or Mary.

Sunday, 23rd March 2025

Phone: 071 9642021
Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com

Third Sunday of Lent

Saturday 22nd March (Rantogue) – 7.30 p.m. Mass for Kathleen, James, and Jimmy Bracken.
Sunday 23rd March (Drumcong) – 11.30 a.m. Mass for Michael and Breege Heeran and deceased members of the Heeran and McKeon families.
Saturday 29th March (Rantogue) – 7.30 p.m. Mass for Ellen and John Reynolds and deceased family members.
Sunday 30th March (Drumcong) – 11.30 a.m. Fourth Sunday of Lent.

Week-Day Masses (Drumcong): Tuesday & Friday at 7.30 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday at 10.00 a.m.
Adoration: Takes place in Drumcong Church every Sunday from 7.00 – 8.00 p.m. and on the first Friday of each month from 8.00 – 9.00 p.m.
Prayer Group: Meets every Thursday at 8.00 p.m. in Drumcong Church.
Rosary & Divine Mercy: Wednesday evenings at 5.30 p.m. in Rantogue Church.
Confessions: Friday evening at 7.00 p.m. in Drumcong; Saturday evening at 7.00 p.m. in Rantogue.

Offertory Collection: €880 on 16th and €610 on 17th March.

Stations of the Cross: Will take place in Drumcong Church every Friday evening at 7.00 p.m. during Lent. Confessions will also take place as usual at 7.00 p.m. each Friday in Drumcong Church.

Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible:
Continues each Tuesday evening from 8.30pm to 10.00pm in St. Joseph’s Community Centre, Leitrim Village, N41PY51. Participants meet every week for a video presentation and group discussion.

Lourdes Assisted Pilgrims Fund:
An extra collection will be taken up this weekend, 22nd and 23rd March in both churches, in aid of the Lourdes Assisted Pilgrims Fund. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Leitrim Alzheimer Café:
Free Information Café, 4th Thursday of the month. 27th March, 11 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. at the Commercial Hotel, Ballinamore. Topic: Age friendly Leitrim. Contact Mary @ 087 002 4190.

Recently Baptised:
Welcome to Lillie Christina McGreevy who received the Sacrament of Baptism last weekend.

School Caretaker Part-Time:
St. Brigid’s National School, Drumcong, is hiring a part-time School Caretaker for 15 hours a week. Duties include caretaking, cleaning, and maintenance. Previous experience advantageous. Apply by 09/04/2025 to The Chairperson, Board of Management, St. Brigid’s N.S. Drumcong, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.

Table Quiz for Mary’s Meals:
Friday 28th March, 9.30pm at Lock 10, Kilclare. Raffle on the night. Support this cause to help feed the poorest children worldwide.

Sunday, 16th March 2025

Parish Office Hours:
Opened from 9.30 to 12.30 Monday & Friday.
Telephone: 071 9642021
Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com

Second Sunday of Lent
Saturday 15th March (Rantogue) – 7.30 p.m. Vigil Mass for Pierce and Margaret Geoghegan.
Sunday 16th March (Drumcong) – 11.30 a.m. Mass for Patrick, Jane Ellen, Bridgie and Michael John Conlon; David Dunne.
Monday 17th March (Rantogue) – 10.00 a.m. Feast of St. Patrick.
Monday 17th March (Drumcong) – 11.30 a.m. Feast of St. Patrick.

Friday 21st March (Drumcong) – 7.30 p.m. Mass for John and Gretta McWeeney, Corderry, and Danny McWeeney.
Saturday 22nd March (Rantogue) – 7.30 p.m. Mass for Kathleen, James, and Jimmy Bracken.
Sunday 23rd March (Drumcong) – 11.30 a.m. Mass for Michael and Breege Heeran and deceased members of the Heeran and McKeon families.

Stations of the Cross: Will take place in Drumcong Church every Friday evening at 7.00 p.m. during Lent. Confessions will also take place as usual at 7.00 p.m. each Friday in Drumcong Church.

Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible:
This inspiring Bible study helps you uncover the story woven throughout Scripture, so you can get the “big picture” of the Bible and understand what it’s all about. The study commenced on Tuesday 4th March 2025 from 8.30pm to 10.00pm in St. Joseph’s Community Centre, Leitrim Village, N41PY51. Participants meet every week at the same time for 7 weeks to view an engaging video presentation followed by a time of lively group discussion and fellowship all in a welcoming atmosphere together with light refreshments.

Tròcaire Boxes: Available for collection at the Church entrances.

Lourdes Assisted Pilgrims Fund: An extra collection will be taken up in Rantogue and Drumcong Churches next weekend, 22nd and 23rd March, in aid of the Lourdes Assisted Pilgrims Fund. Your support is greatly appreciated.

A Prayer for Emigrants:
Bless all those who have left our country and now live in other lands. Give them a strong faith so that they will always put their trust in you and make you known by the example of their lives. Console those who are lonely because they are separated from those they love. Help all missionaries who are working far from home to make your love known. Bless our people overseas who are sick or in prison. We pray for foreigners living in our country that they may experience our hospitality. Grant your eternal welcome to our emigrants who have died and to all the dead. Amen.

Sunday, 9th March 2025

Parish Office opened from 9.30 to 12.30 Monday and Friday.
Tel: 071 9642021 Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com

First Sunday of Lent

Saturday 8th March (Rantogue)
7.30 a.m. Tom Joe Ward, Aghacashel.

Sunday 9th March (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Rhona Prior.

Saturday 15th March (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. Pierce and Margaret Geoghegan.

Sunday 16th March (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Patrick, Jane Ellen, Bridgie and Michael John Conlon.

Week-Day Masses (Drumcong)
Tuesday & Friday 7.30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday 10.00 a.m.
Adoration:
Adoration takes place in Drumcong Church every Sunday from 7.00 – 8.00 p.m. and on the first Friday of each month from 8.00 – 9.00 p.m.
Prayer Group:
Prayer Group meets every Thursday at 8.00 p.m. in Drumcong Church.
Rosary & Divine Mercy:
Rosary & Divine Mercy Wednesday evenings at 5.30 p.m. in Rantogue Church
Confessions:
Drumcong: Friday evening 7.00 p.m. Rantogue: Saturday evening 7.00 p.m.

Offertory Collection €995.00

Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible
Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible, an inspiring Bible study, helps you uncover the story woven throughout Scripture, so you can get the “big picture” of the Bible and understand what it’s all about.
Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible study commenced on Tuesday 4th March 2025 from 8.30pm to 10.00pm in St. Joseph’s Community Centre, Leitrim Village, N41PY51. Participants will meet every week at the same time for 7 weeks to view an engaging video presentation followed by a time of lively group discussion and fellowship all in a welcoming atmosphere together with light refreshments.
Change of venue:
Please note that this Lenten programme will move to The Mayflower, Drumshanbo, for Tuesday 11th March only. It will return to St Joseph’s Centre, Leitrim Village for the remaining 5 weeks thereafter.

First Confessions & First Holy Communion:
The Sacrament of First Confession will be celebrated in St. Bridget’s Church on Wednesday 12th March at 7.00 p.m. The Sacrament of First Holy Communion will be celebrated on Saturday 3rd May at 11.30 a.m.

Tròcaire Boxes:
Tròcaire Boxes are available for collection at the Church entrances.

Recently Deceased:
Your prayers are requested for the happy repose of the soul of Packie Joe McKeon, Kilclare whose funeral took place during the week. May he now rest in the peace of Christ.

Recently Baptised:
We welcome into our Christian Community Ollie S.J. Guckian who received the sacrament of Baptism in our parish last weekend.

Recently Married:
Congratulations and best wishes to Karla Shevlin and Kevin Hogan who were married in St. Brigid’s Church last weekend, wishing them a lifetime of health and happiness together.

Sunday, 2nd March 2025

Parish Office opened from 9.30 to 12.30 Monday and Friday.
Tel: 071 9642021 Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com

Eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time

Saturday 1st March (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. Bridget and Thomas Guckian and their daughters Betty and Philomena.

Sunday 2nd March (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Thomas and Elizabeth Bohan, Funshinagh and deceased members of the Bohan and Whitlow families.

Wednesday 5th March
Ash Wednesday. Masses 10.00 a.m. Drumcong & 7.00 p.m. Rantogue

Saturday 8th March (Rantogue)
7.30 a.m. Tom Joe Ward, Aghacashel.

Sunday 9th March (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Rhona Prior.

Ash Wednesday:
Wednesday 5th March is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the season of Lent, a day of Fast and Abstinence. Blessing and distribution of ashes will take place during the masses in Drumcong and Rantogue.

Sunday 2nd March is Temperance Sunday:
Pope Francis has invited us this Lent to “journey in hope together”. A short-term pledge is available via www.pioneerassociation.org for parishioners who wish to become a “pilgrim of hope” for people who are living under the shadow of addiction. See Lenten Challenge & Invitation leaflet on the Church Noticeboard.

Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible

Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible, an inspiring Bible study, helps you uncover the story woven throughout Scripture, so you can get the “big picture” of the Bible and understand what it’s all about. Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible study will commence on Tuesday 4th March 2025 from 8.30pm to 10.00pm in St. Joseph’s Community Centre, Leitrim Village, N41PY51. Participants will meet every week at the same time for 7 weeks to view an engaging video presentation followed by a time of lively group discussion and fellowship all in a welcoming atmosphere together with light refreshments.

Recently Deceased:
Please remember in your prayers Conor McGuinness, brother of Fr. Ciaràn whose funeral took place during the week, may he now enjoy the peace and light of heaven.

Tròcaire Boxes:
Tròcaire Boxes are available for collection at the Church entrances.

The Drumshanbo Traditional Irish Music Course Presents A Charity Concert
Beo le Ceol – Alive with Music in The Mayflower, Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim on Friday March 7th 2025 @ 8.00 p.m. Funds raised from the Concert will go to the Northwest Hospice & The Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland. Tickets €10 cash on the door, u12s free. Tickets can be bought via Eventbrite or cash on the door. Donations can be made through iDonate.

Drumshanbo Vocational School is 60
To celebrate our 60 years we are launching our ‘Dine with DVS’ cookery book on 13th March. The school will be open to the community from 5.00 – 6.30 pm, followed by a celebration of the Eucharist in St. Patrick’s Church, Drumconbo at 7pm. The staff look forward to meeting and sharing stories with many of our past pupils of old.

Sunday, 23rd February 2025

Parish Office opened from 9.30 to 12.30 Monday and Friday.
Telephone: 071 9642021
Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com

Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time

Saturday 22nd February (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. Vigil Mass for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Sunday 23rd February (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Edmund, Graìnne and Bronagh Doyle.
Maura Dwyer 1st Anniversary.

Saturday 1st March (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. Bridget and Thomas Guckian and their daughters Betty and Philomena.

Sunday 2nd March (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Thomas and Elizabeth Bohan, Funshinagh and deceased members of the Bohan and Whitlow families.

Offertory Collection €705.00

Ministers for March
Drumcong
Eucharistic Minister: Marion O’Neill & Joseph McWeeney
Minister of the Word As per Rota
Offertory Collectors Darren Gilmartin & Mary Clarke
Altar Society Phyllis Doherty
Altar Servers Team B

Rantogue
Eucharistic Minister: Mary McWeeney
Offertory Collectors Maurice Mahon
Altar Society Ann McNabola

Lenten Programme 2025
Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible

Drumcong National School:
The school is now taking enrolments for September 2025. Please contact the school @ 071-9642315 or email drumcongns1978@gmail.com with your child’s details as soon as possible, if you have not already done so. A registration form will then be forwarded to you by post.

Recently Baptised:
We welcome into the Christian Community Hollie McKenna who received the Sacrament of Baptism in our parish last weekend.

The Ardagh and Clonmacnois Lourdes Pilgrimage 2025 led by Bishop Paul Connell, is open for booking now. May 30th – June 4th, From €969.00. For more details contact Joe Walsh Tours at 01 2410800 or email info@joewalshtours.ie Pilgrims who would like to travel with the Special Assisted Section should apply to Margaret McDonald Tel: 086 3918577

Nursing Staff for the Lourdes Pilgrimage:
Those interested in joining as a Nursing Staff member for the Diocesan Pilgrimage, which takes place from May 30th – June 4th, are asked to contact the local parish, or Pilgrimage Matron Margaret McDonald Tel: 086 3918577.

Sunday, 2nd February 2025

Parish Office opened from 9.30 to 12.30 Monday and Friday.
Telephone: 071 9642021
Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com

The Presentation Of The Lord

Saturday 1st February 2025 (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. Vigil Mass for the Feast Of the Presentation of The Lord.

Sunday 2nd February 2025 (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. John Joe Farrell 1st Anniversary.

Saturday 8th February 2025 (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. Vigil Mass for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Sunday 9th February 2025 (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. P.J. & Maura Lynch, Kilclare; Michael Kelleher; Francie, Bridget, and son Francie Gilmartin and deceased family members.

Sunday 2nd February – Feast of The Presentation of The Lord – Candlemas Day.
Those who wish to have candles blessed should leave their candles on the table provided at the side of the Sanctuary.

Monday 3rd February – Feast of St. Blaise.
Mass in Drumcong Church at 10.00 a.m. Blessing of the Throats will take place after Mass.

Week-Day Masses (Drumcong)
Tuesday & Friday 7.30 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 10.00 a.m.
If a funeral Mass takes place on any of these days, it will replace the above Mass.

Adoration:
Adoration takes place in Drumcong Church every Sunday from 7.00 – 8.00 p.m. and on the first Friday of each month from 8.00 – 9.00 p.m.

Prayer Group:
Prayer Group meets every Thursday at 8.00 p.m. in Drumcong Church.

Rosary & Divine Mercy:
Rosary & Divine Mercy Wednesday evenings at 5.30 p.m. in Rantogue Church

Confessions:
Drumcong: Friday evening 7.00 p.m.
Rantogue: Saturday evening 7.00 p.m.

Offertory Collection: €295.00

Jubilee Year Prayer:
Father in heaven, may the faith you have given us in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother, and the flame of charity enkindled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, reawaken in us the blessed hope for the coming of your Kingdom. May your grace transform us into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel. May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole cosmos in the sure expectation of a new heaven and a new earth, when, with the powers of Evil vanquished, your glory will shine eternally. May the grace of the Jubilee reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope, a yearning for the treasures of heaven. May that same grace spread the joy and peace of our Redeemer throughout the earth. To you our God, eternally blessed, be glory and praise forever. Amen.

Sligo Free HSE Living Well Programme:
Living Well is a HSE free 6-week programme, supporting adults living with health conditions and their carers to develop confidence and skills to better manage their condition, thereby improving their quality of life. Starts Wednesday 5th February, 10.30am – 1pm at Northside Community Centre, Forthill, Sligo. Contact 0871800286/livingwell.nw@hse.ie to register.

Sunday, 19th January 2025

Parish Office opened from 9.30 to 12.30 Monday and Friday.
Telephone: 071 9642021
Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday 18th January 2025 (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. Mary Ann and Jack Guihen and deceased family members.

Sunday 19th January 2025 (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Noel Gilmartin, Kilclare.

Saturday 25th January 2025 (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. Vigil Mass for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Sunday 26th January 2025 (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Eileen Clarke, Kilclare.

Week-Day Masses (Drumcong)
Tuesday & Friday 7.30 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 10.00 a.m.
If a funeral Mass takes place on any of these days it will replace the above Mass.

Adoration:
Adoration takes place in Drumcong Church every Sunday from 7.00 – 8.00 p.m. and on the first Friday of each month from 8.00 – 9.00 p.m.

Prayer Group:
Prayer Group meets every Thursday at 8.00 p.m. in Drumcong Church.

Rosary & Divine Mercy:
Rosary & Divine Mercy Wednesday evenings at 5.30 p.m. in Rantogue Church

Confessions:
Drumcong: Friday evening 7.00 p.m.
Rantogue: Saturday evening 7.00 p.m.

Offertory Collection 6th & 12th Jan: €910.00

Jubilee Year 2025: Year of Hope
On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis formally opened the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome to herald the special Jubilee Year centered on the theme ‘Pilgrims of Hope’. This offers a time of grace for the Catholic family worldwide, focusing on hope amidst various forms of darkness now impacting our world.

Leitrim Alzheimer Café:
Free Information Café open to everyone, 4th Thursday of the month, 23rd January 11 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. at Commercial Hotel, Ballinamore. Topic: Alzheimer services. Poster with full details on Church Noticeboard.

Meeting:
Were you affected by the recent electricity and water outages following the storm? Come along to a public meeting on Thursday 23rd January at 7.00 p.m. in The Den, Swanlinbar Road, (Sports Complex) Ballinamore. Have your say and hear what others have to say. The meeting is organised by Leitrim PPN and will have an independent facilitator. All community groups are invited to attend.

Sunday, 5th January 2025

Parish Office opened from 9.30 to 12.30 Monday and Friday.
Telephone: 071 9642021
Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com

Second Sunday Of Christmas

Saturday 4th January 2025 (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. Martin Conway, Crummy.

Sunday 5th January 2025 (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Jennifer Gilmartin. Months Memory.

Monday 6th January 2025 (Rantogue)
10.00 a.m. Feast of The Epiphany of The Lord.

Monday 6th January 2025 (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Feast of The Epiphany of The Lord.

Saturday 11th January 2025 (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. Jack Lee and his daughter Patricia.

Sunday 12th January 2025 (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Christina Kellegher. Months Memory.

Week-Day Masses (Drumcong)
Tuesday & Friday 7.30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday 10.00 a.m.
If a funeral Mass takes place on any of these days it will replace the above Mass.

Adoration:
Adoration takes place in Drumcong Church every Sunday from 7.00 – 8.00 p.m.
and on the first Friday of each month from 8.00 – 9.00 p.m.

Prayer Group:
Meets every Thursday at 8.00 p.m. in Drumcong Church.

Rosary & Divine Mercy:
Rosary & Divine Mercy Wednesday evenings at 5.30 p.m. in Rantogue Church

Confessions:
Drumcong: Friday evening 7.00 p.m.
Rantogue: Saturday evening 7.00 p.m.

Feast of The Epiphany of The Lord:
Monday 6th January is the Feast of The Epiphany of The Lord, a Holy day of Obligation.

Offertory Collections:
24TH & 25TH DECEMBER €1,970.00.
29TH DECEMBER €680.00

Offertory Envelopes:
There are still some Offertory Envelopes awaiting collection. If you could please take them home with you, if there is a person who cannot collect their own envelope, maybe you could deliver it to them. Thanks to all who contributed to our collections over the past year.

Jubilee Year:
Ardagh + Clonmacnois Jubilee Year Pilgrimage to Rome with day trip to Assisi takes place from September 9th – 16th 2025. Full details of trip and booking on poster on the Noticeboard at the entrance to the Church.

BLESSING
WE THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR THE BLESSING OF YOUR SON’S BIRTH,
A STORY TOLD IN EVERY AGE AND CULTURE.
WE THANK YOU, LORD JESUS, FOR THE BLESSING OF YOUR HUMBLE
ENTRY INTO OUR WORLD.
WE THANK YOU, HOLY SPIRIT, FOR THE GLORY OF YOUR PRESENCE FROM THE BEGINNING AND A BLESSING TO YOUR PEOPLE TODAY.
AMEN.

Sunday, 29th December 2024

Parish Office opened from 9.30 to 12.30 Monday and Friday.
Telephone: 071 9642021
Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com

The Holy Family

Saturday 28th December 2024 (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. Tom Packie Gallagher and Rose Sheridan and all deceased family members.

Sunday 29th December 2024 (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Liam and Carmel Moran, Mullaghgarve, Aghacashel.
Janette Kidd, Keshcarrigan.

Saturday 4th January 2025 (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. Martin Conway, Crummy.

Sunday 5th January 2025 (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Jennifer Gilmartin. Months Memory.

Monday 6th January 2025 (Rantogue)
10.00 a.m. The Epiphany of The Lord.

Monday 6th January 2025 (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. The Epiphany of The Lord.

Wednesday 1st January (Drumcong)
Feast of Mary The Holy Mother of God – 11.00 a.m. (New Year’s Day).

Week-Day Masses (Drumcong)
Tuesday & Friday 7.30 p.m. Thursday 10.00 a.m.
If a funeral Mass takes place on any of these days it will replace the above Mass.

Adoration:
Adoration takes place in Drumcong Church every Sunday from 7.00 – 8.00 p.m. and on the first Friday of each month from 8.00 – 9.00 p.m.

Prayer Group:
Meets every Thursday at 8.00 p.m. in Drumcong Church.

Rosary & Divine Mercy:
Rosary & Divine Mercy Wednesday evenings at 5.30 p.m. in Rantogue Church

Confessions:
Drumcong: Friday evening 7.00 p.m.
Rantogue: Saturday evening 7.00 p.m.

Offertory Collection: €840.00

Ministers for January:

Eucharistic Minister: Mary McKiernan & Phyllis Doherty (Drumcong); Imelda McWeeney (Rantogue)
Minister of the Word: Mary McKiernan & Geraldine McWeeney (Drumcong); As per Rota (Rantogue)
Offertory Collectors: Pat & Geraldine McWeeney (Drumcong); Michael Geoghegan (Rantogue)
Altar Society: Patricia Foley (Drumcong); Caroline McKeon (Rantogue)
Altar Servers: Team D

Also, there are Envelopes for Donation to the Heating Fund, if you wish to donate you can take an envelope and return into the Offertory Collection basket or leave into the Parish Office, donations can also be made on the I donate page, or donations can be paid directly into Kiltubrid Parish Account.

New Year Greetings
We wish all our parish community a happy, holy, and peaceful New Year.

Sunday, 22nd December 2024

Parish Office opened from 9.30 to 12.30 Monday and Friday.
Telephone: 071 9642021
Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com

4th Sunday of Advent

Saturday 21st December 2024 (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. John and Annie O’Neill and their sons Eamonn and Noel, and Pat O’Neill.
Thomas and Marie Prior, Mullaghgarve and deceased members of the Prior and Forde families.

Sunday 22nd December 2024 (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Kathleen Cullen, Selton.
Kay and Bertie McNally.

Tuesday 24th December 2024 (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. Vigil Mass for the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord.
Christmas Eve

Tuesday 24th December 2024 (Drumcong)
9.00 p.m. Vigil Mass for the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord.
Christmas Eve

Wednesday 25th December 2024 (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Feast of the Nativity of The Lord.
Christmas Day

Saturday 28th December 2024 (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. Tom Packie Gallagher and Rose Sheridan and all deceased family members.

Sunday 29th December 2024 (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Liam and Carmel Moran, Mullaghgarve, Aghacashel.
Janette Kidd, Keshcarrigan.

Thursday 26th December (Drumcong)
10.00 a.m. St. Stephen’s Day.

Friday 27th December (Drumcong)
7.30 p.m. John & Rose Mulvey, Mohercregg.

Offertory Collection: €865.00

Recently Baptised:
We welcome into our Christian Community Luke Reynolds who received the Sacrament of Baptism in our parish last weekend.

Church Gate Collection:
“Kiltubrid Defibrillator Committee will be holding a church gate collection on Tuesday 24th December 2024 and Wednesday 25th December 2024.
We are in the enviable position of having 8 defibrillator units in our parish, but with this enviable position comes maintenance and training costs.
Anything you can donate would be greatly appreciated. With thanks, Kiltubrid Defibrillator Committee.”

Christmas Message from Bishop Paul:
Copies of Bishop Paul’s Christmas Message are available at the church entrances.

Christmas Greetings

We wish all our parish community a happy, holy, and peaceful Christmas.
Le gach dea ghuì a gcomhair na Nollaig agus na h-Athbhliana.

Sunday, 15th December 2024

Parish Office opened from 9.30 to 12.30 Monday and Friday.
Telephone: 071 9642021
Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com

3rd Sunday of Advent

Saturday 14th December 2024 (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. Vigil Mass for the Third Sunday of Advent.

Sunday 15th December 2024 (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Teresa and Sandra Earley, Kilclare.
Tom and Ellen Earley and Jim and Tom Gilhooly and deceased family members.

Saturday 21st December 2024 (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. John and Annie O’Neill and their sons Eamonn and Noel, and Pat O’Neill.

Sunday 22nd December 2024 (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Kathleen Cullen, Selton.
Kay and Bertie McNally.

Week-Day Masses (Drumcong)
Tuesday & Friday: 7.30 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday: 10.00 a.m.
If a funeral Mass takes place on any of these days, it will replace the above Mass.

Adoration:
Adoration takes place in Drumcong Church every Sunday from 7.00 – 8.00 p.m.
and on the first Friday of each month from 8.00 – 9.00 p.m.

Prayer Group:
Prayer Group meets every Thursday at 8.00 p.m. in Drumcong Church.

Rosary & Divine Mercy:
Rosary & Divine Mercy Wednesday evenings at 5.30 p.m. in Rantogue Church

Confessions:
Drumcong: Friday evening 7.00 p.m.
Rantogue: Saturday evening 7.00 p.m.

Masses for the Feast of the Nativity of The Lord:

Tuesday 24th December 2024 Christmas Eve:
Vigil Mass for the Feast of The Nativity of the Lord.
Rantogue: 7.30 p.m.
Drumcong: 9.00 p.m.

Wednesday 25th December 2024 Christmas Day:
Feast of the Nativity of the Lord.
Drumcong: 11.30 a.m.

Offertory Collection: €635.00

Recently Deceased:
Please pray for the happy repose of the soul of Christina Kellegher, Drumingna, Keshcarrigan whose funeral took place during the week. May she now rest in the peace of Christ.

Care of the Aged:
Kiltubrid Care of the Aged wishes to thank all of you who attended the Christmas Party, those who sponsored us and gave Spot Prizes. It is much appreciated. Thanks again.

Advent Blessing:
Lord, bless those who await the birth of their own child.
Bless those who long for a child but endure pain or disappointment.
Bless us as we answer God’s call in ways we do not expect.
Bless those who are called to a life they did not plan.
Bless our continuing Advent preparations, watching, waiting, hoping, praying.
Amen.

Sunday, 8th December 2024

Parish Office opened from 9.30 to 12.30 Monday and Friday.
Telephone: 071 9642021
Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com

2nd Sunday of Advent

Saturday 7th December 2024 (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. Tim McWeeney, Crummy and deceased family members.

Sunday 8th December 2024 (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Deceased members of the Doyle family and Irene Egan.
Denis Galvin, Kilbrittain, Co. Cork.

Monday 9th December 2024 (Rantogue)
10.00 a.m. Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

Monday 9th December 2024 (Drumcong)
7.00 p.m. Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

Saturday 14th December 2024 (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. Third Sunday of Advent

Sunday 15th December 2024 (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Teresa and Sandra Earley, Kilclare.
Tom and Ellen Earley and Jim and Tom Gilhooly and deceased family members.

Week-Day Masses (Drumcong)
Tuesday & Friday: 7.30 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday: 10.00 a.m.
If a funeral Mass takes place on any of these days, it will replace the above Mass.

Adoration:
Adoration takes place in Drumcong Church every Sunday from 7.00 – 8.00 p.m.
and on the first Friday of each month from 8.00 – 9.00 p.m.

Prayer Group:
Prayer Group meets every Thursday at 8.00 p.m. in Drumcong Church.

Rosary & Divine Mercy:
Rosary & Divine Mercy Wednesday evenings at 5.30 p.m. in Rantogue Church

Confessions:
Drumcong: Friday evening 7.00 p.m.
Rantogue: Saturday evening 7.00 p.m.

Feast of the Immaculate Conception:
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception will be celebrated on Monday 9th December, as the 8th of December falls on a Sunday this year. This is a holy day of Obligation.

Offertory Collection: €701.00

Church Collection Envelopes:
The Church collection envelopes for next year are available in St. Brigid’s Church and St. Joseph’s Church for collection. We thank all those who have faithfully contributed to the Church collections during this past year. Your generosity is much appreciated. Please note you have been allocated a new Envelope number for 2025. If you have not received a box of Envelopes and you would like to contribute to the Church Collections, please contact the Parish Office.

Blessing:

Bless me, Lord, with your light when doubts arise in my mind.

Bless me, Lord, with the enlightenment to see past temptation to the lasting contentment of my relationship with you.

Bless me, Lord, with the brightness of your glory in this life and the next. Amen.

Sunday, 1st December 2024

Parish Office opened from 9.30 to 12.30 Monday and Friday.
Telephone: 071 9642021
Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com

1st Sunday of Advent

Saturday 30th November 2024 (Rantogue)
7.30 p.m. Vigil Mass for the First Sunday in Advent

Sunday 1st December 2024 (Drumcong)
11.30 a.m. Tom Regan and his parents Mary Anne and Frank, and his sister Maureen Sayers.