news Updates
Sunday, 19th October 2025
📞 Phone: 071 9642021
📧 Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com
✝️ Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 18th October (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Packie Reynolds and deceased members of the Reynolds family, Derrien
Sunday 19th October (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Thomas and Mary Kate Mulvanerty, Rossy
Mae and George Stenson and deceased members of the Stenson and Cronogue families
Saturday 25th October (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Lily Heeran, Mullaghgarve
Sunday 26th October (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Bridget and Francie Gilmartin, their son Francie, and all deceased members of the Gilmartin family
Ben McKeon and deceased members of the McKeon family
💶 Offertory Collection
Total: €858.00
🌍 World Mission Sunday
📅 This Sunday – 19th October
A second collection will be taken up at both Masses this weekend in support of the Missions.
🙏 Please give generously to help missionary work around the world.
🧠 Alzheimer’s Information Café
📅 Thursday 23rd October
🕚 11.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.
📍 Commercial Hotel, Ballinamore
Open to everyone — a space for support, information, and connection.
📞 For more details contact Mary on 087 0024190.
🕊️ Remembrance Mass
📅 Sunday 26th October 2025
🕒 3.00 p.m.
📍 Aughnasheelin Church
Mass for deceased members of the Aughacashel and Bencroy coal mines.
☕ Get-together and refreshments in the Centre afterwards.
🧑⚕️ An Tobar Nua Counselling Service
Confidential Counselling available nationwide (via phone or Zoom) for anyone struggling with:
Grief
Anxiety
Depression
Life challenges
💶 Donation-based service
📞 Phone: 091 562175
📧 Email: counselling@antobarnua.com
🙏 A Prayer to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament
Jesus Christ, you have risen from the dead and now reign with your Father in heaven.
You are truly present here in the Blessed Sacrament, and truly present when we receive you at Mass.
Your presence proves your love and care for us — you are our Lord and our God.We pray to you now, confident that you will listen to us.
Increase our faith; strengthen our hope; widen our love.
Help us to discover what you want us to do, and help us to do it well.
Help us to live as you would wish us to live.
Be present with us always and increase God’s life within us.
May your presence be a sign and source of love in the world.Amen.
Sunday, 12th October 2025
📞 Phone: 071 9642021
📧 Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com
✝️ Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 11th October (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Michael and Bridget Moran, Gortnawane
Sunday 12th October (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Elizabeth and Peter Lynch and deceased members of the Lynch and Murray families
Saturday 18th October (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Vigil Mass for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday 19th October (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Thomas and Mary Kate Mulvanerty, Rossy
Mae and George Stenson
🌟 Feast of Saint Carlo Acutis
📅 Today – Sunday 12th October
Saint Carlo Acutis is celebrated for his deep devotion to the Eucharist and for using digital media to spread faith and inspire young Catholics worldwide.
💶 Offertory Collection
Total: €785.00
👶 Recently Baptised
We welcome into our Christian Community
Faolán Tiernan Earley, who received the Sacrament of Baptism in our parish last weekend.
🙏 Eucharistic Ministers – Volunteers Needed
We are currently seeking additional Eucharistic Ministers for Rantogue Church.
If you are interested in becoming, or are already serving, please give your name to any Pastoral Council Member.
🕊️ Remembrance Mass
📅 Sunday 26th October 2025
🕒 3.00 p.m.
📍 Aughnasheelin Church
Mass for deceased members of the Aughacashel and Bencroy coal mines.
☕ Get-together and refreshments will follow in the Centre after Mass.
🚌 Jubilee Pilgrimage – Year of Hope
To mark the Jubilee Year in our Diocese, three pilgrimage sites have been designated as special places of prayer:
Poor Clare Convent, Drumshanbo
St. Mel’s Cathedral, Longford
St. Manchan’s Shrine, Offaly
📅 Saturday 18th October 2025
🕗 Bus departs Drumshanbo Carpark at 8.50 a.m.
⛪ Mass: 10.00 a.m. at St. Mel’s Cathedral
📞 To book a place, please contact Drumshanbo Parish Office at 071 9641010 as soon as possible.
🧑⚕️ An Tobar Nua Counselling Service
Confidential Counselling (phone or Zoom) for anyone struggling with:
Grief
Anxiety
Depression
Life challenges
💶 Donation-based service
📞 Phone: 091 562175
📧 Email: counselling@antobarnua.com
🌍 Mission Sunday
📅 Next Sunday – 19th October 2025
🙏 A second collection will be taken up next weekend in support of the Missions.
Please give generously to assist missionary work throughout the world.
Sunday, 5th October 2025
✝️ Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 4th October (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Linda Logan
Sunday 5th October (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Bernie McNulty
Sean, Anne and Mike Guckian, Anna Rose Coffey, and Kathleen Duggan
Saturday 11th October (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Michael and Bridget Moran, Gortnawane
Sunday 12th October (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Elizabeth and Peter Lynch and deceased family members
🌟 Saint Carlo Acutis
📅 Feast Day: Sunday 12th October
Carlo Acutis is remembered for his devotion to the Eucharist and his inspiring use of digital media to promote Catholic faith and devotion.
💶 Offertory Collection
Total: €785.00
🙏 Eucharistic Ministers – Volunteers Needed
We are seeking additional Eucharistic Ministers for Rantogue Church.
If you are interested (or already serving), please give your name to any Pastoral Council Member.
🚌 Care of the Aged Trip to Knock
📅 Sunday 12th October 2025
🚌 Bus leaves Drumcong Carpark at 10.30 a.m.
💶 Cost: €25 per person
📞 To book, call:
Bridie: 086 3825417
Chris: 089 4869682 (after 6.00 p.m.)
Booking as soon as possible is advised.
📚 Talk: 1852 Leitrim Election
📍 Ballinamore Library
📅 Wednesday 8th October
🕢 7.30 p.m.
🎤 Talk by Liam McNiffe
💡 Free event — all welcome!
🧑⚕️ An Tobar Nua Counselling Service
Confidential counselling via phone or Zoom, supporting those struggling with:
Grief
Anxiety
Depression
Life challenges
💶 Service is donation-based
📞 Phone: 091 562175
📧 Email: counselling@antobarnua.com
✨ Reflection
What is God’s plan for your life?
God’s plan for every human being is that we enjoy the happiness and blessing of His divine life in this world, and the next.
In short, God wants us to be happy and blessed, and by His grace we are.Our vocation to live in the power of the Holy Spirit invites us to live the Beatitudes daily, to strive for holiness and sanctity.
Each day, we face choices: to live for God or for ourselves, to choose life or death, good or evil, happiness or unhappiness.
Blessed are we when we choose God.
Sunday, 28th September 2025
📞 Phone: 071 9642021
📧 Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com
✝️ Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 27th September (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — John Joe and Elizabeth McWeeney, Crummy, and deceased family members
Michael Flynn, Mullaghgarve
Sunday 28th September (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Margaret Teresa, Sean and Gerald McDermott
Francie Jnr and Tom Gilmartin and deceased members of the Gilmartin family
Michael and Bernadette Kelly, Aughaguinea
Saturday 4th October (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Linda Logan
Sunday 5th October (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Bernie McNulty
Sean, Anne and Mike Guckian, Anna Rose Coffey, and Kathleen Duggan
🙋♀️ Ministers for October
| Ministry | Drumcong | Rantogue |
|---|---|---|
| Eucharistic Minister | Patricia Lee | Imelda McWeeney |
| Minister of the Word | Aisling McGreevy | As per Rota |
| Offertory Collectors | Volunteers Needed | Declan Tivnan |
| Altar Society | Loretta Gannon | Carol McKeon |
| Altar Servers | Team A |
💶 Offertory Collection
Total: €1,055.00
🙏 Eucharistic Ministers – Volunteers Needed
We are currently seeking more Eucharistic Ministers for Rantogue Church.
If you are interested, or already serving, please give your name to any Pastoral Council Member.
🌹 St. Thérèse of Lisieux — Triduum
📍 Carmelite Church, Moate, Co. Westmeath
📅 29th September – 1st October 2025
Triduum in honour of St. Thérèse.
📌 Full details available on the Church Noticeboard.
🚌 Care of the Aged Trip to Knock
📅 Sunday 12th October 2025
🚌 Bus leaving Drumcong Carpark at 10.30 a.m.
💶 Cost: €25 per person
📞 To book, call:
Bridie: 086 3825417
Chris: 089 4869682 (after 6.00 p.m.)
Please book as soon as possible.
🙏 An Immigrant Prayer
Dear Jesus, our journey through life is long and hard.
We cannot make this trip alone; we must walk together on the journey.
You promised to send us a helper, your Spirit.
Help us to see your Spirit in those you send to journey with us.
In the refugee family seeking safety from violence, let us see your Spirit.
In the migrant worker bringing food to our tables, let us see your Spirit.
In the asylum-seeker seeking justice for his family, let us see your Spirit.
In the unaccompanied child, travelling in a dangerous world, let us see your Spirit.
Teach us to recognize that as we walk with each other, you are present.
Teach us to welcome not only the strangers in our midst but the gifts they bring as well — the invitation to conversion, communion, and solidarity.
This is the help you have sent: we are not alone.
We are together on the journey, and for this we give you thanks.
Amen.
Sunday, 21st September 2025
✝️ Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 20th September (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Ned Murray
Sunday 21st September (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Jim and Mary Tighe, Thomas Costello and deceased family members
Luke Doherty and deceased members of the Doherty family
Tuesday 23rd September (Drumcong)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Christy, Mary and Thomas Ellis
Thursday 25th September (Drumcong)
🕙 10.00 a.m. — Gerald Cullen
Friday 26th September (Drumcong)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Hughie McManus (Month’s Memory)
Saturday 27th September (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — John Joe and Elizabeth McWeeney, Crummy, and deceased family members
Michael Flynn, Mullaghgarve
Sunday 28th September (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Margaret Teresa, Sean and Gerald McDermott
Francie Jnr and Tom Gilmartin and deceased family members
Michael and Bernadette Kelly, Aughaguinea
📅 Weekday Masses (Drumcong)
Tuesday & Friday: 7.30 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday: 10.00 a.m.
⛪ Parish Activities
🕯️ Adoration
Every Sunday: 7.00 – 8.00 p.m.
First Friday: 8.00 – 9.00 p.m.
🙏 Prayer Group
Meets every Thursday at 8.00 p.m. in Drumcong Church
📿 Rosary & Divine Mercy
Every Wednesday at 5.30 p.m. in Rantogue Church
✝️ Confessions
Drumcong: Friday evening at 7.00 p.m.
Rantogue: Saturday evening at 7.00 p.m.
💶 Offertory Collection
Total: €850.00
☕ Hospice Coffee Morning
📅 Thursday 25th September 2025
🕦 11.30 a.m.
📍 Taylor McKeons, Keshcarrigan
Proceeds in aid of the North West Hospice, Sligo.
Please come along and support this worthy cause.
🧠 Alzheimer’s Information Café
📅 Thursday 25th September 2025
🕚 11.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.
📍 Commercial Hotel, Ballinamore
Open to everyone.
ℹ️ Contact Mary on 087 0024190 for more details.
👥 Drumshanbo Men’s Shed — Information Evening
📅 Tuesday 23rd September 2025
🕖 7.00 p.m.
📍 Áras Phádraig, Drumshanbo (N41 H938)
An evening of connection and conversation featuring special guest speaker Michael Harding, focusing on men’s mental health.
☕ Enjoy a cuppa, make friends, and see what it’s all about.
👋 New members always welcome!
Sunday, 14th September 2025
📞 Phone: 071 9642021
📧 Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com
✝️ The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Saturday 13th September (Rantogue)
🌅 7.30 a.m. — Brendan Murray and Johnny Kelly and deceased family members
Sunday 14th September (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — John and Margaret Scollan
Deceased members of the Healy and Fitzgerald families, Rossy
Saturday 20th September (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Ned Murray
Sunday 21st September (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Jim and Mary Tighe, Thomas Costello and deceased family members
Luke Doherty and deceased members of the Doherty family
📅 Weekday Masses (Drumcong)
Tuesday & Friday: 7.30 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday: 10.00 a.m.
⛪ Parish Activities
🕯️ Adoration
Every Sunday: 7.00 – 8.00 p.m.
First Friday: 8.00 – 9.00 p.m.
🙏 Prayer Group
Meets Thursday at 8.00 p.m. in Drumcong Church
📿 Rosary & Divine Mercy
Wednesday evenings at 5.30 p.m. in Rantogue Church
✝️ Confessions
Drumcong: Friday at 7.00 p.m.
Rantogue: Saturday at 7.00 p.m.
💶 Offertory Collection
Total: €580.00
📖 Why Sunday Matters
As part of the Jubilee Year of Hope, the Irish Bishops warmly invite all Catholics to reflect on the immense significance of Sunday Mass.
For those who have not yet returned, you are invited to come back with renewed joy to the celebration of the Eucharist.
📌 Pastoral message: www.catholicbishops.ie/why-Sunday-matters-resources-page/
🕊️ Confirmation
📍 St. Brigid’s Church, Drumcong
📅 Saturday 28th February 2026
🕚 11.00 a.m.
The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on this date.
🌍 Raising Hope for Our Common Home
📅 Saturday 20th September 2025
🕙 10.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.
📍 Knock House Hotel
💶 €15 per person
Focus: Caring for our environment & promoting sustainability
🎤 Speakers: Éanna Ní Lamhna, Jane Mellett, Dr. Brendan O’Keeffe
🤝 Leitrim Public Participation Network
📅 Thursday 18th September
📍 Upstairs, Leitrim Development Company, Drumshanbo
🕖 7.00 p.m.
Ideas generation & brainstorming for groups
Info on grants & match funding
Guidance on dealing with financial shortfalls & challenges
👥 Facilitated by Liam Scollan
All PPN member groups welcome.
Care of the Aged Meeting
📅 Wednesday 17th September 2025
📍 Cardiff’s
🕣 8.30 p.m.
🙏 Walk with Me Prayer
Lord God, our light and our salvation, we praise you for your gifts of life and faith.
We thank you for the desire that you have planted in our hearts, our yearning to see your face.
Help us to meet you in prayer, to walk in your ways, and to speak to others of our joy and consolation in your presence.
Give us faithfulness in this present life, so that we may come to know and praise your beauty, with all our brothers and sisters in the life to come.
We make our prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Sunday, 7th September 2025
📞 Phone: 071 9642021
📧 Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com
✝️ Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 6th September (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Patrick, Mary and Paddy Grogan
Sunday 7th September (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Patrick and Mary Ellen McWeeney
and deceased members of the McNabola and McWeeney families
Friday 12th September (Drumcong)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — James and Ellen Gilmartin
Saturday 13th September (Rantogue)
🌅 7.30 a.m. — Brendan Murray and Johnny Kelly and deceased family members
Sunday 14th September (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — John and Margaret Scollan
📅 Weekday Masses (Drumcong)
Tuesday & Friday: 7.30 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday: 10.00 a.m.
⛪ Parish Activities
🕯️ Adoration
Every Sunday: 7.00 – 8.00 p.m.
First Friday of each month: 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
Drumcong: Friday evening at 7.00 p.m.
Rantogue: Saturday evening at 7.00 p.m.
💶 Offertory Collection
Total: €805.00
🕊️ Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock
📅 This Sunday — 7th September
📍 Knock Shrine
🕝 Anointing of the Sick: 2.30 p.m.
✝️ Concelebrated Mass: 3.00 p.m.
🌹 Followed by Rosary Procession and Benediction
All are welcome to join this special day of faith and prayer.
🕯️ Recently Deceased
Your prayers are kindly requested for the happy repose of the souls of:
Marian Turbitt, Drumkeelan, Drumshanbo (funeral took place this weekend)
Tommie Reynolds, Strandhill, Co. Sligo, late of Mohercregg (funeral took place during the week)
May they now enjoy eternal rest and peace in heaven.
📖 Book Launch — Shouldering the Tradition
📚 A celebration of Leitrim’s living tradition of music, song and dance
📍 Ballinamore Library
📅 Friday 12th September
🕖 7.00 p.m.
Featuring performances by Edwina Guckian, Fionnuala Maxwell, Conor Ward, and more.
🎶 Free event — all are welcome!
🌟 Canonisation of Carlo Acutis
📅 This Sunday — 7th September
Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager and tech-savvy Catholic who died in 2006, will become the first millennial saint in the Catholic Church.
Celebrated for his devotion to the Eucharist
Created a website to document Eucharistic miracles and Marian apparitions
A true role model for young people in the Church
🙏 Prayer cards are available at the Church entrances.
Sunday, 31st August 2025
📞 Phone: 071 9642021
📧 Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com
✝️ Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 30th August (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Jennie Mulvey and deceased family members
Johnny and Kathleen McGourty
Sunday 31st August (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Marian and Damien McKeon
Saturday 6th September (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Patrick, Mary and Paddy Grogan
Sunday 7th September (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Patrick and Mary Ellen McWeeney
and deceased members of the McNabola and McWeeney families
📅 Weekday Masses (Drumcong)
Tuesday & Friday: 7.30 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday: 10.00 a.m.
⛪ Parish Activities
🕯️ Adoration
Every Sunday: 7.00 – 8.00 p.m.
First Friday of the month: 8.00 – 9.00 p.m.
🙏 Prayer Group
Meets every Thursday at 8.00 p.m. in Drumcong Church
📿 Rosary & Divine Mercy
Every Wednesday at 5.30 p.m. in Rantogue Church
✝️ Confessions
Drumcong: Friday at 7.00 p.m.
Rantogue: Saturday at 7.00 p.m.
🙋♀️ Ministers for September
| Ministry | Drumcong | Rantogue |
|---|---|---|
| Eucharistic Minister | Joan McNulty | Mary McWeeney |
| Minister of the Word | Fintan McKiernan | As per Rota |
| Offertory Collectors | Michael & Marian Cooney | Andrew Boyle |
| Altar Society | Christina Keaney | Mary McKeon |
| Altar Servers | Team D |
👨⚕️ Pastoral Visit
If you or a family member would like Fr. Ciaràn to visit:
In Hospital
In a Nursing Home
For a First Friday Visit
📞 Please contact Fr. Ciaràn, the Parish Office, or a Pastoral Council Member
📝 Charitable Donation Forms
A kind reminder to those who have yet to return their completed Charitable Donation Form:
You may place it in the collection box, or
Leave it in the Parish Office
🙏 Your help is greatly appreciated.
🕊️ Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock
📅 Next Sunday – 7th September
📍 Knock Shrine
🕝 Anointing of the Sick: 2.30 p.m.
✝️ Concelebrated Mass: 3.00 p.m.
🌹 Followed by Rosary Procession and Benediction
All are very welcome to attend this special day of prayer.
🙏 Closing Prayer
God of might, giver of every good gift,
put into our hearts the love of your name,
so that, by deepening our sense of reverence,
you may nurture in us what is good,
and by your watchful care, keep safe what you have nurtured.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Sunday, 24th August 2025
📞 Phone: 071 9642021
📧 Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com
✝️ Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 23rd August (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Vigil Mass for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday 24th August (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Christy Doran (1st Anniversary)
Saturday 30th August (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Jennie Mulvey and deceased family members
Johnny and Kathleen McGourty
Sunday 31st August (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Marian and Damien McKeon
📅 Weekday Masses (Drumcong)
Tuesday & Friday: 7.30 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday: 10.00 a.m.
⛪ Parish Activities
🕯️ Adoration
Every Sunday: 7.00 – 8.00 p.m.
First Friday of each month: 8.00 – 9.00 p.m.
🙏 Prayer Group
Meets every Thursday at 8.00 p.m. in Drumcong Church
📿 Rosary & Divine Mercy
Every Wednesday at 5.30 p.m. in Rantogue Church
✝️ Confessions
Drumcong: Friday evening at 7.00 p.m.
Rantogue: Saturday evening at 7.00 p.m.
💶 Offertory Collection
15th & 17th August Total: €995.00
🕊️ Recently Deceased
Please pray for the happy repose of the soul of Hugh (Hughie) McManus, Naomh Bríd, Drumcong and formerly Drumadykey, Annadale, whose funeral took place yesterday.
May he now enjoy eternal rest and peace.
👨⚕️ Pastoral Visit
If you or a family member would like Fr. Ciaràn to visit:
In Hospital
In a Nursing Home
For a First Friday Visit
📞 Please contact Fr. Ciaràn, the Parish Office, or any Pastoral Council Member
📝 Charitable Donation Forms
A reminder to those who have not yet returned their completed Charitable Donation Form:
Please return it as soon as possible by:
Placing it in the collection box, or
Dropping it into the Parish Office
🙏 Thank you for your continued support.
🕊️ Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock
📅 Sunday 7th September
🕝 Anointing of the Sick: 2.30 p.m.
✝️ Concelebrated Mass: 3.00 p.m.
🌹 Followed by Rosary Procession and Benediction
📍 Knock Shrine — All are welcome
🙌 Thank You from Mary’s Meals
Mary’s Meals would like to extend heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported the fundraising walk from Leitrim Village to Drumshanbo:
🙏 To those who promoted the event
🪣 The bucket collectors
💸 The generous donors
🚶 All the walkers
❤️ And especially everyone who gave so generously
Total Raised: €4,010.65
This will feed 182 children for a year in their place of education.
May God bless you all.
Sunday, 17th August 2025
📞 Phone: 071 9642021
📧 Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com
✝️ Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 16th August (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Vigil Mass for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday 17th August (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Gerry Meehan (1st Anniversary)
Friday 22nd August (Drumcong)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Conor Judge (Month’s Memory)
Saturday 23rd August (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Vigil Mass for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday 24th August (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Christy Doran (1st Anniversary)
📅 Weekday Masses (Drumcong)
Tuesday & Friday: 7.30 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday: 10.00 a.m.
⛪ Parish Activities
🕯️ Adoration
Every Sunday: 7.00 – 8.00 p.m.
First Friday of the month: 8.00 – 9.00 p.m.
🙏 Prayer Group
Meets every Thursday at 8.00 p.m. in Drumcong Church
📿 Rosary & Divine Mercy
Every Wednesday at 5.30 p.m. in Rantogue Church
✝️ Confessions
Drumcong: Friday evening at 7.00 p.m.
Rantogue: Saturday evening at 7.00 p.m.
💶 Offertory Collection
Total: €565.00
👶 Recently Baptised
We welcome into our Christian Community
Emily Aoife Easterbrook, who received the Sacrament of Baptism in our parish last weekend.
👨⚕️ Pastoral Visit
If you or a family member would like Fr. Ciaràn to visit:
In Hospital
In a Nursing Home
For a First Friday Visit
📞 Please contact Fr. Ciaràn, the Parish Office, or any Pastoral Council Member
🕊️ National Novena to Our Lady of Knock 2025
📍 Knock Shrine
📅 Continuing until 21st August
🕒 Ceremonies: 3.00 p.m. & 8.00 p.m. daily
All are welcome to join in prayer and reflection.
📝 Charitable Donation Forms
A kind reminder:
If you haven’t yet returned your completed Charitable Donation Form, please do so as soon as possible.
You may:
Place it in the collection box, or
Leave it in the Parish Office
🙏 Thank you for your continued support.
🕊️ Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock
📅 Sunday 7th September
🕝 Anointing of the Sick: 2.30 p.m.
✝️ Concelebrated Mass: 3.00 p.m.
🌹 Followed by Rosary Procession and Benediction
📍 Knock Shrine
🙏 Prayer for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
O God, who have prepared for those who love you good things which no eye can see,
fill our hearts, we pray, with the warmth of your love,
so that, loving you in all things and above all things,
we may attain your promises,
which surpass every human desire.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Sunday, 10th August 2025
📞 Phone: 071 9642021
📧 Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com
✝️ Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 9th August (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Maggie, John and Tom Joe Ward, and deceased family members
Sunday 10th August (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Martin, Liz and Thomas Burke, Tom and Nancy McKeon
Saturday 16th August (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Johnny and Kathleen McGourty
Sunday 17th August (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Gerry Meehan (1st Anniversary)
💶 Offertory Collection
Sunday 27th July: €435.00
Sunday 3rd August: €1,075.00
👨⚕️ Pastoral Visit
If you or a family member would like Fr. Ciaràn to visit:
In Hospital
In a Nursing Home
For a First Friday Visit
📞 Please contact Fr. Ciaràn, the Parish Office, or any Pastoral Council Member
📝 Charitable Donation Forms
A gentle reminder:
If you’ve yet to return your completed charitable donation form, please do so at your earliest convenience.
You can place the form in the collection box or drop it into the Parish Office.
🙏 Your support is deeply appreciated.
🕊️ Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock
📅 Sunday 7th September
🕝 Anointing of the Sick: 2.30 p.m.
✝️ Concelebrated Mass: 3.00 p.m.
🌹 Followed by Rosary Procession and Benediction
📍 Knock Shrine — All are welcome
🏫 Drumcong National School — Bus Escort Vacancy
Drumcong N.S. is seeking a suitable candidate as a Bus Escort for a Special Needs Child.
🚌 Start Date: 1st September
📞 Contact the school on 071 9642315 if interested
Irish Wheelchair Association — CE Scheme Opportunities
The Irish Wheelchair Association (Carrick-on-Shannon) has Community Employment (CE Scheme) vacancies.
This may be ideal for those re-entering the workforce after time away.
📞 For more info, contact Stacey on 085 8334927
🙏 Daily Prayer
Heavenly Father, strengthen our faith so that we may trust in Your divine plan without hesitation.
Help us to live out this virtue in our daily actions, drawing closer to You and inspiring those around us.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Sunday, 27th July 2025
📞 Phone: 071 9642021
📧 Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com
✝️ Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 26th July (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Michael and Teresa Woods and their daughter Mary Southwell, and deceased family members
Sunday 27th July (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 2nd August (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — John and May McCaffrey, Derriane
Sunday 3rd August (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Faithful Departed — Cemetery Sunday
🙋♀️ Ministers for August
| Ministry | Drumcong | Rantogue |
|---|---|---|
| Eucharistic Minister | Mary Clarke | Imelda McWeeney |
| Minister of the Word | Sharon McKiernan | As per Rota |
| Offertory Collectors | Volunteers Needed | Gerry Bracken |
| Altar Society | Mary McKiernan | Mary Rose Geoghegan |
| Altar Servers | Team C |
🪦 Cemetery Sunday
📅 Sunday 3rd August 2025
🏵️ Blessing of Graves in Drumcong immediately after the 11.30 a.m. Mass
🧴 Holy Water bottles will be available at each cemetery entrance (one per family)
💶 The Cemetery Committee will hold a gate collection to support maintenance of the cemeteries — your generosity is appreciated
📅 Jubilee Year of Hope — Outdoor Mass
Let’s Journey Together
📅 Sunday 27th July — Mass on Mullaghgarve Mass Rock
🕧 Opening Prayers: 12.30 p.m. (Mullaghgarve Carpark)
✝️ Mass: 1.30 p.m.
🚌 Shuttle Bus from 12 Noon (Rantogue Church Carpark)
🔥 Light The Fire – Slane Hill Celebration
📅 Sunday 3rd August
📍 Hill of Slane — where St. Patrick lit the first Paschal Fire in 433 AD
🔥 Witness the Archbishop of Armagh symbolically light the fire of faith, hope, and love
🎤 Dana will sing Light the Fire for St. Patrick
🕛 Gathering begins at Noon
⛪ Includes Mass, Eucharistic healing, Praise & Worship, Rosary
🌐 More info: lightthefire.ie
📧 Email: info@lightthefire.ie
💒 Church Gate Collections
Kiltubrid Care of The Aged will hold a collection at both churches:
📅 Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd August 2025
🚶 Step by Step to Feed the Next Child
To support Mary’s Meals, a sponsored walk will take place:
📅 Friday 8th August
🕕 6.00 p.m. — From St. Joseph’s Church, Leitrim Village to St. Patrick’s Church, Drumshanbo
🚶 Along The Blueway
👟 Part of Mary’s Meals’ 13th annual walk to Knock Shrine (7th–15th August)
🕊️ Recently Deceased
Please pray for the soul of Conor Judge, formerly of Corderry Peyton, whose funeral took place during the week.
May he now rest in the peace and light of heaven.
⛪ Annual Portiuncula Mission 2025 — Drumshanbo
📅 Thursday 31st July – Saturday 2nd August
🕛 Mass: 12 Noon (Convent) & 8.00 p.m. (Parish Church)
✝️ Penance Service: Thursday at 6.30 p.m. followed by Confession
🙏 Confession also available after each Mass
💧 Anointing of the Sick: Friday at each Mass
📌 Full details on the Church Noticeboard
👵 Grandparents and the Elderly
Today we remember and celebrate all Grandparents and Elderly in our parish on this World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.
📜 Messages from His Holiness Pope Leo XIV are available at the Church Entrances
Sunday, 13th July 2025
📞 Phone: 071 9642021
📧 Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com
✝️ Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 12th July (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Mary Beirne (1st Anniversary)
Sunday 13th July (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Daniel Bohan
Saturday 19th July (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Teresa Mahon (1st Anniversary) and Austin Mahon
Sunday 20th July (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Martin Moran
📅 Weekday Masses (Drumcong)
Tuesday & Friday: 7.30 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday: 10.00 a.m.
⛪ Parish Activities
🕯️ Adoration
Every Sunday: 7.00 – 8.00 p.m.
First Friday of the month: 8.00 – 9.00 p.m.
🙏 Prayer Group
Meets every Thursday at 8.00 p.m. in Drumcong Church
📿 Rosary & Divine Mercy
Every Wednesday at 5.30 p.m. in Rantogue Church
✝️ Confessions
Drumcong: Friday evening at 7.00 p.m.
Rantogue: Saturday evening at 7.00 p.m.
💶 Offertory Collection
Total: €765.00
🪦 Cemetery Sunday
Blessing of Graves in Drumcong will take place on
📅 Sunday 3rd August 2025 immediately after the 11.30 a.m. Mass
📅 Save the Date: Jubilee Year of Hope Mass
Let’s Journey Together This Jubilee Year of Hope!
Sunday 27th July — Mass on Mullaghgarve Mass Rock
🕧 Opening Prayers: 12.30 p.m. (Car Park, Mullaghgarve)
✝️ Mass: 1.30 p.m.
🚌 Shuttle Bus in operation from 12 Noon at Rantogue Church Carpark
🕊️ Pilgrims of Hope – Knock Pilgrimage
The annual Pioneer pilgrimage to Knock Shrine takes place on
📅 Sunday 20th July
🌹 Prayers will be offered at Our Lady’s Shrine for all who work in addiction treatment services.
📧 Contact: Fr. Robert McCabe — prayer@pioneers.ie
🚌 Bus leaves Drumshanbo Church Carpark at 10.30 a.m.
📞 Booking essential: Phone Kathleen on 086 1597625
🧭 Kiltubrid Parish Pastoral Council
A Commissioning Service for all Pastoral Councils in the Diocese took place in St. Mel’s Cathedral, Longford on Sunday 8th June.
📋 The list of members is also available on the Church noticeboard.
Members:
Phyliss Doherty, Deirdre Ferry, Fr. Frank Garvey, Darren Gilmartin, John McGovern, Fr. Ciaràn McGuinness, Ann McNabola, Joan McNulty, Emily McPadden, Rory O’Neill
👨⚕️ Pastoral Visit
If you or a family member would like Fr. Ciaràn to visit:
In Hospital
In a Nursing Home
For a First Friday Visit
📞 Please contact Fr. Ciaràn, the Parish Office, or any member of the Pastoral Council.
🎓 ATU St. Angela’s – Religious Education Programme
Now inviting applications for Autumn 2025:
🎓 Part-time Certificate in Religious Education for Primary School (Online)
📅 Closing Date: Friday 15th August 2025
📧 Contact: mary.kearns@atu.ie
🌐 More info: www.atu.ie
Sunday, 6th July 2025
📞 Phone: 071 9642021
📧 Email: kiltubridparish@gmail.com
✝️ Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 5th July (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Mae, Phil, Eugene, Frank and Ann Charles, and Damien Murphy
John Joe and Brigid Redican, Crummy
Sunday 6th July (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Margaret and Packie Foley, P.J. Gill, and deceased members of the Foley and Gill families
Saturday 12th July (Rantogue)
🕢 7.30 p.m. — Mary Beirne (1st Anniversary)
Sunday 13th July (Drumcong)
🕦 11.30 a.m. — Daniel Bohan
📅 Weekday Masses (Drumcong)
Tuesday & Friday: 7.30 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday: 10.00 a.m.
⛪ Parish Activities
🕯️ Adoration
Every Sunday from 7.00 – 8.00 p.m.
First Friday of the month from 8.00 – 9.00 p.m. (Drumcong Church)
🙏 Prayer Group
Meets Thursday at 8.00 p.m. in Drumcong Church
📿 Rosary & Divine Mercy
Wednesday evenings at 5.30 p.m. in Rantogue Church
✝️ Confessions
Drumcong: Friday evening at 7.00 p.m.
Rantogue: Saturday evening at 7.00 p.m.
💶 Offertory Collection
Total: €825.00
🪦 Cemetery Sunday
Blessing of Graves in Drumcong will take place on
📅 Sunday 3rd August 2025, immediately after the 11.30 a.m. Mass
📅 Save the Date: Jubilee Year of Hope Mass
Let’s Journey Together This Jubilee Year of Hope!
Sunday 27th July
📍 Mass on Mullaghgarve Mass Rock
🕧 Opening Prayers: 12.30 p.m. (Car Park, Mullaghgarve)
✝️ Mass: 1.30 p.m.
🚌 Shuttle Bus from 12 Noon, Rantogue Church Carpark
🕊️ Pilgrims of Hope at Lough Derg & Knock
Lough Derg Jubilee Pilgrimage
📅 Friday 11th – Sunday 13th July
🕯️ Three days of prayer, vigil, and fasting
🙏 For all who live under the shadow of addiction
🔗 Details at www.pioneers.ie
Pioneer Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine
📅 Sunday 20th July
🌹 Prayers for those in alcohol and drug treatment centres
📧 Contact Fr. Robert McCabe at: prayer@pioneers.ie
🚌 Knock Pilgrimage Bus – Booking Required
Pioneer Pilgrimage to Knock
📅 Sunday 20th July 2025
🚌 Bus leaves Drumshanbo Church Carpark at 10.30 a.m.
📞 Booking Essential: Phone Kathleen on 086 1597625
📚 Book Launch
Sliabh an Iarainn: History, Myth and Folklore
by Msgr. Liam Kelly, launched by Dr. Brendan Scott
📍 The Island Theatre, Ballinamore
📅 Tuesday 8th July 2025
🕗 8.00 p.m.
📖 Includes local history of Kiltubrid Parish, the Mullaghgarve Mass Rock, and priests during Penal Times.
Everyone is welcome to attend.