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                   PARISH OF LISDOONVARNA, KILSHANNY, TOOVAHERA, DOOLIN. August 22/23, 2026.

Fr. Robert Mc Namara PP, 065 7074142, 087 0949030

lisdoonpp@galwaydiocese.ie

Lisdoonvarnaparish.ie

Corpus Christi, Lisdoonvarna, 10am: Manus and Bridget Sammon and their daughter Margaret Carey. Sile Mc Mahon, Month's Mind. Mary O' Gorman, Carnane, Doolin, Month's Mind. Declan, Leonard, and Eric O' Halloran. Mary and John O' Brien. Mrs. Bibby. Vincent Kelly.

Next week: Michael and Oliver Marrinnan, Rooska. Susan and Michael Clancy. Dilly and Margaret Clancy, and deceased family members, Tournahuan, Doolin. Catherine Clancy

Daily Masses are booked on condition that they may have to be moved in the event of a funeral. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility.

From the autumn, the 7pm Wednesday evening Mass in Lisdoonvarna will move to Ennistymon.

Saturday evening 7pm Masses in September:

Doolin 5th: Michael Finucane and his parents John and Kitty. John Blood, Carroweragh. Austin, Susan, Catherine, Jimmy, and Dan Driscoll. This Mass will be celebrated in Doolin cemetery, weather permitting.

Kilshanny 12th: Johnny O' Driscoll, Ballyalla, 2nd anniversary, and deceased family members. Michael Nestor, Caheramore. This Mass will be celebrated in Kilshanny cemetery, weather permitting.

Toovahera 19th: Michael Healy, Ballyhenna, Lisdoonvarna. Gerry Davoren, Ballyconnoe. This Mass will be celebrated in Kilmoon cemetery, weather permitting.

Thank you for last week's collection: €1163

Mass at St. Augustine's Well, Kilshanny: Friday, August 28th at 7pm, followed by a kind invitation to refreshments from the proprietor of The Hedgerow. Thank you to them. This Mass is offered for all the extended Kilshanny family at home and abroad, living and deceased We include Patrick Nestor, Ballyalla, on his 10th anniversary. If the weather is inclement, we will move to St. Augustine's Church.

Welcome to Fr. Lance Mc Grath: we welcome Fr. Lance to the parish. He has been appointed by Bishop Michael to assist me in the two parishes whenever he can.

Exam results: if you were happy, say thank you to God. If not, "this too shall pass." Exams do not define you. What really defines you is your identity as a beloved son or daughter of God.

The Vocations Monstrance is touring our diocese to encourage prayer for vocations. It will be used for a holy hour of prayer for vocations on Monday evening, August 24th, from 7 to 8pm in the day chapel of Ennistymon church.

A prayer for the protection of our home: sweet and gentle Lady, Immaculate Mother of God, we choose thee this day and night as the mistress and lady of this house. Guard it, dear mother, from fire, pestilence, lightning, or tempest, from heresies and schisms, and the malice of enemies. Protect its inhabitants dear Mary. Watch over and protect us from sudden death. Keep us from all sin and harm, and pray to God for us, that we may live this life in His service, and depart this life in His grace. Amen.                            

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