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                    PARISH OF LISDOONVARNA, KILSHANNY, TOOVAHERA, DOOLIN. July 11/12, 2026.

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

lisdoonpp@galwaydiocese.ie

Lisdoonvarnaparish.ie

Corpus Christi, Lisdoonvarna, 10 am: Patrick and Mary-Ellen Mooney, and their son Joe. Joseph and Margaret McInerney and their son Peter, Ballytigue, and the deceased members of the McInerney and Mc Namara families. Gerry O' Connell, brother of Mickey-Joe and father of Danielle and Luke. We bless Gerry's ashes during holy Mass today.

Next week: Monica O'Loghlen, late of Prospect Lodge, 17th anniversary.

Monday 13th 9.30 am Mass in Lisdoonvarna: Gus, Bridie, and Peadar Clair, Corkscrew Hill.

Saturday evening 7 pm Masses in July:

Kilshanny, July 11th: Elizabeth, George, and PJ Greene, Athlone. Bridget and Austin Cooney and family deceased. Fr. Frank Arthur, SDS, Kilmoon. John Curtin, Aughiska. Patrick and Mary Kate O' Loughlin, Carrowmanagh, Patrick O' Loughlin, Ennis, Aisling O' Loughlin, Rochestown, and deceased members of the Barry and Droney families, Carhunahaun.

Toovahera, July 18th: Sean Hogan, Lisdoonvarna and Paul Whelan, Ruan, and deceased of the Hogan/Murphy and Whelan/Synott families.

Thank you for last week's collection: €1105.

National Grandparents' Knock Pilgrimage: Sunday, July 26th, beginning at 2.30 with the Sacrament of Healing/Anointing of the Sick, followed by holy Mass celebrated by Archbishop Eamon Martin. Thank you, Lord, for our wonderful grandparents. So often it is they who keep the flame of faith burning.

MCL Ireland seeks families who will host international students who will be attending Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna. You can earn additional income which is tax-free up to €14,000 per year. Contact Lesley on 087 4576084, or email clare@micireland.ie

FLOWERS: Mary Howley gratefully receives donations of flowers for the altar of Copus Christi church. Thank you.

Thank you to the members of the Tidy Towns group who beautify the grounds of Corpus Christi Church at this time of year, without charge, and to all who serve the parish voluntarily. As a young member of the Ennistymon church maintenance volunteer group put it: "we love our church and we want to give something back to God." It's so important to get involved and take responsibility for our parish and churches. We are all in this together as a Christian community, and we would like the churches and grounds to look well for the happy and sad events in our lives, and the lives of others.

There was an important job to be done and everybody was sure that somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it but nobody did it. Somebody got annoyed about that because it was everybody's job. Everybody thought that anybody could do it, but nobody realized that everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that everybody blamed somebody when nobody did what anybody could have done.

Thank you to the adult leaders who organized the summer party and football match for the altar-servers and Angel Voices children's choir, and to the leaders of the Children's Rosary also.

KILSHANNY UPDATE: Bespoke Restoration has begun work on repairing and restoring the church windows and getting them back into working order. Guerin and Considine are working on the renovation of Kilshanny Parish Hall.

WELCOME BACK to our old friend Fr. Oliver Ryan this weekend.

TO BOOK MASSES: please ring Mary on 086 8236596.