Our next Children's Rosary will take place on Sunday 1st November

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FIRST HOLY COMMUNION:   Please click link for more details 

PARISH OF LISDOONVARNA, KILSHANNY, TOOVAHERA, DOOLIN. October 10/11, 2026.

Fr. Robert will be in Medjugorje from Wednesday 14-21. In case of emergency, call Fr. Lance Mc Grath on 089 2761338. To book Masses TEXT ONLY please Mary on 086 8236596. Fr. Robert Mc Namara PP, 065 7074142, 087 0949030 lisdoonpp@galwaydiocese.ie Lisdoonvarnaparish.ie

Corpus Christi, Lisdoonvarna, 10am: Eileen Linnane, Cloghan, Ballinalacken, her sister Peggy Murphy, and sisters in law Kitty and Maureen Linnane. Petie and Mary Gardiner, Ballinalacken. Babs and Miko Hogan and their daughters Frances Hogan, Teresa Foran, and Mary Shannon. Patrick and Mary Sammon, Knockaskeheen. Maura Mc Namara O' Brien. Michael and Margaret Kilderry, late of Rooska.

Next week the 18th: Patrick and Mary O' Connor, Doolin. George and Elizabeth Dunealvy, Ballinalacken, and Michael Carty, Dublin, 3rd anniversary. Fr. Sean Doherty, Knockagulla, his parents John and Mary, and brothers James, Pat, and Mick. Gerry Lafferty, Doolin and London, 2nd anniversary.

October 25th: Peter Wiliams, 20th anniversary. Peadar, Nance, and Johnny Williams.

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.

Saturday evening 7pm Masses in October:

Kilshanny 10th: Tom O' Leary, Caheramore. John and Nora Tierney, Ballytarsna, and deceased family members. Michael and Elanor Considine, Gortnaboul.

Toovahera 17th: John Whelan. Phyllis Mc Namara. Roisin, Tadhg, and Daithi Considine, and their grandad Michael.

Thank you for last week's collection: €1358.

Saturday evening 7pm Masses in November:

Doolin 7th: Wally Burke, 1st anniversary.

Kilshanny 14th: Mary O' Leary, Caheramore. Thomas Mc Mahon, Ballydeely. JaneAnne Mc Mahon.

October is the month of Our Lady's Holy Rosary and also of mission. Please take a leaflet that explains how to integrate both in your prayer-life.

GUEST SPEAKER: As we begin the month of Our Lady's Holy Rosary and of Mission, we welcome our one and only seminarian for the diocese, Cathal Hickey, as our guest speaker at Masses on the weekend of October 24/25. May Cathal remind us to keep up our prayers for vocations, and they we may discover our own vocation and live it.

WORLD YOUTH DAY 2027 will be in Seoul, South Korea, from July 27-August 12th. If you're interested in going, contact Fr. Declan Lohan on dlohan@clonfertgalway.ie it's for those aged 18-30.

LISDOONVARNA TOWN TEAM wishes to thank you for your contributions to their church gate collection last week of euro 280. The raffle at the tractorfest raised euro 570, all going towards local community events.

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION: Thursday, April 8th, 2027, 11am, Corpus Christi Church, Lisdoonvarna.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION:

St. Enda's National School, Lisdoonvarna: Sunday, May 2nd, 2027, at 10am, in Corpus Christi Church.

St. Augustine's National School, Kilshanny: Saturday, May 8th, 2027, at 11am in St. Augustine's Church. No evening Mass that day.

Doolin National School: Saturday, May 1st, 2027, at 11am in Holy Rosary Church, Doolin. No evening Mass that day.