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 🎄 Just a reminder that Sunday, 1st March, is the next play & pray Mass. Hope to see you all there.

Newsletter

PARISH OF LISDOONVARNA, KILSHANNY, TOOVAHERA, AND DOOLIN. February 7/8, 2026 Fr Robert Mc Namara PP, 065 7074142, 087 0949030 lisdoonpp@galwaydiocese.ie Lisdoonvarnaparish.ie

CORPUS CHRISTI, LISDOONVARNA 10am: Eamon Kilderry, late of Rooska.

Next week: Peter Griffin, Church Street, 3rd anniversary. Tom 'O'Gorman, Carnane, Doolin. Mary Lynch, Kilmaley, late mother of Denise 'O'Gorman, Doolin. Martin McNamara and his son Oliver.

Our recently deceased: Thomas Patten, Newport and Achill, Co. Mayo. Brother of Anne Cullen, Doolin.

7pm Saturday evening Masses in February:

7th Doolin: Mary Dunealvy, 13th anniversary. Micho, Packie and Gussie Russell, and deceased family. Jack Garrihy, Carnane.

14th Kilshanny: Phil Fitzgerald, Month's Mind, and her brother PJ (22nd anniversary). Miko Neylon, Peter and Nora Considine, and deceased family members. Mary B. Carmody, 1st anniversary. Peg Hynes.

21st Toovahera: Mary Margaret Healy. Gertie Collins, Church St., Lisdoonvarna. Seamus and Mary McNamara, Ballydonoghue. Pa Haugh.

THANK YOU FOR LAST WEEK'S COLLECTION:

BEST OF LUCK to all facing mock exams.

MASS FOR DECEASED MEMBERS OF FIANNA FAIL: Ennistymon church, this Sunday, February 8th, at 12 noon.

HEALING MASS on Wednesday, February 11th, at 7pm in Lisdoonvarna, to mark the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and World Day of Prayer for the Sick.

SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION available before 5pm Mass on Saturday evenings in Lahinch.

ASH WEDNESDAY falls this year on February 18, Masses with distribution of blessed ashes in Ennistymon at 8am and Lisdoonvarna at 7pm. This is the beginning of Lent, our time of spiritual "Operation Transformation"!

MINISTRY OF CATECHIST AND PERMANENT DIACONATE in Galway/Kilfenora Diocese: catechists deliver faith-development programmes at parish level and beyond. Permanent deacons are ordained to preach God's Word at Mass and to celebrate baptisms, weddings, and funerals. Training will be provided. Contact Fr Hugh Clifford on 091 637154, or email catechistsdeacons@clonfertgalway.ie before March 4th, 2026. Please take the booklets provided to find out more.

RETREAT FOR THE CONFIRMATION CHILDREN OF THE TWO PARISHES: Falls Hotel, Ennistymon, Friday, March 13th, 1pm to 3pm, delivered by the Salesian retreat team.

KILSHANNY NATIONAL SCHOOL OPEN DAY AND BAKE SALE: Thursday, February 26th, 1.30pm-2.30pm. Parents and guardians are invited to bring their child to meet the staff and view the school facilities.

St ENDA'S NATIONAL SCHOOL PARENTS' ASSOCIATION quiz night in McDermott's, Doolin, on Thursday, February 12th, at 9pm.

HOLY WEEK LITURGIES:

Holy Thursday, April 2nd: Mass of the Lord's Supper, Toovahera, 7pm.

Good Friday, April 3rd: Commemoration of the Lord's Passion, Lisdoonvarna, 3pm. Stations of the Cross, Doolin, 7pm.

Holy Saturday, April 4th: the Easter Vigil, Kilshanny, 7pm. (Michael Hynes). Doolin Mass this month will be on the 11th. Sorry for any inconvenience.

RESTRUCTURING AND RENEWAL CONFERENCE for the Bishop and clergy of Galway and Clonfert Dioceses was held last week in Spanish Point. Some members of Parish Pastoral Councils were invited as well, who strongly advocated for PPC members to be much more hands-on, visible, and involved. We had a number of interesting inputs, including one from Fr Tom Hayes, Vicar General of Cork and Ross diocese, on how they implemented a system called "Families of Parishes", administered by teams of priests and lay ministers, run from a single secretarial hub in Clonakilty, using only one newsletter. There are no longer any stand-alone priests or parishes there. A presentation from Fr Martin Glynn and the Parish Council Chairwoman showed how this model is well underway in Galway City East. When asked during the ensuing discussion if priests from abroad would be introduced, Bishop Michael said that this is unlikely to happen any time soon, as, first of all, we have to put new structures in place. There would be no point in bringing in priests to prop up a system that is no longer working. Also, many parishes can no longer afford to pay the salaries of two priests.