During 2018 the following celebrations took place in our parish church:

· Baptisms – 15;
· First Holy Communion – 16;
· Confirmation – 20;
· Marriages – 3;
· Funerals – 3.

We pray the Lord will always be present to us in the special and in the ordinary moments of our lives.

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We congratulate Michael Eustace, Effernan and Sharon Quinn, Doora  who celebrated the sacrament of marriage in St Columba’s Church, Clouna on 30 December, 2018.

May the Lord be with Sharon and Michael as they live out in love the promises they shared.

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We congratulate Lisa O Donoghue, Gortnahaha and Jonathan Hickey, Kinnegad, Co Westmeath who celebrated the sacrament of marriage in St Michael’s Church, Kildysart on Saturday, 27 October 2018.

May the Lord bless them as they live out in love the promises they made today.

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We congratulate Antoinette Kelly & Imre (Jimi) Szalai who celebrated the sacrament of marriage on 22 September, 2018 in St Peter & Paul Church, Obuda, Budapest. 

May the Lord always be close to them as they live out in love the promises they have made to each other.

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We congratulate Fergal Casey, Gortnahaha, Kildysart and Amanda Lynch, Kilconly, Co Galway who celebrated the sacrament of marriage in St Conleth’s Church, Kilconly on Friday, 24 August 2018.

May the Lord always bless their family and their home.

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We congratulate Olivia Griffin, Crovaghan and John Dunlea, Mallow who celebrated the sacrament of marriage at St Michael’s Church, Kildysart on 25 May, 2018.

May the Lord bless their marriage and their home.

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We congratulate Eimer Heekin and John Campbell who celebrated the sacrament of marriage at St Michael’s Church, Kildysart on Saturday, 21 April, 2018.

May the Lord bless their marriage and their home.

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We congratulate Olive Garry and Keith Ranalow who celebrated the sacrament of marriage at the Church of the Holy Rosary, Doolin on 7 April, 2018.

May the Lord bless their marriage and their home.

For marriages n 2017 and previous years please click here 

Marian Shrine, Kildysart

Saturday  8 December is the feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

It is a Holy Day of Obligation and Mass for the feast will be celebrated in our pastoral area on:

• Ballycorick- 7pm Friday
• Cranny – 7pm Friday
• Labasheeda-8pm Friday
• Coolmeen – 9am, Saturday
• Kildysart- 10.30am, Saturday
• Lissycasey- 11am,  Saturday
• Kilmurry McMahon – 11am, Saturday

The feast of the Immaculate Conception celebrates our belief that Mary was conceived without original sin so that she could become the mother of Christ, our saviour. This blessing gave Our Lady the grace she needed to enable her to say ‘yes’ to the invitation conveyed to her by the Angel Gabriel that she would give birth to Christ, the Son of God and son of Mary.

Today’s feast reminds us that the Lord always gives us the help and grace that we need in our lives so that we may overcome the challenges we face in life and embrace the opportunities.