Carrickmacross Parish

Annual Healing Mass

ylonergan — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 11:59:26 +0000

JUBILEE YEAR OF HOPE 2025

Invitation to the Annual Healing Mass.

As we journey through the Jubilee Year of Hope 2025, the parish warmly invites all parishioners, family, friends, and members of the wider community to come together for our Annual Healing Mass with the Anointing of the Sick, which will take place on

Sunday, 7th September at 4:00pm in St. Joseph’s Church.

Following the Mass, refreshments will be served in the Holy Family Hall, offering a time for fellowship and community.

This special Mass offers the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick to anyone experiencing illness, frailty, or difficulties in body, mind, or spirit. It is a moment of grace, comfort, and strength for those carrying burdens of ill health in any form.

We extend a special welcome to those who are visited on the First Fridays to join us on this sacred occasion, along with anyone who feels they would benefit from the healing and peace that this beautiful Sacrament brings.

St. Joseph’s Cemetery Update

ylonergan — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 13:02:05 +0000

Donations can be made via the following link to our idonate.ie Crowdfunder page is; https://www.idonate.ie/crowdfunder/PatDoherty.

Alternatively, you can scan the QR code attached:

Donations can still be made at the Parish Office or by contacting Patrick Doherty on 087-8131929 or Richard Malone on 087-6524847 – all money received will be receipted.

Confirmation date 2023 Saturday 6th May 2023 at 11am

ylonergan — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 09:18:14 +0000

The Confirmation date for 2023 is Saturday 6th May at 11am – St Josephs Church Carrickmacross

Holy Week Schedule 2022

ylonergan — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:33:13 +0000

The Holy Week schedule 2022 – can be viewed in our Newsletter section , or alternativley see attached schedule -Holy-week-services

“Blessed Sacrament Chapel: St Josephs Church , Carrickmacross,

ylonergan — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 10:07:12 +0000

“Blessed Sacrament Chapel:

Adoration will resume in late October. The maximum capacity will be 6 people, with 3 scheduled each hour the chapel is open. Due to numbers returning the opening hours will be different than previous , and are still being finalised. More details to follow in the coming weeks”

Planned Giving Envelopes 2021

ylonergan — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 07:59:04 +0000

Planned Giving Envelopes – are now ready for distribution. We would appreciate if the representative from each area could collect from the sacristy, to assist with the distribution. Thank you.

A NATIONAL SYNOD FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN IRELAND.

ylonergan — Thu, 13 May 2021 09:41:14 +0000

A NATIONAL SYNOD FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN IRELAND.
The Irish Bishops’ Conference have announced a new Synodal Pathway for the Catholic Church in Ireland leading to the holding of a National Synodal Assembly within the next five years. We are all invited to journey together in discernment of what the Holy Spirit is saying to the Church in Ireland at this time. We are acutely aware of the huge challenges to the faith over the past fifty years; a major decline in practice of the faith and in the number of vocations to the priesthood and the religious life. The bishops are inviting submissions to reflect on what methods/models to adopt in these coming two years of conversations. For example: parish or pastoral area meetings, focus groups, questionnaires, deep-listening sessions; written submissions; family-focused gatherings; receiving summary of findings of assemblies that have already taken place across dioceses; and/or conferences etc.
Your feedback, which should be no more than 300 words and submitted by Pentecost Sunday 23 May 2021, ought to focus on the nature of the process for the consultation i.e. how we can best go about this initial phase of establishing the conversation? You are invited to offer feedback to the following question: What would be your preferred option for engagement in a conversation process about the Synod? The responses will be considered by the task group to be put in place by the bishops this summer to plan and oversee the first steps along the synodal pathway. Submissions should be made via the new Synodal Pathway webpage: www.catholicbishops.ie/synod,

IMPORTANT * Email Scam *

ylonergan — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:43:33 +0000

Dear Parishiones ,

It has been brought to our attention that Fr Shane Mc Caugheys email has been compromised . All relevant authorities have been notified .
Fraudulent emails are circulating purporting to be from Fr Shane. These email request Donations from the public. We ask those who receive an email not t0 click on the link , make any donations , and to delete these emails. Anyone who has become a victim of this fraud is asked to report this to their local Garda station , and also to notify The Parish office on 042 9661231.

We thank you for your support ,

Religious Output on RTÉ, Advent & Christmas 2020

ylonergan — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 16:36:41 +0000

Religious Output on RTÉ, Advent & Christmas 2020

In response to Government restrictions due to COVID-19, RTÉ is continuing to schedule additional religious content during the months of November and December, subject to review as pandemic restrictions are lifted. These include Mass every weekday at 1030am and Sunday worship on Sundays at 2.15pm on the RTÉ News Channel.

Sunday 13th December

1110-1155 On the 3rd Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, Bishop Pat Storey celebrates a Eucharistic Service with a diverse group of Anglican women priests, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of women’s ordination in Ireland. Participants include the Very Rev. Susan Green, the Ven. Ruth Elmes, teh Rev. Gillian Wharton, the Rev. Nicola Halford, the Rev. Cathy Hallissey, the Rev. Katherine Poulton and the Rt Rev. Michael Burrows. (RTÉ One with a transmission on RTÉ Radio 1 Extra/ LW252 at 11.00am)

1415-1500 Mass on the 3rd Sunday of Advent. Location TBC. (RTÉ News Channel)

Sunday 20th December On the 4th Sunday of Advent, Fr Michael Toomey celebrates Mass in the RTÉ Studios, Donnybrook, with musicians and parishioners from Holy Family Church, Ardfinnan, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. (Simulcast on RTÉ One TV & RTÉ Radio 1 Extra / LW252)

1415-1500 (TBC) The Way of the Crib (working title). The people and churches of Tullamore & Mount Mellick, Co Offaly, come together for a uniquely Irish “promenade” telling of the Nativity story. (RTÉ News Channel)

Thursday 24th December (Christmas Eve)

1600-1715 The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin. Traditional and modern carols and hymns, sung by the magnificent Choir of St Patrick’s Cathedral, directed by Stuart Nicholson, and interspersed with readings from the Old and New Testament to celebrate the birth of a saviour. Led by the Dean of St Patrick’s, the Most Rev. William Morton. This year, the sole congregation for the Service will be on radio and online and there will be no collection plate for the €120,000 that is usually raised for charities during this Service.. (RTÉ Radio 1, all platforms)

2000-2100 Dublin Civic Carol Service from St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street. Canon David Gillespie leads the annual Dublin Civic Carol Service. The Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Michael Jackson, and the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Hazel Chu, will participate. Others reading lessons this year are connected with the response to the Covid-19 pandemic and include the Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronan Glynn; Dr Colman O’Loughlin, President of the Intensive Care Society of Ireland; Hilda Plant, a chaplain at St Vincent’s University Hospital: Dr Nicola Ryall, a consultant in rehabilitation medicine at the same hospital, Garda James MacCafferty; Ian Talbot, Chief Executive of the Irish Chambers of Commerce and RTÉ news anchor Bryan Dobson. (RTÉ News Channel)

2030-2035 (TBC) An Irish Nativity (working title). An imaginative and uniquely Irish re-telling of the Gospel Nativitiy story. (RTÉ One TV)

2110-2205 (TBC) Christmas at Home. Mary Kennedy and Ruth Smith present a Carols show like no other. There are no massed choirs in castles this year, but Mary, Ruth and their guests are all the more determined to bring the light and warmth of Christmas into Irish homes. Filmed all across the country, from Cork to Clare, Dingle to Durrow, Maynooth to Dublin, the show includes a rich and varied array of musical talent, including Lisa Hannigan, Loah, Celine Byrne, Úna Healy, Ray Lynam, Mick Flannery, teenage YouTube sensation Allie Sherlock, Aoife Granville, the Dingle Wran Boys, the Maynooth University Chamber Orchestra, Schola Gregoriana, the National Seminary Choir, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and Cor na nÓg. Other guests, who will each add their own inflection to thoughts of home this year include Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, Imelda May and Donnah Vuma, a Zimbabwean asylum seeker who has made Ireland her home. (RTÉ One TV)

2300-Midnight Midnight Mass live from the church of St Finian, Clonard, Co. Meath. 1500 years ago, St Finian founded a monastery in this place. The faith, scholarship and missionary vision of its monks helped to keep the light of Christian civilisation alive across Europe during the Dark Ages. Tonight, St Finian’s light burns brightly once more, as the parish is the hub of a live Eurovision broadcast, beamed across the contintent. The main celebrant is the parish priest, Fr. Tom Gilroy, with music from Clonard Musical Ensemble, directed by Tally Claffey. (Simulcast on RTÉ One TV and RTÉ Radio 1 Extra / LW252.)

Friday 25th December (Christmas Day)

0720-0815 (TBC) Christmas at Home. A repeat of last night’s Carols show, presented by Mary Kennedy and Ruth Smith. (RTÉ One TV. Rpt.)

0800-0900 The Leap of Faith. Michael Comyn offers a festive mix of warmth, music, inspiration and humour in the company of a variety of duly socially distanced guests. (RTÉ Radio 1, all platforms)

0955-1000 (TBC) An Irish Nativity (working title). An imaginative and uniquely Irish re-telling of the Gospel Nativitiy story. (RTÉ One TV)

1000-1100 Réalta Órga Ríogacha. Fr Brian Ó Fearraigh presents a reflection on the year and the season, with festive music. (Raidio na Gaeltachta)

1000-1100 Mass on Christmas Day. Live Eurovision Mass from Morges in the French-speaking canton of Switzerland, with commentary and translation by Mary Kennedy. (RTÉ One TV & RTÉ Radio 1 Extra/ Longwave 252 simulcast.)

1100-1145 Aifreann do Lá Nollag le Athair Gearóid Ó Gríofa in Séipéal na Deastógala, Camus, Connemara. (Raidio na Gaeltachta)

1100-1145 Service for Christmas Day. The Church of Ireland Dean of Ossory, the Most Rev. David MacDonnell leads a Service in the RTÉ studios, Donnybrook, with members of the choir and parish of St Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny. (RTÉ One TV. This Service can also be heard on RTÉ Radio 1 Extra / LW 252 at 11.00-11.45)

1145-1210 (TBC) Urbi et Orbi – At the end of this most challenging year, Pope Francis offers “to the city and the world’ a message of prayer and hope, together with his traditional blessing – from St Peter’s Basilica, Rome, with commentary and translation by Fr Michael Collins. (RTÉ One TV)

1210-1220 (TBC) The Archbishops’ Christmas Message. The Catholic and Church of Ireland Primates of All Ireland, Archbishop Eamonn Martin and Archbishop John McDowell, offer a shared Christmas blessing to people in all parts of Ireland, North and South, reflecting on a year in which faith has helped many people find the resources to reach out in solidarity and to discover hope and resilience during the pandemic. (RTÉ One TV. This message can also be heard on RTÉ Radio 1 Extra/LW252 at 1305- 1315)

Sunday 27th December

1100-1145 Aifreann ó Séipéal Naomh Eoin, Tralee, Contae Chiarraí le Athair Francis Nolan. (Raidio na Gaeltachta)

1110-1155 To mark tomorrow’s Feast of the Holy Innocents, a Service of Remembrance for Families affected by Infant and Pregnancy Loss. The Rev. Daniel Nuzum, leads the Service in UCC’s Honan Chapel and elsewhere in Cork University Maternity Hospital. (RTÉ One with a transmission on RTÉ Radio 1 Extra/ LW252 at 11.00am)

Sunday 3rd January

1110-1155 Methodist Covenant Service. The President of the Methodist Church in Ireland, the Rev Tom McKnight, leads the annual Service of renewal and re-commitment – a tradition begun by John Wesley, but with even older roots. (RTÉ One with a transmission on RTÉ Radio 1 Extra/ LW252 at 11.00am)

Sunday 10th January

1100-1145 Mass. Fr Joe Joe McDonald, Parish Priest of Celbridge & Straffan, Co. Kildare, celebrates Mass in the RTÉ studios, Donnybrook, with singers and members of the parish. (Simulcast on RTÉ One TV & RTÉ Radio 1 Extra / Longwave 252.)

Sunday 17th January

1110-1155 Heralding a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Lutheran minister, the Rev. Martin Sauter, and Methodist Lay Preacher Lesley Rankin lead members of a number of denominations in a Service of prayer and worship. (RTÉ One with a transmission on RTÉ Radio 1 Extra/ LW252 at 11.00am)

Sunday 24th January

1100-1145 Marking the start, the next day, of Catholic Schools Week, students from Oatlands College, Stillorgan, Dublin, provide music for this Mass in the RTÉ studios, Donnybrook. (Simulcast on RTÉ One TV & RTÉ Radio 1 Extra / Longwave 252.)

Sunday 31st January

1110-1155 A Service celebrating the work of the Royal School of Church Music, with music led by Blanaid Murphy. (RTÉ One with a transmission on RTÉ Radio 1 Extra/ LW252 at 11.00am)

Telephone Bookings for Christmas Services

ylonergan — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 14:50:14 +0000

Christmas Schedule 2020

ST Josephs Carrickmacross

Christmas Eve Vigil : 6pm and 9pm

Christmas Day : 9am, 10.30am , 12 Noon

St Michaels Corduff and St John The Evangelist Raferagh

Christmas Eve Vigil : 8pm ( St Michaels Corduff)

Christmas Day : 11am ( St John The Evangelist Raferagh)

Telephone Bookings for Christmas Services

From Monday 14th December – Thursday 17th of December from 6-8pm

Telephone bookings will be taken via the Parish Office on 042 9661231 for our Christmas Services

We would ask that you do not ring The Parish Office during normal opening hours to make a booking , as the above system has been put in place to assist and manage the volume of enquiries that we will be receiving . If the phone line is busy we ask that you do not leave a voice mail , but to be patient until your call can be answered.

*All bookings must be made via telephone