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Clontuskert Parish Calendar 2020

MASSES

Saturday Evening: Kiltormer 8.00pm

Sunday: 10.00am Clontuskert

11.30am Laurencetown

First Fridays: 7.00pm Winter Time

                   8.00pm Summer Time

HOLY DAYS    

6^th January – Feast of Epiphany (Monday)

18^th – 25^th January – Christian Unity Week

26^th January – Beginning of Catholic Schools Week

2^nd February – Candlemas (Blessing of Candles)

3^rd February – St. Blaise – Blessing of Throats

11^th February – World Day of Prayer for the Sick. Mass with Anointing of the Sick 11.00am.

26^th February: Ash Wednesday – Lent begins

17^th March – St. Patrick’s Day

22nd March – Mother’s Day

29^th March - Summer Time Begins

10^th April – Good Friday

12th April – Easter Sunday

15^th August – Assumption

1^st November – All Saints

2^nd November – Holy Souls

8^th December – Immaculate Conception

25^th December – Christmas Day

Penitential Services

Before Easter and Christmas

Baptisms

On request

Marriages

Six Months Notice Pre Marriage Course (Essential)

ACCORD Family Centre Ballinasloe or Esker, Athenry.

No Sunday Weddings

CURA

Athlone 090 - 647 4272

Galway 091 - 562 558

ACCORD – 090 9642 658

PARISH COUNCIL

Chairperson: John Paul Butler

Secretary: Antoinette Stephenson 087 285 9167

PARISH PRIEST

Rev. Michael J. Finneran, Parochial House, Clontuskert, Ballinasloe

090 964 2256/Mobile: 087–2408 483

PARISH SECRETARY: Clare Curley 090 96 43602 Mobile 087 6305 804

SCHOOLS:

St. Augustine’s N.S. 090 96 43762

St Joseph’s College, Garbally 090 96 42504

Ard Scoil Mhuire 090 96 42206/43307

PARISH EVENTS 2020

26^th January – Beginning of Catholic Schools Week

11^th February – World Day of Prayer for the Sick

                             Mass with Anointing of the Sick 11.00am

Lent – Ash Wednesday 26^th February to Easter Sunday 12th April

12th March – First Confession 7.00pm

12^th April: Dawn Mass 6.00am in the Abbey

16^th May: Feast of St. Brendan

17^th May – First Holy Communion Sunday 11.00am

24^th May: Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock (Sunday)

31^st May – Pentecost Sunday

7^th June – Holy Trinity

14th June: Feast of Corpus Christi

24^th July: Cemetery Mass 8.00pm (Friday)

15^th August: Assumption

14th – 19^th August: Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes

28^th August: Feast of St. Augustine. Mass in the Abbey at 7pm.

25^th October: Summer Time ends

1^st November: All Saints

2^nd November: Holy Souls

29^th November: 1^st Sunday of Advent

8^th December: Immaculate Conception

25^th December: Christmas Day

•  November 22nd, 2020

•  November 15th, 2020

•  November 8th, 2020

•  November 1st, 2020

•  October 25th, 2020

•  October 18th, 2020

•  October 11th, 2020

•  October 4th, 2020

•  September 27th, 2020