Notices

SACRAMENTS 2027

Published on September 18, 2026

SACRAMENTS 2027 – Family Mass – Sunday, 18th October

First Holy Communion –

Tynock Church at 9.30 a.m. for children attending Talbotstown & Tynock NS.

Rathvilly Church at 11 a.m. for children attending Rathmore & Rathvilly NS.

Confirmation – Rathvilly Church at 11 a.m. for children attending Rathvilly NS.

 

Pastoral Letter – Bishop Denis Nulty

Published on August 28, 2026

Pastoral Letter – August 2026
Dear friends, I am writing this Pastoral Letter in response to the new reality that now
faces us in Kildare and Leighlin Diocese. The decline in the number of priests, as some
are recalled by their own orders or returned to their own dioceses, continues to present

Parish Accounts 2025

Published on August 7, 2026

RATHVILLY KILTEGAN PARISH ACCOUNTS 2025

 

KILTEGAN MASS SCHEDULE July – December 2026

Published on June 13, 2025
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 KILTEGAN MASS SCHEDULE 1 July – 31 December 2026
HOLY DAY SUNDAY SATURDAY CHURCH Mass time
JULY
05/07/2026 Talbotstown

PARISH LOTTO

Published on May 23, 2025

Wednesday, 28th October

  Numbers:   12,  14,  25,  31

No €14,000 Jackpot Winner

6 Match Winners win €167 each

WINNER                                                         PROMOTER                                     PARISH

Jim Curran                                                    Parish Centre                 …

Feast of All Saints – Deacon: Rev. Liam Dunne

Published on May 23, 2025

Matthew 5:1-12            What makes a saint

In 1987, Dr Paul Farmer founded Partners in Health in Haiti.  Its mission was to provide high-quality healthcare to patients from impoverished backgrounds and those who lived far from healthcare facilities.  Over the following thirty years, the organization expanded across Africa, Latin America, Russia and the Navajo Nation in…

2024 Parish Accounts

Published on April 17, 2025

2024 Parish Accounts

2023 Parish Accounts

Published on December 19, 2024

2023 Accounts

 

Pope Francis appoints Fr John McEvoy as “Chaplain to His Holiness”

Published on August 26, 2021

Pope Francis appoints Fr John McEvoy as “Chaplain to His Holiness”

I am delighted to announce today that Pope Francis has honoured Fr John McEvoy, Parish Priest of Rathvilly and Vice President of Carlow College St Patricks, appointing him as a “Chaplain to…

The Permanent Diaconate

Published on December 11, 2020

We congratulate Liam Dunne, Carlow who will be ordained a Permanent Deacon this Saturday, 12th December by Bishop Denis Nulty in Carlow Cathedral at 3 p.m. Liam will join Rathvilly Kiltegan Parish Team from next weekend.

The Permanent Diaconate
The Diaconate is an ordained ministry which is rooted in scripture. Chapter 6 of the…