SACRAMENTS 2026
Published on September 26, 2025
First Holy Communion –
Talbotstown & Tynock NS – Saturday, 9th May in Talbotstown Church at 11 a.m.
Rathvilly & Rathmore NS – Saturday, 16th May in Rathvilly Church at 11 a.m.
Notices
KILTEGAN MASS SCHEDULE January – June 2026
Published on June 13, 2025
PARISH LOTTO
Published on May 23, 2025
Wednesday, 17th June 2026
Numbers: 5, 7,14 ,26
No €20,000 Jackpot Winner
23 Match Winners win €44 each
WINNER PROMOTER PARISH
Dinny Kenny Anne Kenny Hacketstown
Aoife O’Rourke Aoife O’Rourke Newbridge
Trish Scanlon Alacoe Stafford Newbridge
Padraig Murphy Lotto Office Newbridge
Jane Murphy Lotto…
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Deacon: Rev. Liam Dunne
Published on May 23, 2025
Matthew 10:26-33
The last words of the poet Seamus Heaney, in a text to his wife Marie, were the Latin words ‘Noli timere’, meaning, don’t be afraid. Heaney was doing what poets and writers do best – expressing human fears and anxieties in a way that makes sense of them. His son Mick wrote, ‘We…
2024 Parish Accounts
Published on April 17, 2025
2023 Parish Accounts
Published on December 19, 2024
FR. PAT O’BRIEN RETIRES
Published on June 9, 2023
A lovely community evening was held last Friday
night 2nd June to honour and celebrate our curate
Fr. Pat O’ Brien on his retirement.
A mass was co-celebrated by Bishop Denis Nulty, Fr. Pat,
Fr. John, and Deacon Liam in Tynock in the company of
many St. Patrick’s priests, community…
ST. CHARLES DE FOUCAULD
Published on May 23, 2022
St. Charles de Foucauld
This Sunday Blessed Charles de Foucauld is to be canonised. I invited Mgr. John McEvoy, who has been in the position of Priest Responsible for the European Region (2011-2017) in the Jesus Caritas Priests’ Fraternity to address the…
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…