Notices

PASTORAL LETTER FROM BISHOP DENIS

Published on February 6, 2026

 

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SACRAMENTS 2026

Published on September 26, 2025

Confirmation – Bishop Denis Nulty will Confirm the children from the four Schools in our Parish on Thursday, 23rd April 2026 at 11 a.m. in St. Patrick’s Church, Rathvilly.

First Holy Communion

Talbotstown & Tynock NS – Saturday, 9th May in Talbotstown Church at 11 a.m.

Rathvilly & Rathmore NS – Saturday, 16th May…

KILTEGAN MASS SCHEDULE January – June 2026

Published on June 13, 2025

http://Kiltegan Mass Schedule January – June 2026

PARISH LOTTO

Published on May 23, 2025

Wednesday, 11th February

Numbers: 04, 07, 12, 21

No €11,000 Jackpot Winner    47 Match 3s get €22 each

WINNER                                             PROMOTER                               PARISH

Mary Moran                                                   John Robinson                                 Kildare

Thomas Leahy                                             Bernard Conway                              Kildare

Caroline Hamill                                            Shop Express                                  Newbridge

Agnieszka Poniewozik                                Parish Centre                                    Newbridge

A &…

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Deacon: Rev. Liam Dunne

Published on May 23, 2025

Gospel – Matthew 5:17-37    Love is the Key

The Sermon on the Mount continues and today’s Gospel starts with Jesus’ declaration that he has not come to ‘abolish the Law or the Prophets’ but to ‘fulfil’ them.  This is an important theme for Matthew.  It can be understood in different ways: Jesus is fulfilling, i.e.…

2024 Parish Accounts

Published on April 17, 2025

2024 Parish Accounts

2023 Parish Accounts

Published on December 19, 2024

2023 Accounts

 

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…