Notices

CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES

Published on December 19, 2025

  ST BRIGID’S CHURCH, TALBOTSTOWN

Saturday, 20th December – Mass at 6.00 p.m.            Reader – Siobhan Doyle.

Christmas Eve – Vigil Mass at 8.00 p.m.                      Reader – Mary Kelly, Feddan.

Sunday, 4th January – Mass at 9.30 a.m.             …

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 JULY – DECEMBER 2025

Published on June 13, 2025

Kiltegan Mass Schedule July – December 2025

 

PARISH LOTTO

Published on May 23, 2025

Wednesday, 17th December 

Numbers:   09, 17, 27, 31

One Winner of €19,000 Jackpot

Congratulations to Fergal Johnson

Promoter Lotto Office,  Newbridge Parish 

14 Match 3s get €72 each

WINNER                                                  PROMOTER        …

Fourth Sunday of Advent – Deacon: Rev. Liam Dunne

Published on May 23, 2025

Gospel – Matthew 1:18-24     The dream

 

Today’s Gospel recalls the central role played by Joseph in the story of Jesus.  While Matthew’s Gospel is very clearly an account of Jesus ‘the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham’, Joseph takes center stage in the first scene of the Jesus story.  He is…

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…