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Killeigh Parish in the Diocese of Kildare & Leighlin,

- a parish reaching back through history to the coming of Christianity to Ireland.

Live broadcast
from
Killeigh;
and from
Ballinagar;
CLICK ON CHURCH IMAGE

CONGRATULATIONS
to the girls and boys of the schools of the parish who this week [Sat 12th] and next week Sat 19th] receive their First Holy Communion.

Cemetery Masses:-

Sat 30 June Killeigh 7.30 pm
Sun 1 July Ballinagar 10.30 am
Tue 3 July Annagharvey 8.00pm
Sat 7 July Raheen 7.30 pm

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14th March 2012.
Pope Benedict rings the Eucharistic Congress Bell,
calling us all to prayer and Reflection.


Ballinagar New School Open.
Great joy for Pupils, Parents and Teachers.
See slide show below:-

Interesting News

View videos of the three keynote addresses at our recent Diocesan Eucharistic Congress – Baroness O’Loan, Fr Michael Drumm and Fr Peter McVerry.

Baroness Nuala O’Loan
Taking our Place at the Table

Fr Michael Drumm
Eucharist: Table of Word and Sacrament (1/3)
Eucharist: Table of Word and Sacrament (2/3)
Eucharist: Table of Word and Sacrament (3/3)

Fr Peter McVerry

‘A Church of Service or a Church of Services’

Online Survey: Diocesan Eucharistic Congress
A Place at the Table

If you attended part or all of the recent diocesan Eucharistic Congress, “A Place at the Table”
you are invited to go on line and fill out a quick and simple survey.
The link to this survey is
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RMPNVBF
It can also be accessed through the diocesan website: www.kandle.ie
If you would prefer to fill out a survey on paper you can request a copy from
the Faith Development Services at 059 9164084/
fds@kandle.ie
Every completed survey will help us in any future planning.

SEE OUR
EMIGRANT ADVICE PAGE


Todays News Stories;
As found on 'Catholic Ireland'

Next Sundays readings;

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Reflections by pupils in our Primary Schools on the Eucharist.
These pieces are sewn together with patches from every primary school in the diocese to make an Altar Cloth, 6 meters by 3 meters, for use at the Diocesan Congress, and in Dublin at the international Congress, on the Tuesday, when the Diocese will gather in Dublin.




Below you can see these put together in the Altar Cloath used at the Diocesan Eucharistic Congress



PARISH PRIEST:-

Fr. John Stapleton,
Parochial House,
Killeigh,
Tullamore,
Co. Offaly

Ph/Fax:- 057 9344161

ASSISTANT PRIEST:-

Msgr. Tom Coonan,
Geashill,
Tullamore,
Co. Offaly


Ph/Fax:- 057 9343517


PARISH OFFICE:-

Killeigh Parish Office,
Parochial House,
Millbrook,
Killeigh,
Tullamore
Co. Offaly

Email: office@killeigh.com
or
killeighparish@eircom.net

Ph / Fax:- 057 9344161

KILLEIGH PARISH has five villages:- Killurin, Geashill, Ballinagar, Cloneygowan, & Killeigh.

The name KILLEIGH is thus explained:-
Cill Achaidh, Church of the Field;
Earlier:-
Acha Droma Fada, the field of the long ridge

Killeigh Parish
lies in the shadow of the Sliabh Bloom Mountains. Geographically it is the biggest parish in the diocese of Kildare & Leighlin, and the second biggest in the country.

This parish can trace its history back to the coming of Christianity to Ireland.

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