NEWSLETTER
28th June 2026 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME:
Weekend Mass Times:- Saturday - Raheen 7.30pm
Sunday - Ballinagar 10am & Killeigh 11.30am
Funeral Masses
no longer on Sundays in Killeigh Parish.
Pray for:
Catherine Carmody, née Merrick, Clonad.
RAHEEN: SATURDAY 7.30pm
Dan & Norah Boland, Shranure &
Deceased Boland & Begnall Familes.
Deceased Rouse Family Members, Ard.
Mary (Molly) Tynan, Ard.
Ena Brennan & her son Ed, Cloneygowan.
BALLINAGAR: SUNDAY 10.00am
Rebecca Leavy, Townspark, Daingean.
Jason Betson, Ballinagar.
KILLEIGH: SUNDAY 11.30am
Marie Donnellan, Thornsbury, Tullamore.
Paddy Guilfoyle, Killeenmore.
This Week in Killeigh Mass at 10am:
Tues, Wed & Thursday – Mass
Feast Days: Monday – St Maria Goretti &
Wednesday – St Kilian.
MASSES FOR NEXT WEEKEND:
RAHEEN: SATURDAY 7.30pm
June Lambe, Rathfeston.
Mary & Martin Pierce, Ballykean &
her Daughter Mary, Mucklagh.
Jim & Lillie Coughlan, Curragh..
BALLINAGAR: SUNDAY 10.00am
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KILLEIGH: SUNDAY 11.30am
Essie Deering, Killeigh. Months Mind.
Betty Deering, Derrybeg. Months Mind & her Husband Ned whose anniversary occurs.
Tom Sheeran, Ballinvalley &
his Parents Patrick & Catherine.
Michael & Brigid McEvoy, Clonadd.
Mick & Maureen Brazil, Ballinvalley.
Ministers of Holy Eucharist Next Week:-
Killeigh Sun: Ann Geraghty/Dolores Martin
Rah Sat: Elysia McCormac/P. O’Brien
Ballinagar Sun: Johnnie Dunne
READERS for next weekend:-
Raheen 7.30pm: Pierce Family
B’Gar 10.30am: Margaret Murphy
Killeigh 11.30am: Deering Families
Weekend Mass Times:- Saturday - Raheen 7.30pm
Sunday - Ballinagar 10am & Killeigh 11.30am
Funeral Masses
no longer on Sundays in Killeigh Parish.
Peter’s Pence Collection:
Envelope in your Box for
This Week-end.
No Parish White Envelope.
Rosary in Annagharvey Cemetery at 8pm on Wed 8th July.
Day Out:
Raheen GAA Annual Bus Tour:
Tuesday 14th July. Bus leaving Geashill at 9.30am and Cloneygowan at 9.40am. Visiting Smithwick’s Brewery in Kilkenny. Book your seat with Pauric 087 683 3535 or Jerry 086 215 0017. Cost €35.
See all details on social media.
Killeigh Coffee Morning:
Last one – this Wed 8th July 10.30am - 12.30pm. All welcome.
Killeigh Community Centre
Bingo: Every Tuesday night in Killeigh Community Centre. Doors open 6.30. Bingo starts at 7.30pm. Great prizes to be won. 085 823 9699
Keep an eye on our Social media pages for classes. Email with any queries to.
info@killeighcommunitycentre.com
Killeigh Tidy Towns Meeting
This Monday evening 6th July at 8pm in The Small Hall.
All are welcome.
Warning signs of a STROKE:
The following can help you recognise if someone is having a stroke and ACT FAST if you see any of them.
F – FACE: Ask the person to smile-does one side droop
A: - ARMS: Ask the person to raise both arms and keep them there.
S: - SPEECH: Can the person repeat a sentence? Is their speech slurred?
T: - TIME: If the person has a problem with any of the above signs – even just one – call 999 for an ambulance.
New sign of a stroke…..stick out your TONGUE. If the tongue goes to one side or the other it is also a sign of a stroke.
Parish Office Open Next Week:
Tues, Wed, Thurs & Fri 11am-1pm. Call 057 93 44161 or leave a message.
FOR MASS TIMES in churches close to our Parish:-
See the Poster at the church door or check the Website.
TAX REFUND ON YOUR DONATIONS TO THE PARISH & CLERGY FUNDS 2025
Thanks to the many people who have returned their Forms already
The Parish received €23,074.86 on your 2024 donations.
This is a great benefit to the Parish
An Spioraid Naoimh Praying Community - Eucharistic Healing Retreat with Fr. Brendan Walsh and Eileen King. Holy Mass, Prayer & Praise, Adoration, Scripture Teaching.
In St. Peter and Paul's Parish Centre, Portlaoise R32 FH67 Friday July 17th. 7pm - 10pm & Sat July 18th 9am - 4pm
Bring a Packed lunch on Saturday Tea and Coffee available. Costs €35 for Frid & Sat. Same price for 1 day. Contact: Michael Nerney 086 815 7305 or Eddie Cullinane 087 659 5293
Spiritual Director Fr. Ruairi O'Domhnaill PP in Newbridge Parish.
Rosenallis District Vintage & Classic Club Road Run & Festival on Sat July 18th @ the Community Centre from 4pm with Refreshments. Leaving the centre at 5.30 with Cars heading to Portlaoise and Tractors to Killeigh. Returning to an evening of Music & a Tug of War.
Tullamore 28th International Summer Organ Series
in the Church of the Assumption, Tullamore Tuesday 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th July at 8pm. See Posters.
Act justly love tenderly and walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8
Mass Times.
Saturday evening Mass in Killeigh is at 6pm.
Saturday evening in Raheen at 7.30pm
Sunday morning in Ballinagar at 10.30am
Sunday morning in Killeigh at 11.30am
These times are provisional.
A Copy of the Scroll of the Prophet Isaiah, found in 1948 in a cave near the Dead Sea.
Carbon dated showing it was writen in 70 B.C.
Interesting Catholic News
View interesting videos.
Welcome and Thank God for Pope Leo.
Pope Leo XIV The untold story of new elected Pope Robert Prevost:
In 1975 Robert Prevost was at the top of his game. Chicago math teacher. Devout Catholic. Accepted into Harvard Law. He had everything a young man could dream of, But then—he made a decision that no one saw coming...Read MORE...
Congratulations to the Committee.
All updates on Facebook page.
Email:- info@killeighcommunitycentre.com
Useful contacts for Information on Marian Shrines, and others:-
http://www.knock-shrine.ie/
History; Pilgrims Guide; Facilities; Accommodation; News; Shop; etc
http://en.lourdes-france.org/tv-lourdes/
See Live TV from the shrine; Deepen [history, Messages, Cures, etc]; Youth
http://sacredsites.com/europe/
portugal/fatima.html
Sacred Sites; Places of Peace and Power throughout the world
SLIDE SHOWS:-
Visit your ancestors grave in
Visit your ancestors grave in
Thanks to work of Roseanna and Emma.
See slides of the Easter Morning Mass on the mountain
View some pics from the Official Opening of Ballinagar School.
See slides of the Easter Morning Mass on the mountain
View some pics from the Official Opening of Ballinagar School.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Warning signs of a STROKE:
The following can help you recognise if someone is having a stroke and ACT FAST if you see any of them.
The following can help you recognise if someone is having a stroke and ACT FAST if you see any of them.
F – FACE: Ask the person to smile-does one side droop?
A – ARMS: Ask the person to raise both arms and keep them there.
S – SPEECH: Can the person repeat a sentence? Is their speech slurred?
T – TIME: If you see any of the above signs – even just one – call 999 for an ambulance
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Suicidal Thoughts?
Share the Load!
….others can help you carry it.
Midlands Living Links 086-1600641
MABS – Money Advice – Hibernian Hse, 076-107-2710 (free & confidential).
C.I.C. – Citizens Information Centre
Mon-Sat, 10.30am-12.30pm 057 9352204.
Samaritans: 1850 60 90 90
Pieta House 1800 247 247 or 0818 277 438
Suicidal Thoughts?
Share the Load!
….others can help you carry it.
Midlands Living Links 086-1600641
MABS – Money Advice – Hibernian Hse, 076-107-2710 (free & confidential).
C.I.C. – Citizens Information Centre
Mon-Sat, 10.30am-12.30pm 057 9352204.
Samaritans: 1850 60 90 90
Pieta House 1800 247 247 or 0818 277 438
Samaritans new freephone number 116 123
visit www.3ts.ie/need-help/ for a full list of crisis helplines
Domestic Violence
We can help! Contact Offaly Domestic Violence Support Service (ODVSS)
on our Confidential Information Line 057 9351886. (Open Mon to Fri 10am to 12pm2pm to 4pm)
Have you got a number in your phone after the letters I.C.E.?
In Case of Emergency?
DO IT NOW!
Grow: World Community Mental Health Movement in Ireland.
You alone can dot it,
but you can’t do it alone.
If you are anxious, depressed,
or feeling suicidal,
GROW can support you.
Strictly Confidential. www.grow.ie
Young Adult Group Monday 7.30pm,
Community Group Thurs 3.00pm
Community Health Centre 057 9351124.
You alone can dot it,
but you can’t do it alone.
If you are anxious, depressed,
or feeling suicidal,
GROW can support you.
Strictly Confidential. www.grow.ie
Young Adult Group Monday 7.30pm,
Community Group Thurs 3.00pm
Community Health Centre 057 9351124.
Pontifical University – St Patrick’s College, Maynooth.
Higher Diploma in Theological Studies One-year part-time evening course. Lectures are held on: Mon’s & Wed’s 6.30-9.30pmFour Saturdays ( 2 Sat every semester) 10am – 4pm. Info etcContact 01-7084772 email: admissions@spcm.ie or maynoothcollee.ie
Safeguarding:- Director & D.L.P. :- Ailish Higgins : Email:- safeguarding@kandle.ie Phone:- 085-8021633
Data Protection Officer: David O’Brien email: dpo@kandle or 056 777 5417
Local Safeguarding Reps:
Breda O’Connor; Mary Dempsey; Concepta Murphy; Catherine Guinan TUSLA 044-9353997
Pope Leo XIV
The untold story of new elected Pope Robert Prevost:
In 1975 Robert Prevost was at the top of his game. Chicago math teacher. Devout Catholic. Accepted into Harvard Law. He had everything a young man could dream of, But then—he made a decision that no one saw coming. He said no to Harvard
No to a six-figure future. No to fame. No to comfort
And yes—to something few dare to choose: A life of complete surrender. He joined a missionary group and moved to Peru. Not to the cities. Not to the tourist spots .
But to the *most* remote villages—where children die from treatable diseases. And families walk miles just for clean water. There were no roads. No running water. No WiFi
Just mountains. Silence And poverty. But he embraced it like home
Robert didn’t just live *among* the people. He became *one* of them
• Learned Quechua—the sacred language of the Incas
• Carried food on foot for days
• Slept on dirt floors with the villagers
• Prayed under the stars
When he wasn’t building shelters. He taught math to barefoot kids under broken rooftops. When he wasn’t teaching. He carried the sick on donkeys to get help. When he wasn’t healing. He listened—truly listened—to stories no one else cared to hear.
While his friends from back home became lawyers and doctors. He became something else entirely.
A shepherd
A brother
A quiet warrior of faith
And slowly—his legend grew. His acts weren’t broadcasted. But they echoed through the Andes
Bishops noticed
Priests noticed
And eventually—the Vatican noticed
They called him back to lead his entire Augustinian order. From serving a village. To overseeing 2,800 brothers in over 40 countries.
Still—he kept his same sandals
Still—he walked with the poor
Still—he rejected luxury
Then came the call that changed everything:
Rome wanted him closer. In 2020 He was appointed Archbishop and assigned to govern other bishops globally. It was rare. But Robert had never chased tradition. He wasn’t just fluent in Latin or Canon Law.
He was fluent in *compassion*
In humility
In listening
In *presence*
The Vatican didn’t just see a priest. They saw a *leader with soul*. On September 30, 2023. Pope Francis made it official:
Robert Prevost was named a Cardinal. Just one step below the Pope
And then… in 2025
History was made. For the first time ever
An American
A former math teacher
A missionary to the forgotten
Was elevated as the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church
And he didn’t forget the people who shaped him. To this day [the day he became Pope] Robert still returns to the same villages.
Still prays in Quechua
Still sits on dirt floors
Still holds the hands of the elderly in silence
Because leadership he believes:
Is about *presence* not position
The world is obsessed with power.
But Robert Prevost proves:
• Titles mean nothing without service
• Knowledge is useless without love
• And faith—without sacrifice—is noise
He turned down the world. And changed it instead.
Message to Priests & People on the death of Pope Francis
It is with great sadness that we learned of the news of the death of Pope Francis. While we knew he was very ill, seeing him on Easter Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, greeting the faithful, brought great comfort. The announcement of his death on Easter Monday morning was all the more a shock and sad, at the suddenness of his passing.
Pope Francis came from the periphery, as the first Pope from the Americas, and those at the periphery - the poor, the migrant, the prisoner, the refugee, the outcast – were always at the centre of his pontificate. Only last Holy Thursday, despite his own frailty, he took time to visit Rome’s Regina Coeli prison and his first visit outside Rome as Pope was to the tiny island of Lampedusa to remember the many drowned at sea, in search of refuge and a new beginning on mainland Europe.
Pope Francis will be remembered for many things and there will be much commentary over the next while, but for me, his message of inclusion and mercy was key. “The name of God is mercy” he reminded us. And now we commend him to the mercy of God.
I ask every parish to celebrate a Requiem Mass for the happy repose of the soul of Pope Francis on a date and time that is convenient for you. You may ring your Church Bells 88 times, if you wish, at the end of that Mass (once for every year of his life). We should include Pope Francis in our intercessory prayers for the dead at all Masses over the coming days.
I will celebrate a Requiem Mass in the Cathedral on Thursday 24 April at 10am for the repose of his soul.
At the heart of Pope Francis’ message of hope in this Jubilee Year was the reality of the life, death and resurrection of Christ and in this Easter Octave, Pope Francis is welcomed into the eternal embrace of the resurrection. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
Every blessing and good wish to all of you during this Easter Octave,
22 April 2025 + Denis