Parishes Working Together – Edgeworthstown – Rathowen – Streete

The three Roman Catholic parishes of St. Mary’s serve the adjacent communities of Edgeworthstown, County Longford and Streete and Rathowen, both in County Westmeath. We share a rich historic, cultural and literary tradition, counting Maria Edgeworth, Oliver Goldsmith and Oscar Wilde among those that lived or visited here. To this day there continues a vibrant and talented music, drama and written tradition, most delightfully practiced by our youngest generation.

Na trí paróistí Caitliceacha Rómhánacha Naomh Muire freastal ar na pobail in aice na Meathas Troim, Contae an Longfoirt agus Streete agus Ráth Eoghain, i gContae na hIarmhí. Roinnimid traidisiún stairiúil, cultúrtha agus liteartha saibhir, comhaireamh Maria Edgeworth, Oliver Goldsmith agus Oscar Wilde i measc iad siúd a raibh cónaí nó thug cuairt anseo. Go dtí an lá, tá fós le ceol bríomhar agus cumasach, drámaíocht agus traidisiún scríofa, an chuid is mó iontais chleachtadh ag ár ghlúin is óige.

Throughout the Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois neighbouring parishes have been asked to explore ways of co-operating together which could lead to better communication and a better use of personnel and resources in providing the best possible service to our people. With this in mind our parishes of Edgeworthstown, Streete and Rathowen have begun a journey of exploration together.

Le linn an Deoise Ardach agus Chluain Mhic Nóis paróistí comharsanacha iarradh ar bhealaí comhoibriú le chéile a d’fhéadfadh bheith ina chúis le cumarsáid níos fearr agus úsáid níos fearr pearsanra agus acmhainní chun an tseirbhís is fearr is féidir a sholáthar dár ndaoine iniúchadh. Sin san áireamh inár bparóistí de Meathas Troim, Streete agus Ráth Eoghain tá tús curtha turas taiscéalaíochta chéile.

Calendar 2019

January
Saturday 6th – Epiphany
Thursday 18th to 25th – Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Sunday 7th February – Catholic Schools Week:
Theme – Celebrating the work of our Local Catholic Schools

February
Friday 1st – Feast of St. Brigid
Saturday 2nd – Candlemas Day – blessing of candles
Saturday 2nd – Enrolment Ceremony, Confirmation (Edgeworthstown) @ 7.00 p.m.
Sunday 3rd – Feast of St. Blaise – blessing of throats
Saturday 9th – Enrolment Ceremony, First Holy Communion (Edgeworthstown) @ 7.00 p.m.

March
Saturday 2nd – Service of Light, Confirmation (Edgeworthstown) @ 7.00 p.m.
Wednesday 6th – Ash Wednesday
Saturday 17th – St. Patrick’s Day
Friday 29th – Sacrament of Confirmation (Edgeworthstown) @ 4.00 p.m.

April
Wednesday 10th – First Confession (Edgeworthstown) @ 7.00 p.m.
Sunday 14th – Palm Sunday
Thursday 18th – Holy Thursday
Friday 19th – Good Friday
Sunday 21st – Easter Sunday

May
Wednesday 1st – First Confession (Rathowen) @ 8.00 p.m.
Thursday 2nd – First Confession (Boherquill) @ 8.00 p.m.
Saturday 11th – First Holy Communion (Edgeworthstown) @ 12.00 p.m.
Sunday 12th – First Holy Communion (Rathowen) @ 12.00 noon
Sunday 19th – First Holy Communion (Boherquill) @ 11.00 a.m.
Sunday 30th – Ascension of the Lord

June
Sunday 2nd – Cemetery Sunday (Russagh)
Sunday 9th – Pentecost Sunday
Sunday 9th – Cemetery Sunday (Rathaspic)
Sunday 23rd – Corpus Christi

July
Sunday 7th – Cemetery Sunday (Edgeworthstown)
Sunday 7th – Cemetery Sunday (Church Cemetry, St. Fintan’s, Coolamber, Streete)

August
Thursday 15th – Assumption of Our Lady

September

October

November
Friday 1st – All Saints
Saturday 2nd – All Souls

December
Sunday 1st – 1st Sunday of Advent
Monday 9th – Immaculate Conception
Wednesday 25th – Christmas Day
Thursday 26th – St. Stephen’s Day

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Mass Times and Church Notices

Mass Times This Week:

Eucharistic Adoration
Edgeworthstown (St. Mary’s Church):
Each week Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 11.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Rathowen:
Wednesday and Thursday 10.00 a.m. – 10.30 a.m.

Weddings
Three months notice must be given to the Parish and to the State.
Pre Marriage course is required – ACCORD.

Baptisms
By arrangement.

Parish Secretary (Edgeworthstown):
If you wish to book Anniversary Masses.
Also if you wish to contribute to Offertory Collections and to Priests Dues by way of the weekly envelope system the parish secretary will include you.

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
The Presbetry
St. Mary’s Church
Dublin Road
Edgeworthstown
Co. Longford.

Phone no. 043 6671046
E-mail edgeworthstownparish@gmail.com

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Recent Baptisms and Deaths

We welcomed the following children into our Christian commmunity in recent weeks:

~ January 2018 ~

• • Louis Coleman Skelly, Skerries & Edgeworthstown
  • Amanda Pasanova, Shannon Park
  • Darragh Thomas McEntee, Cranley and Lucan
  • Alex Michael Hussey, Carrickboy

~ February ~

• • Luka Vincent Daly, Bracklin
  • Ema Dapkus, Devine Crescent
  • Thomas Sean Reynolds, Gneeve

~ March ~

• • Jason Daniel Greene and Megan Kate Greene, River Park, Edgeworthstown
  • Noel Patrick Brian Stokes, Corboy

~ April ~

• • Maya Ogbodu Idomele, Back of Main Street
  • Milo Noel Heslin, Chestnut View and Dublin
  • Lawrence James Goehlert, Chestnut View and Dubai
  • Ava Maria O’Kane, Abhainn Glas
  • Saoirse Laura Harvey, Garryandrew and Essex
  • Charlie Salinger, Cloverwell Close
  • John Paul Comiskey, Shannon Park
  • Mia-Rose Burke Jones, Wolfe Tone Court

~ May ~

• • Bryan Machado, Lisogue
  • Lylah Rose McEntire Whelan, Springtown, Granard

~ June ~

• • Charlie Michael Mulkearns, Cam
  • Sean Christopher Nolan, St. Patrick’s Terrace
  • Jake Damian Wenman, Cloverwell
  • Mason Niall Kenny, Devine Crescent

~ July ~

• • Vayda Brenda Lynch, The Avenue, Mullinga
  • Ava Kate Walker, Lisnanagh
  • Jayla Josephine Nina Wenman, Kilbride Park
  • Michael Dennis Stokes, Oakvale, Longford

~ August ~

• • Robert Owen Holwett, Coolamber and Lucan
  • Brooke Nova Gilchriest, Devine Crescent
  • Lucy Margaret McLoughlin, Kilsallagh
  • Amelia Rose Conway Kenny, Lackan and Royal Canal Avenue, Longford
  • Shauna Frances Mary Flynn Little, Mostrim Oaks
  • Méabh Siobhan Flanagan, Mullingar
  • Jack Dean Canning and Mason Carter Canning, Cloverwell

~ September ~

• Megan Ann Kelly Hallinan McCauley, Breaghy, Ballinalee

  ~ October ~

• Liam Stephen Ledwith, Devine Crescent
• Síofra Ellen Geoghegan, Mostrim Oaks
• Bryan Phillips, Shannon Park
• ~ November ~
• Callum William Hussey, Auburn Park
• ~ December ~
• Noel Edward McKenna, Cranleymore
• Please pray for the souls of our recently departed:-

  ~ January 2018 ~

• Nan Hughes (nee Keenan), London, formerly St. Patrick’s Terrace
• Sr. Columba Rattigan, Our Lady’s Manor
• Patsy Owens, Kilmore, Streete
• ~ February ~
• Ciara Conefrey
• Fr. Ned O’Hara, Lisryan
• ~ March ~
• Ellen Cully nee McLoughlin, Bracklin who died recently in New York
• Kathleen Mullen, formerly of Abbeylara who died recently in Manchester
• Luke Kiernan, Boherquill
• Joan Duffy, Dublin and Coolamber Manor
• Sean Reilly, brother of Oliver Reilly, Coralanna, who died recently in America
• ~ April ~
• Helen Kearney, Granard Street
• Josie Carroll, Aughafin
• Lily O’Farrell, Corboy
• Nora McLoughlin, wife of James McLoughlin, formerly of Granard St., who died in London on Monday 9th April. Burial will take place in London
• ~ May ~
• Thomas (Tommy) Keenaan, Aughnageera
• Elizabeth (Liz) Devine, Kenagh, formerly of St. Patrick’s Terrace
• Brendan MaGuire, Rathowen
• Eugene Heavey, Ardagh Parish who died recently in North Carolina
• Brian (Barney) McBride, Glenageary, Dublin and formerly Edgeworthstown
• ~ June ~
• Tommy Keary, originally from Clonkeen who died recently in Canada
• Eileen Loughrey (nee Heavey), Cadamstown, Broadford, Co. Kildare and formerly of Edgeworthstown
• Sr. Reena Dawson, Shalom
• Colin Donegan, Lisnagrish
• Thomas Kearney, Granard Street
• ~ July ~
• Tom Blessington, Lisryan
• Sean Nolan, Devine Crescent
• Patrick (Paddy) Kiernan, Cam
• ~ August ~
• Rachel McHugh, Rinnenny
• Christina (Ina) Marshall, Kilsallagh
• ~ September ~
• Monsignor Albert McCabe, Kilsallagh and Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.
• Sr. M. Marcella Geraghty, Branford, Connecticut and originally from Fermore
• Kenneth Vale, Corboy and Bristol
• Rose Farrell, Winetown, Rathowen
• John Grimes, Lisnageeragh
• ~ October ~
• Marcella Farrell, Fairy Hill, Rathowen
• Hugh Brady, Garryandrew
• Joan Ryan, Ardnacassa, Longford (sister of Mary Minogue)
• Martin Gilchrist, Aughafin
• Marta Nowicka, Abhainn Glas
• Bridie Reilly (Nee Glennon), Liverpool and late of Cranley
• ~ November ~
• Rutledge Healy, Killianiker, Rooskey (Father of Fr. Tom Healy)
• George Scott, St. Patricks Terrace
• Baby Bobby Jay Rooney, Tinenaire
• Patrick (Pat) Gilchrist, London and formerly Cullyvore
• Eileen Clancy, Rathaspic, Rathowen
• Bridget McNamee (nee Smyth), Newry and formerly Cappagh, Rathowen
• ~ December ~
• Michael Griffin, Limerick formerly of Lismacaffrey (brother of Stephen Griffin)
• Tommy Nolan, Main Street
• Aggie Ward (nee Reynolds), Longford and late of Barne
• Joe Nolan, late of Lacken who died recently in Manchester
• We welcomed the following children into our Christian commmunity in recent weeks:

  ~ March 2019 ~

• David Obedunmi
• Charles Edward Expedite Ward, Crosea
• Please pray for the souls of our recently departed:-

  ~ January 2019 ~

• Thomas (Tom) Nugent, Devine Crescent
• Mary Flynn (Nee Kelly) originally from Rathowen who died recently in Dublin
• Seamus Kiernan, Legan
• ~ February ~
• Catherine (Kay) Quinn (nee Skelly), Dublin Road
• ~ March ~
• Billy O’Neill, Russagh
• Requiescant in Pace
  Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a n-anaim
  May they rest in peace and rise in glory

  
  Those we love don’t go away,
  they walk beside us every day.
  Unseen, unheard, but always near
  

Rotas

Edgeworthstown:

READERS
Saturday 7.00 p.m: Pat Appleford, Mary Kelly McGrath
Sunday 10.00 a.m: Niamh Gogan, David Greene
Sunday 12 noon: Dolores Courtney, Gerard Greene

MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST
Saturday 7.00 p.m: Angela Kelly, Marie Reilly, Mairead Fulham
Sunday 10.00 a.m: Kathleen Dowler, Ita O’Farrell, John Cahill
Sunday 12.00 noon: Maria Noonan, Liam Tuite, Angela Dockery

Please arrange a substitute if you cannot be present

Readings for Today

(Courtesy Irish Bishops Conference):

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Thought for this Week

(Courtesy Fr. Tom Cox)
Sunday Newsletter 17-03-19 Thought For This Week

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