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Sunday 4th January 2026

Second Sunday of Christmas  

 

 

Edgeworthstown, Streete and Rathowen parishes in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois, Ireland
Our Lady, Queen of Peace Pray for us
Our Lady, Queen and Mother Pray for us
Our Lady, Mother of the Church Pray for us

 

~ Introduction ~
Réamhrá

Céad Míle Fáilte

Firstly a hearty welcome to all who have moved into our parishes in recent times!

Many thanks for visiting our Parish website.
This site has been designed with three aims:

Firstly to aid the work of our priests in our parishes in preaching the word of Jesus and their teaching of His message to us.

Secondly to aid parents, children and adults as our children and young adults prepare for the Sacraments.

Thirdly to reflect the wider community among whom we live and the various activities and organisations that go to make up our community.

We acknowledge and respect the diversity of faiths and origins in our multi-faith and multi-ethnic community.

We invite your views and contributions on church and parish life.
Also as this site was built with limited resources there may be aspects that could be improved – do let us know.

Feel free to e-mail us at edgeworthstownparish@gmail.com

Find us using Eircode

 

CLICK HERE for TABLE OF CONTENTS / MENU ITEMS

Click here for Mass times and here for Parish Newsletters See also visual menu below

Click here for our new Facebook page
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We invite parish groups and societies to advise us of forthcoming activities, events, meetings

 

~ We are here ~
Tá muid anseo
Click for map
~ Contact us ~
Déan teagmháil linn
Click for contacts

 

Sick or Housebound?

Click here for St. Mel’s Cathedral live stream

Click here for webcam at St. Mary’s Church, Edgeworthstown – Mass at 7.00 p.m. Saturday and at 11.00 a.m. Sunday


Click here for Our Parishes page for signed Masses for the deaf
 
Away from home for the weekend or a longer period?

Not sure where Mass will be celebrated or the time of Mass at your destination at home or abroad?
Simply check your destination on

masstimes.org

for Mass times at a local or nearby church.
Masstimes.org provides worship times, church locations, contact information, website links and maps
across 116,000 churches in 201 countries/territories

 

New to our Parish?

Cead míle failte romhat, you are very welcome to our community.
To help you find how you may integrate into, and contribute to our parish life
click here.

 


altar servers - serve the lord

Altar servers play a vital role in the liturgical life of the Catholic Church, assisting the priest during Mass. Their service enhances the reverence and smooth flow of the sacred rites, allowing the congregation to more fully participate in the mystery of the Eucharist.

Chun gach duine dár bhFreastalaithe Altóra ba mhaith linn aitheantas agus buíochas a ghabháil libh.
To each and all of our Altar Servers we wish to acknowledge and thank you for your participation in, and for your contribution to the celebration of Mass in our parish.

As a server you have a special ministry in the Church. Being a server means serving God and his people at Mass. That is what makes serving Mass worth doing, and worth doing well. What you do there and how you do it can help other people to understand the Mass better and make their love for God stronger.

Pope Francis said that
“The closer you are to the altar, the more you will remember to speak with Jesus in daily prayer,
the more you will be nourished by the word and the body of the Lord,
the better able you will be to go out to others, bringing them the gift that you have received,
giving in turn with enthusiasm the joy you have received.”

Altar Servers

We invite your brothers, sisters and friends to join you in becoming Altar Servers.

We also invite young people to join our youth choir which adds an extra and very worthwhile dimension to our celebration of the Eucharist.

Anybody interested in joining up please call into the sacristy after any Mass.


 


Invitation to prayer at Holy Communion time for those not receiving Holy Communion
See note below Mass times in

Our Parishes page

 
Preparing Children for the Sacraments – First Confession, First Holy Communion, Confirmation

See notes for the Grow in Love Religious Education for Primary School Children in

The Sacraments page
 
See also Printable PDF Prayer Leaflet for Children in Family Prayer page:
Prayer leaflet for Children

 

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Roghchlár

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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