EASTER CEREMONIES


GOOD FRIDAY, 3RD APRIL

12.00 noon      Stations of the Cross, St. John’s Church

12.00 noon      Stations of the Cross, Foulkstown Church

3.00 p.m. – THE LORDS PASSION

St. Canice’s Church

St. Fiacre’s Church

St. John’s Church

St. Patrick’s Church

Bishop Ger Nash will celebrate The Lord’s Passion in St. Mary Cathedral

7.00 p.m.         Stations of the Cross, St. Mary’s Cathedral

7.00 p.m.         Annual Diocesan Good Friday Walk With The Cross

Bishop Ger Nash and people will gather at St. Canice’s Church, walk in prayer

to the Capuchin Friary, concluding with Taizé Prayer

7.00 p.m.         Stations of the Cross, Dunmore Church

7.00 p.m.         Stations of the Cross,  Johnswell Church

 

HOLY SATURDAY, 4TH APRIL SOLEMN EASTER VIGIL

7.00 p.m.        St. Patrick’s Church

7.30 p.m.        St. Canice’s Church

8.30 p.m.        St. Mary’s Cathedral

9.00 p.m.        St. John’s Church

 

EASTER SUNDAY, 5TH APRIL EASTER SUNDAY MASS

8.00 a.m.        St. John’s Church

9.30 a.m.        St. Patrick’s Church

10.00 a.m.      Johnswell Church

10.00 a.m.      St. Canice’s Church

10.30 a.m.      Foulkstown Church

11.00 a.m.      St. Mary’s Cathedral – Celebrant, Bishop Ger Nash

11.00 a.m.      Dunmore Church

11.30 a.m.      St. John’s Church

11.30 a.m.      St. Canice’s Church

12.00 noon     St. Fiacre’s Church

5.30 p.m.        St. Mary’s Cathedral

7.00 p.m.        St. John’s Church

 

FRESHFORD/TULLAROAN/BALLYCALLAN

GOOD FRIDAY, 3RD APRIL

3.00 p.m.         Celebration of The Lord’s Passion in St. Lachtains Church

HOLY SATURDAY, 4TH APRIL

8.30 p.m.        Easter Vigil in Church of the Assumption Tullaroan

EASTER SUNDAY, 5TH APRIL

9.30 a.m.        Ballycallan Church

11.00 a.m.      St. Lachtains Church

 

BENNETTSBRIDGE/TULLAHERIN

GOOD FRIDAY, 3RD APRIL

3.00 p.m.         Celebration of The Lord’s Passion, Tullaherin

HOLY SATURDAY, 4TH APRIL

7.30 p.m.        Bennettsbridge

EASTER SUNDAY, 5TH APRIL

10.30 a.m.      Bennettsbridge

 

GORESBRIDGE/PAULSTOWN

GOOD FRIDAY, 3RD APRIL

12.00 noon      Stations Of The Cross, Goresbridge

3.00 p.m.         Celebration of The Lord’s Passion, Goresbridge

7.30 p.m.         Celebration of The Lord’s Passion, Goresbridge

HOLY SATURDAY, 4TH APRIL

7.30 p.m.         Easter Vigil, Paulstown

(No Mass in Goresbridge that evening)

EASTER SUNDAY, 5TH APRIL

10.00 a.m.      Goresbridge

11.30 a.m.      Paulstown

CHURCH OF IRELAND

Easter Vigil at 9.30pm Saturday in Leighlin Cathedral.

Holy Communion at 10am and 11.30am, respectively,

on Easter Sunday in Paulstown and Borris.

Morning prayer at 11.30am in Goresbridge.

 

JOHNSTOWN

GOOD FRIDAY, 3RD APRIL

3.00 p.m.         Celebration of The Lord’s Passion in all five Churches

6.30 p.m.         Remembrance of the Passion, Urlingford

8.00 p.m.         Remembrance of the Passion, Johnstown

 

HOLY SATURDAY, 4TH APRIL

In mourning with Mary 9 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

Bring a flower or flowers to your church of worship in remembrance

of your loved ones who have gone before us marked with the sign of faith

The flowers will be arranged and decorate the Church during the Easter Vigil

6.30 p.m.         Easter Vigil, Urlingford

8.00 p.m.         Easter Vigil, Johnstown

 

EASTER SUNDAY, 5TH APRIL

9.00 a.m.        Crosspatrick

10.15 a.m.      Galmoy

11.30 a.m.     Graine

 

GORTNAHOE/GLENGOOGLE

GOOD FRIDAY, 3RD APRIL

3.00 p.m.         Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, Gortnahoe Church

7.30 p.m.         Stations of the Cross, Glengoogle Church

(Stations of the Cross will be led by the First Communion children and their families)

HOLY SATURDAY, 4TH APRIL

7.30 p.m.         Easter Vigil, Glengoogle Church

EASTER SUNDAY, 5TH APRIL

10.30 a.m.     Gortnahoe Church

 

BALLYRAGGET/CONAHY/LISDOWNEY

GOOD FRIDAY, 3RD APRIL

3.00 p.m.         Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, Ballyouskill

3.00 p.m.         Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, Ballyragget

3.00 p.m.         Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, Lisdowney

3.00 p.m.         Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, Conaghy

7.30 p.m.         Stations of the Cross, Jenkinstown

 

HOLY SATURDAY, 4TH APRIL

6.00 p.m.         Easter Vigil, Ballyouskill

7.00 p.m.         Easter Vigil, Jenkinstown

8.00 p.m.         Easter Vigil, Lisdowney

9.00 p.m.         Easter Vigil, Ballyragget

 

EASTER SUNDAY, 5TH APRIL

9.30 a.m.      Clontubrid

10.30 a.m.     Ballyragget

11.00 a.m.     Conahy

Parishioners are also reminded that an Easter tradition in Conahy and Jenkinstown

Churches is to put flowers in front of the altar in memory of our departed for Easter.

Vases will be left out ahead of Mass on Easter Sunday in Conahy Church to allow

parishioners to add flowers to the altar display.

 

HUGGINSTOWN/NEWMARLET/STONEYFORD

GOOD FRIDAY, 3RD APRIL

3.00 p.m.         Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, Hugginstown Church

7.00 p.m.         Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, Stoneyford Church

HOLY SATURDAY, 4TH APRIL

7.00 p.m.         Easter Vigil, Stoneyford Church

8.00 p.m.         Easter Vigil, Hugginstown Church

EASTER SUNDAY, 5TH APRIL

10.00 a.m.     Hugginstown Church

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