Woodford/Looscaun Parish Newsletter
Portumna Faith Community Area
Holy Souls November 2nd 2025
St John the Baptist Church, Woodford.
Tue. 7pm Thur. 9.30am Fri. 10am Sun. 11am
Sunday Nov. 2nd 11am Tom Slattery, Clonmoylan (Months Mind)
Margaret McCole (Anv) Shannonhill, Powers Cross.
Sunday Nov. 9th 11am Michael (2nd Anv) & Bridie (2nd Anv)
& Martin Egan, Drimnamuckla
Tom, Mary & Gerard Lyons, Rea.
Altar Society: Kitty Moroney and Brid McNamara (Nov)
St. Brendan’s Church, Looscaun
Mon. 9.30am Wed. 9.30am Sat. 7pm
Friday October 31st 8pm Pat Kemple, Tommy & Annie Kemple, Rossmore
Saturday Nov. 1st 7pm Michael Slattery, Rosmore.
Saturday Nov. 8th 7pm Patrick & Ellen Garvey
& Cora Garvey,Coose & Whitegate & DFM.
Altar Society Team 3 Mary Jo Hanley
RIP: Sean Canning, Portumna, brother of Frankie Canning, Derryoober.
Joseph Coniry, Birmingham & Powers Cross, brother of Betty Keon, Powers Cross.
Mary Sheehy, Newbridge Co. Kildare, sister of Rodney Rohan, Upperforge.
Offertory: Sat/ Sun 25/26th Oct. €516.60 Thanks for your continued support Please Note Envelope Boxes for 2025 are available in both Churches
Priests Harvest Collection Thank you for your contributions to this special collection that supports the payment of your Priest. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
Mass will be available on 105.0FM locally, on Parish Facebook Page & Church Webcam
Link for St. John the Baptist Church Woodford www.churchmedia.tv/stjohnbaptist
Link for St. Brendans Church, Looscaun www.churchmedia.tv/stbrendans
Abide in His Love Women’s Conference happening for a second year – November 21-23 A beautiful event for women exploring the beauty and gift of their feminine identity in Christ. Check out Eventbrite link for tickets and more information – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/abide-in-his-love-womens-conference-2025-tickets-1283997654549?aff=ebdssbcategorybrowse
Tommie Larkins Lotto results for the 28th of October 2025 – 8,17,18,19.
No Jackpot winner. Match 3 Winner: Yvonne Larkin.
This week’s lotto jackpot is € 4600. Buy tickets online or in local shops/pubs.
First Friday Calls to the sick & housebound on Monday Nov. 3rd beginning at 11am
If you would like a call or know someone who would appreciate a call, please contact Fr. Kieran o 090-9749100.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter – Marriage Enrichment Weekend: Rediscover each other in Focolare Centre, Curryhills, Prosperous, Co Kildare on Friday 7 th – Sunday 9 th November 2025. Open to all married couples. Register online at www.marriageencounter.ie
All Saints Day – Saturday November 1st Today we remember and celebrate all those who have lived the Christian life to the full and who now enjoy fulfilment in the presence of God – we remember those saints who have been officially canonised but also those many people known to us who live in the presence of the eternal God.
All Souls Day– Sunday November 2nd
Today, we remember our dead who have gone home to God. We pray that God will draw them ever more closer into his eternal embrace.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.
And let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. Amen
May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen
Public Prayers for the Faithful Departed on Sunday November 2nd All Souls Day in Woodford Cemetery after 11am Mass, in Gortaganna Cemetery at 2pm and Douras Cemetery at 3pm
Mass for the Holy Souls will be offered at Weekday Masses during the month of November
Mass for the deceased priests and bishops of Clonfert Diocese will be in St Brendan’s Cathedral on Tuesday 4th November at 11am. All are welcome.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Boards of Management for Primary Schools. Bishop Michael Duignan is inviting all current and past Board members to a Jubilee Mass in St Brendan’s Cathedral, Loughrea on Thursday 6th November at 7.30pm
Anam Cara Galway, the organisation that supports bereaved parents, is holding it;s monthly Parent Support Evening for bereaved parents on Wednesday 5th November at 7.30pm in the Maldron Hotel, Headford Point, Sandy Road, Galway. This event is free and open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age your child died, the circumstances of their death, or how recent their death was. We also offer an online support group meeting. To find out more call 01 4045378 or email info@anamcara.ie
Galway to Fiji Album Launch, the music of Fr. PJ Kelly in Mercy College Woodford on Sunday November 9th at 4pm with Mairin Fahy, Yvonne Fahy, Patsy Broderick, Eimear Coughlan, Gerard Fahy & local musicians.Tickets on 090-9749076 .
Our Lady of Fatima Pilgrim Statue ,which is in St. Brendan’s Church in Looscaun .is available to anyone that would like to have the statue in their home. Please contact Mary on 086-6685917
Community Sector Gathering On November 6th next at 8pm, the Raheen Woods Hotel will hold a major community gathering hosted by the community sector group ‘Together We Are Community’. The meeting brings together Community Sector organisations, community leaders, and workers and service users from across the county. Vital youth outreach programmes, meals on wheels services, and assisted living schemes are among the many Community Sector services under threat from a lack of funding and other issues, and this meeting will allow these concerns to be articulated. The event will operate an entirely nonpartisan approach, hosting representatives, partners, and organisation members from across civil society to celebrate community work and promote the issue of stability for the Community Sector.
Fr. Kieran O’Rourke, T. 090 9749100, M. 087 2997956,* E. woodfordlooscaun@clonfertdiocese.ie
Newsletter available on www.clonfertdiocese.ie, Eircode: H62 AK18
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