Woodford/Looscaun Parish Newsletter
Portumna Faith Community Area
Corpus Christi June 22nd 2025
St John the Baptist Church, Woodford.
Mass Mon. 9.30am Tue. 9.30am Wed 9.30am
Sunday June 22nd 11am Peggy Fahy, Woodford (Months Mind)
Edmund, Esther & Breda McGuire, Allendarra & DFM
Michael, Margaret & Paddy Nevin & DFM
Peter Hayes & the Hayes Family, Woodford
Friday July 25th 8.15pm John McGann, Lowertown (4th Anniv)
Sunday July 27th 11am Veronica Torpey(11th A) Woodford
& Mai Torpey (15th A) Derrygoolin
Altar Society: Kitty Moroney Brid McNamara (June) Mary Gorman & Wiltrude Duell (July)
St. Brendan’s Church, Looscaun
Saturday June 21st 7pm Ollie Conroy, Rockhill (Months Mind)
Dr. Brian Keary & Mickey Sullivan
Matt & Maisie Lyons & DFM, Shragh
Saturday July 26th 7pm Margaret & John Hickey
& their sons Paddy & John & DFM Easterfield
Altar Society Team 3
RIP: Mgr. David Page, Florida & formerly Coose. John O’Donnell, Wastelands Cross.
Offertory: Sat/ Sun Jun 14th/15th €585.05 Thanks for your continued support Please Note Envelope Boxes for 2025 are available in both Churches
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
Tommie Larkins Lotto results for the 15th of June 2025 – 7,8,21,23.
No Jackpot winner. Match 3 Winner: John & Pauline McHugo.
This week’s lotto jackpot is € 2,700. Buy tickets online or in local shops/pubs.
Cemetery Masses Woodford Mon. Aug 25th , Gortaganna Tue Aug.26th, Douras Wed. Aug.27th, St. Anne’s Well Thur. Aug 28th Mass will be at 7.30pm weather permitting. Otherwise Mass will be in the Church.
Corpus Christi Eucharistic Procession: The Annual Corpus Christi Procession will take place after 11am Mass next Sunday June 22nd in St. John the Baptist Church. Parishioners, friends and visitors are welcome to join in the celebration of Holy Mass and to take part in the Eucharistic Procession afterward. And there is a special invitation to the children of the parish who recently celebrated First Holy Communion. The Procession will follow the normal route concluding with Benediction at Our Lady’s Grotto. Please note Vigil Mass this weekend is in Looscaun and Sunday Morning Mass in Woodford to facilitate the procession
Please Contact Fr. Pat on Landline Number 090-9749100 in case of emergency or for other pastoral issues at this time.
Please Contact Carol in Eyrecourt Parish Office until July. 8th if you wish to book Masses etc on 090-9675113
Charity Concert to fundraise for the local Youth Volunteers travelling to Lourdes on the Diocesan Pilgrimage on this Sunday 22nd of June, Ballinakill Hall at 7:30pm Adults €10 Children €5 Raffle on the night Refreshments available. Come along and bring a friend A night to enjoy our local music and witness the fabulous talent our community has to offer
Davitts 50/50 draw.: Congratulations to Helen Real, Portumna,winner of €568 in last weeks draw. Next draw takes place on Monday 30th June. Tickets available in local shops/pubs or online at www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Davitts_Camogie _Club/TicketSales ” . Thanks for your continued support
Please note that from June 25th -July 24th, there will be no Scheduled Masses in Woodford/Looscaun. Daily Mass & Sunday Mass will be available in neighbouring parishes. Mass is available for Sunday in the neighbouring Churches as follows
St. Caimin’s Church, Whitegate V94 DD70 Sunday 11am July only
St. Caimin’s Church, Mountshannon V94 C671 Saturday 7pm June only.
St. Joseph’s Church, Ballinakill H62 EK29 Saturday 8pm
St. Patrick’s Church, Derrybrien H62 AE76 Sunday 9.30am
Church of the Assumption, Abbey H62 CR62 Sunday 10am
Church of the Holy Family, Duniry H62 FT54 Saturday 8pm
St. Laurence’s Church, Tynagh H62 H580 Sunday 11am until Sunday July 6th
Sacred Heart Church, Killeen H53 NW63 Saturday 8pm until Saturday July 5th
St. Brigid’s Church, Portumna H53 KF51 Saturday 6.30pm & Sunday 10.30am
Webcam Links for Churches nearby
Link for St. Brigid’s Church, Portumna www.churchservices.tv/portumna
Link for St. Joseph’s Church, Ballinakill www.churchmedia.tv/ballinakill
Link for Church of the Assumption, Abbey
www.youtube.com/@abbeychurchwebcam6400/streams
Killeen & Tynagh Church webcam link on Facebook Live www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064926964809
Link for St. Brendan’s Cathedral Loughrea www.churchservices.tv/loughrea
Link for St. Brendan’s Church, Clonfert www.churchservices.tv/clonfert
Church Radio Link on FM Ballinakill 107.0, Abbey 106.5 Portumna 102.8
The Pro Life Trust would like to thank everyone who donated at the church gate collection last Sunday. The amount raised was €400.00
Thanks to everyone that supported our fundraiser at CartronHouse for Galway Hospice Galway Parkinsons Total raised 3560 Euro
A Come and See Day for men discerning priesthood takes place on Sunday 13th July,
11.00am–4.30pm, at Knock House Hotel. The day includes Eucharist, talks, prayer, and time for questions — booking via vocations.ie
Youth Pilgrimage to Italy for the Jubilee Year – with Bishop Duignan to Rome and Bobbio July 29th – Aug 8 th. Two last minute places for young adults aged 18 – 35 have come available. If interested, and for more details, please contact
Isabelle in the Diocesan Office as soon as possible 091-841560 / parishresource@clonfertdiocese.ie
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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