Mass on the 15th August is at 10.00 in Our Lady of the Rosary Church.
The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was already being celebrated on 15 August in the 5th century. It bore the sense of Our Lady’s “Birth into heaven”, or in the Byzantine tradition, her “Dormition”. The feast…
Weekday Mass Schedule
Monday : 10am Mass – Our Lady of the Rosary Church,
Tuesday : 10am Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion, Our Lady of the Rosary Church
Wednesday: 10am Mass – Our Lady of the Rosary Church,
Thursday : 10am Mass – Our Lady of the Rosary Church,
Message from Bishop Fintan
I am delighted to be launching our second phase of Lay Ministry training in the Diocese of Killaloe. This is a significant moment as we aspire to equip the Diocese of Killaloe to answer the call of Pope Francis for a Synodal Church in which co-responsibility will be a key…
We have held out from implementing any changes to the Mass schedule for as long as we could but the recent diocesan changes coupled with the diocesan policy whereby a priest would normally say no more than three Masses of a given weekend has left us with no choice but to make the following changes.…
Fr. Michael’s final weekend with us will be the 27th/28th July. All in our community are disappointed to lose Fr. Michael and we wish him well in his new appointment. As his stay with us comes to an end we wish to express our heartfelt thanks to him for the tremendous energy and initiative he…
Killaloe Diocesan Appointments 2024
Diocesan Changes
Bishop Fintan has just published the diocesan changes for 2024. The announcement that has most import on Newmarket on Fergus Parish and on the Tradaree Pastoral Area is that at the end of July Fr. Michael is being moved from Newmarket on Fergus and Tradaree and to be…
Parish Finance Council Meeting : There will be a meeting of the Parish Finance Council on Monday the 9th of June at 18.00 in the upstairs meeting room in Our Lady of the Rosary Church.
Parish Pastoral Council Meeting : There will be a meeting of the Parish Pastoral Council on Monday the 9th of June…
A word of thanks to all who enabled the successful celebration of our annual Graveyard Masses. Thanks to all who came and joined us in prayer, to those who prepared altars and to those who read and distributed communion. A word of thanks to the different land owners who facilitated us at this busy time…
The Pastoral Area Council is to meet on Wednesday 29th of May at 19.30 in Sixmilebridge Parish Hall. Bishop Fintan has asked that each Pastoral Area establish a Pastoral Area Council. Its role is to reflect on matters of mutual interest to all the parishes in the Pastoral Area. It is hoped that this group…
The Parish of Newmarket on Fergus extends a heartfelt congratulations to all who received the Sacrament of Confirmation last weekend. We pray that the fruits of the Holy Spirit will find expression in their lives and that they may grow as disciples of Jesus Christ. We give thanks to all who made this day possible ;…
Newmarket-on-Fergus Parish