Notices

Christmas Mass Schedule

Wednesday, Dec.  24th Christmas Eve

Piltown Church at 6pm – Christmas Eve Vigil Mass.

Templeorum Church at 8pm – Christmas Eve Mass.

 

Thursday, Dec. 25th Christmas Day

Owning Church at 9:30am – Christmas Day Mass

Piltown Church at 11am – Christmas Day Mass

 

Mass times are subject to the availability of 3 priests…


Supervalu Tidy Towns 2025 Report

Keep Piltown Tidy and Owning Tidy Towns 2025

The 2025 Supervalu tidy towns results were available on October 24th, 2025. The two villages entered the competition in 2025. On June 13th, the judges visited both villages and  conducted their inspections. Both villages increased their marks from the previous year which was very welcome.


Service of Light 2025

Ní imithe uainn atá siad, ach imithe romhainn.
They are not gone from us, but gone before us.

November is a time for remembering and praying for our loved ones who have gone before us and whose loss we feel. It is a time when we are particularly conscious of those in our Parish…


St. Vincent De Paul Christmas Collection

The Annual Christmas Appeal for St. Vincent De Paul will take place in early December. As the Christmas Season approaches, we all know that today in our area and surrounding areas, many are struggling to meet the demands of everyday life, and an unexpected illness or bills can cause crisis and poverty. But we know…


Christmas Carol Singing for Sudan & Gaza

Open call for singers/bucket shakers! Carol Singing in aid of Humanitarian Aid in Sudan and Gaza on 13th December, 2025 in MacDonagh Shopping Centre, Kilkenny from 1-2pm & 3-4pm. Mince Pies and Mulled Wine included! There will be a practice on Wednesday, December 3rd in Owning Hall at 7pm. Come along to the practice or just…


Pride of Place Awards 2025

These All-Ireland awards were established to promote and celebrate the best in community development.

The award, established in 2003, recognises the selfless efforts of people in making their community better places to live, work and socialise.

We are delighted to convey that on Friday, November 7th last Piltown won the Pride of Place Award in…


Feast Day of All Saints – November 1st

Vigil Mass for the Feast Day will take place on Friday evening October 31st at 6pm in the Church of the Assumption Piltown.


Templeorum Parish Confirmation 2026

The dates for Confirmations in the Diocese of Ossory have been issued and Confirmation for the 6th class pupils of our three schools, Piltown, Owning and Templeorum will take place on Tuesday, 28th April, 2026.


Service of Light

The annual parish Service of Light will take place in Piltown Church on Friday 21st November at 7:30pm. At this special Mass all our deceased family members and friends will be remembered but especially those who died in the last year. If you have had a bereavement and if you feel that the parish is…


Safeguarding

Groups who wish to use parish halls for activities for persons under 18 or Vulnerable adults are required to comply with the following criteria:

Complete a Form for use of Church Property by external groups which includes insurance details etc. The group must also have a safe guarding policy.

The above criteria is designed to…