Notices

Piltown Parish Hall Activities

Mondays:

10am: Knitting Club

10:30am-1pm: Bowling

5pm-7pm: Karate

3pm-9pm: Music Lessons with Chloe

Tuesdays:

10am-1pm: Art Classes

5pm-7pm: Irish Dancing Classes

7:30pm-8:30pm: Piloxing with Inga

3pm-9pm: Music Lessons with Chloe

Wednesdays:

11am-12noon: Chairobics

7:30pm-8:30pm: Piloxing with Inga

Thursdays:

10am-1pm: Bowling

7pm: Piltown Choral Group

7pm-9pm: Table Tennis

Friday:

10am-1pm: Bowls

3pm-9pm: Music Lessons with Chloe


Safeguarding Training

A schedule of training opportunities for all parishes clergy, staff & volunteers is now available. Booking for training is now open and places can be secured by emailing safeguarding@ossory.ie  or by phoning 085-8021633.

You can also contact the above number if you have any questions or queries about the training.

 

  1. Introduction to Safeguarding & Refresher…

Pastoral Update

A meeting with Bishop Niall Coll and Gemma Mulligan, Diocesan Pastoral Co-ordinator will take place on Thursday 13th March, 2025 in the Barrow Room, Kilmacow Community Hall (X91 VH18) at 7pm. Members of the Pastoral Committee and other Parishioners are invited to join with the Bishop to discuss their thoughts on what we can to help…


Prayer Group

Our Parish Prayer Group resumes next Wednesday, March 12th at 7:30pm in the Community Centre.

All are welcome.


Confirmation – What is it?

Confirmation celebrates the full outpouring of the Holy Spirit on a baptised person, completing and strengthening the grace given by the Spirit in Baptism. It marks the Christian as a follower of Christ and a full member of the Church.

At Confirmation the Bishop/priest prays that the gifts given by the Holy Spirit for the…


Diocese of Ossory Safeguarding Newsletter – Issue 8

Please click on the link below to read the current edition of the Diocesan Safeguarding Newsletter.

Diocese of Ossory Safeguarding Newsletter – Issue 8


Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2025

The Ossory Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes takes place from 19th May, 2025 for 5 nights with flights direct from Cork Airport.

Booking; www.joewalshtours.ie – info@joewalshtours.ie

Telephone: 01 241 0800 (ask for Martin Culleton)

Prices per person sharing:

Hotel Agena €949

Hotel La Solitude OR

Hotel Padoue €995

COST INCLUDES

Bus from Castlecomer or Loughboy Shopping Centre…


Safeguarding Weekend – 8th & 9th February

Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th February, 2025 is Safeguarding Weekend and there will be a pamphlet available in all the churches for parishioners.

Safeguarding Statements are displayed in the porches of the Churches of the Parish and the Parish Safeguarding Representatives are Eileen Long and Dominic Dunne. If you have a Safeguarding concern, please contact…


Parishes of Templeorum, Mooncoin & Kilmacow Knock Pilgrimage

The 2025 Annual Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine takes place on July 26th and 27th, 2025.

We hope that parishioners from all three parishes will make an effort to join us for this event.

For more details: (086) 8650006


First Holy Communion 2025

There will be a meeting at 7pm on Wednesday, 5th February in the Community Centre for those who have offered to help with First Holy Communion and Confirmation preparations.

First Holy Communicants are obliged to attend the following Saturday evening masses at 6pm in Piltown Church:

February 15th

March 1st

March 29th

April 26th