Time to return the Trócaire Box!

That time of year again folks! You can return your Trócaire Box to the Parish Office next week during office hours.

Please bear in mind that our office hours remain fluid as we try to find a path back to normality. Opening hours for next week, Mon 12th to Fri 16th April are 2-4pm only. Please come during these hours only for any Parish-related business. We will update you each week as thing change (for the better!).

Holy Week 2021

Nenagh Parish 

Due to Government Restrictions please join us via  the Parish Radio / Webcam 

(St Mary of the Rosary church) 

Holy Thursday April 1st 

Morning Prayer @ 10am  

Chrism Mass @ 11am from The Cathedral, Ennis Mass of the Lord’s Supper @ 7pm 

Good Friday April 2nd 

Morning Prayer @ 10am 

Ecumenical Stations of the Cross @ 12noon Good Friday Ceremony @ 3pm 

Taize prayer around the Cross @ 9pm 

Holy Saturday April 3rd 

Morning Prayer @ 10am 

Ceremony of Reconciliation @ 12noon Easter Vigil @ 8pm 

Easter Sunday April 4th 

Mass @ 8am & 12noon  

10.30am (St. John the Baptist church) 

Parish Office 

Open Monday 29th – Thursday 1st 2pm to 4pm  (Closed on Good Friday)

Bishop Fintan Monahan expresses concern over cemetery and funeral gatherings

Official Statement

In conversations with priests and people around the Diocese of Killaloe in recent weeks many have expressed their serious health and safety concerns to me regarding the number of people gathering after funeral ceremonies in church and also at burials in cemeteries.

Whilst it is such a positive and deeply ingrained aspect of our culture in Ireland to gather and offer condolences to the bereaved family, unfortunately due to the highly contagious nature of the coronavirus it is still not safe to do so.   While being sensitive to the needs of mourners for care and compassion at such a difficult time, many priests have expressed deep concern for the wellbeing of parishioners gathering in such a manner and I share that concern.  

Since the start of the pandemic, at funeral Masses, mourners and families have been most understanding and patient about the public health limit of only ten people permitted to gather for such ceremonies.  Clergy, parish personnel and undertakers have undertaken Trojan work with people in the context of these difficult, stressful and sad circumstances, and I commend them for that.  However, it is in the gatherings of genuine and well-meaning people, before and after the funeral Mass, when such occasions, that raise concern, can occur.

People by and large are wearing masks at these open-air gatherings, but some choose not to.  I appeal to people to take whatever precautions possible to maximise the safety of all.

I earnestly appeal to people to find alternative ways to offer condolences at this time of pandemic, and for the foreseeable future until vaccination has all of us in a better place.  Perhaps a prayer, a card, a phone call, a letter, a text, a message on social media, lighting a candle at home or in your local church, would be a safer way to offer consolation with a view to offering personal support in the near future.

My prayers are continually for those who have been affected through illness and bereavement since the pandemic began.  Let us all look out for each other, and together we will get through this difficult time.

St John the Baptist Public Briefing – 7.30pm tonight – Zoom Invite

Nenagh Parish is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Nenagh Parish Public Briefing – A Renewed Vision for St John the Baptist Church

Time: Mar 15, 2021 07:30 PM Dublin

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Meeting ID: 699 800 4525

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Public Briefing on Upgrade Plans for St John the Baptist Church

A public briefing will take place on Monday 15 March at 7.30pm to inform the Parish Community of plans for the renovation of St John the Baptist Church in Tyone. The briefing will take place on Zoom. A link to the webinar will appear here on the News page on Monday afternoon. All are welcome!

Tap To Donate Comes To Nenagh Parish

During the past year, our parish, like so many other organisations and individuals in society, has come under enormous financial pressure. The rolling lockdowns have eliminated one of our key sources of income, namely the weekend pouch collections. This poses a challenge to our ability to meet ongoing financial responsibilities such as heating, electricity, insurance, essential maintenance, the parish webcam, newsletter printing, subsistence, and the other unexpected costs of life. We are only too well aware that much greater levels of suffering are being experienced all across society and in Nenagh Parish we remain ready to assist in any way we can, as we have done all year.

To help assist those parishioners who might still wish to contribute on a weekly basis to Nenagh Parish in lieu of the (currently absent) pouch collection, we have installed a secure new Tap to Donate facility in the rear of St Mary of the Rosary Church. This is a secure and user-friendly option provided by payzone. At present, the only available option is a five euro contribution but we have requested a two euro machine, as soon as it becomes available.

We thank you for your generosity and understanding.