25th of May 2025

Parish Phone Nos.

Fr. John McCarthy 4871180

           Mobile No.: 087 0956190
Parish Centre / Sacristy: 4289768
Ring for bookings :   Baptisms & Marriages etc.
www.ovensparish.com

Weekend Masses

Vigil Mass on Saturday the 31st of May in Ovens at 6pm
Farran: 9.30 am
Ovens: 11.30 am

Weekday Masses
Ovens: 9.30 am Wednesday and Friday
Farran: 9.30 am Tuesdays and Thursdays

Weekend anniversaries for
24th/25th May

Farran: 6pm
Noel McCarthy, Farran
9.30
Dan joe and Evelyn Gleeson, Ballineadig.

Ovens:
11.30am
Dan Murphy, Roovesmore
Months Mind
May they rest in Peace

Rosary

There will be rosary at the Grottos for the Month of May.
Farran        7.30pm each Wednesday
Ovens          7.30pm each Friday

Walshestown
The Annual mass at Walshestown Holy Well and Lourdes Grotto will be on Tuesday the 27th of May at 7.30pm

Cemetery Masses

The Annual Cemetery Masses:
Kilcrea Friary:        7.30pm Friday 6th June
Athnowen:               7.30pm Friday  4th July
Aglish:                     7.30pm Friday 1st Aug
Ovens will be at 7pm on
Friday the 5th of Sept

40th all Ireland
Rosary Rally
Saturday June the 7th, 2025
Knock Shrine
Bus Leaving cloghroe church on
Saturday Morning at 7am.
Booking and enquiries to:
Margaret : 0879008235

Parish Office
Tuesday       5-7pm
Weds             10.am to12pm
Thurs             10.am to 12pm

An invitation to all
St John the Baptist Ovens:
Date and Time: Thursday the 29th of May at 7.30pm.
Come let us Pray the Rosary in Honour of Our Lady of Hope.
Ovens/Farran, Ballinora,Ballincollig,
Kilmurry:Cloughduv/Cannovee,
Family of Parishes.

Ice Cream Sunday
Fundraiser for Down Syndrome
Ireland
The Parish Assembly will have ice cream Sales after all Masses on the 7th/8th June.
Ovens: after the 6pm Vigil Mass on Saturday and after the 11.30am Mass on Sunday
Farran: after 9.30 am Mass on Sunday.
Please support this very worthy cause.
Thank you

Church cleaning
If you would like to help with church cleaning, please contact Mary on
086 1698980

Ovens N.S Parents association,
Clothes collection Fundraiser.
Clothes Collection days: drop in
Halla.
Mon 26th May-Thurs 29th May.
9a.m-9.20a.m
Mon 26th May-Weds 28th of May
2p.m-3p.m
Accepted: 
All types of (good condition)clothes

Paired shoes
Handbags /bags/belts
Not accepted:
Bad condition clothes
Underwear/socks
Single shoes
Sheets/Pillows/Duvets/Curtains
School Uniforms

Ovens Farran Active Circle
Our next Meeting is on this Monday, the 26th of May at 2.30pm in the Parish Centre.
Aishling O’Sullivan from the HSE will give a talk on “Age Friendly Homes”.
We hope to have as many members as possible present for what should be a very interesting talk.