18th of May2025

Parish Phone Nos.
Fr. John McCarthy 4871180

         Mobile No.: 087 0956190
Parish Centre / Sacristy: 4289768

Ring for bookings :   Baptisms & Marriages etc.

Weekend Masses

Vigil Mass on Saturday the 24th of May in Farran 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
17th/18th May

Ovens : 6pm
Pat Gleeson, Garryhesta
11.30am
Terry Coakley, Knockatrinane
1st Anniversary
Sean Desmond, Kilcrea
Farran: 9.30
Eugene Barry Murphy, Farran Hill
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

Trad Night
Hickeys Bar, Aherla
This Wednesday 21st of May
Starting at 9pm sharp.
Music singing and storytelling with
Jim Murphy and Friends.

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

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,
Kilmurry:Cloughduv/Cannovee,
Family of Parishes.

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 Assembly

The May meeting of the Ovens/Farran Parish Assembly is on
Monday  the 19th May, at 8pm in the Parish Centre.

Pope Leo X1V
Bishop Gavin has welcomed the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost
As our new Pope.  He has taken the name of Pope Leo X1V.
Our new Pope  belongs to the
Augustinian  order, which is one of the oldest religious orders in the Catholic Church.

He has been a Bishop in Peru up
Until last year, where many of Priests and nuns of our Diocese have spent time as Missionaries.
In his speech he has emphasised the need for unity in both the church and the World.
He looks like , and has been described as a kind man.
It was also said of him in an interview that he is not afraid to say No,
But will do so in a caring fashion.

He is an American, with connections to south America, but also the rest of the world.  What this church needs now is a unifying force.  What this world needs now is a unifying force.  Who knows, he may not be the man to do it, but he may go a good way towards it.
Time will tell.