Let us pray that as we begin the season of Lent we embrace the opportunity to:
Fast from hurting words and say kind words.
Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude.
Fast from anger and be filled with patience.
Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope.
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Welcome to our Parish
Welcome to the parish of Clane & Rathcoffey. We are an ever growing community here in North Kildare, Ireland. We seek to journey together and accompany each other at all moments of life’s journey responding to our Christian calling to love God and our neighbour. Our two beautiful churches are places of prayer, reflection and hope. Our Parish Centre, hall and Catholic Schools are places of learning, growth and community building.
We welcome you to join us in prayer and to volunteer with our many parish groups. Our parish website and Web Camera keep us connected daily to a wider community and world. Welcome to our parish family here in Clane and Rathcoffey.
Paul O’Boyle Parish Priest
Mass Times
Church of St. Patrick and St. Brigid, Clane
| Saturday Vigil | 6.30 pm |
| Sunday | 9.30 am & 11.30 am |
| Tuesday, Thursday and Friday | 10.00 am (except when funeral Mass) |
| Holy Days | (No Vigil) – 11am and 7.30pm only |
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Notices
Let us pray
February 20, 2026
Thresholds of Transformation
February 20, 2026
Thresholds of Transformation
Thresholds of Transformation for Seekers and Searchers is offered as a 15-session spiritual journey that invites participants into a deeper relationship with God, with one another, and with all of creation. Rooted in Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’, the programme explores faith, integral ecology, and hope in…
My Prayer on Lighting a Candle
February 20, 2026
My Prayer on Lighting a Candle
Lord,
May this candle be a light for you to enlighten me in my difficulties and decisions.
May it be a fire for you to burn out of me all pride, selfishness and impurity.
May it be a flame for you to…
Message from Bishop Denis Nulty – Safeguarding Sunday 22nd February
February 20, 2026
Safeguarding Sunday
Sunday, February 22, is Diocesan Safeguarding Sunday. It is the first Sunday of Lent and appopriately so, as we enter the Penitential Season and seek forgivenesss for past failings. In his address at the January Consistory Pope Leo XIV reminded all that ’abuse itself causes a deep wound, which may last a lifetime;…
Trocaire
February 20, 2026
Trócaire
Lent is what we do
In Rwanda, the rains fall harder every year, and families like Uwamahoro’s are left to pick up the pieces.
What used to be rare, once-in-a-generation storms now return every year, before families can even recover from the last.
In 2024, severe weather across Rwanda killed nearly 200…
PARISH LOTTO DRAW—Tuesday 17th February 2026
February 20, 2026
PARISH LOTTO DRAW—Tuesday 17th February 2026
11, 13, 29, 30
No winner of Jackpot
3 x €50 prize winners
Nathan Fagan, Nicola Barry, Darragh O’Brien
Promoters Draw – 2 x €50 prize winners
Brendan Travers, Mags Brilly
Next Jackpot: € 2,400
Weekly Lotto tickets are available from your local Promoter, the Parish Shop, or online…
Lent and Ash Wednesday
February 15, 2026
Lent and Ash Wednesday
Lent 2026 begins this Ash Wednesday 18th February and ends on Holy Thursday morning April 2nd. Lent comes from the old English word meaning Springtime.
It is a time of renewal and reflection in preparation for the great Feast of Easter on April 5th.
Please collect a Trócaire Box from…
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