As Christmas comes to us at the end of the calendar year, there is a natural tendency to view Christmas against the backdrop of the year gone by. For many people Christmas carries a note of completion or conclusion. For…
St. Mary’s Church, Broadford
Mass Times
Sunday:- 11.30 am
Tuesday:- 10.00 am
Friday:- 7.30 pm
St. Patrick’s Church, Johnstownbridge
Mass Times
Sunday:- 10.00 am
Thursday:- 10.00 am
St. Brigid’s Church, Clogherinkoe
Mass Times
Saturday:- 7.30pm
Wednesday:- 10.00 am
Our parish of Balyna in north Kildare, Ireland, includes the three churches of Broadford, Johnstownbridge and Clogherinkoe. We have parish schools adjacent to each of these churches and also a fourth school in Cadamstown.
Our parish website is intended to be a source of information about our parish for locals and visitors alike. We welcome your feedback so that we can improve our website and our parish. Parish contact details are avalable at this link.
Advent Penitential Service
Broadford Church on Wednesday, 21st December at 7.30 p.m.
Confessions in the Confession Box
Broadford Church: Christmas Eve from 10.00 a.m. to 10.45 a.m.
Johnstownbridge Church: Christmas Eve from 11.00 a.m. to 11.45 a.m..
Clogherinkoe Church: Christmas Eve from 12 noon to 1 p.m. and also before the Vigil Mass on Christmas Eve.
Mass on Christmas Eve
The Vigil Mass for the Feast of the Nativity will be celebrated in Clogherinkoe Church at 7.30 p.m.
Masses on Christmas Day
Masses on Christmas Day will be celebrated in Johnstownbridge Church at 10.00 a.m. and in Broadford Church at 11.30 a.m.
History was in the making for the people of Balyna Parish, when, on Sunday, October 2nd, 2011, the new hall in Cadamstown was officially opened by Kildare Person of the Year, Bernie Flanagan, and blessed by Rev Fr Breen, Parish Priest of Balyna parish. Click here to view photos.
Providing a much needed amenity for the surrounding area, the new hall was the brainchild of the B.A.S.L.A. group which formed approximately 17 years ago. With this project in view, the members worked tirelessly to raise funds for the Cadamstown Hall renovation project. Their regular weekly Lotto Draw proved to be very popular and successful. Among the highlights of their activities was the most enjoyable “Summer Festival” week-end. Many recollections are still around of rocking and rolling to the group “Bog the Donkey” in the festival marquee. The “Lord Mayor Campaign” attracted much attention in the …
The weekly envelope boxes for 2011 have been distributed. If you did not receive a box for 2011 yet and would like to contribute to your parish please contact the Parish Office
If you would like photos of your Wedding, Baptism or special occasion to appear on the Parish Website please submit (preferably in digital form) to the parish office or to balynaparish@eircom.net
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