Mission Sunday — A passionate spirit Irish people have long memories of helping the missions – collecting stamps, mission groups in schools, maybe aunts and uncles ‘out foreign‘. It is an essential part of the Church, because Christ is missionary, sent not just to one, but to all, to make a better world, founded on…
Welcome to our Parish
We are delighted that you have taken time to visit our website and we hope that it will be of help to you. The parish of Rahan has 3 churches: St Carthage’s Church Killina R35 X078, St Colman’s Church Mucklagh R35 V045 and St Patrick’s Church The Island R35 A021.
The doors of our church are open every day and you are welcome. All who are coming here for many years would like you to know we would be delighted if you would join us for Masses or for prayers. It is God’s House and He is present to meet you when you come in. The Parish website has been set up as a means of reaching out to all, not only our parishioners but also our friends and relatives abroad. The website includes Mass Times, Weekly Newsletter and Contact Details.
We hope that the website will be a means for people to become involved in the life of the parish, both our community and parish groups, and a means of accessing information ALSO regarding participation in the various sacraments of the Church.
Mass Times
St. Carthage's Church, Killina, Rahan
| Sunday | 10:30am |
| Tuesday | 7:30pm |
| Thursday | 7:30pm |
| First Friday | 9:30am |
St. Patrick's Church, The Island, Rahan
| Saturday |
6:00pm (Vigil) Adoration: After Mass on Saturdays |
| First Friday | 6:30pm |
St. Colman's Mucklagh
| Saturday (Vigil) | 7:30pm |
| Sunday |
9:00am 12:00 noon |
| Wednesday | 7:30pm |
| Thursday |
9:00am Adoration: 2:00pm - 6:00pm |
| Friday |
7:30pm First Friday 7:30pm Mass |
Notices
World Mission Sunday 19th October 2025
October 14, 2025
World Mission Sunday 19th October 2025 Supporting missionaries and funding Church projects overseas Across Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania there are over 1,100 mission dioceses. As they develop and grow, so do the needs of the local people they serve. Supporting the building and growing of mission dioceses offers the people they…
Prayers for the Pre Synodal Assembly of the Catholic church in Ireland
October 12, 2025
Prayers for the Pre Synodal Assembly of the Catholic church in Ireland All Catholics are invited to pray for a special gathering that will take place in Kilkenny on 18th of October, called a Pre-Synodal Assembly of the Catholic Church in Ireland. This assembly is an important juncture on the journey towards a…
A Jubilee Year of Hope Fundraising Concert and Free Raffle
October 12, 2025
A Jubilee Year of Hope Fundraising Concert to raise funds for our 3 churches will be held in Mucklagh Church on Friday 7th November at 8pm .Simon Casey will be preceeded by the Offaly County Council Choir. Funds raised will go towards a new heating system for the Island Church, the continued development…
Peace in Gaza
October 12, 2025
Peace in Gaza Thankfully this week a ceasefire & an end to war was announced in Gaza. Prayer God of peace, bearer of hope, we seek your continued help for the peoples of the Middle East. Quiet the clamour of war and guide us towards lasting peace. Where there is hatred and division…
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