Castleblayney (Muckno, includes Clontibret)

08/11/2026

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The Parish Of Mach aire Rois Feast of All Saints.

Sunday 1st November 2026. A copy of this weekend’s readings are available in the church. (Beside Newsletter) Carrickmacross St Michael’s Corduff St John’s Raferagh Mgr.

Shane McMc Caughey: PP 042-9664367

Canon Owen Joe McEneaney: 042-9661231

Fr Sylvester Chasweka: 0830025311 .

Parish Office

042-9661231

Office opening hours : 10am- 12.30pm Monday- Friday.

Email

carrickmacross@clogherparishes.ie Website: www.carrickmacrossparish.ie Webcam – Live streaming: This can be viewed by our own webpage https://www.carrickmacrossparish.ie/our-parish/web-cam/ or www.churchservices.tv/carrickmacross Parish Radio 92.1 FM. Should you have any difficulty accessing the live streaming please contact via email directly to Support@churchservices.tv St Vincent De Paul:

Contact - Free Phone 1800677777 . Weekly Reflection.

Saints in Disguise. Fr John Cullen, a regular contributor to The Sacred Heart Messenger , writing in this month's issue under the heading Saints in Disguise , relates the following encounter he had with a homeless man.

I met a homeless man in a soup kitchen a As we got talking, he showed me a crumpled bit of paper with a prayer written on it, which he recites every night: 'Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who watch or work or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep.

This prayer is attributed to St. Augustine (354-450).

I was surprised by the homeless man, as he told me that he offers the prayer, not just for himself, but for all who are homeless.

His prayer was not an expression of a privatised religion or an individualised spirituality.

It was an encounter with the core value of the dignity of every human being.

As we celebrate the feast day of All Saints this weekend, let us remain open to the surprising encounter of grace that may come our way in the most unlikely of places and people.

That is, those who reflect God's Beatitude as a blessing to the world.

Blessed are those who are unseen, unrecognised and unnamed - who are known by God.

Saints in Disguise! All holy men and women, pray for us.

Fr. Owen Joe. Carrickmacross (Machaire Rois) https://www.carrickmacrossparish.ie/

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Saturday 31st October. 6.00pm. Vigil Mass of the Feast of All Saints. AM. Margaret & James McNally, Ardee Road.

Sunday 1st November. 9.30am. Feast of All Saints . 1st AM. Paddy McConnon, Stonetown & late of Monaghan Street.

AM. Edmund & Patsy Markey & deceased members of the Markey Family, Main Street.

AM. Maureen McDermott, 33 Drummond Etra.

Sunday 1st November. 12Noon. Feast of All Saints . AM. Catherine Kennedy, “Craighlea”, Carrickmacross & Clogherhead, her parents Jim & Margaret McDonald, Clogherhead & John & Margaret Kennedy “Craighlea”, Carrickmacross & their son Martin & their daughter Patricia Fairbanks.

AM. Kathleen Callan, Corcuillogue, remembering her husband Joe & sons Brian & Eugene.

Mon 2nd Nov. 11.00am Funeral Mass for Shane O’Brien, Drumbroagh.

Mon 2nd Nov. 7.30pm. Evening Mass for the Feast of All Souls.

Tues 3rd Nov. 10.00am. Novena Mass for the Holy Souls.

Wed 4th Nov. 10.00am. AM. Peter & Molly Molloy, Dublin.

Thurs 5th Nov. 10.00am. Novena Mass for the Holy Souls.

Friday 6th Nov. 10.00am. Morning Mass for the First Friday.

Friday 6th November. 7.30pm. AM. Patrick Duffy, St Macartan’s Villas.

AM. Joe Shankey, Michael, Rose & Paddy Clarke & deceased members of the Shankey & Clarke families.

AM. Tommy & Ellie Keenan & deceased members of the Keenan family, Carragartha, Corduff.

AM. For the Byrne family, Mullinary, the Duffy family, Creevy, the Higgins family, Roscommon, Ann & Tom Kelly, Dublin, Ann & Tom Murray, England, Peter & Bridgie Martin, Mullinary, the Jeffrey family, Mullinary & Brian, Bridie & Margaret McCabe, Creevy.

Saturday. 7th November. 11.00am. Month’s Memory: Patrick McCabe, Trostan, Carrickmacross.

AM. Gerry Gartlan, 77 Cloughvalley & deceased members of the McGuirk & Gartlan families.

Saturday 7th November. 6.00pm. Month’s Memory: Sonata Cesnaite, Lithuania. 1st AM. Malachy Connolly, Lurgans, & deceased members of the Connolly family.

AM. Joe Lappin, Cloughvalley & Peter (Petie-Joe) Martin, Manchester.

AM. Patrick Duffy, Derryolam. AM. John Ward, 33 Cloughvalley, remembering his wife Sheila, his parents Packie & Kathleen, his brother Patsy, his sister Bridget Shannon, & deceased members of the Ward & McGeough families.

AM. John Crosby, Halftate, Carrickmacross.

Birthday Remembrance: Evelyn Shannon, Cloughvalley.

AM. Rafeal Nielacny, Cloughvalley & Poland & Donal O’Keeffe, Cork.

Remembrance Mass: For the deceased members of Carrickmacross Housewives Club.

Remembrance Mass: For the Deceased Members of Stedfast Shoes Brass Band on the 70th Anniversary of the Band.

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Sunday 8th November. 9.30am. AM. Peter, Bridget & McDonald, St Macartan’s Villas & Veronica Kelly, Magheracloone.

Sunday 8th November. 12Noon. AM. Sharon Blair, 21 Convent View.

AM. Kathleen, Tommy & Gerry Carolan & deceased members of the Carolan & McMahon families, Castleblayney Road.

Recently Deceased

Tom McEnenaey, Tullynaskeagh, Carrickmacross.

Michael Boyle, Lurgans, Carrickmacross. Shane O’Brien , Drumbroagh, Carrickmacross.

Tom Geoghegan, Lough Egish. Helen Lynn (née Durcan), Co Roscommon.

Paul Flanagan, Ballygawley, Co Tyrone. Tom McGee, Bunclody, Co Wexford & formerly Shercock.

James Garity, Shercock. Canon Brian McCluskey , Belfast & formerly Parish Priest of Roslea, Co Fermanagh.

Mass Time Corduff / Raferagh. Sunday at 11am (alternating) Live streaming is available to be viewed Via the Parish webpage.

Should you have any difficulty accessing the live stream please contact via email directly to Support@churchservices.tv

Sunday 1st November. Raferagh. 11.00am. Feast of All Saints . AM. Sissie & Tommie McCahey & their parents Rose & Peter, Carrickahogue.

Wednesday 4th November. Raferagh. 7.30pm Novena Mass for the Holy Souls . Remembrance Mass for the recently deceased Tom McGee, Bunclody, Co Wexford & formerly Shercock.

Sunday 8th November. Corduff. 11.00am AM. Paddy Keenan, Faraghy.

Adoration in Blessed Sacrament Chapel. (St Joseph’s) . The Blessed Sacrament Chapel opening hours are as follows.

Monday: 9am. - 10am. Tuesday: 9am. - 7pm. Wednesday: 9am.10am. Thursday: 8am. - 10am. Friday: 8am. - 10am. Saturday 10am. - 11am. and 5pm. – 6pm. Sunday 1pm. - 6pm. Rosary in St Joseph’s Church: Monday – Friday at 6.30pm. Confessions in St Joseph’s every Saturday after the 11am Mass – and the Eve of the First Friday (Thursday) after the 10am Mass.

Masses for the Month of November. Feast of All Saints –

Sunday 1st November 2026 – Masses at the regular Sunday times: Vigil in St. Joseph’s on Saturday at 6pm /

Sunday 9.30am & 12noon & St John’s Raferagh at 11am. ****Feast of All Souls –

Monday 2nd November 2026. You are asked to note a change to Mass times for today – the 10am morning Mass will be replaced by the 11am Funeral Mass (Shane O’ Brien, All Souls Day will have an evening Mass in St. Joseph’s at 7.30pm . Beginning on All Souls Day

Monday 2nd November a Novena of Masses will be offered for your deceased relatives and friends.

Please include the names of those who you wish to be remembered on the “List of Dead” , copies of which are available in the Church and place your envelope in the Intention Box in the Church . All envelopes are opened, and the “lists” are placed on the Altar during Mass in the month of November.

November Masses for the Dead will be celebrated in Corduff/Raferagh on Wednesday at 7.30pm, alternating week about.

Please note that these Wednesday evening Masses will be celebrated in the Church where Mass was celebrated the previous Sunday – and are also available for the booking of Anniversaries.

Raferagh:

Wednesday 4th & 18th November at 7.30pm. Corduff:

Wednesday 11th & 25th November at 7.30pm.

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The Parish Of Mach aire Rois The Annu al November Reme mbrance Ceremony.

We would like to invite you and family members to join in the Annual Remembrance Ceremony, when we as a Faith Community come together to remember your loved one, who died during the year.

This Ceremony will take place on

Sunday 22nd November 2026 in St. Joseph’s Church, Carrickmacross at 4.00pm. A candle will be lit in memory of your deceased family member, and this will be available for collection following the Ceremony.

You may wish to light this candle in your home on special family occasions, remembering your deceased.

A Candle and Bouquet of Flowers will be brought forward representing all our Deceased in our Parish and beyond. “To those who believe in thee, O Lord, Life is changed, not taken away.” Senior Citizens’ Party on

Wednesday 4th November in the Ceilidh Centre Cloughvalley, 7.30pm to 9.30pm, hosted by Carrickmacross Lions Club.

Feile Samhain 2026: Emmet Centre, Carrickmacross,

Saturday 31st October. Gates open 6.30pm Family Fun Night.

Stedfast Shoes Brass Band: To celebrate our 70th Anniversary, the Band will play at the 6pm Vigil Mass on

Saturday 7th November. In addition to providing music during the Mass, the Band will perform in the Church for approximately 15 minutes before Mass starts and a further 15 minutes after Mass concludes as a tribute to all those associated with the Band in any way throughout the past 70 years.

Farney Players present "Rumours " a fast paced comedy about the unintended effects that a simple rumour can have.

Nightly in the Holy Family Hall sharp at 8pm.

Friday 6th,

Saturday 7th,

Sunday 8th November. Tickets at O'Rourke Oil 0429661372 & Keegans Newsagents . St Enda’s Prayer Group : Stonetown National School A91 X923. Holy Mass and Adoration for the Holy Souls on

Monday 2nd November and

Monday 9th November 2026 at 7pm. Healing Mass St. Patrick’s Church, Shercock with Pat Clarke who has a Healing Ministry

Thursday 5th November at 7pm (A81 RF79).

Individual Blessing with the Relic of St. Peregrine the Saint of sickness and cancer.

Priests available to hear Confessions on the night.

All welcome, for enquiries contacts 0871699588 or 0872267830 . Cavan Monaghan Hospital Group warmly invite you to their annual Children’s Remembrance Service which will be held on Sunday, 8th November at 2pm in The Community Centre, Ballinagh, Co Cavan, H12 V8X5. All are welcome.

Light refreshments will be served. Taizé Prayer Service: Clogher don Óige warmly invites you to our Taizé Prayer Service on Sunday, 8th November at 5:00pm in St. Joseph’s Church, Park Street, Monaghan.

Come along for an evening of prayer, reflection, and music.

Everyone is welcome. Monaghan Charismatic Prayer Group are organising a bus to Clonfert for a day of prayer with Eddie Stones for the Holy Souls in Purgatory,

Sunday 15th November. Bus leaving Monaghan at 7am via Clontibret, Castleblayney, Carrickmacross.

Booking essential and asap. Fee €25. Cont act Rosaleen 087 9717447 or Philip 087 2508043 . Ballybay Charismatic Prayer Group are hosting “Growth in the Spirit” seminars in Chuan Mhuire Ballybay, A75 RX68 from 5th to 26th November.

Each Thursday night starting at 7.30pm sharp.

Everyone welcome. South Monaghan Pioneer Council Meeting will take place on

Monday 2nd November 2026 at 8 pm, in Teach Bhriain (Inside Church Grounds of St Joseph's Church Carrickmacross).

Calling all Pioneers and Friends to attend.

Have your say as our future is in your hands.

Let’s walk forward together. Carrickmacross Emmets Annual General Meeting (AGM ) will take place in the Emmets Centre on Friday, 13th November, at 7:30pm. Nomination forms are available from any committee membe r.

Castleblayney Players present The Troubles With Tomy Rafferty by Joe Hanratty in the Patrick Kavanagh Centre on

Sunday 1st November at 8pm. New Heart New Spirit – Save the Date!

Participants in this diocesan adult faith programme that ran in different venues between 2005 and 2015 are invited to a reunion in St. Joseph’ s Pastoral Centre Monaghan on

Saturday 21 November 2026. Further details to follow.