08/11/2026
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Day St. Agatha’s St. Patrick’s Intention
Saturday 31st Oct 6.00 pm Michael Quigley Cormick Ward 1st Anniversary
Sunday 1st Nov All Saints/A 10.00 am Eamonn Feeley John Sweeney Mai & Joe Mundy Liam McGroarty Willie & Maeve Faulkner & Eugene Kilkenny 1st Anniversary
11:30am Helen McGroary Months Mind
Monday 2nd All Souls 31st Week Ordinary Time 7.00 pm Novena Mass
Tuesday 3rd 7.00 pm Novena Mass
Wednesday 4th 7.00 pm Novena Mass
Thursday 5th 7.00 pm Novena Mass
Friday 6th 7.00 pm Novena Mass
Saturday 7th 6.00 pm Deceased Members of the Begley Family Anniversaries
Sunday 8th 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time/A 10.00 am Shane Gillespie Anniversary 11.30 am Intention Parish Priest Fr. James Gillespie, Parochial House, Upper Main St., Donegal Town, Co. Donegal F94 D8X0 Phone: 074 97 21026
Parish Centre, Upper Main St., Donegal Town, Co. Donegal.
F94 EWR4 Phone: 074 97 21026 / 97 40461 stpatricksparishcentre@gmail.com Opening Times: Mon., Tues., Wed. &
Friday 9:00am – 2:00pm Parish Bookings To book a baptism, wedding or to book the Parish Centre itself, please contact the Parish Office Baptisms take place in St. Patrick’s on the 1st & 3rd weekends and in St. Agatha’s Church on the 2nd & 4th weekends of each month.
Baptisms are held on Saturdays at 4:00pm or Sundays at 1:00pm. Baptismal Preparation course takes place in the Parish Centre on the last Tuesday of each month for all families requiring their child to be baptised.
Weddings Please allow at least four months’ notice for weddings in the parish.
Please see our website for further information on parish weddings.
Parish Newsletter Please submit items for the Newsletter to the parish office no later than 12 noon on Thursday’s, by phone, email or dropping in a note.
St. Agatha’s Church, Clar St. Patrick’s Church, Donegal Town Eucharistic Adoration Tuesday’s St. Agatha’s Church Adoration 3pm – 6pm Thursday’s: St. Patrick’s Church 2.00 pm – 8.00 pm Confession Upon request or after any Mass.
All Masses in both Churches are broadcast live on our parish website or on www.mcn live and follow the links.
Sunday 1st November 2026 All Saints/A We remember and pray for those of have died …. Patrick McIntyre , Trummon, Laghey who was buried on Saturday.
Tawnawilly https://tawnawillyparish.ie/bulletin/
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NOVEMBER NOVENA FOR THE HOLY SOULS The Novena for the Holy Souls will take place in the parish from
Monday 2nd November and conclude on
Thursday 12th. The Novena will be held in each church on the following days: St. Agatha’s : Mon. 2nd, Wed. 4th, Fri. 6th, Mon. 9th, and Wed. 11th.
St. Patrick’s :
Tues 3rd,
Thurs 5th,
Tues 10th and Thurs. 12th. All the Masses for the Novena will take place at 7. 00pm . The November Envelopes are now available in each church if you wish to use them to have a deceased person included in the Novena.
There are boxes in each church for you to place the November Envelope when it is completed.
Photo’s : If there is someone in your family who has died during the past year in the parish (since 1st November 2025) we will be remembering them in a special way during the novena.
We ask that you bring in a framed photo of the person who died and it will be placed on display during the novena as a way for the parish to remember and pray especially for them at this time.
We ask that you bring in the photo before the first Novena mass to either St. Agatha’s or St. Patrick’s Church and give it to the sacristan, or you can drop it into the parish office on or before
Monday 2nd Nov. Thank you. The Raphoe Diocesan Society was founded in 1874. In Nov. of each year an Annual Mass for the Deceased Members of the Society is offered in a different parish.
Annual RDS Mass for 2026 will be in St Columba's Church, Glenswilly Tues. 17th Nov. at 7.30pm Celebrant: Most Rev Niall Coll, Bishop of Raphoe.
To enrol a person in the RDS contact your local priest or
rds@raphoediocese.ie for more details.
The enrolment fee is €15 per person living or deceased.
All donations go towards the Clergy Retirement Fund.
Each parish are to offer 4 masses during November (2 for deceased members and 2 for living members).
Michael English Concert A night of Faith, Hope & Inspiration with Michael English will be held on Wednesday December 9th in St. Joseph’s Church Ederney.
All proceeds are going towards a new Community Hall.
Doors open at 7.00pm and show starts at 8.00pm. Tickets are available on Eventbrite or email ctgillen@icloud.com . Calls to the Sick & Housebound Fr. James will do the calls to the sick and housebound of the parish this week in the following areas:
Tuesday 3rd Spierstown, Tinneycahill, Townawilly, Mullinalamphrey, Clogher, Aughlem, Finnabanes & Ardatole.
Wednesday 4th St. Joseph’s Ave. Clareden Dr., Ballybofey Road Ardeskin & Tawnalary
Thursday 5th Old Golf Course Rd., The Glebe, Main Street & Castle Street.
If it does not suit for you to have a visit on the appointed day, please let us know at the parish centre on (tel. 074 9740461 ).
Nominations requested for Tawnawilly Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) The Parish Pastoral Council (PPC), which has been in place in our parish since 2023, is now renewing its membership and looking for new people to become involved.
Some existing members will step down, while those remaining will continue in their role, offering experience and continuity.
New members will be welcomed and will bring new ideas and perspectives.
This process of renewal helps to keep the council representative of the parish community and responsive to the current needs of the parish.
The role of the PPC is to work alongside the parish priest Fr. James, in addressing all aspects of the pastoral life of the parish including liturgy, formation, social activities and outreach.
The PPC meet every four to six weeks from September to June each year.
The council helps to identify the current and future needs of the parish and encourages people to become actively involved in the parish to support and strengthen our community of faith.
If you wish to nominate someone who you feel would be suitable for this role, please put their name in the Parish Pastoral Council suggestion boxes at the back of St. Agatha’s Church or St. Patrick’s Church.
Thank you, Tawnawilly Parish Pastoral Council Healing Sunday – Rossnowlagh Friary Our Healing Service will be held this Sunday, November 1st starting with Rosary at 2.45pm and followed by Mass/Anointing at 3pm. Confessions before and after the Service.
All welcome. The Children’s Rosary 7pm - The Children’s Rosary will continue for the month of November.
The children will learn how to pray The Stations of the Cross for our dead.
The rosary will take place in St. Patrick’s Church every Wednesday evening at 7pm. Scoil Aodh Rua agus Nuala Is taking Enrolments for Junior Infants from 2nd Oct. 2026 to 20th Nov. 2026. Application forms are available from the school office by telephone on 0749722661 or email office@saran.ie Forms also available to download from our school website www.saran.ie St Francis’ National School, Barnesmore, Co. Donegal - We are now enrolling pupils for school year 2027/2028 Phone: 074 9722109
stfrancisns@gmail.com Mass for People killed in Road Traffic Accidents - There will be a mass in Christ The King Church, Gortahork, for families who have lost someone or people in road accidents on
Sunday 15/11/2026 at 11.00 a.m. send an email to tpcr1906@gmail.com to add their name to the prayer list before
Friday 30/10/2026. Eucharistic Adoration Spending an hour in the presence of God in adoration is a wonderful way to deepen our faith.
This involves knowing about God knowing God.
A good way to be mindful of this is that each time we bless ourselves we say the following prayer: In the Name of the Father who created us in his Image, in the Name of the Son who redeemed us with his precious blood, in the name of the Holy Spirit who sanctifies us and makes us children of God… Community Employment Project We have a vacancy on our local Community Employment project for a Caretaker at St. Patrick’s Centre.
If you are unemployed and interested in the position, please contact 087 7694024 flexible part-time hours. 80s Extravaganza for Donegal Hospice at the Abbey Hotel, Donegal Town on
Saturday 28th November. 6 DJs and The Stephen Bennet Band.
Paul Harvey and The Carr, Hughes and Furey families have come together to raise funds for Donegal Hospice in memory of loved ones.
Tickets https://backtothe80sforhospice.eventbrite.com/ or from The Abbey Hotel
s –
Sunday 25th October St. Patrick’s Church: €1,330 St. Agatha’s Church: €1,145 Thank you for your contribution to the parish.
You can also use your card or phone to ‘ Tap to Donate’ in Donegal Church, to make your contributions and donations to St. Patrick’s Church.
Notices
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