Leighlin Parish

Leighlin Parish Newsletter — 11th October 2026 (28th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Leighlin Parish newsletter, Sunday 11 October 2026. CONTACTS: Fr Pat Hennessy 059 972 1463; Deacon Patrick Roche 083 195 7783; Parish Centre 059 972 2607; parish mobile 085 771 4309; info@leighlinparish.ie; live webcam at www.leighlinparish.ie. The Parish Office closes on Wednesdays at 2pm until further notice. MASS TIMES: Leighlinbridge — Confession Sat 6.30-7.15pm; Sat 7.30pm; Sun 11am; Mon-Thu 9.30am; Adoration Wed 2-5pm, Fri 4-8pm. Ballinabranna — Sun 9.30am; Fri 7.30pm; Confession Fri 6.30-7.15pm; Adoration Wed 2-3pm, Fri 6.30-7.30pm. THIS WEEK: Harvest Mass at all Masses in Leighlinbridge and Ballinabranna next weekend. October Clergy Collection Sat 10 / Sun 11 Oct. Mission Sunday collection Sat 17 / Sun 18 Oct. NOTICES: - Leighlinbridge & District Active Retired: Mon 12 Oct, 2.30pm — a solicitor presents on Power of Attorney and Wills, with questions. All welcome. Pickleball Tuesdays 2-3pm in Old Leighlin sports centre; bowls Thursdays and Fridays in the Parish Centre. New members welcome. - Sing for Memory (Leighlin Dementia Group): Session 1 on Fri 16 Oct, 11am-12.30pm, Leighlin Parish Centre — for people living with memory conditions with their carer, family member or friend. Places limited, book with Margaret on 087 957 4606. - Quid Game Challenge vehicle run: Sun 11 Oct, meeting at Ballinabranna GAA car park (lorries, tractors, cars and bikes welcome). Registration €20 from 12.30pm; tea, sandwiches and draw afterwards in Ballinabranna clubhouse. - Outrun Hunger 5K & 10K for St Clare's Food Kitchen: Sat 17 Oct, 10am, Carlow Rugby Club, Oak Park (registration from 8.30am). 10K adult €35, 5K adult €25, 5K under 16 €20, Family 5K €70 — includes medal and T-shirt. Book at popupraces.ie/race/outrun-hunger-2026. - Living Well Expo 2026 for older people: Wed 25 November (rescheduled from 21 October), 9.30am-1pm, Mount Wolseley Hotel, Tullow. Free; transport help available — Martha Jane Duggan 087 214 5262, agefriendlycarlow@carlowcoco.ie. - Little Orchard Childcare is recruiting a part-time and a full-time Early Years Educator (minimum QQI Level 5). Send your CV to Lisa Farrell at littleorchardcommunitychildcare@yahoo.com. - Thanks: the cake sale in Ballinabranna in aid of St Lazerian's School bought a specialist rocking chair for pupils; and heartfelt thanks to everyone involved in the Farewell Mass for the Mercy Sisters after 116 years in the parish.