Penitential Service:
Wednesday 17th December at 7.00 pm in Bantry Church
Friday 19th December at 7.00 pm in Schull Church
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Ballydehob: St. Brigids Church:
Christmas Eve: Mass at 8.00 pm
Christmas Day: Mass at 9.00 am
Bantry: St. Finbarr’s Church
Christmas Eve: Mass at 4.00 pm (Childrens Mass), 6.15 pm & 10.00 pm
Christmas Day: Mass at 9.00 am & 12.00 noon
Caheragh: Holy Family Church:
Christmas Day: Mass at 11.15 am
Coomhola: St. Joseph’s Church:
Christmas Eve: Mass at 6.00 pm
Dromore: Mary Immaculate Church:
Christmas Eve: Mass at 6.00 pm
Durrus: Sacred Heart Church:
Christmas Day: Mass at 10.00 am
Goleen: Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea & St. Patrick:
Christmas Eve Confessions at 12.00 noon
Christmas Day: Mass at 12.00 noon
Kealkil: Church of the Immaculate Conception:
Christmas Day: Mass at 10.30 am
Kilcrohane: Church of Mary, Star of the Sea
Christmas Day: Mass at 11.30 am
Lowertown: Church of the Seven Sacraments
Christmas Eve: Mass at 8.00 pm
Schull: St. Mary’s Church
Christmas Eve: Mass at 7.00 pm
Christmas Day: Mass at 10.30 am
Bantry Family of Parishes - Christmas Schedule 2025
BANTRY FAMILY OF PARISHES
Bantry, Caheragh, Goleen, Muintir Bhaire, Schull
We the Priests of the Bantry Family of Parishes would like to wish all of our parishioners, a very happy, holy, peaceful Christmas and a prosperous 2026. We are always mindful of those who are ill & those who are unable to travel home for the Christmas season.
Please be assured of our prayers.
Fr. Myles, Fr. Chris,
Fr. Anthony, Fr. Ben, Fr. John C.
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given” Isaiah 9:6
Christmas Offering Envelopes are at the doors of all Churches.
We thank you for your continuing support and generosity.
Collection for Priests: The collection on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day is for the priests of the parishes. The Bishop allows only two days in the year when the offertory collection is given to the Priests – Christmas and Easter. All other collections are for the running of the Parishes. These are all accounted for by the Parish Finance Committees and in turn sent to the Diocesan Accountant. We thank you for your great support and generosity.
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"Even the winds and seas obey Him"On a weekend when heavy rain and winds had blown across his diocese, it seems more than coincidence that a new pastoral message from the Bishop of Cork and Ross should begin with a scripture quote: “Even the wind and the seas obey Him”.
Bishop Fintan Gavin read his message on Sunday to pilgrims attending the annual Mass at St. Finbarr’s Oratory, Gougane Barra.
Bishop Fintan’s message is a call to the people of the diocese to commit to a year-long time of prayer, listening and discernment about the future of the Catholic Church in the parishes and chaplaincies of the diocese.
In a time of unprecedented change in society and the Catholic Church in Ireland, people are understandably concerned about their parish’s future, he said.
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