Notices
Notices and News from Ballincollig Parish
Ballinora – Ballincollig – Ovens and Farran Family of Parishes
A Prayer service will take place in St James Church, Ballinora on
Tuesday 25 February
7.30pm-8.15pm
If you cannot attend, join us online at

There will be a special Launch evening for the Jubilee of Youth Pilgrimage to Rome
Thursday 6 February 2025
at 7.30pm
Mardyke House (T12 W8RP)
Are you considering the Poor Clare vocation or would you like to know more about the enclosed contemplative life of a religious sister?
You are invited to join the Sisters for a:
Vocations Afternoon
Saturday 22 Febraury 2025
2:00pm to 4:00pm
at the Poor Clare Monastery, College Road, Cork


Christmas Mass Schedule 2024
St Mary & St John's Church | ||
Tue 24 Dec | 6:00pm | Vigil Christmas Eve |
Tue 24 Dec | 10:00pm | Vigil Christmas Eve |
Wed 25 Dec | 8:30am | Christmas Day |
Wed 25 Dec | 10:00am | Christmas Day |
Wed 25 Dec | 12:00 Noon | Christmas Day |
Christ our Light Church | ||
Tue 24 Dec | 6:00pm | Vigil Christmas Eve |
Tue 24 Dec | 8:00pm | Vigil Christmas Eve |
Wed 25 Dec | 11:00am | Christmas Day |
Wed 25 Dec | 12:30pm | Christmas Day |
Confessions
St Mary & St John's Church | ||
Wed 18 Dec | after 9:30am Mass | Confessions |
Thu 19 Dec | after 9:30am Mass | Confessions |
Fri 20 Dec | after 9:30am Mass | Confessions |
Mon 23 Dec | after 9:30am Mass | Confessions |
Tue 24 Dec | after 9:30am Mass | Confessions |
Weekday Masses from Thu 26 Dec to Wed 1 Jan (inclusive) will be at 9.30am in St. Mary & St. John’s Church.
There will be no weekday Masses on these dates in Christ our Light Church

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Here is a recording of Fr Kamil Bachara's farewell Mass
Sunday 17 November 2024 - 12:30pm
Christ Our Light Church, Ballincollig, Cork
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