Our Annual Parish Christmas Draw takes place on Sunday 14th December in Rahan Hall at 6.00pm. Many thanks to all those who distribute the draw cards. The usual prizes of €500, €300, €200, €100, 5 Turkeys, 5 Hams, 5 bottles of Brandy, 5 bottles of Whiskey, 5 Christmas cakes and lots of other…
Welcome to our Parish
We are delighted that you have taken time to visit our website and we hope that it will be of help to you. The parish of Rahan has 3 churches: St Carthage’s Church Killina R35 X078, St Colman’s Church Mucklagh R35 V045 and St Patrick’s Church The Island R35 A021.
The doors of our church are open every day and you are welcome. All who are coming here for many years would like you to know we would be delighted if you would join us for Masses or for prayers. It is God’s House and He is present to meet you when you come in. The Parish website has been set up as a means of reaching out to all, not only our parishioners but also our friends and relatives abroad. The website includes Mass Times, Weekly Newsletter and Contact Details.
We hope that the website will be a means for people to become involved in the life of the parish, both our community and parish groups, and a means of accessing information ALSO regarding participation in the various sacraments of the Church.
Mass Times
St. Carthage's Church, Killina, Rahan
| Sunday | 10:30am |
| Tuesday | 7:30pm |
| Thursday | 7:30pm |
| First Friday | 9:30am |
St. Patrick's Church, The Island, Rahan
| Saturday |
6:00pm (Vigil) Adoration: After Mass on Saturdays |
| First Friday | 6:30pm |
St. Colman's Mucklagh
| Saturday (Vigil) | 7:30pm |
| Sunday |
9:00am 12:00 noon |
| Wednesday | 7:30pm |
| Thursday |
9:00am Adoration: 2:00pm - 6:00pm |
| Friday |
7:30pm First Friday 7:30pm Mass |
Notices
Christ the King Sunday
November 18, 2025
Christ the King Sunday Today’s Preface describes Christ’s kingdom as one of truth and life, of holiness and grace, of justice. love and peace. This ideal is not to be merely a future hope but is to be worked for in the present. The kingdom is our hope, but somehow it is also…
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Presentation Day on Friday
November 14, 2025
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Presentation Day on Friday stresses an important truth about Mary: From the beginning of her life, she was dedicated to God. She became a greater temple than any made by hands. God came to dwell within her in a marvellous manner and sanctified her for her…
40 Hours Adoration in the Cathedral of Christ the King, Mullingar, from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd November,
November 14, 2025
40 Hours Adoration in the Cathedral of Christ the King, Mullingar, from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd November, to conclude at 4pm with sung Vespers and Benediction with Bishop Alan Mc Guckian SJ as homilist. Our parish hour is Sunday 23rd 3pm to 4pm but we will stay to conclusion of prayers at…
“The Future of our Parishes: Communities of Belonging and Evangelisation”
November 8, 2025
“The Future of our Parishes: Communities of Belonging and Evangelisation” Bishop Tom Deenihan The Parish to which one belongs indicates a community, a sense of belonging and a sense of pride. While a parish is a church structure, it is also more than that. The parish is a place of evangelisation, a place…
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