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The Friary Church in Clonmel, which will close for good on January 6, is preparing to host its last Christmas ceremonies
The Friary
Masses - Christmas Eve at 10am and 9pm (Vigil Mass)
Christmas Day 8am and 11.30am
Confessions - Wednesday, December 21 - Christmas Eve
12 noon - 1pm and 3-5pm
St Mary’s Irishtown
Christmas Eve - 7.45am Mass; 10am Mass; 5.30pm Children’s Mass; 7.30pm Carols; 8pm Mass
Christmas Day - 10.30am Blessing of the Toys Mass; 12 noon Mass.
There will be no Masses on St Stephen’s Day
Ss Peter and Paul’s and Church of the Resurrection
Christmas Eve - Confessions: Ss Peter and Paul’s - 12 noon to 1pm
Christmas Eve Masses -
Daily Mass 1pm; Church of the Resurrection at 7pm (carols beforehand); Ss Peter and Paul’s Church at 9pm (including live pageant); St Mary’s: Polish Mass at Midnight
Christmas Day Masses - Church of the Resurrection – 10am; Ss Peter and Paul’s Church – 9.30am, 11am (with choir) and 12.30pm (Banna Chluain Meala will participate at 12.30pm Mass)
St Stephen’s Day to Friday December 30 - Church of the Resurrection - 9.30am Ss Peter and Paul’s Church- 1pm
New Year’s Eve - Ss Peter and Paul’s Church- 1pm and 7.30pm - Vigil Mass
New Year’s Day - Church of the Resurrection – 10am; Ss Peter and Paul’s Church – 9.30am, 11am and 12.30pm
Monday January 2 to Thursday January 5 - Church of the Resurrection - 9.30am; Ss Peter and Paul’s Church - 1pm
Feast of the Epiphany, Friday, January 6 - Church of the Resurrection: 9.30am; Ss Peter and Paul’s: 1pm and 6.15pm
Church of Ireland Clonmel Union of Parishes
Christmas Eve 9pm - St Paul’s Cahir. Holy Communion. Service taken by The Very Revd James Mulhall, Dean of Cashel and Diocesan Reader Janet Morgan.
Christmas Day 9.30am- Holy Trinity Church of Ireland Fethard. Holy Communion. Service taken by Archdeacon John Murray.
Christmas Day 11am - Old St Mary’s Clonmel. Holy Communion. Service taken by Archdeacon John Murray.
St Oliver’s
Christmas Eve - 11.30 am Mass; 6 -7pm Confessions (Day Chapel); 7.15 Carol singing; 7.30pm First Mass of Christmas
Christmas Day - Masses at 9am and 12 noon
St Stephen’s Day - Friday, December 30 - Mass at 10am
New Year’s Eve - Masses at 11.30am and 7.30pm
New Year’s Day - Masses at 9am and 12 noon
January 2-4 - Mass at 10am
January 5 - Masses at 10am and 7.30pm
January 6 - Mass at 10am.
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