Welcome to St.Mary's Parish Athlone

St. Mary's Parish is the parish on the east side of the river Shannon in the town of Athlone, Co. Westmeath. We are in the diocese of Ardagh & Clonmacnois: we have two churches - St. Mary’s in the centre of the town and Our Lady, Queen of Peace on the outskirts in Coosan. Both our churches remain open each day for personal prayer during these difficult times. Please browse our new, updated website and the services available here, which we will be expanding over the coming months. May the prayers of Mary, our Mother and Queen of Peace, help all of you and your loved ones at this time.

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Christmas Timetable

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Wednesday 22nd December at 8 pm in St. Mary’s Church

Christmas Eve – Friday 24th

5:30pm – Live streamed Family Mass (online only) from Our Lady, Queen of Peace, Coosan

7pm – Christmas Vigil Mass Mass in Our Lady, Queen of Peace, Coosan

8pm – Midnight Mass in St. Mary’s Church (Also on Athlone community Radio)

9pm – Midnight Mass in Our Lady, Queen of Peace, Coosan

Christmas Day – Saturday 25th December

St. Mary’s Church: 10am, 11.30am (also on Athlone Community Radio), & 12.45pm

(There will be no 6pm Mass in St. Mary’s Church on Christmas Day)

Our Lady, Queen of Peace: 10:30am & 12 noon

(There will be no 7pm Mass in Our Lady, Queen of Peace on Christmas Day)

St. Stephen’s Day – Feast of The Holy Family, Sunday 26th December

St. Mary’s Church: 10am, 11.30am (also on Athlone Community Radio), 12:45pm & 6pm

Our Lady, Queen of Peace, Coosan: 10.30am & 12 noon

Christmas Week – Mass Times

St. Mary’s: Monday 27th 2021 to Saturday 1st January 2022 – 9:30am

(No 1:05pm Mass in St. Mary’s until Monday 3rd January 2022)

Our Lady, Queen of Peace: Monday 27th December to Saturday 1st January 2022 – 7pm

Please note from Sunday 2nd January 2022

Masses in St. Mary’s Church are at the new times of 10 am, 12 noon & 6pm

St. Mary’s Church

Masses in St. Mary’s are 9:30am & 1:05pm Monday to Friday, 9:30am Saturday morning and 10 am 11:30am 12:45pm & 6:00pm Sundays

Our Lady Queen of Peace Church

Masses in Our Lady, Queen of Peace are: 7pm Monday to Saturday and 10:30pm and 12:00 on Sunday

This Week’s Anniversary Masses

Anniversaries from Monday 13th to Sunday 19th December

St. Mary’s Church

Mon 9.30 am	Margaret Mullaney (nee Flood)
Mon 1.05 pm	Michael Grennan
Tue 9.30 am	Mass for the People of the Parish
Tue 1.05 pm	Private Intention
Wed 9:30 am	John, James & Bernard Bracken & Eileen & Adam Cielen
Wed 1.05 pm	Dec’d members of the Henson & Gaynor Families
Thurs 9.30 am	Sabina, Catherine & Paddy Kiveney
Thurs 1.05 pm	Esther & Tom Sullivan, Nuala & John Flynn and Peter Holohan
Fri 9.30 am	Patrick McGough
Fri 1.05 pm	Richard O’Connor (First Anniversary)
Sat 9.30 am	Shared Mass: 1. Noel & Ann Lackey
Sunday 10.00 am	Michael Colleran & Catherine O’Connell
Sunday 11.30 am	Teresa Croughan (Month’s Memory)
Sunday 12.45 pm	Edward Samuels & Dec’d members of the Samuels Family
Sunday 6.00 pm	Lily Fitzpatrick (Month’s Memory)

Our Lady Queen of Peace Church

Mon 7.00 pm	John Joyce, Paddy & Patricia Dolan, Pat & Pauline Mulvaney and Dermot Kearney
Tue 7.00 pm	Mary Devins
Wed 7.00 pm	Ray Doyle
Thurs 7.00 pm	Jim McFadden
Fri 7.00 pm	*Shared Mass:* 1. Richard Bigley 2. Tony Flynn 3. Paul Fogarty 4. Lucy Furey 5. James Duffy 6. Michael, Frances, Mary & James Dooley 7. Cathal Emerson 8. Marie Murray
Sat 7.00 pm	Cyril Friel (Month’s Memory)
Sunday 10.30 am	Harry Kenny and Paddy & Bridie Houtmeyers
Sunday 12.00 pm	Patrick & Margaret McGovern