Christmas services in Galway City churches

The Mayor of Galway, Cllr Donal Lyons, Members of the City Council and Officials of the Council will attend Christmas Mass at 10pm on Christmas Eve in Galway Cathedral celebrated by Dr Martin Drennan, Bishop of Galway.

The following are details of services in the city’s churches over Christmas:

Cathedral
Christmas Eve: Vigil 10pm celebrated by Bishop Martin Drennan.
Christmas Day: 9am,10am (Gaeilge), 11am & 12.30pm.
Confessions: Mon, Tues 5.30pm – 5.55pm; Christmas Eve 11.30am – 6pm.

Christ the King, Salthill
Christmas Eve: 5.30pm (Children’s Mass); Vigil 9pm .
Christmas Day: 9.30am, 11am & 12.30pm
NO EVENING MASS.
Confessions: Christmas Eve 10.30-11am, 2.30-3.30pm

Church of the Sacred Heart
Christmas Eve: Vigil 8pm .
Christmas Day: 10am, 11.30am.
NO EVENING MASS.
Confessions: Christmas Eve 12noon-1pm, 3-4pm.

Good Shepherd,Castlegar Sports Complex
Christmas Eve: Vigil 7pm.
Christmas Day: 11am.
Confessions: After Mass Sun, Christmas Eve 4.30-6pm.

Holy Family, Mervue
Christmas Eve: 6pm (Childrens’ Mass), Vigil 8pm.
Christmas Day: 9.30am, 11.30am & 12.30pm.

Resurrection, Ballinfoyle
Christmas Eve: 6.30pm (Childrens’ Mass), Vigil 9pm.
Christmas Day: 10am & 12 noon.
Confessions: Christmas Eve 12noon-2pm.

St Augustine’s
Christmas Eve: Vigil 9pm.
Christmas Day: 11am.
Penitential Service Mon 8pm.
Confessions: Sat, Mon, Tues 11.30am-12.30pm, 3.30pm-5.30pm, Christmas Eve 11.30am-12.30pm, 3.30pm-4.30pm.

St Brigid’s, Ballybane
Christmas Eve: 6.00pm (Childrens’ Mass) & 12 midnight.
Christmas Day: 10.30am & 12 noon.
Confessions: Sat 8.45pm.

St Columba, Castlegar
Christmas Eve: Vigil 10pm.
Christmas Day: 11am.
Confessions: Christmas Eve  11am-12noon, 5pm-6pm.

St Peter & Paul’s, Coolough
Christmas Eve: Vigil 8.30pm.
Christmas Day: 9.30am.
Confessions: Christmas Eve 8-8.30pm.

St Francis, The Abbey
Christmas Eve: Vigil 10pm.
Christmas Day: 8am, 11am, & 12.30pm.
Confessions: Mon & Tues 10-10.30am, 11am-1pm, 1.30-4pm, 4.30-6pm, Christmas Eve 10-10.30am, 11am-1pm, 1.30-4pm, 4.30-6pm.

St Ignatius
Christmas Eve: 5.30pm (Children’s Mass), Vigil 9pm.
Christmas Day: 11am.
NO EVENING MASS.
Confessions: Sat 4-5pm, 7-7.30pm, Christmas Eve 9.30am-10am, 11.30am-12 noon,4pm-5pm.

St Joseph’s
Christmas Eve: 7pm & 9pm.
Christmas Day: 10.30am & 12 noon.
Confessions: Tues 2pm-3pm, Christmas Eve 2pm-3pm.

St James’ Bushypark
Christmas Eve: 6.30pm & 9pm.
Christmas Day: 9.30am & 11am.
Confessions: on request.

St John the Apostle, Knocknacarra
Christmas Eve: 6pm Family Mass  (Folk Choir), Vigil 9pm (Parish Choir).
Christmas Day: 9.30am, 10.45am (Children’s Mass and Choir), 12 noon (Frank Naughton).
Confessions: Fri 7-9pm, Christmas Eve 10am-11am, 4.30pm-5.30pm.

St. Oliver Plunkett, Renmore
Christmas Eve: 6pm (Childrens’ Mass) Vigil 9pm.
Christmas Day: 10am & 12 noon.
Confessions: Sat after 10am Mass and before 6pm Mass.

St Mary’s, The Claddagh
Christmas Eve (Polish Mass) 9.30pm; English: Carol Service 11.30pm followed by Midnight Mass.
Christmas Day: 7.30am, 10am & 12 noon; also 2.30pm (Latin Mass) and 5pm (Polish Mass).
NO EVENING MASS.
Penitential Service Sat 7.30pm.
Confessions: Christmas Eve 10am-6pm.

St Patrick’s
Christmas Eve: Vigil 7.30pm.
Christmas Day: 10.30am & 12 noon.
Confessions: Christmas Eve 10-11am, 1-2pm.

St Nicholas’s Collegiate Church
Sunday: The Annual Civic Carol service at 4pm.
Christmas Eve: Carols around the Christmas Tree at 4pm, The First Eucharist of Christmas – sung and candlelit – at 9pm.
Christmas Day: The Parish Family Christmas Eucharist 11am.

Galway City Baptist Church
Meeting on Christmas morning at 11:30am in the Knocknacarra National School.

Galway United Methodist Presbyterian Church, Victoria Place, Eyre Square
Christmas Day Family Service at 10.30am
Sunday, December 28, Morning Celebration Service, 11.30am
New Year’s Eve Prayer and Praise Service at 11.30pm