The Parish Pump

01/05/2026

Multiple System Atrophy Trust
🌟 Clonenagh NS Bake Sale Fundraiser 🌟

We are very excited to share that our school will be hosting a special Bake Sale Fundraiser in aid of the : a wonderful charity supporting people affected by Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), a rare neurological condition.

This fundraiser is particularly close to our hearts. Many of you will know our much-loved clergyman, Canon Victor Fitzpatrick, who has been very open in sharing his diagnosis with MSA. Canon Victor is a hugely valued member of our school and parish community, and one of the things he treasures most is his time spent with the children and staff of Clonenagh NS.

Recently, with the support of the MSA Trust, we held a school assembly to help the children better understand MSA. Inspired by Canon Victor and wanting to show their support, the boys and girls came up with the idea of organising a fundraiser to raise both awareness and much-needed funds.

So, we are coming together as a school community to give something back 💛

Our bake sales have always been wonderfully supported by our school, parish, and the town of Mountrath, and we are hoping that once again, everyone will get behind us for this very meaningful cause.
We are asking you to:

- Come along and support the bake sale
- Spread the word
- Donate what you can

Every contribution will help the MSA Trust continue their vital work supporting individuals and families, as well as raising awareness of this condition.

Thank you, as always, for your incredible support 💛 Clonenagh Group of Parishes Mountrath Community Forum Mountrath.ie Community Noticeboard

14/03/2026

25/02/2026

28/12/2025

Beautiful painting of Castletown River by the talented Mabel Peavoy available at the Tractor Run Auction, Coolrain this Sunday; 28th of December.

14/11/2025

🚜 SAVE THE DATE – Clonenagh National School Tractor Run 2025! 🚜

Well folks, it’s that time of year again! Our Annual Tractor Run / 6K Fun Run-Walk / Monster Auction is back this 28th of December 2025 in Coolrain, Co. Laois. 🎉

We’re really looking forward to our main school fundraiser of the year and we hope you’ll join us for some (or all!) of the day’s festivities — whatever tickles your fancy! 😄

There’ll be:
✨ A family-friendly 6K Run/Walk to shake off the Christmas cobwebs
🚜 Our famous Tractor Run through the scenic village of Coolrain at the foot of the beautiful Slieve Bloom Mountains
🎁 A Monster Auction in the evening at Hogan’s Bar, with the ever-entertaining Joe Shirley at the helm
🎟️ Plus, a raffle with fantastic prizes to be won!

Keep an eye here on our page — we’ll be sharing more details as the weeks go on.

It’s always a great community day out, full of fun, laughter, and local spirit. We can’t wait to see you all there! 💙💚

Clonenagh Group of Parishes Hogans Bar Coolrain

20/10/2025

D&G news: Archbishops’ Statement on the Church of Ireland and the Anglican Communion: In view of the recent communiqué issued by Gafcon, entitled The Future has Arrived, we feel it might be helpful to members of the Church of Ireland if we clarified some matters of fact, with particular reference to the Anglican Communion.

The Anglican Communion is a body of autonomous Anglican Provinces
(including the Church of Ireland) who voluntarily join together in clearly defined ways. It has existed in a formal sense since 1867, when the Archbishop of Canterbury issued invitations to what became the first Lambeth Conference. From the beginning, the Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the convening of the Lambeth Conference were expressions of Anglican unity and identity which, as the Communion grew over time, were supplemented by two further instruments of unity – the Primates’ Meeting and the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC).

This is the Anglican Communion to which the Church of Ireland belongs. The Preamble and Declaration (which is one of our foundation formularies) commits us to communion with the Church of England. The Preamble and Declaration are prefixed to the Book of Common Prayer. Our bishops receive invitations to and usually attend the Lambeth Conference. The Archbishop of Armagh attends the Primates’ Meetings and the General Synod appoints representatives (clerical and lay) to the ACC. In fact, the next meeting of the ACC to which all Anglican Provinces have been invited to send representatives will be hosted by the Church of Ireland in Belfast in the early summer of 2026. In addition, the Church of Ireland plays a full part in the Commissions, Committees and Networks of the Anglican Communion and in this way lives out this particular aspect of our discipleship of Jesus Christ.

There are many organisations and movements within the Anglican Communion who wish to reform aspects of the Communion and how it works.
The Communion has always welcomed and accommodated debate and diversity of this nature. However, the Church of Ireland recognises no body other than the one described in the preceding paragraphs as the Anglican Communion.

We do not suggest that the Anglican Communion as it has existed in history and continues to exist today is a perfect organisation. It is inevitable that those who hold to the Anglican theological method involving Scripture, Tradition and Reason, and working out our discipleship in autonomous but interdependent Provinces will not agree on everything. However, praying always for the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we are committed to studying the Scriptures and learning from the insights of the past together with our fellow Anglicans, in communion, around the world.



https://dublin.anglican.org/news/2025/10/20/archbishops-statement-on-the-church?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

17/10/2025

A date for the diaries!

30/08/2025

Please join us on Thursday from 1pm-3pm to pick up some yummy vegetables from our garden. There will also be some tasty treats on offer! Clonenagh Group of Parishes Mountrath.ie Community Noticeboard Mountrath Tidy Towns

23/08/2025

Wishing this bunch all the very best as they embark on their secondary schooling.👏