Venue
The Emerald Ballroom,
Fairgreen,
Ballinasloe,
Co. Galway.
H53 F582.
Date and Time
Saturday 6th June,
2 – 5 pm.
Catechment Area
Island of Ireland
Safeguarding
Policies and procedures of Roman Catholic Dioceses of Ireland will apply.
All teams must be accompanied by two adult mentors.
Event Outline
1.45 pm
Meet & Greet
2 pm
Interactive Game Time
2.20 pm
Quiz Time
3.10 pm
Break for refreshments
Drinks, biscuits, fruit etc. will be provided.
3.30 pm
Bible Scavenger Hunt
4.oo pm
Mass Preparation
4.10 pm
Mass & Prize-giving Ceremony
Team Details
A team may comprise 3, 4, or 5 children between the ages of seven and twelve, the majority of whom must be current members of a ‘Come, Follow Me’ Faith & Fun Club.
Children who will be joining a club in September may also be team members.
A club may enter up to four teams.
Quiz Details
8 Rounds of eight questions
Round 1
Old Testament
Round 2
Early life of Jesus
(drawing on Luke’s Gospel)
Round 3
Miracles of Jesus
Round 4
Women of the bible
Round 5
Picture round
Round 6
Great Saints
Round 7
Quirky facts about God’s creation
(Fun, multiple choice round)
Round 8
Pope Leo and Pope Francis
Children will sit together for all rounds and be encouraged to consult one another before recording their answers.
Some questions will be framed in a humorous way so as to add to the children’s (and accompanying adults’) enjoyment.
Bible Scavenger Hunt
Each team will be given a page containing ten clues and a copy of The Catholic Children’s Bible produced by St. Mary’s Press, and approved for use in Catholic Schools by the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference.
To follow up on five of the clues the children will need to be able to look up bible references. These will be limited to: The Book of Genesis, 1 Samuel, Baruch, Luke’s Gospel and The Acts of the Apostles.
To follow up on the remaining five clues the children will need to think about their local church, explore the building they are in and examine a poster that will be on display.
Tips will be given if required … we want the children to enjoy the experience!
Prizes
In addition to trophies for teams that come First, Second and Third, medals will also be presented to all remaining teams members.
Qualification
A qualifying quiz (with an answer sheet) will be forwarded to an Adult Leader of all interested clubs.
Every team that gets a result of 60% will be deemed to have qualified for the All-Ireland final.
Teams may repeat the quiz if necessary … if the children are eager to participate.
Closing Date for entries
Club Leaders are asked to forward the names of team members and accompanying Adult Mentors by email or WhatsApp message to Justin Harkin @ s.oearcain@gmail.com / 087 6171526 before Friday 22nd May 2026.
Prize-giving Ceremony
This will take place immediately after Mass.
Helpful Tip!
In preparation the children may like to visit some of the bible stories they engaged with during club time as bed-time reading.
Organisers
This event is being organised by St. Grellan’s (Ballinasloe & District) Council of The Order of the Knights of St. Columbanus as part of its outreach to young people and their families.
The council would like to express their gratitude to the following:
- All participating teams and their mentors
- Fr. John Garvey PP, Ballinasloe & Creagh parish, for granting permission to use The Emerald Ballroom
- Fr. Eamonn O’Connor PP, Strokestown parish, for his willingness to be our presiding priest and homilist
- Members for their willingness to sponsor refreshments
- The Order of the Knights of St. Columbanus
The council’s web page can be viewed at: www.creideamh.ie/grellans .
Further Enquiries
Please contact Justin on 087 6171526, Marie on 087 9814048 or Ruth on 087 4090344.
Updated
April 23rd 2026