ST. CARLO ACUTIS PARISH PASTORAL AREA
ARDFINNAN, BALLYBACON, GRANGE
NEWCASTLE, FOURMILEWATER
TOURANEENA, THE NIRE
Very Rev Fr Michael Toomey V. F. / P.P. / Adm.
Fr. Jim Denmead A.P. / Fr Bernard Frawley CSSr
CORPUS CHRISTI
6th / 7th JUNE 2026
Website: www.stcarloacutisparish.ie
☏ For Priest on Duty Please Call: 087- 6564170
✉ Please email us at: office@stcarloacutisparish.ie
☏ Phone: 052 – 7464408
📫 The Parish Office, Ardfinnan, Co Tipperary, E91 W7P3
MASSES THIS WEEK:
SATURDAY- VIGIL 6th June 2026
NEWCASTLE: Vigil Mass at 5pm
ARDFINNAN: Vigil Mass 6.30pm
TOURANEENA: Vigil Mass at 7pm
SUNDAY 7th June 2026
FOURMILEWATER: Mass at 9am
GRANGE: Mass 10.30am
NIRE: Mass at 11am
BALLYBACON Mass 12.00 noon
MASSES THIS WEEK
There will be NO Mass on Thurs 11th June Newcastle
Fri 12th School Mass Ardfinnan at 10am
Died recently
Thomas (Tommie) O’Keeffe, Ballingarrane, Clonmel & Ballymacarbry
EXAMS
Best wishes and blessings to all undertaking the junior and Leaving cert exams at this time.
MASS CARDS AVAILABLE
Cards are now available in all sacristies, or people may wish to bring their own cards to any priest for signing.
Last week, we sent €6,530 to the Diocese for Masses to be sent and offered to support priests in the Missions. Thank You for this support.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION
Sun 7 June 4pm in Clogheen
It would be wonderful for us to join with Clogheen parish this Sunday at 4pm for their Eucharistic Procession on the Feast of Corpus Christi. Especially welcome are those who made their First Holy Communion and Confirmation this year along with their families.
TOURANEENA 200 YEAR MASS
Monday 29 June at 7pm.
NEWCASTLE PIONEER ASSOCIATION
As we approach the feast of the sacred heart, we pray for all members of the Pioneer association, both locally and around the world. At this time, we congratulate 4 members from our own centre and one from a neighbouring parish, who will be presented with Gold pins after mass, to mark their 50 year membership of the association, and 1 silver pin recipient, marking 25 years membership. May the sacred heart guide them in their lives.
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
This takes place in our parishes on:
Tuesday’s 10-11am in Ardfinnan
Friday’s 2.30-3.30 in Newcastle
Everyone is welcome to come and spend some time in quiet prayer and adoration.
THANK YOU
Many thanks for your contributions in the collections and envelopes for the upkeep of our parishes and churches in the recent collections:
Ardfinnan/Ballybacon/Grange: €1010
Newcastle/Fourmilewater: €679
The Nire: €295 Touraneena: €336.20
THE ANNUAL DAY OF RETREAT for those in Parish Ministry is being organised in the Diocese. This year, Glencomeragh House is the venue. The date is Saturday 20th June and it begins at 10.30am. The facilitator is Frances Rowland who works in Pastoral Development in the Diocese of Kerry. All ministries are welcome to this special day. There is no cost to the attendees, but they are asked to bring a packed lunch. Spaces are limited See Poster for Booking Details.
CYCLE AGAINST SUICIDE
24-hour Spinathon by Danny O’Rourke & Tony Condon in aid of “Cycle Against Suicide” at Ballymacarbry Community Centre concluding with Coffee Morning 9am to 12 noon on Sunday 14th June. Also children’s bike skills day including safety in cycling with professional from Raysports in attendance. Participants need own bike and helmets.
BAPTISMS / WEDDINGS
Please contact the Parish Office on 052-746 4408
CCTV CAMERAS / LIVESTREAM
Please note that for the protection and security of everyone CCTV cameras are in operation in our churches. All our Masses are Live streamed in Ardfinnan and are at other times broadcast from Newcastle, Fourmilewater, Ballybacon and Grange, Touraneena and The Nire on Churchservices.tv and Facebook Live pages.