PARISHES OF
ARDFINNAN, BALLYBACON & GRANGE
NEWCASTLE & FOURMILEWATER
TOURANEENA & THE NIRE
Fr Michael Toomey V. F. / P.P. / Adm.
Fr. Jim Denmead A.P. / Fr Bernard Frawley CSSr
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
11th / 12th October 2025
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, Holy Family Church, Ardfinnan, , Co Tipperary
MASSES THIS WEEK:
SATURDAY- VIGIL 11th October 2025
NEWCASTLE: Vigil Mass 5pm
**BALLYBACON**: Vigil Mass 6.30pm
TOURANEENA: Vigil Mass at 7pm
SUNDAY 12th October 2025
FOURMILEWATER: Mass at 9am
GRANGE: Mass 10.30am
NIRE: Mass at 11am
**ARDFINNAN** Mass 12.00 noon
Mass of Installation of Relic of
St. Carlo Acutis
DIED RECENTLY
Fr Gerry O’Connor
Ann Corbett – Newcastle
A months mind Requiem Mass for the late Mgr JJ Fennessy will take place on Friday 17 October at 7pm in Newcastle church
PARISH COUNCILS MEETING
A meeting of all the 4 parish councils with Bishop Cullinan took place last week. After discussions with the council members, schools and many parishioners, we are now building on our current set up in formally naming a new pastoral area which maintains the separate 4 parishes autonomy, but collaborates closer in our ministries and administration as has been the case for the last three years. The Bishop will announce this over the weekend and further details will be given next weekend. I take this opportunity to thank our Pastoral and finance councils for their support and look forward to continuing to build on our parish area maintaining our local parishes collectively for the future.
MISSION SUNDAY – 19TH OCTOBER
World Mission Sunday is the Holy Father’s annual appeal for spiritual and financial support so that the life-giving work of overseas mission and missionaries can continue. It always falls on the second last Sunday in October, meaning this year it will be celebrated over the weekend of Sunday 19th October.
The theme for this year’s celebration of Mission Sunday is: “Missionaries of Hope Among All Peoples”.
Envelopes are in the weekly boxes, and extra envelopes will be available in the church porches. Thanks for your support for those in our Missionary Countries.
TOURANEENA SCHOOL
In Touraneena, both 2nd and 6th Class will come together with their parents for Family Mass
this Saturday 11th October at 7pm.
GROW IN LOVE MASSES
Next weekend we welcome 2nd class students and parents / guardians t our first Mass in preparation of the Sacraments of first Penance and First Holy Communion. We remember them in our prayers in preparation for the sacraments they will receive in the spring.
NEWCASTLE MEN’S SHED
A general meeting of the newly formed Newcastle Men’s Shed will take place on Tuesday next 14th October at Tigh na nDaoine, Newcastle at 8:00pm.We hope to see as many men as possible from Newcastle and the surrounding areas on the night.
BALLYMACARBRY COMMUNITY
The local Parish Support Network will host an “End of Harvest Cuppa & Chat” at Ballymacarbry Community Centre on Sunday 26th October immediately after 9 am Mass. This follows on from two similar gatherings already in 2025. Light refreshments will be served. Please spread the word. All are welcome.
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:€1,010
Newcastle/Fourmilewater: €798
The Nire: €155 Touraneena: €400.40
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.
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.
BAPTISMS
Please contact the Parish Office on 052-746 4408
This now includes all Baptisms which take place across all our 7 Churches.