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
Third Week of Advent 14th / 15th December 2024
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 14th December 2024
NEWCASTLE: Mass at 5pm
ARDFINNAN: Mass at 6.30 pm
TOURANEENA: Mass at 7pm
SUNDAY 15th December 2024
FOURMILEWATER: Mass at 9am
GRANGE: Mass 10.30am
NIRE: Mass at 11am
BALLYBACON Mass 12.00 noon
DIED RECENTLY
Mary O’Halloran – St Finnians Tce, Ardfinnan
Johnny O’Dwyer – Ardfinnan & Douglas Cork
John O’Leary – Crough, Ardfinnan
Tony Saunders – Marlhill & London
MASS ON TUESDAY IS AT 10 AM IN ARDFINNAN THIS WEEK FOR THE SCHOOL MASS
CHRISTMAS IN OUR PARISHES
MONDAY 23rd :
10am Newcastle (With Confessions available after Mass)
TUESDAY 24th:
9.30am Ardfinnan (With Confessions available after Mass)
CHRISTMAS MASSES
CHRISTMAS EVE VIGIL MASSES:
TUESDAY 24TH DECEMBER
5pm – Newcastle
7pm Touraneena
7pm – Ardfinnan (Broadcast on www.churchservices.tv/ardfinnan
CHRISTMAS DAY –
WEDNESDAY 25TH DECEMBER
9am- Fourmilewater
10.30- Grange
11am Nire
12pm – Ballybacon
THURSDAY 26th –No MASS
FRIDAY 27th. 9.30am Mass – Ardfinnan
SATURDAY 28TH – TUES 31st As Usual Mass Times
WED 1st Jan & THUR 2nd Jan –No Masses
(THE PARISH OFFICE WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY 20th DECEMBER AND RE-OPEN ON
THURSDAY 2nd JANUARY 2025)
PARISH FAITH REPS
Nodlaig Lillis, our Youth & Young Adult ministry Officer in the Diocese, will be speaking at Masses across our churches this weekend to discuss and encourage the role of Faith Reps which are being commissioned across parishes in our diocese.
They are people who see the need to encourage and mentor young people in their faith are willing to do what they can, with the time and the gifts they have available to them.
Nodlaig will be speaking at all Masses in Newcastle, Ardfinnan, Fourmilewater, Grange and Ballybacon this weekend.
ARDFINNAN BRIDGE Tipperary County Council Consultation on the design of Ardfinnan pedestrian and cycle bridge takes place on 19th December in Ardfinnan Community Centre between 2.00pm & 8.00pm. This is an important step in the process in having the new bridge installed
NEWCASTLE & FOURMILEWATER PARISH Come along for a ‘Cuppa and Chat’ with a social gathering after Mass on 29th December (Holy Family Sunday) in Ballymacarbry Community Centre after 9am Mass. Everyone welcome! Please spread the word. BALLYMACARBRY CHRISTMAS FAMILY DAY Sun 15th December 2-5pm in the Community Centre. Fun for all the family
THANK YOU
Many thanks for your contributions in the last weeks in the collections and envelopes for the upkeep of our parishes and churches:
Ardfinnan/Ballybacon/Grange:€1,385 P&D:€745
Newcastle/Fourmilewater; €957
The Nire: €295 / Touraneena: €356
THE LOCAL ST VINCENT DE PAUL CONFERENCES WISH TO SAY A SINCERE ‘THANK YOU’ TO ALL WHO GAVE SO GENEROUSLY LAST WEKEND.
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.
GROW IN LOVE SACRAMENTAL MASSES
This weekend, we welcome many of our 6th Class students and their parents to the next gathering of our ‘Confirming Our Children’ parish masses. The children and their parents will be involved in the readings, offertory, and other reflections at our community weekend Mass, in preparation of them receiving their Confirmation in the spring.