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
Thirty Third Week Ordinary Time
16th / 17th November 2024
Website: www.stcarloacutisparish.ie
☏ For Priest on Duty Please Call: 087- 6564170
✉ Please email us at: office@stcarloacutisparish.ie
???? The Parish Office, Holy Family Church, Ardfinnan, Clonmel, Co Tipperary
☏ Phone: 052 – 7464408 E Mail parishofagb@gmail.com
MASSES THIS WEEK:
SATURDAY VIGIL 16th November 2024
NEWCASTLE: Mass at 5pm
ARDFINNAN: Mass at 6.30 pm
TOURANEENA: Mass at 7pm
SUNDAY 17th November 2024
FOURMILEWATER: Mass at 9am
GRANGE: Mass 10.30am
NIRE: Mass at 11am
BALLYBACON Mass 12.00 noon
PARISH FAITH REPS
Nodlaig Lillis, our Youth & Young Adult ministry Officer in the Diocese, will be speaking at Masses across our churches in the coming weeks to discuss and encourage the role of Faith Reps which are being commissioned across parishes in our diocese.
Parish Faith Reps are volunteers at Parish level who feel called to walk with young people on their journey of faith in some way, trained and supported by the diocese for an initial commitment of two years which can be extended.
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.
Also they are part of the Diocesan Team for Youth and Young Adult Ministry at ground level, and where possible, lend a hand with diocesan level projects if they are free to do so.
The role of a Parish Faith Rep varies greatly from parish to parish, rather than there being one prescriptive model for all parishes. Each parish has different needs, resources and abilities.
Our hope is that Parish Faith Reps would work together collaboratively across parish boundaries where possible, meeting the needs of young people in their area.
Nodlaig will be speaking at the 7pm Mass in Touraneena and The 11am Sunday Mass in The Nire next weekend.
GROW IN LOVE TOURANEENA SCHOOL
Next weekend on Saturday 23rd November both 2nd and 6th Classes from St Mary’s NS Touraneena will be taking part in the 7pm Saturday Vigil Mass doing the readings and prayers.
GRANGE COMMUNITY COUNCIL will hold the AGM on Tuesday 19th November at 7.30 pm. Everyone welcome
NIRE VALLEY CHRISTMAS FAIR takes place on Sunday 1st December 2-5pm in Nire Hall.
BALLYMACARBRY COMMUNITY CENTRE Bingo Night on Friday 22nd November at 8pm – for the Panda Playground Development Fund.
‘ENRICHING YOUR EXPERIENCE OF BEING A MINISTER OF THE WORD’
An evening of reflection will be held in SS Peter & Paul’s, Clonmel on Wednesday 20th November at 7pm, facilitated by Fr. Billy Swan who is a Priest of the Diocese of Ferns. He was director of Seminary Formation at the Pontifical Irish College, Rome and now serves as Administrator of Wexford Parish. Practical input will follow, facilitated by Mary Dee, where we will refocus on the important elements of proclaiming the Word of God.
All readers / Ministers of the Word are welcome and encouraged to attend.
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:€910
Newcastle/Fourmilewater; €1094 & €755/
P&D €320
The Nire: €285 / Touraneena: €268.60
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.