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
2nd Week Ordinary Time 18th/19th January 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 18th January 2025
NEWCASTLE 5.00PM
ARDFINNAN 6.30PM
SUNDAY 19th January 2025
FOURMILEWATER 9.00AM
GRANGE 10.30AM
BALLYBACON 12.00 NOON
DIED RECENTLY
Helen Farrell nee Mason, London and Lisheeanoul, Ardfinnan
Anne Pollard, Knocklofty
MAY THEY REST IN PEACE
Mass on TUESDAY will be at 10am for Grandparents of Ardfinnan NS.
BISHOPS PASTORAL VISIT TO AREA
As we have just begun the Jubilee Year of Hope.
Bishop Cullinan will be visiting all of the pastoral areas in the next few weeks in order to promote the year and explain the kind of things that are planned and how each pastoral area might partake in the events and indeed, offer their own suggestions.
Our pastoral area covers Ardfinnan, Newcastle/ Fourmilewater, Touraneena & The Nire along with Cahir, Clogheen, Ballyporeen and Ballylooby.
All of our local Parish & Finance Councils and youth ministers and safeguarding reps along with all the local Priests are invited to meet with Bishop at 7pm on Wednesday 12th February 2025 and members will be contacted about the venue in due course.
Catholic Schools Week
Catholic Schools Week 2025 takes place from Sunday 19 to Saturday 25 January. The theme is ‘Catholic Schools: Alive in Christ!‘
“Christ is alive! He is our hope, and in a wonderful way he brings youth to our world, and everything he touches becomes young, new, full of life. The very first words, then, that I would like to say to every young Christian are these: Christ is alive and he wants you to be alive!” – Pope Francis.
The theme will mediate on hope, the true purpose and meaning of human life, and, in the more senior years, on true freedom.
As is usual, the theme will be connected at primary level with Grandparents’ Day during the week and the schools will inform you of these Masses.
BAPTISMS
Please contact the Parish Office on 052-746 4408
BLESSED CARLO ACUTIS
Bishop Cullinan will be the main celebrant at our Mass on Wednesday 29th January at 7pm in Ardfinnan Church, where he will bless the statue of Carlo Acutis, and will have a first Class relic for veneration. Other events will occur during those few days and a full program will be issued shortly, involving all our local schools. Carlo is to be Beatified and made a saint on Sunday 27th April in Rome.
NEWCASTLE & FOURMILEWATER PARISH
Thanks to all who assisted and attended our inaugural “Gathering” in Ballymacarbry Community Centre recently. We would love to hear from any of you who might be interested in joining the group to plan further gatherings. Contact Nuala or Orla.
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:€1,655 / P&D €560
Newcastle/Fourmilewater: €2,357 /P&D €1077
The Nire: €305 P&D €375 / Touraneena: €648.70
WEEKLY DIOCESAN FAITH@HOME FAMILY NEWSLETTER AND TO THE HEIGHTS YOUTH NEWSLETTER available at www.waterfordlismore.ie/resources To subscribe weekly email faithathome@waterfordlismore.ie
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.