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-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
18th / 19th 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 18th October 2025
NEWCASTLE: Vigil Mass 5pm
ARDFINNAN Vigil Mass 6.30pm
TOURANEENA: Vigil Mass at 7pm
SUNDAY 19th October 2025
FOURMILEWATER: Mass at 9am
GRANGE: Mass 10.30am
NIRE: Mass at 11am
BALLYBACON Mass 12.00 noon
MASSES THIS WEEK
No 10am on Wednesday or Thursday.
NEW PARISH PASTORAL AREA
At the Mass of Installation of the relic of St. Carlo Acutis last Sunday, Bishop Cullinan announced that after discussions with the four parish councils we are formally uniting our Parishes under the title:
St. CARLO ACUTIS
PARISH PASTORAL AREA
which formally incorporates the parishes of Ardfinnan, Ballybacon, Grange, and Newcastle, Fourmilewater, and Touraneena, The Nire.
This means that while each parish maintains its own parish council and autonomy – we are able to work closer in the day to day administration and liturgical collaboration. Much of the work has already been achieved in the last three years, thanks to all who assist in our individual churches, and it will be much easier to manage and collaborate the upkeep and liturgies of our 7 churches into the future. I take this opportunity to thank our Parish and Finance councils for their support and we look forward to continuing to build on our parish pastoral area maintaining our local parishes and churches collectively for the future.
MISSION SUNDAY – 19TH OCTOBER
This 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.
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.
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:€2,595
P& D: €530
Newcastle/Fourmilewater: €798 P&D: €469
The Nire: €240 P& D €270
Touraneena: €381.10
GROW IN LOVE MASSES
This weekend we welcome 2nd class students and parents / guardians to 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.
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.