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-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
20th / 21st September 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 20th September 2025
NEWCASTLE: Vigil Mass 5pm
ARDFINNAN: Vigil Mass 6.30pm
TOURANEENA: Vigil Mass at 7pm
SUNDAY 21st September 2025
FOURMILEWATER: Mass at 9am
GRANGE: Mass 10.30am
NIRE: Mass at 11am
BALLYBACON: Mass 12.00 noon
DIED RECENTLY
Mgr. JJ Fennessy , Newcastle and Georgia USA
Sr Margaret Hackett ( Convent of Mercy Carrick-On-Suir and Frehans, Newcastle)
Denis Lehane – UK
PRIESTS AUTUMN COLLECTION
The Autumn Collection for the Priests of the Parish takes place at this weekends collection.
Envelopes are in the weekly envelope boxes, or others are the church entrances. Sincere thanks to you all for your continued support for your local priests in the parishes.
FALLEN BIKERS MASS
This will take place at 2pm in Newcastle Church on Saturday 27th September at 2pm.
All Welcome!
St. CARLO ACUTIS
There will be an opportunity for parishioners to venerate the First & Second class Relics of
St. Carlo Acutis after weekend Masses across our Pastoral Parish Area:
Saturday 20th September
6.30pm Ardfinnan
Sunday 21st September
10.3am Grange/12pm Ballybacon
The MASS OF INSTALLATION of the relic in the shrine on his Feast Day / Anniversary on
Sunday 12th October at 12pm in Ardfinnan
Bishop Cullinan will be the Main Celebrant
With this there will be Mass Changes that weekend of 11th / 12th October
Sat 11th 6.30pm in BALLYBACON
Sunday 12th 10.30am in GRANGE
Sunday 12th 12noon in ARDFINNAN
ARDFINNAN PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
Meeting this Monday 22nd September at 7.30pm to plan the Mass of Installation.
WEEKDAY MASSES THIS WEEK
Over the coming weeks there will be adjustments to our weekday Mass (Saturday / Sunday Masses are not affected)
Masses this week:
Monday 22nd Sept 10am Mass Newcastle
Tuesday 23rd Sept 9.30am Mass Ardfinnan
Wed 24th Sept 10am NO MASS
Thursday 25th Mass 10am Newcastle
Friday 26th Sept : 9.30am Mass Ardfinnan
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:€1,030
Newcastle/Fourmilewater: €780
The Nire: €260 Touraneena: €468
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.