ST. CARLO ACUTIS PARISH PASTORAL AREA
ARDFINNAN, BALLYBACON, GRANGE
NEWCASTLE, FOURMILEWATER
TOURANEENA, THE NIRE
Very Rev Fr Michael Toomey V. F. / P.P. / Adm.
Fr. Jim Denmead A.P. / Fr Bernard Frawley CSSr
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
25th / 26th April 2026
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, Ardfinnan, Co Tipperary, E91 W7P3
MASSES THIS WEEK:
SATURDAY- VIGIL 25th April 2026
NEWCASTLE: Vigil Mass at 5pm
ARDFINNAN: Vigil Mass 6.30pm
TOURANEENA: Vigil Mass at 7pm
SUNDAY 26th April 2026
FOURMILEWATER: Mass at 9am
GRANGE: Mass 10.30am
NIRE: Mass at 11am
BALLYBACON Mass 12.00 noon
MASSSES THIS WEEK
There will be NO MASS on Monday 27th April Newcastle
DIED RECENTLY
ST CARLO ACUTIS
35TH BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE
Mass to Celebrate the 35th Birthday Remembrance of St Carlo Acutis will take place on Sunday 3rd May at 12pm in Holy Family Church, Ardfinnan.
An individual Blessing of the Relic given to Fr Michael by St Carlo’s Mother will be available after the Mass.
(Please note the Mass in Ballybacon NEXT Weekend will take place on Saturday 2nd May at 6.30pm and there will be no Evening Mass in Ardfinnan that day)
GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY COLLECTION
The Good Shepherd Sunday Collection for the Education of Priests will take place this weekend
Envelopes are available this weekend and are in the Weekly Envelope Boxes/
The seminary cost for each student is in the region of €30,000. Happily, we have three students at present. Please pray that more will respond if God is calling.
SAFEGUARDING SUNDAY
This will take place in our Pastoral Area on the weekend of 9th / 10th May. Our safeguarding teams will be available after Mass to distribute our Annual Newsletter. We will also be asking all those who read and minister in our churches to complete and update in the coming weeks the Safeguarding Forms which are done every three years. Full details will be given that weekend and thanks to everyone for your continued support in maintaining the highest standards of Safeguarding across our Parish Pastoral Area.
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: €1,205
Newcastle/Fourmilewater: €966
The Nire: €375 Touraneena: €352.20
HOLY PLACES GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION- Pastoral Area Total
€866.20
ROSARY at the Ballymacarbry Grotto on Thursdays at 7.30pm for the month of May.
THANK YOU- DAFFODIL DAY
Peggy Scanlan wishes to thank everyone for their support on Daffodil Day in Ardfinnan. A total of €6,050. 84 was lodged to the Irish Cancer Society account.
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.
BAPTISMS / WEDDINGS
Please contact the Parish Office on 052-746 4408
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.