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 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time –
6th / 7th 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 6th September 2025
NEWCASTLE: Vigil Mass 5pm
ARDFINNAN: Vigil Mass 6.30pm
TOURANEENA: Vigil Mass at 7pm
SUNDAY 7th September 2025
FOURMILEWATER: Mass at 9am
GRANGE: Mass 10.30am
NIRE: Mass at 11am
BALLYBACON Mass 12.00 noon
DIED RECENTLY
Patricia ‘Pat’ O’Shea Newcastle / Goatenbridge
St. CARLO ACUTIS
Carlo Acutis’s canonisation, along with Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati takes place this Sunday, 7th September and will be broadcast on RTÉ One.
There will be an opportunity for parishioners to venerate the First class of St. Carlo Acutis after weekend Masses across our Pastoral Parish Area in the coming weeks:
Saturday 13th September
Newcastle 5pm / Touraneena 7pm
Sunday 14th September
Fourmilewater 9am / The Nire 11am
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
We are truly honoured to be selected to be one of only three churches in Ireland to permanently have a First Class Relic installed, and we look forward to welcoming many people to our village and parish in the years ahead.
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 8th Sept NO Mass
Tuesday 9th Sept 9.30am Mass Ardfinnan
Wed 10th Sept 10am NO MASS
Thursday 11th NO MASS
Friday 12th 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:€815
Newcastle/Fourmilewater: €711
The Nire: €295 Touraneena: €592.90
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.