FOR PARISHES OF ARDFINNAN, BALLYBACON, GRANGE & NEWCASTLE, FOURMILEWATER
Weekly Mass Times This Week
Saturday Newcastle- Our Lady of the Assumption – 5pm
Saturday Ardfinnan- Holy Family – 6.30pm
Sunday Fourmilewater– Our Lady & St. Laurence – 9am
Sunday Grange– St. Nicholas – 10.30am
Sunday Ballybacon- St. Mary’s – 12pm
Monday Newcastle- Our Lady of the Assumption – 10am
Tuesday Ardfinnan- Holy Family – 9:30am
Wednesday Fourmilewater– Our Lady & St. Laurence – 10am
Thursday Newcastle- Our Lady of the Assumption – 10am
Friday Ardfinnan- Holy Family – 9:30am
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.
COVID-19
PLEASE SPACE OUT ACROSS THE CHURCH AND MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE
Please continue to keep one another safe by wearing a mask in the church and sanitising your hands when entering and leaving. As we are now at full capacity, we have taken away the red taped seats but would encourage you to socially distance yourself from others outside of your family. Thank you for playing your part in keeping us all safe!
ALONE CORONAVIRUS HELPLINE FOR OLDER PEOPLE 0818-222-024
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUERIES ABOUT COVID-19.
LINES OPEN 8AM-8PM DAILY
THANK YOU
Many thanks for your contributions last week for the upkeep of our parishes and churches:
Figures with this and Ukraine will be available next week
OUR HOLY WEEK / EASTER SCHEDULES
PALM SUNDAY 9th /10th April 2022
5pm Saturday 9th April: Vigil Mass NEWCASTLE
6.30pm Saturday 9th April: Vigil Mass ARDFINNAN
9am Sunday 10th April: FOURMILEWATER
10.30am Sunday 10th April: GRANGE
12pm Sunday 10th April: BALLYBACON
MONDAY 11th APRIL
10am Mass -NEWCASTLE – with Confessions afterwards
TUESDAY 12th APRIL
9.30am Mass- ARDFINNAN – with Confessions afterwards
WEDNESDAY 13th APRIL
10am Mass- FOURMILEWATER – with Confessions afterwards
HOLY THURSDAY 14th APRIL
11am Chrism Mass in Holy Trinity Cathedral, Waterford
7pm Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper from ARDFINNAN
With Reposing at the Altar of Repose until 9pm
GOOD FRIDAY 15th APRIL
12pm Stations of the Cross – from FOURMILEWATER
3pm – Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion from ARDFINNAN
7.30pm – Prayer around the Cross – NEWCASTLE
(Collection for the Holy Places will take place at each ceremony)
HOLY SATURDAY 16th APRIL
6.30pm Easter Vigil – from NEWCASTLE
9pm Easter Vigil – from ARDFINNAN
EASTER SUNDAY
9am Sunday 17th April: FOURMILEWATER
10.30am Sunday 17th April: GRANGE
12pm Sunday 17th April: BALLYBACON
TROCAIRE
Please help support Trocaire this year. The Trocaire boxes area available in all porches in the churches, and thank you in advance for your continued support for those much worse off than ourselves. YOU CAN RETURN YOUR BOXES DURING HOLY WEEK / EASTER. Thank you.
HELP TO UKRAINE
Thank you for your generous contributions last weekend to the Ukraine appeal. As money is still coming in, we will issue the total raised next week, along with our weekly collection. You can still drop in any extra contributions in the envelops provided or just mark any envelope ‘UKRAINE’ and we can add this to it. Thanks again.
UPCOMING EVENTS AT HOLY FAMILY MISSION, GLENCOMERAGH HOUSE KILSHEELAN
Couples Retreat: One-Day Healing and Renewal Retreat for Married Couples of All Ages: Sunday 10th April, 10am – 4pm, Holy Family Mission, Glencomeragh House. €75 per couple including three course dinner, teas and coffees. Booking essential.
For more info on all the above contact :
(052) 6133181 or info@holyfamilymission.ie
SILENT RETREAT
Theme: “If you but knew the gift of God…”
Preached by: Fr. Kilian Byrne, Foyer of Charity
Venue: Holy Family Mission, Glencomeragh
Date: April 18th to 24th
Cost: €380 full board
Contact: Helen : 00353 86 1678027/ hellywilliams@gmail.com
A privileged time to come away from noise and distractions, and listen to the Spirit of God, – Who is Love. Silence, prayer, teachings & liturgy of the Church.
ALONE CORONAVIRUS HELPLINE FOR OLDER PEOPLE 0818-222-024
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUERIES ABOUT COVID-19.
LINES OPEN 8AM-8PM DAILY
CCTV CAMERAS / LIVESTREAM
Please note that for the protection and security of everyone CCTV cameras are in operation in our churches. All of our Masses are Live streamed in Ardfinnan and are at other times broadcast from Newcastle , Fourmilewater, Ballybacon and Grange on Churchservices.tv and Facebook Live pages.
BAPTISMS
Please contact Paddy in the Parish Office on 052-746 4408 or Fr Michael in Newcastle / Fourmilewater for those who wish to book baptisms in the coming months. We can now have two families at one time – but would ask that each family only bring a maximum of 15 people with them, to keep us all safe.
God bless, and keep safe!
Fr. Michael