FOR PARISHES OF ARDFINNAN, BALLYBACON, GRANGE & NEWCASTLE, FOURMILEWATER
Weekly Mass Times This Week
Saturday Newcastle- Our Lady of the Assumption – 6pm Easter vigil
Saturday Ardfinnan- Holy Family – 8.30pm Easter vigil
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 – NO MASS
Thursday Newcastle- Our Lady of the Assumption – NO MASS
Friday Ardfinnan- Holy Family – NO MASS
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.
TROCAIRE APPEAL
TROCAIRE BOXES
The Trocaire Boxes can now be returned into the sacristies or parish office. Churches. Thank you in advance for your usual generosity.
THANK YOU
Many thanks for your contributions last week for the upkeep of our parishes and churches:
Ardfinnan/ Ballybacon/ Grange: Weekly Collection €875 Parish & Development Fund : €585
Newcastle/Fourmilewater: Weekly Collection €833 / Parish & Development Fund : €691
A HAPPY EASTER AND THANK YOU
Every Easter I take the opportunity to thank so many people who assist in our parishes. Particularly those who look after our sacristies, our collectors and Finance Committee, our parish councils, our readers, ministers, choirs, flower arrangers, cleaners, schools, safeguarding teams, and our altar servers, and to all the individual groups locally who assist us in so many ways.
Obviously, it’s been a busy year as usual, and with me now assisting another two churches in our area things have got very busy so I am particularly grateful to all those who support me with their help and prayers in my ministry. Fr. Jim and Fr. Frawley echo my thanks to you all for your support to us all. I will remember all of you in my masses during Easter.
May the glory and the promise of this joyous time of year bring peace and happiness to you and those you hold most dear. And may Christ, Our Risen Saviour, always be there by your side to bless you most abundantly and be your loving guide.
God bless. Fr. Michael.
PRIEST’S EASTER COLLECTION
The annual Easter Collection for the support of your priest take place on Easter Sunday. Envelopes are available in the boxes of envelopes many parishioners have, or spare ones are available in all churches. Each parish is now asked to financially support their own local priest, and this collection goes towards his usual day to day expenses, such as the usual bills and expenses. On behalf of all the local priests, we thank you most sincerely for your support to us in our local parish communities.
MASSES THIS WEEK
NEWCASTLE – Easter Monday- 12pm – Liam Lynch 100th Anniversary Commemoration
ARDFINNAN – Easter Tuesday 9.30am – with Exposition until 11am.
THERE WILL BE NO MASSES Wednesday, (Fourmilewater) Thursday (Newcastle) or Friday (Ardfinnan) this week.
PARISH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2022
The accounts for last years are posted on the Notice boards. Your weekly and monthly building fund contributions in the parish are vital in keeping the churches open, and we thank you most sincerely for your ongoing support. For those who would like to make a regular contribution, you can ask the sacristan / Fr Michael and a box of envelopes will be issued to you. Thank you again for your support!
TROCAIRE BOXES
The Trocaire Boxes can now be returned into the sacristies or parish office. Churches. Thank you in advance for your usual generosity.
PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO PADUA – Sep 18th -23rd 2023
I am delighted to announce that our combined parish pilgrimage this year is to visit the Shrines of St Anthony in Padua.
Price: €889 per person sharing (Single supplement €225.00) and includes bus from Clonmel and Direct return flights from Dublin to Venice return (10kg bags included).
Our dear friend Mario will be our Joe Walsh Tours Representative throughout the tour with all transfers & tours in Italy by private coach
5 nights Hotel in Padua – Half Board, and a full religious programme
Optional travel Insurance available – There is also an option of an optional excursion to Venice.
Booking with Joe Walsh Tours on 01-241 0800
(This trip is now made public for others to join if they wish, so book now to avoid disappointment.!)
SAFEGUARDING
All sacristans, readers and ministers are asked to sign in to the book in the Sacristy, regardless of whether they process from the Sacristy, or if there are servers present or not. This is to maintain our high safeguarding standards across our parishes. Thank you for your continued commitment and support in this area.
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