Newsletter 13th & 14th April 2024

PARISH OF ARDFINNAN, BALLYBACON & GRANGE
Fr Michael Toomey V.F. / P.P. / ADM.
Third Week of Easter 13th & 14th April 2024

Website: www.abgnfparish.ie
☏ For Priest on Duty Please Call: 087- 6564170
✉ Please email us at:  office@abgnfparish.ie
📫 The Parish Office, Holy Family Church, Ardfinnan, Clonmel, Co Tipperary
☏ Phone: 052 – 7464408 E Mail parishofagb@gmail.com

ARDFINNAN: Mass Saturday 6.30 pm

GRANGE: Mass Sunday 10.30am

BALLYBACON: Mass Sunday 12.00 noon

THANK YOU
Many thanks for your contributions in the last weeks in the collections and envelopes for the upkeep of our parishes and churches:

Ardfinnan/ Ballybacon/ Grange: Weekly Collection €1,200 / Parish Development: €675

Newcastle/Fourmilewater: Weekly Collection €929 / Parish Development: €909

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
In his pastoral letter last October Bishop Cullinan highlighted the challenges we in the church are currently facing. He has asked each pastoral area to look at our Mass times and schedules and how best we can pool our resources together collectively whilst doing our utmost to provide services to people on a weekly basis but particularly of course at baptisms funerals and other sacraments.
The Parish Councils of Ardfinnan Ballybacon Grange, Newcastle Fourmilewater, Touraneena and The Nire will be meeting at 7.30pm on Monday 22nd April to discuss how we can manage our local area going forwards from the summer, and where needed, support our other local churches in our Pastoral Area. (Members will be informed of the venue early next week.)

COLLECTION ON VOCATIONS SUNDAY
A special collection will be held next weekend on Good Shepherd Sunday, to help to support our three students who are studying for the priesthood for the Diocese of Waterford & Lismore.  Bishop Cullinan has written a letter to all the faithful of the Diocese seeking support for the education of our future priests. This letter can be collected from the back of the church. Please remember to pray for our seminarians and to pray for vocations to the Diocesan Priesthood.

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 on Churchservices.tv and Facebook Live pages.

CONFIRMATION DAY

CONGRATULATIONS to our students who were Confirmed last Wednesday.
We pray that the Holy Spirit will encourage and strengthen you in your lives. Congratulations on this special moment in your lives!

MASSES THIS WEEK
Monday: NO MASS
Tuesday 9.30am Ardfinnan
Wednesday: NO MASS
Thursday: NO MASS
Friday 9.30am Ardfinnan

BAPTISMS
Please contact the Parish Office on 052-746 4408.

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.

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