Faughart Parish Newsboard

Week of 24th April 2026

Our Priests:
Fr. Vinod Kurian, Fr. Oliver Stansfield, Deacon George

📞 Phone: 042 933 4410
📧 Email: info@faughartparish.ie
🌐 Website: www.faughartparish.ie
📱 Facebook: Faughart Parish

Parish Contributions

Thanks to all who contributed last week towards the upkeep of the Parish:

Castletown: €337.50
Kilcurry: €349.15
Brid-a-Chrinn: €200.00
Faughart: €108.00
Non-envelope: €603 & £29.53
Castletown Candelabra: €85.00

Sacraments

Welcome to our Christian Community
We welcome Tara Claire Kilkenny, baptised last weekend.

Congratulations
Well done to the children from:

Scoil Eoin Baiste
Faughart Community National School
Scoil Padraig Naofa

…who received the Sacrament of Confirmation last Saturday.
Thanks to teachers, staff, parents, choir, sacristan Gráinne, and all involved.

Parish Notices

First Friday Calls
If you would like a visit, please contact the Parochial House.

Trócaire Boxes
Please return your Trócaire boxes with coins exchanged for notes.

Community & Parish Events

Faughart Lourdes Committee
A sincere thank you to everyone who supported the recent Coffee Morning.
Your help, baking, donations, and raffle items are greatly appreciated.

A preparation Mass and meeting (including tickets and bus times) will take place:
📍 Kilcurry Resource Centre
📅 5th May
🕢 7:30pm

SVP Collection
St. Brigid’s Faughart SVP will hold a church gate collection:
📅 Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May
📍 All local churches

Mary’s Supreme Apostolate
Healing Mass for those affected by suicide:
📍 St. Joseph’s, Castletown
📅 Friday 1st May
🕕 6:00pm
All are welcome.

Blessing of the Graves

Kilcurry – Sunday 7th June @ 7:30pm
Urnai – Wednesday 10th June @ 7:30pm
Castletown (Old) – Thursday 11th June @ 7:30pm
Brid-a-Chrinn – Sunday 14th June @ 7:30pm
Kane – Tuesday 16th June @ 7:30pm
Faughart – Thursday 18th June @ 7:30pm
Castletown (New) – Sunday 28th June @ 7:30pm

Upcoming Event

MOVE – Dance Showcase
A professional dance showcase directed by EJ Dunne.

📅 24th July 2026
🕢 7:30pm
📍 Kilcurry Resource Centre
🎟 Tickets: €10
📞 086 8822422
📧 move.showcase2026@gmail.com

Mass Schedule & Intentions

Kilcurry

Sunday – 11:00am
Seamus Reilly; Alan McGeough (Ann); Noel & Rose Nash (Ann);
Jimmy & Bridgid Rafferty and deceased family members;
Bridget McKay; Vivija Miloslavske (Special Intention)

Next Sunday – 11:00am
Brendan Cunningham (MM); Fergal Quinn (MM);
Larry & Susan Montgomery and deceased family members;
Eddie Flynn; Sean Watters (Ann); John Gibben (1st Ann);
George & Margaret Murphy; Tommy & Nellie Duffy;
Joe Gallagher (1st Ann); Joan Kinney (Ann);
William Whelan & Bridget Agnew Whelan; Michael Murphy

Faughart

Sunday – 10:00am
Mona & Patsy Rogers (Ann)

Friday – 7:30pm
Owen & Vera Kirk

Next Sunday – 10:00am
Dermot Finnegan

Castletown

Saturday – 6:00pm
Patsy & Mona Rogers (Ann); Briege Meegan Grant

Sunday – 12:00 noon
Rose & Paddy Sherry; Lily & Paddy Kirk (Ann);
May & Gerry Sherry and son Gerry;
Seamus Connolly (6th Ann); Peter Dollard (Ann)

Monday – 7:00pm
Angela Callan (Ann)

Tuesday to Friday – 10:00am

Next Saturday – 6:00pm
Special Intention; Kevin Mulholland (Ann)

Next Sunday – 12:00 noon
Stephen Begley (Ann)

Faughart (Saturday Vigil)

Saturday – 7:30pm
Peter & May Byrne and deceased family members;
Ellen Hughes and deceased family members