Newsboard – 20 September 2026
Our Priests
Fr Vinod Kurian and Fr Oliver Stansfield
Deacon George
Parish website: www.faughartparish.ie
Facebook: Faughart Parish
Email: info@faughartparish.ie
Telephone: 042 933 4410
Masses During the Week
St Brigid’s Church, Kilcurry
Sunday – 11.00am
- Patty Marmion (Anniversary)
- Pat Murray (Anniversary)
- John and Margaret Murray
- Peter and Annie Murray
- John and Julia McShane (Anniversary)
- George and Darragh Craven (Anniversary)
- Mary Coburn
- Phyllis Malone (Anniversary)
- Dan and Mary O’Connell (Anniversary)
Next Sunday – 11.00am
- Joe McArdle (First Anniversary)
- Eatha Mary Cousin, née Rogan (Month’s Mind)
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Brid-a-Chrin
Sunday – 10.00am
Friday – 7.30pm
St Patrick’s Church, Faughart
Sunday – 10.00am
- John Lennon (First Anniversary)
Saturday – 7.30pm
Next Saturday – 7.30pm
- Patrick, Eileen and Niall Smyth
- Brighid Whyte (Birthday Remembrance)
St Joseph’s Church, Castletown
Saturday – 6.00pm
- Bridget and Jim Califf and deceased family members
- Patrick and Brigid Jennings and deceased family members
Sunday – 12 noon
- Ryan McGeown (Anniversary)
- Thomas, Margaret and Michael McArdle
- Vera Woods and deceased family members
- Francis Duffy, late of Castletown Cross, who died in England
Monday – 7.00pm: No Mass
Tuesday – 10.00am: No Mass
Wednesday – 10.00am: No Mass
Thursday – 10.00am: No Mass
Friday – 10.00am
Next Saturday – 6.00pm
- Gerry McCabe (First Anniversary)
- Christy, Philomena and Paul Murtagh
- Gavin Allen (Fourth Anniversary)
Next Sunday – 12 noon
- Peggy and Tom Gernon (Anniversary)
- Michael Moore (Anniversary)
Please Note
There will be no Mass in Castletown from Monday to Thursday this week.
We Pray for the Happy Repose of
- Fr Mark O’Hagan
- Dora Murphy, née Goss, Wellington, New Zealand, formerly of Lurgankeel, Kilcurry
- Jene Nash
- Cathal McManus
All of whom died recently. May they rest in peace.
Second Collection
A second collection will take place in all churches this weekend for the maintenance and repair of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh.
Thank You, Fr Oliver
Fr Oliver, please accept our most profound gratitude for all your loyal, faithful and dedicated service to us, the people of Faughart Parish, over the past six years.
We wish you good health and happiness in this next phase of your life.
Go raibh maith agat.
Farewell Gathering for Fr Oliver
All parishioners are invited to give Fr Oliver a warm send-off in Kilcurry Community Resource Centre following the 11.00am Mass in Kilcurry on Sunday, 11 October, before he takes up his new role in Rome.
Everyone is welcome.
Mary’s Supreme Apostolate
A Mass for healing will be celebrated at 6.00pm on Friday, 2 October, in St Joseph’s Church, Castletown. The Mass is for those who are suicidal and for those who have been bereaved by suicide.
All are welcome.
Faughart Social Group
Margaret Marmion will provide music and entertainment at the Social Group gathering at 7.00pm on Monday in Kilcurry Community Resource Centre.
MS Ireland Collection
MS Ireland will hold a church-gate collection at all churches on Saturday, 26 September, and Sunday, 27 September.
Activities in Kilcurry Community Resource Centre
Parent and Toddler Group: Friday from 9.30am to 11.00am.
Irish Dance Class: Monday from 5.00pm to 6.00pm.
Pilates Class: Tuesday at 6.00pm.
Rhyme and Shine: Wednesday from 9.45am to 10.45am, for children aged six months to four years.
Craft Group: Tuesday from 7.00pm to 9.00pm.