Faughart Parish Newsboard

Sunday, 31st August 2025

Our Priests

Fr. Vinod Kurian · Fr. Oliver Stansfield · Deacon George Kingsnorth

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

Weekly Envelopes

Your contributions last week towards the upkeep of our parish:

Castletown: €253.10
Kilcurry: €385.81
Brid-a-Chrin: €279.58
Faughart: €107.00
Non-envelope: €634.77 and £12.45

We are deeply grateful for your continued generosity and support.

Welcome into Our Christian Community

We warmly welcome the following children who were recently baptised:
Alfie Andrew Mc Kenna, Blake Alan Morrissey, Penny May Ryan, Turlough Smyth, Rosie Rita Kelly, Rian Patrick Kelly, Michael Gerard Rooney, and Lauryn May Rooney.

May God bless them and their families.

First Friday Calls

Next Friday, if anyone would like a visit, please contact the Parochial House.

Camino 2025

Fr. Vinod has successfully completed his Camino journey, walking 800 km over 30 days. A huge well done to him, and we wish him a safe journey home!

All donations will go towards the extension to Kilcurry Graveyard. Please leave your donations and donation cards with the Sacristans, Priests, or at the Parochial House.

We thank everyone who has donated so far — your support is greatly appreciated.

Mary’s Supreme Apostolate

Mass for Healing will be held on Friday, 5th September at 6pm in St. Joseph’s, Castletown.

This Mass is for those who are suicidal and those bereaved by suicide. All are welcome.

St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP)

There will be a collection at all Churches on the 6th and 7th of September.

Thank you for your ongoing generosity.

Canonisation Celebration

A very special celebration will be held to mark the canonisation of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati:

Date: Sunday, 7th September 2025
Venue: St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh

Programme:

10:00 am – Prayer Walk in the Cathedral Grounds
11:00 am – Celebration

Families and young people are warmly invited to attend.

Mass Intentions

Kilcurry

Sunday – 11.00 am

Cassie Gallagher (1st Ann)
Don Keating (MM) & his wife Bridie Keating (Ann)
Tommy Gartland (Ann)
Gerard Toner (Ann)
Ciaran Rice, Eamon Carroll & Michael Flynn
Frank Farrell
Harry & Sinead Reilly
John & Anna Mc Namee

Next Sunday – 11.00 am

Mary & Dan O’Connell
Veronica O’Connell (Ann)
Christina Begley
Michael Hamilton
Michael, Elizabeth & Peter Cunningham
Oliver Duffy
Winifred & Bernard Duffy & sons
Colin Meegan
Jack Mc Wall (11th Ann)

Brid-a-Chrin

Sunday – 10.00 am

Frank Finnegan

Friday – 7.30 pm

Brian & Kathleen Mc Keown
Jackie Callan
Baby Maisie
Mary & Paddy Reilly (Recently Deceased)

Next Sunday – 10.00 am

No additional intentions

Castletown

Saturday – 6.00 pm

Luke Sharkey (1st Ann)
Ruth Jennings & DFM of the Fitzsimons families

Sunday – 12 noon

Freda Hearty (MM)

Saturday – 6.00 pm

Pauline Mc Nally (MM)
Brendan Harrison & DFM of the Harrison family

Sunday – 12 noon

Anne Mc Geown (Ann)

Faughart

Saturday – 7.30 pm

No intentions

Next Saturday – 7.30 pm

Owen Quinn (Ann)