Newsboard – 25/01/2026

Faughart Parish Newsboard

Week Commencing: Sunday 25th January 2026

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 were very much appreciated:

  • Castletown: €241.14

  • Kilcurry: €440.40

  • Brid-a-Chrin: €208.40

  • Faughart: €93.50

  • Non-Envelope: €544.16 and £18.35

Thank you for your continued generosity.


Welcome into Our Christian Community

We warmly welcome Lorcan Alejandro Quigley and Oisin John Quigley, who were baptised last weekend. May God bless them and their families.


Armagh Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes

📅 Sunday 10th May – Friday 15th May
Further details are available from any of the Parish Priests or Committee Members.

  • Next meeting: Wednesday 4th February at 7.30pm

  • Closing date: Monday 9th February


St. Brigid’s Triduum – Oratory

  • Friday 30th January: 7.30pm

  • Saturday 31st January: 7.30pm

Celebrant: Fr. James Browne I.C.


St. Brigid’s Day – Sunday 1st February

To facilitate as many people as possible, two Masses will be celebrated at the Shrine:

  • 11.00am: Mass at the Shrine – Archbishop Eamon Martin

  • 11.45am – 2.45pm: Relic of St. Brigid at the Shrine

  • 3.00pm: Mass at the Shrine – Fr. James Browne I.C.

  • 8.00pm: Candlelight Procession

🕯 Procession: From Faughart Hill to the Shrine (please wrap up well)

🚗 Car-parking: Priority for those requiring special assistance (spaces limited)

🙋 Volunteers Needed: Help required with traffic management and stewarding.
Please contact the Parochial House. Hi-viz vests will be available on the day.


St Vincent de Paul

A Church Gate Collection will take place next weekend.


Social Dance

📍 Kilcurry Resource Centre
📅 Saturday 7th February
🕣 8.30pm – 11.00pm
🎶 Music by Brian McDermott
☕ Refreshments served
🎟 Admission €10


Masses During the Week

Kilcurry

Sunday – 11.00am
James & Brigid McDonnell; James & Margaret Conlon and DFM;
Hugh & Nancy McNamee and DFM of the McEvoy Family.

Next Sunday – 11.00am
Brenda Tynan (Month’s Mind); Peter McKeown; Owen Joe Woods;
Hugh & Nancy McNamee and DFM of the McEvoy Family;
Eileen McGee and DFM; Elizabeth & Patrick Lennon.


Brid-a-Chrin / Faughart

Sunday – 10.00am
Peter McShane; Noel Begley (1st Anniversary); Teddy Lamb.

Friday – 7.30pm

Next Sunday – 10.00am
Paddy & Eileen Lennon and DFM; Frank & Florence Harvey;
Pat McArdle; John Callan and Paddy Callan (Anniversary).


Castletown

Saturday – 6.00pm

Sunday – 12.00 noon
Dessie & Rose Smyth and daughter Sharon and DFM;
Marie & Billie Gray and DFM;
Mena & Billy Petty and DFM;
Joe McGeown (Anniversary).

Monday – 7.00pm
Tuesday – 10.00am
Wednesday – 10.00am
Thursday – 10.00am
Friday – 10.00am

Saturday – 6.00pm
Clare Dixon (2nd Anniversary); Patrick, Terry & the McGee family;
George Coburn (1st Anniversary).

Sunday – 12.00 noon


Faughart

Saturday – 7.30pm
Liam Quinn.

Next Saturday – 7.30pm

Next Sunday – 11.00am
Mary & Peter Daly; Patrick & Elizabeth Reilly and DFM.

Next Sunday – 3.00pm