Feast of The Baptism of the Lord
11th January 2026
Priest on Duty: 089 9851402
Weekend Mass Times: Saturday 6:00pm Sunday: 9:30am & 11:30am. Parish Office: Mon – Fri: 10am – 1.00pm. Contact: 062 52727 / secretary@stmichaelsparishtipperary.ie
Recently Deceased:
- Billy Price, Bansha & late of Tipperary Town
- Seamus Houlihan, Aherlow Heights, Tipperary.
- Dolores Madden, Birdhill & St. Vincent’s Day Centre, Tipperary Town
Month’s Mind:
- Gerrard Carrie, Pearse Park, Tipperary.
Anniversaries: Johnny Cremins; Michael Kiely; Dec’d members of the Black Family; sile O’Mahony; Seamus Hyde; John Barron; Bunny O’Carroll; Pa Roche; James O’Connell; Noreen Walsh; Mary Cummins; Griffin O’Donnell (1st Anniv.); Sarah Ryan; Adrienne Kelly; Margaret Kelly & Denis lane Kelly; Joan Kelly; The Finn Family; Kathleen Morrissey; Pat Quinn; Mary (Mai) Kinnane; Nora Mulcahy; Theresa Rice; Molly & Nan Kneeshaw; Tommy Archer; Dave Warner; Pauline O’Connor; Peggy Corboy; Tom Greene; Kathleen & Willie McEvoy; Rodney Thompson; Kathleen Leahy; Michael Morrissey; Keith martin; Patrick, Philomena & Tom McGrath; Archdeacon Hogan; Tom Frost; Jim Ryan; Billy Jones; Barney Brogan; Johnny Cremins; Mary Cleary; Archdeacon Francis Ryan; Mary & Joe Coffey; Catherine Cronin; Jimmy McGrathJoseph Lonergan; Mary Hogan;
Weekly Offertory Envelope and Donations: for W/E 4th/5th January 2026 was €2,250. Thank you and also to those who regularly contribute online.
Christmas Clergy Collection: Thanks to all who have contributed a further €805.00 for this collection bringing it to €19,845.00 so far. The total so far for 2025 to €74,580.00. The target for our parish to reach this year is €113,400. All cheques must be made payable to St. Michael’s Church.
Parish Newsletter: The deadline for inclusion of items in the Newsletter is Thursday each week at the close of the Office at 1.00pm. Items received after Thursday not be included in the Newsletter that weekend. The Newsletter goes to print on Thursday afternoon.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: every Wednesday 3pm to 8pm in St. Michael’s Church. ‘Come spend one hour with me’
Confessions: in St. Michael’s Church on Saturdays 3pm to 4pm.
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service: is asking for blood donors to attend clinics in Tipperary following a drop in donations over the Christmas period. Blood supplies typically fall after the festive season, but hospital demand remains constant, with patients continuing to rely on life-saving blood for cancer treatment, surgery, emergency care, and maternity services. Ballykisteen Hotel Tipperary on Monday 12th, Tuesday 13th & Wednesday 13th January 4:50pm – 8:10pm each day. Phone 1800 222 111 for appointment. New Donors welcome at all clinics.
Parish Lotto Results: 8th January 2026 – 7, 22, 25, 27 – No Jackpot winner. The €50 Lucky Dip Winner is Sarah CroweThe Jackpot is €5,000. Thanks to the many who continue to support the Parish Lotto each week. To join: St. Michaelsparishtipperary.ie and press the Lotto Button.
Collection Envelopes 2026: Thanks to all who are using the Weekly Collection for 2026. Anyone who did not received a box for 2026 can collect them in the Sacristy of the Church after mass.
Reflection on the Meaning of Baptism This is the message that I would like to give you today. You have brought your children here so that they may have the Holy Spirit within them. Take care that they grow with the light, with the strength of the Holy Spirit, through catechesis, through helping them, through teaching them, through the examples that you will give them at home,” (Pope Francis to parents as he baptized their children on the Feast of Baptism of the Lord. January 2020)
Care of the Earth; ‘…Despite all attempts to deny, conceal, gloss over or relativize the issue, the signs of climate change are here and increasingly evident …’ Pope Francis reminds us that …’living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience…’ Pope Francis… Laudato Deum#5, Laudato’ Si 217