| The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 18th January 2026 (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and Catholic Schools Week begins today) 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: Breda Lennon, Wexford.
Month’s Mind; Seamus O’Donoghue, late of Lakelands, Tipperary Town.
Anniversaries: Michael & Jane O’Mahony; Alma & Carmel O’Mahony; PJ O’Mahony; Rody Tierney (1st Aniv) Sean Toomey (3rd Aniv); Tom Lonergan; Kitty & Tommy Withero; Laura Quinn; Jim & Catherine O’Shea; Seanie Toomey; Jerry Cotter; Mary & John Ahern; Margaret Andrews; Charlene Fitzgerald; John & Teresa Quinn & Granddaughter Majella Barry; Peggy Swords; Paddy O’Gorman (Cork); Baby Cathal Higgins; J.J. Bennett; James Kearns; Alice Lonergan; Tommy Clancy; Gerry Haslam; Eilis Haslam; Bridget Power; Patrick & Johanna Hickey; James & Mary Carew; Deceased members of the Carew Family; Michael McLaughlin; Owen O’Neill; Sean & Mary Murphy; Margaret Pyne; Bridget Jess; Michael Higgins; Tim & Mary Doherty; Billy & Bridget Finn; Mary Kennedy; Johnny Downey; Des Kennedy; J.J. Bennett; Geraldine McGrath, Bansha; Julia Collins; John Breen; James, Bridget & Tom Rea; Paddy Gallagher.
Weekly Offertory Envelope and Donations: for W/E 11th/12th January 2026 was €2,185.00 Thank you and also to those who regularly contribute online.
Christmas Clergy Collection: Thanks to all who have contributed a further €900 00 for this collection bringing it to €20,745 so far. The total so far for 2025 to €75,480 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 may 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.
Parish Lotto Results: 15th January 2026 – 5, 7, 17, 25 – No Jackpot winner. The €50 Lucky Dip Winner is Thomas O’Doherty. The 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.
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
“There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling” (Ephesians 4:4) is the theme chosen for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026. This year the prayers and reflections have been prepared by the Armenian Apostolic Church along with their Catholic and Evangelical counterparts In 301, Armenia accepted the teaching of St. Gregory the Illuminator, and was the first nation to declare itself Christian.
Prayer Lord Jesus Christ, You bring us together in all our diversity, as family and church. In the face of so many situations on earth, where hope has given way to despair and hearts are wounded and emptied by disappointment, renew our strength and unify us. Help us to share Your hope wherever we find ourselves. You are the true Light, who casts out the darkness of sin, despair and brokenness, who shines into our hearts, releasing the joy and the true hope of Your eternal love for all. Amen.
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