Castlemaine Parish 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – 6th/7th September 2025
| Moderator: Fr. Kevin Sullivan 087 6277638 Parish Office: 3 Meanus Heights, Castlemaine Opening Hours: Tue & Thur 9.30am – 12.30pm (087) 2979864 Email: castlemaine@dioceseofkerry.ie Safeguarding Children: Contact No. (087) 6362780 |
| Sat. 6th Sep | Keel | 7:30 pm | Nigel Boughen, Keel |
| Sun 7th Sep | Kiltallagh | 10:00 am | |
| Tue. 9th Sep | Keel | 10:00 am | |
| Thur. 11th Sep | Keel | 7.30 pm | |
| Sat. 13th Sep. | Keel | 7:30 pm | James Long, Cahirfilane 1st Anniversary |
| Sun 14th Sep. | Kiltallagh | 10:00 am | Willie & Jim Burke, Ballygamboon & Rathpook |
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place every Monday in
St Gobnait’s Church, Keel from 11am – 7pm
Priest on Duty: Fr Timothy Kiplagat 087 0009181
- Offertory collection: €746.00 Míle Buíochas.
- Second collection: this weekend 6th/7th September for Diocesan Needs.
- Communion Calls will take place in the Kiltallagh area on Tuesday 9th Sep and in Keel area on Friday 12th September. Contact 087 2979864 to be included.
- Better Bones Better Balance Ballyfinane Hall beginning Wed. 17th September 10am- 11am 8 weeks €50 Contact Darragh 087 3779584.
- Hospice Coffee Morning Friday 26th September 8.30am – 12pm Ballyfinane Hall. All welcome.
- Chime outreach clinic on Thurs 11th September 2pm – 4pm at the Day Care Centre, Market Street, Killorglin. 087-3747327 to book appointments.
- Saturday 13th Sept at 3pm the rosary and Divine Mercy chaplet will be recited on Main St Killarney in honour of Our Lady’s wish in Fatima
- Join the online launch: Diocese of Kerry Celebrate Season of Creation, on Wednesday 10th Sept at 7.30pm, Link on www.diocseofkerry.ie
The canonization of Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint in the Catholic Church, will take place on Sunday, September 7. Acutis, an Italian teenager who died from leukaemia in 2006, has been celebrated for his devotion to the Eucharist and his use of technology to promote the Catholic faith. is widely regarded as a role model for young people in the Church.
As a teenager, he offers the Catholic Church an opportunity to connect to generations of young people that have become increasingly disengaged from practicing their faith. As a ‘gamer saint,’ Carlo’s utilisation of technology as a tool of evangelisation is tremendously reassuring in an age of anxiety about the corrosive effects of social media and AI.
Carlo demonstrates what it means to be in the world, but maybe not of the world. That’s something that’s more challenging now, given all the distractions of our culture, but it is possible. In that way, he offers hope to young people, many of whom struggle with mental health issues associated with a cultural shift toward social media and technology.
Carlo is one of the first young, contemporary saints who did like sports and video games, but also loved the Eucharist and the Church and God. That makes his story accessible and inspirational. Here is this someone who in the midst of our modern world was able to find a contemplative peace and have a deep, intimate relationship with the Lord through the Eucharist — and then also express that through the channels everyone uses, like the internet.
| Ministers of The Eucharist | ||
| Keel | 13th Sep. | Margaret Cournane & Michael Murphy |
| Kiltallagh | 14th Sep. | Margaret Moriarty & Bernie Nagle |
| Readers | ||
| Keel | 13th Sep. | Family Readers |
| Kiltallagh | 14th Sep. | Family Readers |
| Altar Society | ||
| Keel | 13th Sep. | Maura Barton |
| Kiltallagh | 14th Sep. | Margaret Moriarty & Karen McKenna |
| Offertory Collectors | ||
| Keel | September | Keith McGuigan & Christina Hayes |
| Kiltallagh | September | William Burke & John Quirke |