Castlemaine Parish All Souls Sunday in Ordinary Time – 1st/2nd November 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. 1st Nov. | Kiltallagh Keel | 10:00 am 7:30 pm | All Souls Day Tommy Sheehan 2nd Anniversary & Catherine Doolan, Ardcanaught Months Mind |
| Sun 2nd Nov. | Kiltallagh | 10:00 am | John Giles, Tonreigh |
| Tue. 4th Nov. | Keel | 10:00 am | |
| Fri 7th Nov. | Kiltallagh | 7.30 pm | Remembrance Mass for all those buried in Kiltallagh this year |
| Sat. 8th Nov. | Keel | 7:30 pm | Mary & Jimmy Costelloe, Farnes |
| Sun 9th Nov. | Kiltallagh | 10:00 am | Carmel O’Connor, Ballyfinane |
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: €755.00 Míle Buíochas.
- Second collection: next weekend is for Irish Church Commission Agencies.
- Mass intentions: will be taken for 2026 for those who died this year this coming week on Tuesday 4th November. Then the second week in November intentions may be booked for all other anniversaries.
- Jubilee of Choirs – Workshops for singers, musicians and choirs. Monday 3rd November – St. Stephen & St. John’s Church, Castleisland at 7.30pm Tuesday 4th November – John Paul II Pastoral Centre at 7.30pm Thursday 6th November – St. Mary’s Church, Dingle at 7pm Sunday 9th November – St. Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney at 2pm Further information contact 083 3662400
- The life story of Fr. Tom Jones (1868-1950) comes available as Unbeatable – Handball Supremo. Author, Fr. Tom Looney has arranged two Kerry launches where his biography will be available costing €15.00 LAUNCH 1.Glenbeigh Handball and Community Centre Sun 9th Nov at 6pm by John Joe Quirke, Club Chairman. 2.Kerry County Museum, Denny Street, Tralee Fri 14th Nov at 6pm
All Souls Day
On All Souls Day, we turn our hearts to those who have gone before us, our parents and grandparents, spouses, children, friends, and all who have touched our lives. We remember them not in sorrow alone, but in hope—the hope that flows from the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jesus once said, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live.” (John 11:25) Those words are not just for Martha and Mary at the tomb of Lazarus; they are for each one of us. They tell us that death does not have the final word. Through Christ, life is changed, not ended.
All Souls Day gives us a chance to renew our love for those who have died and to entrust them once more to the mercy of God. The prayers we offer for them assist the souls of the faithful departed as they are purified and prepared to see God face-to-face. In turn, these souls, now close to the heart of God, pray for us. This beautiful exchange of love is what binds the living and the dead together in the mystery of faith.
| Ministers of The Eucharist | ||
| Keel | 8th Nov. | John Carmody & Mary Ita Ladden |
| Kiltallagh | 9th Nov. | Fergus Culloty & Catherine O’Connor |
| Readers | ||
| Keel | 8th Nov. | Mary Ita Ladden |
| Kiltallagh | 9th Nov. | Family Readings |
| Altar Society | ||
| Keel | 8th Nov. | Gretta Ryan & Mary Ashe |
| Kiltallagh | 9th Nov. | Nuala Corbett |
| Offertory Collectors | ||
| Keel | November | Margaret Cournane & Michael Murphy |
| Kiltallagh | November | Philip Moriarty |