Newsletter 8th/9th November

Castlemaine Parish                                                                     The Dedication of The Latarn Basilca Hours 8th/9th November

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

Please pray for Sheila Spring, Ballyraemeen and

Hannah Mai Fitzgerald, Ballygamboon

Sat. 8th Nov.Keel  7:30 pmMary & Jimmy Costelloe, Farnes
Sun 9th Nov.Kiltallagh10:00 am  Carmel O’Connor, Ballyfinane
Sat. 8th Nov.  Keel7:30 pmSusan Corcoran, Boolteens West
Sun 9th Nov. Kiltallagh  10:00 amLily O’Mahony, Ballyraemeen

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place every Monday in

St Gobnait’s Church, Keel from 11am – 7pm

Priest on Duty: Fr Fergal Ryan 087 2408540

  • Offertory collection: €1019.00  Míle Buíochas.
  • Second collection: this weekend is for Irish Church Commission Agencies.
  • All Mass intentions: are now being taken for 2026.
  • Knock Shrine Night Vigil for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Sunday 7th December at 4pm from Castlemaine with O’Shea’s of Kerry 066 7180123 to book your place.         
  • Christmas Market at Ballyfinane Hall will be a hive of activity on Sunday November 30th from 11am until 3pm, when the  Christmas Market will take place. There will be tea/coffee available, and a raffle will take place for some lovely prizes. All welcome.
  • 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                         

Yahweh is ‘The Living God’

Our belief in the resurrection is based upon a faith relationship with God as creator. Reflecting on the beauty and mystery of creation, we ask if there is more to life, if there is something beyond the grave. Will not God who loves us now with his good gifts care for us in the afterlife?

But there is a better reason. God intervenes in our affairs with a definite purpose. He has a plan for us that includes life after death. As a God who makes history, he marked the centre point of all human affairs in the resurrection of his Son.

As Jesus pointed out in his response to the Sadducees, YHWH is the “Living God.” He desires living beings to worship him and return his love. He has shown us the door through death to a new life. As long as we worship him, we can be assured that he will not abandon us. He wants us to live forever!

Ministers of The Eucharist
Keel15th Nov.Elizabeth Ryle O’Connor & Patrick Flynn
Kiltallagh16th Nov.Eileen Lovett & Mike Carroll
Readers
Keel15th Nov.Caroline McCarthy
Kiltallagh16th Nov.Claire O’Connor
Altar Society
Keel15th Nov.Maria Barton
Offertory Collectors
KeelNovemberMargaret Cournane & Michael Murphy
KiltallaghNovemberPhilip Moriarty