Castlemaine Parish Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 15th/16th 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 |
| Sat. 15th Nov. | Keel | 7:30 pm | Susan Corcoran, Boolteens West |
| Sun 16th Nov. | Kiltallagh | 10:00 am | Lily O’Mahony, Ballyraemeen |
| Tue. 18th Nov. | Keel | 10:00 am | |
| Fri 21st Nov. | Keel | 7.30pm | Remembrance Mass for Keel |
| Sat. 22nd Nov. | Keel | 7:30 pm | Denis & Margaret Prendergast & Moriarty family, Shanakeale |
| Sun 23rd Nov. | Kiltallagh | 10:00 am | Brenda King, Killeagh and Timmy, Lou & John Clifford |
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place every Monday in
St Gobnait’s Church, Keel from 11am – 7pm
Priest on Duty: Fr Kevin Sullivan 087 6377638
- Offertory collection: €891.00 & Irish Agencies €401.00 Míle Buíochas.
- Communion calls for Kiltallagh area: will take place on Tuesday 18th Nov.
- Knock Shrine Night Vigil for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Sunday 7th December at 4pm from Castlemaine phone O’Shea’s 066 7180123.
- 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. All welcome.
- Christmas Carol Service: on Tuesday 9th December at 6.30pm in Kiltallagh in aid of St Joseph’s National School, Castlemaine – all welcome!
- Mass celebrating all nations in the community, Sunday 30th November First Sunday of Advent. Celebrant Bishop Ray Browne St Johns, Tralee at 12pm.
- Music Celebration for Jubilee Year: The Diocese of Kerry will celebrate those who bring their gift of music and song to our liturgy with a special Mass on Tuesday Nov 18th at 7.30pm in St Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney.
- Trocaire: For the past twenty-four years, communities across the developing world have been supported with Trocaire Gifts of Change.. There are two new gifts this year to help people caught in conflicts in Gaza, Sudan and Ethiopia: a Gift of Emergency Food and a Gift of Urgent Financial Aid. There are four ways to support: online at trocaire.org/gifts; by phone on 1800 408 408/021-4275622; by post or in person in The Friary. Le gach dea-ghui
Endurance
What do we do when our world falls apart? When the temple of our lives – be they relationships, values, beliefs, dreams – lies in ruins at our feet? Sometimes we look for a scapegoat. Some people will simply give up and walk away in despair. Many will look for easy answers, quick fixes.
Jesus’ response is just the opposite. Be still, be quiet, do not be led astray. Do not allow your life to be controlled or determined by fear. Do not listen to the many voices that would cause you to run and go after them. Endure he says. Be faithful, steadfast, persevere here and now. Jesus is calling us to be present and faithful in whatever circumstances we find ourselves.
By endurance we gain our lives, our souls. Jesus is calling us to the virtue of stability. In so doing we discover that God has always been with us – in the changes, chances, and chaos of life; in the pain, loss, and disappointment; in the destruction of our temples.
| Ministers of The Eucharist | ||
| Keel | 22nd Nov. | Margaret Cournane & Michael Murphy |
| Kiltallagh | 23rd Nov. | Miriam Ryan & Colm Lynch |
| Readers | ||
| Keel | 22nd Nov. | Eileen Murphy |
| Kiltallagh | 23rd Nov. | Family readings |
| Altar Society | ||
| Keel | 22nd Nov. | Marie O’Brien |
| Kiltallagh | 23rd Nov. | Anne Marie Griffin |
| Offertory Collectors | ||
| Keel | November | Margaret Cournane & Michael Murphy |
| Kiltallagh | November | Philip Moriarty |