Newsletter 1st February 2026

Castlemaine Parish                                                                     Feast of St Brigid – 1st February

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 Patrick O’Sullivan, Ballyarkane

Sat. 31st  Jan.Keel  7:30 pmSheila Dwyer, Farnes 1st Anniversary  
Sun 1st Feb.Kiltallagh10:00 am  Feast of St Brigid Kathleen Daly, Knockbrack 1st Anniversary  
Tue. 3rd Feb.Keel  10:00 am   
Fri. 6th Feb  Kiltallagh6:00 pmFirst Friday Mass Denis O’Connor, Ballyfinane  
Sat. 7th Feb.  Keel7:30 pmDeclan Clifford, Castledrum
Sun 8th Feb. Kiltallagh  10:00 amSenan & Frances Gibson, Tralee

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place every Monday in

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

Priest on Duty: Fr Kieran O’Sullivan 087 2432155

  • Offertory collection: €645.00& Needs of Holy Land €55 Míle Buíochas.
  • Inch Christmas Day Swim 2025:  A huge thank you to all who participated in the annual Inch Beach Christmas Day swim, €3647.87 was raised and recently donated to the Kerry Cancer Support Group. Here’s to Christmas Day 2026, we look forward to welcoming you all to this ever-growing event.
  • Fybough National School is now accepting enrolments for the 2026/2027 school year. Open Day takes place on Friday 6 February from 1:30pm.
  • Communal First Saturday (CFS), Tralee: devotions on 7th February,  commencing at 9.30 am in Holy Cross Dominican Church, Tralee. Introductory Prayers followed by Rosary 9.45 -10,30 am, Adoration of Blessed Sacrament (Optional) 11am – 12.50pm, Confession 12.00 – 12.50 pm, Holy Mass 1.05 pm
  • Maine Valley FRC Castlemaine will run a Rainbows Separation programme for children aged 9 & 10 years whose parents have gone through a separation or divorce.  Programme starts on Wednesday 25th February 7-8pm.  Ring Helen 087 3694169 to book a place.  Further information www.rainbowsireland.ie
  • Vocations Afternoon at the Poor Clare Monastery, College Road, Cork, on Saturday, February 7th, 2 – 4 pm, for young women interested in the contemplative religious life. For further information, www.poorclarescork.ie

Brigid you were a woman of peace,

You brought harmony where there was conflict.

You brought light into the darkness.

You brought hope to the downcast.

May the mantle of your peace

Cover those who are troubled and anxious,

And may peace be firmly rooted

In our hearts and in our world.

Inspire us to act justly and reverence all God has made.

Brigid, you were a voice for the wounded and the weary.

Strengthen what is weak within us.

Calm us into a quietness that heals and listens.

May we grow each day into greater

Wholeness in mind, body and spirit. Amen

Ministers of The Eucharist
Keel7th Feb.Marie Prendergast & David Flahive
Kiltallagh8th Feb.Eileen Lovett & Mike Carroll
Readers
Keel7th Feb.Family readers
Kiltallagh8th Feb.Family readers
Altar Society
Keel7th Feb.Gretta Ryan & Mary Ashe
Kiltallagh8th Feb.Karen Downes & Anne Marie Fitzgerald
Offertory Collectors
KeelFebruary  Jim O’Byrne & Tommy Griffin
KiltallaghFebruaryBrendan O’Connor & Sean O’Connor