Castlemaine Parish– 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
9th August 2026
| 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 Tony Meade, Knockaneacoolteen
| Sat. 8th August | Keel | 7:30 pm | |
| Sun 9th August | Kiltallagh | 10:00 am | Peter Hill, Castlemaine & UK |
| Tue 11th August | Keel | 10:00 am | |
| Fri. 14th August | Keel | 7.30 pm | Vigil Mass Mary Clifford, nee Long, Whitegate & London |
| Sat. 15th August | Kiltallagh Keel | 9:00 am 7:30 pm | The Assumption of the Blessed Mary Denis Brosnan, Farnes 1st Anniversary |
| Sun 16th August | Kiltallagh | 10:00 am | Siun Curley |
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 6277638
- Offertory collection: €784.00; Pastoral Centre: €514.00; Míle Buíochas.
- Communion Calls: will take place this Tuesday 11th August. If you have a family member or neighbour who wishes to receive Holy Communion in their home each month, please contact the Parish office.
- Please join Recovery Haven on Friday August 14th at 6.30pm at Tralee Bay Wetlands for what promises to be another hugely memorable and special Celebration of Light Ceremony, in association with the Rose of Tralee International Festival
- Legion Of Mary: ‘Embrace the Grace’ is the title of the Young Adult Catholic Conference (18-40) being held on Saturday 29th August 2026 from 9.30am to 6.00 p.m. at the Legion of Mary, De Montfort House, Morning Star Avenue, Dublin 7 DO7 VAO3. Tickets are on Eventbrite.ie. The Legion of Mary in Kerry want to sponsor 2 young unwaged adults to attend. Please contact Patricia 0879048659 for more information.
Listen to the Voice of the Lord
Serving God can be hard. For some, avoiding God is even harder. Sunday’s readings highlight two servants of the Lord from different eras. One runs away from his ministry as prophet, while the other sinks before his own identity.
This Sunday’s readings evoke the possibility of finding the presence of God within silence or storm. But the experiences of Elijah and Peter reveal more than that. Elijah is called “the disturber of Israel” and Peter “you of little faith.” Elijah finds the divine presence in a whispering sound while Peter finds it while drowning in a storm. The prophet and the disciple are both able to listen to the divine voice regardless of the circumstances, in calm or chaos. Elijah and Peter hear a call to become fully themselves as servants of the Lord, a role Peter cannot doubt and from which Elijah cannot run.
| Ministers of The Eucharist | ||
| Keel | 15th August | John Carmody & Mary Ita Ladden |
| Kiltallagh | 16th August | Fergus Culloty & Catherine O’Connor |
| Readers | ||
| Keel | 15th August | Family Readers |
| Kiltallagh | 16th August | Mike Carroll |
| Altar Society | ||
| Keel | 15th August | Susan & Sarah Clifford |
| Kiltallagh | 16th August | Noreen Breen |
| Offertory Collectors | ||
| Keel | August | Tom Evans |
| Kiltallagh | August | Sean O’Connor & Brendan O’Connor |