Castlemaine Parish 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 16th/17th August 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. 16th Aug | Keel | 7:30 pm | Chloe Ahern, Killeenfinane |
| Sun 17th Aug | Kiltallagh | 10:00 am | Siun Curley |
| Tue. 19th Aug | Keel | 10:00 am | Hannah & Timmy O’Connell, Ballyarkane |
| Thur. 21st Aug | Keel | 7.30 pm | |
| Sat. 23rd Aug. | Keel | 7:30 pm | Seamus Baxter, Railway Bridge, Castlemaine |
| Sun 24th Aug. | Kiltallagh | 10:00 am | Margaret Daly, Croughmore |
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: €669.00 Míle Buíochas.
- Regenera Water Sports Community Information Event on 20th August at 11am – 3pm at Keel Community Centre. All are welcome.
Today’s Gospel brings us face to face with a paradox of Christian faith. Though Jesus came to proclaim the kingdom of God and was himself the Prince of Peace, he brought division and conflict as well. Committing ourselves to the Kingdom and walking in God’s way may bring us into conflict too – just as it got Jeremiah thrown into a well in today’s first reading .
True discipleship is a costly thing.
The fact is that there are going to be times when it is not going to be easy to abide by the principles of our faith. There are going to be times when we will discover that the keeping of our beliefs will be the cause of divisions and even some strong opposition. That is what Christ is saying to us in the Gospel. None of this should come as a surprise to us. There are going to be times when we have got to stand firm for what we believe.
| Ministers of The Eucharist | ||
| Keel | 23rd Aug. | David Flahive & Michael Murphy |
| Kiltallagh | 24th Aug. | Eileen Lovett & Mike Carroll |
| Readers | ||
| Keel | 23rd Aug. | Gretta Ryan |
| Kiltallagh | 24th Aug. | Family Readers |
| Altar Society | ||
| Keel | 23rd Aug. | Marie O’Brien |
| Kiltallagh | 24th Aug. | Treasa Kelliher |
| Offertory Collectors | ||
| Keel | Aug. | Tom Evans & Cathal Griffin |
| Kiltallagh | Aug. | Sean O’Connor & Brendan O’Connor |