Castlemaine Parish First Sunday of Advent – 29th/30th November 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 |
Please pray for Hannah Cahillane, Gorthaleen & St Mary of the Angels,
Sr Dorothea Foley, Sisters of Mercy, Tralee &
We remember Tom Evans, Whitegate, Keel om his 20th Anniversary
| Sat. 29th Nov. | Keel | 7:30 pm | Eileen Flynn, Shanahill |
| Sun 30th Nov. | Kiltallagh | 10:00 am | Tony Lenihan, Curraghmore West |
| Tue. 2nd Dec. | Keel | 10:00 am | |
| Fri. 5th Dec. | Kiltallagh | 6:00 pm | Sean O’Connor, Gransha & deceased family membersHannah Mai Fitzgerald, Ballygamboon Months MindSheila Spring, Ballyraemeen Months Mind |
| Sat. 6th Dec. | Keel | 7:30 pm | Mary Prendergast, Boolteeens 1st Anniversary and her husband Daniel Prendergast |
| Sun 7th Dec. | Kiltallagh | 10:00 am | Thomas Griffin, Croughmore |
Priest on Duty: Fr Timothy Kiplagat 087 0009181
- Offertory collection: €521.00 Míle Buíochas.
- Communion Calls to the Housebound: The priests and deacons will call to the housebound in the parish on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. There will be a reminder in the newsletter each month of the next visit. If anyone wishes to be included in the list, please contact the parish office, and we would be delighted to include them on our visits. When doing so, please include the Eircode of the house, the telephone number of the person who is to be visited as well as a number for a family member/neighbour.
- The Way: www.theway.ie is a new digital platform set up by the Irish Bishops Conference hosting short videos dedicated to sharing the “Good News” and the witness of the Catholic Church in Ireland. It is intended to help people discover the faith, live the faith and pass on the faith. It is for both seekers and followers. Become familiar with it yourself and continually try to get many parishioners to access it for news about the Catholic Church.
- Remember your loved ones this festive season by sponsoring a light on Ballyfinane National School’s “Light Up A Memory Tree”. Lights can be purchased from the school; local businesses & our Go Fund Me page. The tree will be lit at 6.30pm on Tuesday December 9th at the front of the school.
- Christmas Carol Service: on Tuesday 9th December at 6.30pm in Kiltallagh in aid of St Joseph’s National School, Castlemaine – all welcome!
- There will be a Medjugorje evening of prayer on Sunday 7th December 2025 in The Church of the Immaculate Conception, Currow. The schedule is as follows: 4pm Anointing of the Sick 4:30 – 5:45pm Confessions 5pm Rosary 6pm Mass 7-8pm Adoration 8pm tea in the School Hall. Parking at the front and the rear of the church and the school yard adjacent. Hope to see you all.
Wake Up
Today, on this first Sunday of Advent, our readings offer us a vision and a challenge to “wake up!” Advent is a good time for all of us to take a look at the quality of our spiritual wakefulness. Advent is about waking up and recognizing the fact that God is present among us in the here and now. Our task is to seek and find Christ in our world.
| Ministers of The Eucharist | ||
| Keel | 6th Dec. | David Flahive & Michael Murphy |
| Kiltallagh | 7th Dec. | Fergus Culloty & Catherine O’Connor |
| Readers | ||
| Keel | 6th Dec. | Family readings |
| Kiltallagh | 7th Dec. | Family readings |
| Altar Society | ||
| Keel | 6th Dec. | Caroline & Roisin McCarthy |
| Kiltallagh | 7th Dec. | Kathleen & Eileen Lovett |
| Offertory Collectors | ||
| Keel | December | Liam Murphy & PJ Ryan |
| Kiltallagh | December | Michael Horgan & Danny Breen |