Second Collection: will be taken up at all Masses this weekend for the Sick and Retired Priests.
Radio Maria: is an Irish Catholic Radio Station that has grown in strength and popularity in recent years. It broadcasts Mass, Rosary, Divine Mercy Hour etc; daily. It has many interesting programs. Many people tune in to pray with them. The easiest way to tune in is via the television, Saorview channel 210, (if you go backwards one channel from RTE1 you will get Radio Maria). There is also a mobile App. All details on www.radiomaria.ie
Communion Calls: will take place this Friday 9th July. Anyone who wishes to receive Holy Communion in their home, please email the Parish Office castlemaineparish@dioceseofkerry.ie or contact Fr. Danny 087 9061255.
Graveyard Mass: Unfortunately, due to the present circumstances no graveyard Masses will take place this year. We encourage you to visit & tend to your family graves and the graves of people who may not live locally.
In November, we hope to have our Mass of Remembrance for each person whose funeral Mass was celebrated in our Parish since last November. During this Mass, candles will be lit in their memory.
Get a Vaccine, Give a Vaccine: If you have been vaccinated against COVID-19, you can give a vaccine to someone in need by supporting UNICEF in the biggest vaccine procurement and distribution in history. Nobody is safe until everyone is safe and no child is safe until everyone they rely on, is safe. Visit www.unicef.ie or call 01 8783000.
ALONE: manage a national support line and additional supports for older people who have concerns or are facing difficulties relating to COVID-19. Professional staff are available to answer queries and give advice and reassurance. The support line is open seven days a week, 8am-8pm, by calling 0818 222 024.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation: Parish Confessions are available every Saturday at St James’ Church, Killorglin from 12 noon to 12.30pm. The Priest will be seated in the sanctuary of the church. Confessions will not be heard in the confessional boxes for the foreseeable future. The Priest will be wearing a mask and the person coming for confession will be expected to do likewise. Welcome one and all.
| Eucharistic Ministers |
| Keel July 3rd John Carmody & Mary Ita Ladden Kiltallagh June 4th Miriam Ryan & Catherine O’Connor Keel July 10th Elizabeth Ryle O’Connor & Patrick Flynn Kiltallagh July 11th Jack Keating & Bernie Nagle |
| Ushers |
| Keel July 3rd Owen McCarthy & Mary Nagle Kiltallagh July 4th Maurice Daly & John Quirke Keel July 10th Orla Nolan & Marie O’Brien Kiltallagh July 11th Gerry Buckley & Micheal Daly |
| Sanitisers |
| Keel July 3rd Mary Bartley & Deirdre O’Shea Kiltallagh July 4th Catherine O’Connor & Breda Murphy Keel July 10th Marie O’Brien & Eileen Prendiville Kiltallagh July 11th Bernie Nagle & Eileen Keating |
Believe,
when you are most unhappy
that there is something for you
to do in the world.
So long as you can
sweeten another’s pain,
life is not in vain.
The unselfish effort
to bring cheer to others,
will be the beginning of a
happier life for ourselves.
| Castlemaine Parish 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time 3rd/4th July 2021 |
Do not allow rejection to derail your dreams:
The annals of human history are replete with case after case of good people being rejected by those who knew them best. Beethoven, for example, had a rather awkward playing style and preferred to work at his own compositions rather than play the compositions of the classical artists of his day. Disapproving of his technique, his teacher called him hopeless as a composer.
Albert Einstein did not speak until he was four and could not read until age nine. His school master said that he was “mentally slow, unsociable and adrift in his foolish dreams, and that he would never amount to anything.” Thomas Edison’s teachers advised his parents to keep him home from school, stating that he was “too stupid to learn anything.”
Our Scripture readings this week challenge us to face rejection with prophetic courage and optimism. Very often our friends, families, or childhood companions fail to listen to us and refuse to accept the words of grace, love, and encouragement that we offer to them because they are so familiar with us that they are unable to see us as God’s appointed instruments, the agents of God’s healing and saving grace. But we have to face such rejection with prophetic courage because by our Baptism we are called to be prophets like Jesus, sharing Jesus’ prophetic mission. As prophets, our task is to “speak the truth in love,” and to oppose the evils in our society without condoning or encouraging sinful behaviour even in our loved ones. Let us also acknowledge, appreciate, and encourage the prophets of our time who stand for Truth and Justice in our society with the wisdom of God in their heads, the power and love of the Holy Spirit in their words, and the courage of God in their actions.
| Fr. Danny Broderick (087) 9061255 Parish Residence: 18 Ballyoughtragh Heights, Milltown Parish Office: Wed. & Fri. 9:30-12:30 066-9767312 Email: castlemaineparish@dioceseofkerry.ie Website: www.castlemaineparish.com Safeguarding Children: Contact No (087) 6362780 | |||
| Masses & Intentions | |||
| Sat. July 3rd | Keel | 7.30 p.m. | |
| Sun. July 4th | Kiltallagh | 10:00 a.m. | |
| Tue. July 6th | Keel | 10:00 a.m. | |
| Thurs July 8th | Keel | 7.30 p.m. | |
| Sat. July 10th | Keel | 7:30 p.m. | Catherine Baldock, Shanahill West Months Mind |
| Sun. July 11th | Kiltallagh | 10:00 a.m. | Tomas O’Dowd, Brackhill |
Reminder
Masses will be streamed live online vis our webcam system:
- Log into www.castlemaineparish.com
- Scroll down to the bottom of page to where it says Live Streams
- Click St. Gobnait’s, Keel for Mass in Keel
- Click on arrow to play
- Click St. Cathage’s for Mass in Kiltallagh
- Click on arrow to play
Priest on duty this weekend:
Fr. Danny Broderick 087 9061255