Castlemaine Parish Fourth Sunday of Lent – 26th/27th March
Welcome into our Christian Community:
Sam Matthew Long, Railway Bridge, Castlemaine
Mass Intentions
| Sat. 26th Mar | Keel | 7:30 pm | John Barton, Keel |
| Sun. 27th Mar | Kiltallagh | 10:00 am | |
| Tues. 29th Mar | Keel | 10:00 am | |
| Thur. 31st Mar | Keel | 7.30 pm | Betty Corcoran, Boolteens East |
| Fri. 1st Apr | Kiltallagh | 6:00 pm | First Friday Mass |
| Sat. 2nd Apr | Keel | 7:30 pm | Brian Barton, London & Keel |
| Sun. 3rd Apr | Kiltallagh | 10:00 am |
Priest on Duty: Fr. Kevin Sullivan 087 6277638
| Eucharistic Ministers | ||
| Keel | 26th March | Margaret Cournane & Michael Murphy |
| Kiltallagh | 27th March | Fergus Culloty & Catherine O’Connor |
| Keel | 2nd April | Marie Prendergast & David Flahive |
| Kiltallagh | 3rd April | Eileen Lovett & Mike Carroll |
| Readers | ||
| Keel | 26th March | Family Readers |
| Kiltallagh | 27th March | Rachel Prenderville |
| Keel | 2nd April | Katherine O’Connor |
| Kiltallagh | 3rd April | Aimee Griffin |
- Ukraine Appeal: there will be a second collection this weekend on 26th/27th March. Please give as generously as you can.
- Keel Community Hall will be rocking to the country sounds of Eddie Lee and The Paudie Coffey Band on Saturday 2nd April at a ‘Keel Goes Country’ fundraising concert, to assist with funding for recent and ongoing renovations to the hall. Music and dancing start at 8pm on Saturday the 2nd April, refreshments will be available throughout the evening, together with a prize raffle. Tickets are €10 each.
- Castlemaine Offertory Collection: €1183.00 Míle Buíochas
- Emigrant Services Collection: €314.00 Mile Buíochas
- Nano Nagle Birthplace Sat 9th April 2022: Fr Jim Cogley: ‘Releasing the
- Past’ – Wood you Believe – workshop 10am – 4pm; €65 incl. light lunch; Booking required Nano Nagle Birthplace 022 26411 www.nanonaglebirthplace.ie
- Accord, Marriage Care Service Accord is recruiting interested people to assist in the provision of Marriage Preparation Programmes. Application forms are available by contacting marriagepreparation@accord.ie
Selections will take place in June of this year with training commencing in September. This year Accord is celebrating 60 years supporting couples and families. Please contact www.accord.ie
- A Parish Pastoral Council meeting was held on Wed. 23rd January in the Parish House, Castlemaine. Items discussed included the return to Eucharistic adoration and that Communion distribution will resume with instructions from the celebrant. Next meeting is planned for April 27th.
Lent
Is like a long “retreat” during
which we can turn into ourselves
and listen to the voice of God,
to defeat the temptations of the evil one.
It is a period of spiritual “combat”,
which we must experience alongside Jesus
not with pride and presumption,
but using the arms of faith and prayer
listening to the word of God and penance.
In this way, we will to able to celebrate Easter
in trust, ready to renew the promises of our baptisms.