May the fifteen months of the pandemic renew in all of us our appreciation of the loving-kindness of God and of his gift to us of the Mass. May returning to Mass be a source of light and love for those personally struggling as a result of the pandemic. Finally, let all of us “be a good neighbour to all”, and let us pray for one another.
“O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine! all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment thine.”
+ Ray Browne
Diocese of Kerry
Corpus Christ Sunday 2021
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Communion Calls: will resume shortly. Anyone who is wishing to receive Holy Communion in their home, please contact Fr. Danny Broderick on 087 9061255 or email the Parish Office castlemaineparish@dioceseofkerry.ie
Feast of St. Anthony: 13th June. The blessing of Lilies will take place during Mass on Saturday 12th June in Keel Church and Sunday 13th June at Kiltallagh Church. Please bring your own Lilies.
Young Adult Workshop
Reconnection, minding your mind as we leave lockdown, an online workshop for Young Adults aged 18 to 30 yrs. will be held on Thursday 10th June at 7.30pm via Zoom. You can register for the link for Reconnect at www.dioceseofkerry.ie follow us on Instagram @YouthDoK for more information. For further information: Bernie McCaffrey 087 6484367
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Please note: there will be no Altar Society or Readers until further notice.
Keel
Ushers June 5th Noranne Kavanagh & PJ Ryan
Sanitisers June 5th Kathleen O’Brien & Caroline McCarthy
Ministers of the Eucharist June 5th Elizabeth Ryle O’Connor & Patrick Flynn
Ushers June 12th Donal Ashe & Tommy Griffin
Sanitisers June 12th Margaret Cournane & Joan Sheehan
Ministers of the Eucharist June 12th David Flahive & William Evans
Kiltallagh
Ushers June 6th Maurice Daly & John Quirke
Sanitisers June 6th Catherine O’Connor & Miriam Ryan
Ministers of the Eucharist June 6th Miriam Ryan & Catherine O’Connor
Ushers June 13th Gerry Buckley & Micheal Daly
Sanitisers June 13th Eileen Keating & Bernie Nagle
Ministers of the Eucharist June 13th Jack Keating & Bernie Nagle
Return of Congregations
Priest on Duty: Fr. Kieran Sullivan 087 2432155
| Castlemaine Parish The Feast of Corpus Christi 5th/6th June 2021 |
The Mass: Central to our lives and to our Sunday
Lord Jesus Christ, high priest of the new and eternal covenant, on the altar of the cross you offered a perfect sacrifice to the Father; – teach us how to offer it with you.
This Feast of Corpus Christi we can gather as a congregation in church, though with greatly restricted capacity. We cannot have traditional Corpus Christi Processions. We can give heartfelt thanks for the supreme gift of the Eucharist, the gift of Christ’s sacrifice and presence. Be of good heart.
For so much of the past fifteen months our congregations have been “fasting from the Bread of Life”. I appreciate how difficult many found it, also many felt it unfair. Being able to join in offering Mass via streaming and parish radio was a rich blessing, but it fell short of gathering in church.
I am conscious of the ongoing postponement of First Communions and Confirmations and the severe restrictions regarding funerals and weddings, – all sacraments so rich in meaning: Children meeting Jesus in the Bread of Life for the first time; older children receiving the life-long gift of the Holy Spirit. At a funeral the altar symbolises eternal life, “dying Christ destroyed our death”; at a wedding the altar symbolises faithful love, “the love of Christ even unto death”.
With the enforced ‘fasting’ in all our lives, has our appreciation of the “Bread of Life” grown? In our hearts has the absence increased our appreciation and love of the Mass:
- as a gathering of people of faith
- as finding hope and light in the Word of God
- as the offering of Christ’s sacrifice to the Father
- as receiving the ‘Bread of Life’, necessary food for life’s journey
- as a great prayer of thanksgiving.
| Fr. Danny Broderick (087) 9061255 Parish Residence: 18 Ballyoughtragh Heights, Milltown Rev. Conor Bradley (087) 3664057 Parish Office: Wed. & Fri. 9:30-12:30 066-9767312 Email: castlemaineparish@dioceseofkerry.ie Website: www.castlemaineparish.com Safeguarding Children: Contact No (087) 6362780 | |||
| Please pray for Madge Clifford, Tralee and formally Lassabee, who died on the 28th of May Doreen Francis (nee) Moriarty, Denver Colorado USA, formally of Boolteens Castlemaine, who died on 31st May Liam Daly, Southampton and formerly of Ballyfinane, who died on 1st June Masses & Intentions | |||
| Sat. June 5th | Keel | 7.30 p.m. | Bill Kelliher, Shanakeale |
| Sun. June 6th | Kiltallagh | 10:00 a.m. | John Joe O’Connor, Ballyraemeen |
| Tue. June 8th | Keel | 10:00 a.m. | |
| Thurs June 10th | Keel | 7.30 p.m. | Catherine Courtney, Caherfilane 1st Anniversary |
| Sat. June 12th | Keel | 7:30 p.m. | Jim Foley, Fybough & Wales |
| Sun. June 13th | Kiltallagh | 10:00 a.m. | Brendan & Elizabeth Moriarty, Ballinamona |
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