Newsletter 30th May

Second Collection: will be taken up at all Masses next weekend 5th/6th June for Family Services & Accord. ALONE: manage a national support line and additional supports for older people …

Newsletter 23rd May

Nano Nagle Birthplace Competition: To mark Laudato Si’ week (16-24 May) Nano Nagle Birthplace is launching a short story/essay/poetry/song competition.  For full details go to our Website: www.nanonaglebirthplace.ie. Closing date: …

Newsletter 16th May

Hence, today’s feast is the celebration of Jesus’ glory after his suffering and death – the glory in which we also hope to share.  The Ascension and Pentecost, together, mark …

Newsletter 2nd May

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Castlemaine Parish 5th Sunday of Easter             1st /2nd May 2021 “The Jesus nut” The “Jesus nut,” also called the “Jesus pin,” is the nut that holds the main rotor to the mast of some helicopters, …

Newsletter 25th April

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Castlemaine Parish 4th Sunday of Easter Good Shepherd Sunday             24th /25th April 2021 On the Fourth Sunday of Easter, called Good Shepherd Sunday, we continue to reflect on the meaning …

Newsletter 18th April

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Castlemaine Parish 3rd Sunday of Easter             17th /18th April 2021 ‘What in the world happened to you?’ A man showed up at church with both his ears painfully …

Newsletter 11th April

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Castlemaine Parish Divine Mercy Sunday             10th /11th April 2021 “Divine Mercy Sunday’’ – Divine Mercy in action: A TIME magazine issue in 1984 presented a startling cover. It …

Newsletter March 28th

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Castlemaine Parish Palm Sunday of the Lords Passion   27th/28th March 2021 Pastoral Message for Holy Week and Easter 2021 If I, your Lord and Master, have washed your …

Newsletter March 14th

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Castlemaine Parish Fourth Sunday of Lent                     13th/14th March 2021 John 3:16 is probably the best loved verse in the Bible and it has been called “everybody’s text” and …

Newsletter 7th March

Our churches are sanitised regularly. When visiting our churches: • Please sanitise your hands on entering and leaving the church • Keep a safe distance from others who may be …