Castleisland Parish
Sunday 13th December 2015
Priest: Fr Dan O’Riordan P.P.
Email: castleisland@dioceseofkerry.ie
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Phone: 066-7141241
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Priest on Weekend Duty
Fr. Pat Crean Lynch
087 670 9491
Recently Deceased:
 Lena Shanahan (nee Cronin)
Killarney Road, Castleisland.
Castleisland Mass Intentions:
Sat 12th Vigil 6.15pm: John Cronin,
Knockardtry, Castleisland (Anniversary)
Sun 13th Dec 11.30am: Norrie Begley,
Killarney Road.
Mon 14th 11.00am: Sympathy Mass for
all those we have been asked to pray for
through the Parish Office.
Mon 7.00pm: John Cronin,
41 St. John’s Park, Castleisland.
(First Anniversary)
Tues 15th 11.00am: Ted Brosnan,
Loughfouder and Wexford.
Tue 7.00pm: Deceased members of the
Howarth and Martin families.
Wed 16th 11.00am: Joseph Sugrue,
Limerick Road. (Anniversary)
Thurs 17th 11.00am: Mossie and Jerry
Quinlan, Knockrour also John and
Margaret Quinlan, Knockrour.
Fri 18th 11.00am: Dan Kearney, College
Road (Anniversary)
Fri 7.00pm:
Christmas Remembrance Mass:
 John O’Sullivan, 27 St. Stephen’s
Park
 Dan O’Sullivan, 10 Desmond’s Ave.
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Molly Moynihan, Main Street.
Breda and James Walsh, St.
Stephens Park.
Sr. Ann M. Nolan, Desmond’s Ave.
Margaret, John and Timmy Brosnan,
Leamydoody.
John Paul and Catherine O’Connor,
Dulague and deceased family
members. O’Connor and Callaghan
family, Dulague.
Deceased members and friends of
the O’Donoghue and Fleming
families.
Deceased Members of the
Desmond’s GAA Club, Castleisland.
James (Buddy )O’Sullivan, Tullig
Michael Pembroke, College Road
(40th Anniversary)
Bridie and Michael O’Connor,
College Road.
John O’Connor, Tralee.
Dan Collison, Tullig.
Nicholas Foran, Knockeen.
James, and John Coffey, St. Johns
Park, Katie and Mikey Coffey,
Rebecca and Paris O’Brien.
Con and Nora Geaney and Nellie
Shanahan, Main Street.
Tadhg, Joan and Betty Crowley,
Oakpark, Tralee.
Sheila Lawlor, Ballymacquin.
Michael and Josephine Brosnan,
Knockeen.
Nellie O’Connor, Knockeen and
deceased family members.
Dan and Aine Riordan, Castleisland.
Ann Brosnan, Killarney.
Thade Brosnan, Currow.
Kathleen O’Connor, Dooneen.
Joseph Sugrue, Limerick Road.
John Moyles, Dublin.
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Paddy, Joan, Bridget, Jamie and
Thomas Foran, Desmond’s Avenue.
 Willian (Billy)Broderick,Tulligabeen
 Paddy and Hannah Broderick.
 Kathleen Lyne and deceased family
members, Lower Cromane.
 Josephine McSweeney, Lower Main
Street.
 Padraig Griffin and Maurice Griffin,
Lower Main Street.
 Timothy, Katie, Peggy and Sheila
Brosnan, Desmond’s Avenue.
 Timmy and Nell Coffey,
Coolnageragh.
 Sonny and Rita Tangney, 72 Main
Street.
 Maurice, Kate and Con Greaney,
Main Street.
 Bill, Nora, Denis and William
Costello, Currow.
 William Griffin, Ardfert.
 Tom Hickey, College Road.
 John O’Connor, Portduff
 John Prendiville, San Francisco
 Mossie, Bea and Maurice Griffin,
Thomas Walsh, Noreen and James
O’Sullivan and deceased family
members, Karen O’Sullivan Paine,
Babel Gorman.
 William Dennehy, Currow.
 Jeremiah, Nora, Thadgie and Tom
Sheehan, Toreencahill.
 Thady (Rob)O’Donoghue, Kilmurry.
Sat 19th 10.00am: Madge Daly, Fahaduff
(First Anniversary)
Sat 19th Vigil 6.15pm: Michael Reidy,
Knocknagore (Anniversary)
Sun 20th 11.30am: Arthur O’Shea and
Phil Browne, Newmarket (Anniversary)
Christmas Mass Bouquets
now available at the Parish Office €5.00
Cordal Mass Intentions:
Sun 13th Dec 9.30am: Philip and Daisy
O’Connor, also sons John and Eddie
O’Connor, Glenowen, Cordal.
Sun 20th Dec 9.30am: Patrick and Josie
Sullivan, Ardnagragh (Anniversary)
Scartaglen Mass Intentions:
Sun 13th Dec 10.30am: Dan Coffey, also
Tom and Kathleen Coffey, Carker.
Sun 20th Dec 10.30am: John O’Keeffe,
Counguilla.
Christmas Confessions:
Will take place after all Masses in
the parish this weekend and
next weekend also.
2015 Parish Magazine: available in the
Churches, please help yourself to a copy.
Altar Servers: Parents of children who
wish to serve at Mass in the New Year.
Please collect form from parish office.
Clogher Church: Devotions in honour of
St Padre Pio on Thursday 17th Dec. at
7.15pm. Confessions also.
Year of Mercy Bishop Ray will open the
Holy Door of Mercy in St. Mary’s
Cathedral, Killarney on Sunday Dec 13th
at 5pm. Everyone is invited to the
ceremony, which will include the
celebration of Mass.
Castleisland branch of Kerry Hospice
Annual Church Gate collection at all
Castleisland churches on Saturday 19th
and Sunday 20th December.
Holy Spirit Prayer Meeting in the
Desmond Complex, Newcastlewest led by
Janice and Moss Carrig on Sunday 13th
December at 3.00pm.
Diocesan Pilgrimage to World Youth
Day 2016 The Diocese of Kerry will lead
a pilgrimage of young adults (18 – 35
years) to World Youth Day, Krakow,
Poland from July 25th to Aug 1st 2016.
For further information, contact your
parish or Tomás Kenny, Diocesan Pastoral
Team on (086) 3683778 or check out
www.dioceseofkerry.ie
Castleisland Tuition Centre: Five days
Christmas supervised study for exam
Student s .Contact 087 7994739, 085
1177261 or email ctcgrinds@gmail.com
Rosary recited in prayer room: (at rear
of Castleisland Parish Church) after
11.00am Mass, Monday to Friday. Holy
Hour in Prayer Room on Saturday
morning from 10.00am to 11.00am.
Baptisms in the Parish – all baptisms to
be booked through the Parish office at
least two weeks before baptism date.
Baptism Schedule:
Castleisland Parish Church: 1st and 3rd
Saturday of each month at 4.00pm. Cordal
Church: 2nd Sunday of each month after
9.30am Mass.
Scartaglen Church: 4th Sunday of each
month after 10.30am Mass.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament:
Each Friday in Castleisland Parish Church
(prayer room) from 11.30am to 6.45pm
and Scartaglen Church: On Monday from
10.00am to 9.00pm
Youth 2000 Christmas Retreat
Newbridge College, Co Kildare 18th –
20th December 2015. For more
information on the event or to book your
place, see www.youth2000.ie, Youth 2000
Ireland Facebook page or Tel: 00353 (0) 1
6753690