Parish Life
27th March, 2016 – Easter Sunday
Weekend Mass Times St. Mary’s Castlegregory
Sunday – 10.30am
Confessions after Vigil Mass and after First Friday Mass
Parish Office – St. Mary’s Presbytery, Castlegregory
Monday - Closed
Tuesday 10.30am to 4.00pm
Wednesday 10.30am – 4.00pm
Thursday 10.30am to 3.00pm
Friday 10.30am to 4.00pm
(Check out newsletter for any changes in times of opening hours due to holidays etc)
Tel: 066 7139145 – Mobile 087 1438060 – Email:
Kerry Diocesan Website – www.dioceseofkerry.ie
Notices for Newsletter to reach office by 11.30am on Fridays
Priest: Fr. Michael Hussey 087 1438060 - Secretary: Bernie Dowling
Weekend Mass Times
Clochán Bréanainn
Séipéal Naomh Bréanainn
An Satharn – 6.45 i.n.
Confession before and after Mass on Tuesdays
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Parish Pastoral Council: Chairperson: James Kildea, Julia Dowling, Vincent Filgate, Bernie Dowling, Patricia Hennessy , Audrey Stephens , Joan Herbst, , Sheila Kelliher, Eileen Nicholl, Siobhan Hennessy, Síle Mulcahy , Anne Dennehy, Angela O’Sullivan, Eileen O’Grady, Kathleen Dowd Liturgy Group Contacts Chairperson –
Anne Dennehy Secretary – Maunie Kelliher - Maire Begley (organist/adult choir) Pat Finn & Trish Browne (Folk Group) Síle Mulcahy (St. Brendan’s Choir) Area Pastoral Council Representatives; James Kildea and Bernie Dowling, Eileen Nicholl Finance Committee: Joan Ferriter, Gerard O’Donnell, Kathleen O’Rourke, Bernie Dowling, Fr. Michael Hussey. Building and Maintenance: Sean Lyons, Denis Dowling, Pat Joe Flynn, Micheál O’Leary, Trish Browne, Sheila Kelliher, Pat Finn, Tommy Fitzgerald, James Kildea,
Parish Reps for Safeguarding Children: Kathleen Spillane, Susan Browne and Kathleen Brosnan Youth Council: Cathy Browne, Darragh Rohan, Jena Cronin, Shannon O’Grady, Amy Byrne, Eva O’Connell, Kate Shannon, Sinead Sheehan ,Timmy Walsh, Ellen Goodwin, Shannen Cronin-Maunsell, Cody Stafford, Michael Scanlon, Claire Dennehy, Carrie Dowling, Niamh Shannon, Caitlyn Browne, Hazel Browne, Grace O’Sullivan.
Week beginning 27th March 2016
Easter Sunday
Today, Easter Sunday, we are celebrating the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead. Peter tells us in the first reading all the prophets were pointing to Jesus; The Resurrection is the fulfilment of
Gods plan for His people in sending His only Son Jesus to save us and is the fulfilment of Jesus' obedience to his Father’s will and what He came to
accomplish. This is the essence of our faith that our sins are forgiven and we can have everlasting life if we believe in Jesus as our Saviour. We are
all given free will; we have a choice; but Jesus tells us 'I am the
Resurrection, He who believes in me will never die...' This is the
condition for eternal life. We all want to live forever, it’s up to us; we cannot fully understand as it is a mystery but we need to enter into this mystery. We can rejoice today in a living Jesus who died for us and promises to be with us to the end of time.
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Easter Prayer
Lord, the resurrection of Your Son
has given us new life and renewed hope.
Help us to live as new people
in pursuit of the Christian ideal.
Grant us wisdom to know what we must do,
the will to want to do it,
the courage to undertake it,
the perseverance to continue to do it,
and the strength to complete it.
New Saint Joseph People's Prayer Book
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Wishing you all a Blessed and Joyful Easter.
Pray for our Departed
Catherine & John Joe Flaherty, Meenascarty
Elizabeth O’connor, Bornadeehy
Tom & Ellen Hilliard, Kellysheight
Hilda Whelan, Forge Road
Bridget Maunsell, Kilcummin
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Pray for the Sick of the Parish
Remember the sick of the parish in your prayers, those in hospital, nursing homes, those undergoing treatments and waiting test results. Lord, may Your healing hand touch them.
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Priest on Deanery Duty
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Priest on deanery duty this coming Sunday 27th March, 2016 is Fr. Joe Ó Beaglaoí In the event of an emergency, please call 066 9151208.
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Weekday Mass Schedule
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St. Mary’s
Easter Monday 28th March – 10.00am Intention. – Hilda Whelan, Forge Road
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Tuesday 29th March – 9.30am – Intention: Bridget Maunsell, Kilcummin
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There will be no parish masses Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of the coming week. In the event of a funeral, please call 087 2307502
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St. Brendan’s
There will be no Tuesday evening Mass in St. Brendan’s this coming week.
Parish Notices
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Easter Dues will be taken up at Easter Vigil/Easter Sunday Masses this weekend. The envelopes are blue in the planned giving boxes. If you put cash into the collection and you want it noted, please contact the parish office.
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Trocaire Boxes – Please return your Trocaire Boxes to any of the Masses over the coming couple of weeks.
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Holy Land Pilgrimage Archbishop Eamon Martin will lead a Christian solidarity pilgrimage to the Holy Land from September 9-17, 2016, on a direct flight from Dublin. It will be an opportunity to visit holy sites and walk in the footsteps of Jesus in Bethlehem, Nazareth, Galilee and Jerusalem. It will also be an opportunity to visit the tiny Christian community in the region known as the ‘living stones’ of the Holy Land. €1,495 (approximately £1,168) per person sharing. Details and itinerary on www.maptravel.ie or call 00 353 1 878 3111 (from North) or 01 878 3111 (from RoI).
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Parish Page – Please check our parish page on the Kerry Diocesan Website. Newsletter, photos from the parish www.dioceseofkerry.ie and click on to our parish Castlegregory
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St. Vincent de Paul 087 1647788