Castlegregory

 

Fr. Eamonn Mulvihill P.P.,

The Presbytery,

Castlegregory, Co. Kerry.

066-7139145.  e:mail: castlegregory@dioceseofkerry.ie

Parish Secretary - Bernie Dowling  Telephone : 066 7139145 - Parish Mobile 087 1438060 - email castlegregory@dioceseofkerry.ie  -  Closed Mondays  -  Open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.    See Newsletter for opening Hours

 

 

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We will be very sad to say goodbye to Fr Michael.  This will be his last Sunday Mass as he takes up his new appointment on Wednesday.  We thank him for his nine years of service to our parish and   may God bless him with good health and happiness in his new parish, Ballylongford.   And, as we say goodbye to Fr Michael, we welcome Fr Eamon Mulvihill to the parish and hope he will be very happy here. 

 

Confirmation Day in the Parish 22nd May. Congratulations to the children of Aughacasla NS Castlegregory NS and Cloghane NS

 

 

Thank you to all who supported the Easter Egg Hunt for Simon on Easter Sunday morning.  It was a great success and a total of 1520 euro was raised. 

A sincere thank you to Fr Niall, Sr Edel and Sr. Maria Lucia from the Family of Mary, who were with us last Saturday on the vigil of Divine Mercy Sunday for Holy Mass and Confession. 

 

 

 

 

PLEASE JOIN THE PARISH YOUTH COUNCIL FOR THE ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT AND BREAKFAST MORNING IN AID OF THE SIMON COMMUNITY!!

Divine Mercy Novena & Chaplet – Please find copies of the Novena in the churches.  The novena starts on Good Friday and ends on Divine Mercy Sunday. On the eve of Divine Mercy Sunday – Saturday 27^th April, there will be a special evening of prayer, reflection, confession ending with Holy Mass – 4pm to 6pm in St. Mary’s Church with  Fr Niall O’Riordan & sisters from the Family of Mary. There will be refreshments afterwards.

 

 

 

 

Parish Youth Council - Stations of the Cross for Our Times/Shadow Play - held in St. Mary's Church on Friday 16th March.

 

 

January 7th 2018 - Celebrating the Baptism of the Lord - Special blessing for children baptized in the parish during the last couple of years.

Harvest Mass in St. Brendan's Saturday 21st October

 

Sacred Space - St. Mary's

Summer Festival Mass 

Cup of Tea & Ice Cream after Mass!

 

 

 

Well done to the Parish Youth Council who hosted a Breakfast Morning and Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday Morning.  All proceeds went to the local Community Playground Project.  A cheque for 1335 euro was presented to Maura Cronin, member of the playground committee.

 

 

 

 

Youth Council Sleep-Out for the Homeless takes place on Saturday 17th December from 6pm to 6am Sunday morning outside Mean Scoil Nua.  All proceeds to Cork Simon Community.  This is the third year of the Sleep-out and has raised over 6000 euro for the charity. Please call to us on the night, the support from the parish the last two years has been amazing.  There will be  music and carol singing outside the school, please come along!

 

 

 

 

'Remembering our Dead'

Theme:  The Lord Is My Shepherd

The Youth Council led a prayer service in St Mary's last Friday to remember the deceased. It was a beautiful service of prayer, reflection, music.

 

Sunday 21st August, 2016

Last Sunday's Mass in St. Mary's was truly uplifting!  Priests from all over the world concelebrated Mass with Fr Hussey.  The group of priests were visiting the area with Michael Fitzgerald. The following countries were represented, Mexico, Spain, Honduras, Slovakia, Panama, Italy, China, Poland, Congo, Brazil. Our own Fr Joe Deane who visits every summer, was representing Texas and Castlegregory!!

 

BEST OF LUCK TO ELLEN, AMY, EVA AND SHANNEN WHO SET OFF TO KRAKOW ON MONDAY 25TH JULY TO CELEBRATE WORLD YOUTH DAY.  THEY RECEIVED A SENDING OFF BLESSING ON SUNDAY 24TH JULY FROM A PACKED ST. MARY'S CHURCH, CASTLEGREGORY.

 

WORLD YOUTH DAY HERE WE COME!!

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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PARISH YOUTH COUNCIL WHO RECEIVED CERTIFICATES IN YOUTH MINISTRY AS PART OF THE OGRA BEO AWARDS IN THE DIOCESE.  WELL DONE TO THEM ALL AND THANKS TO DARRAGH, CATHY, SHANNEN O'G, ELLEN AND SHANNEN M CRONIN WHO REPRESENTED THE GROUP LAST FRIDAY NIGHT  20TH MAY  IN KILLARNEY

 

 

 

 

 

PHOTOS FROM YOUTH COUNCIL EASTER BREAKFAST MORNING

 

We had the privilege of meeting some young men studying for the priesthood last weekend 24th April 2016.  Decon Paul Bechter, Deacon Michael Niemczak and acolytes Joseph Heschmeyer, Stephen Logue and Frank Furman  were visiting West Kerry and came to our parish Mass on Sunday in St. Mary's.  They come from different parts of the United States and are studying in Rome at present.  They each spoke eloquently about their faith and how they came to believe that God was calling them to the priesthood.  After Mass they were surrounded with parishioners wishing them well and assuring them of their prayers.

 

Parish Youth council Breakfast morning for Donal Walsh Foundation

The Parish Youth Council held a family Breakfast Morning on Sunday 3rd January and 825 euro was raised for the Donal Walsh #LiveLife Foundation

Youth Council - Sleep Out for Homeless

The SleepOut for the homeless took place on Friday 11th December from 6pm Friday until 6am Saturday morning. 18 members of the youth council took part.  Money is still coming in and the Youth Council collected 850 euro on the night from people stopping by to donate.  Thank you to all who supported them and to those very kind people who called to bring hot drinks and food during the night.  Here are some of the pictures.

Check out their facebook page for more pictures.

 

Some of the kind people who brought food and hot drinks to the gang during the night!

CHRISTMAS MASS AND  REFRESHMENTS FOR THOSE WHO HELP IN THE PARISH

A Mass took place in the Clubrooms on Wednesday 8th December last for all those who help in the parish.  A presentation was made to altar servers who have moved on to secondary school.

St Vincent de Paul

During Advent, please take a tag from the Jesse Tree, purchase that item/items and return to any of the Masses during the week or drop it into the parish office.  All items will be made up into hampers and delivered locally before Christmast. This project has been very successful over the last few years. Your support is always appreciated, Thank you.

              Happy Christmas from all on the Youth Council

 

CHURCH	WEEKDAYS	SATURDAY	SUNDAY	HOLY DAYS
Castlegregory Parish St Mary’s, Castlegregory St. Brendan's Cloghane	As announced check weekly newsletters for further details	Vigil Mass @ 6.15pm alternates between St. Brendan's Cloghane and St. Mary's Camp  Check weekly newsletter No Vigil Mass in St. Mary's Castlegregory	11.30am in St. Mary's Castlegregory	Same as Sunday Masses