PARISH NEWSLETTER
BALLYDALY-CULLEN-MILLSTREET
Second Sunday of Advent
8th Dec. 2024
Canon John Fitzgerald, P.P.
Telephone Nos.: Landline: 029 70043 & Mobile: 087 775 2948
Email: millstreet @dioceseofkerry.ie
Website: www.dioceseofkerry.ie
All Masses are livestreamed on www.churchservices.tv/millstreet
Parish Opening Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
10.00am to 1.00pm & 2.00pm to 5pm
RECENT DEATH: Tim Dineen, Carrigacooleen; Seán Buckley, Bantry.
Mass Intentions for THIS WEEKEND:
Saturday 7th December: Rosary will be recited at 5.40p.m.
Millstreet 6.15p.m. Séamus Manley, Church Street (First Anniversary). Denny O’Sullivan, Rathduane; Denis Buckley, Mountleader; Margaret & Frank Reen, Main Street & their son D.J; Tade Corcoran, Coolikerane & Sr. Kathleen Murphy.
Sunday 8th December:
Ballydaly 9.30a.m. Frankie & the deceased members of the Brosnan Family, Rathduane; Pat, Dan & Margaret O’Connor, Ballydaly & John Murphy; Kathleen & the deceased members of the Mulcahy Family, Aunagloor.
Millstreet 11.30a.m. Mary & Denis O’Connor, Dromsicane; Ellen O’Sullivan, Cloghoulamore
ANNIVERSARIES: Peggy Thornton, Drishanebeg; Ursula Manley, The Square; Bobby Cronin, The Rectory; Kathleen & the deceased members of the Kelleher Family, The Bridge; Con Buckley, Dooneen; Denis & Kate Kelleher, Killowen; John & Kattie Dennehy, Curragh; Maurice Fitzgerald, Cloghoula; Nora Murphy, Killarney Road; Julia & Tim Kiely, Tubber; Willie O’Shea, Rathmore; Noreen O’Keeffe-Finn, Millstreet & Dromina; Mary & Joan Murphy, Waterville; Anna Dimmock, Aubane & London.
Mass Intentions for NEXT WEEKEND:
Saturday 14th December:
Millstreet 6.15p.m. Noel Hartnett, Clara Road, Connie & the deceased members of the Hartnett Family, The Bridge; John Kelleher, Station Road; Seán & Kathleen O’Riordan, Church Street.
Sunday 15th December:
Cullen 9.30a.m. Jerry O’Leary, Mologhroe; Michael & Margaret Murphy, Rathcoole; Noel Lehane, Two Gneeves; Phyllis & Pádraig O’Connor, Cullen.
Millstreet 11.30a.m. Donie Casey, Cloghoula; Tom Cronin, Coolinarne; The deceased members of the Dennehy Family, Murphy’s Terrace & the Kelleher Family, Lislehane.
| Rotas for next weekend 14th & 15th December | |||
| CHURCH | TIME | READER | EUCHARISTIC
MINISTERS |
| Millstreet | 6.15 p.m. | Eimear Buckley | Group B |
| 11.30 a.m. | Eileen O’Sullivan | Group A | |
| Cullen | 9.30 a.m. | Gillian McCarthy | Moira O’Keeffe |
Millstreet Church: Mass times this week unless there is a funeral.
Mass on Monday (9th) for People of the Parish at 10.00a.m.
Mass on Tuesday (10th) for Private Intention at 10.00a.m.
Mass on Wednesday (11th) for Private Intention at 10.00a.m.
No Mass on Thursday 12th
Mass on Friday (13th) for Private Intention at 10.00a.m.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Tuesday in Millstreet Church 10.30-7.30pm.
Legion of Mary meet every Tuesday night in the Parish Centre at 7.30p.m.
MILLSTREET PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: Meeting on Monday night (9th) at 8.00p.m. in the Parish Centre.
MILLSTREET ALTAR SOCIETY: 15th & 22nd Dec: Group D
CULLEN CHURCH COLLECTOR for 15th Dec: Conor Morley
CULLEN CHURCH: Mass on Thursday 12th for Larry Morley, Cullen (recently deceased) at 7.30p.m.
PASTORAL AREA PRIEST ON DUTY: Sunday 8th: Fr. Pat O’Donnell (064) 7758026/ (086) 8351732. Sunday 15th: Fr. Joe Tarrant (064) 7751104/ (086) 3978642.
Community Notices
- MILLSTREET PRIMARY SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION will hold a bake sale in the Parish Centre on this Sunday 8th December after 11.30a.m. Mass.
- VINCENT DE PAUL: Annual collection this weekend 7th/8thDecember.
- CULLEN TIDY TOWNS invite you to the lighting of the Christmas Treeon Sunday 8th December at 7.m.
- AUBANE SOCIAL CLUB: Dates to note: Tuesday 10th Dec a talk on Women’s Health will be given at 8.00p.m. (admission free); Christmas Mass & Party on Friday 13th at 8.00p.m.
- MILLSTREET GRAMOPHONE CIRCLE: Christmas Presentation by Eithne O’Keeffe, Boherbue will take place on Friday 13th December at 8.15p.m. in the Canon O’Donovan Day Centre. Everyone is very welcome.
- NORTH CORK HAMPER PACKERS CHRISTMAS APPEAL: Millstreet drop point is O’Regan’s Mill Office and collection in West End Car Park on Saturday 14thDecember between 11 & 12.00p.m.
- KNOCKNAGREE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CLG will hold a Church Gate collection in Cullen next weekend 15th
- KERRY HOSPICE invites you to remember your loved ones by sponsoring a light on the online Memorial tree on lighttoremember.com.
- CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES: Cards with details of our Penitential Services and Christmas Masses are available at the back of each Church.
- PARISH ENVELOPES are currently being delivered to households for 2025, if you wish to collect from our Parish office just let us know.Thank you to our volunteers for undertaking deliveries.
