PARISH NEWSLETTER

BALLYDALY-CULLEN-MILLSTREET

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

14th Dec. 2025

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 live streamed on www.churchservices.tv/millstreet

Parish Opening Hours 

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 

10.00am to 1.00pm  &  2.00pm to 5pm

Recent Deaths:  Martin O’Connell, Mountleader; David Barrett, Canon O’Donovan Centre & Tullig; Teresa McAuliffe, Bolomore.

Mass Intentions for THIS WEEKEND:

Saturday 13^th December, 2025:  

Millstreet   6.15p.m.   John Kelleher Jnr., Station Road;  Daniel O’Connell, Millstreet & Clonbanin.

Sunday 14^th December, 2025:

Cullen 9. 30a.m. Ned Fitzgerald, Two Gneeves (recently deceased);  Jerry O’Leary, Mologhroe;  Michael & Margaret Murphy, Rathcoole & Pat & Helen Morris, Cork & Rathcoole;  Noel Lehane, Two Gneeves;  William & Mary Casey, Glounthanemore & their sons Michael, Denis & Tade;  Peter & Mary Agnes Murphy, Rathduane.

Millstreet 11.30a.m.:   Donie Casey, Cloghoula;  Tom Cronin, Coolinarne;  Mary & Denis O’Connor, Dromsicane;  Hannah, Con, John & Shane Dennehy, Murphy’s Terrace.  

ANNIVERSARIES:   Michael O’Riordan, Tullig; Pat Buicke, Murphy’s Tce; Daniel O’Connell, West End; Jack Murphy, Cahirdowney; Denis, Margaret & Michael Kelleher, Claraghatlea; Eddie Tucker, Ballydaly; Timmy Keane, Coolikerane; William Buckley, Lislehane; William O’Brien, Nohovaldaly; Martin Lawlor, Manchester & Millstreet; Sr. Mary Therese Halliden, Rathcoole & North Presentation, Cork; Gobnait Twomey, Ballingeary.

Mass Intentions for NEXT WEEKEND:                                                                                                                                                 

Saturday 20^th December, 2025:  

Millstreet   6.15p.m.   Julia Murphy, Gortavehy;  John, Patrick & Lucy Murphy, Mallow.

Sunday 21^st December, 2025: 

Ballydaly 9. 30a.m. Tom (Eoinín) O’Sullivan, Gortavehy & Banteer (First Anniversary);  Donnchna Murphy, Ballydaly;  Dan & Lily Guerin, Ballydaly & Fr. Bobby & Fr. Con Justice.

Millstreet 11.30a.m:   Matt Murphy, Killarney Road (First Anniversary) & the deceased members of the Murphy Family;  Tom Barrett, Killowen.

Rotas for 20th & 21st December, 2025
CHURCH	TIME	READER	EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
Millstreet	6.15p.m.	Eimear Buckley	Group A
	11.30 a.m.	Eileen O’Sullivan	Group B
Ballydaly	9.30a.m.	Dan O’Riordan	Eileen Guerin

Millstreet Church: Mass times this week unless there is a funeral.

Monday (15^th):  Funeral Mass for Martin O’Connell at 11.00a.m.

Tuesday (16^th):  Funeral Mass for David Barrett at 11.00a.m.

Mass on Wednesday (17^th) for Private Intention at 10.00a.m.

Mass on Thursday (18^th) for Ben Murphy, Longford & Coolikerane (recently deceased) at 7.30p.m.

Mass on Friday (19^th) for Private Intention at 10.00a.m.

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT on Tuesday from 12.00 noon to 7.30p.m. (please note change for this week)

CULLEN CHURCH: Mass on Thursday (18^th) for William & Delia O’Brien, Nohovaldaly at 7.30p.m.

BALLDALY CHURCH COLLECTOR for 21^st December: Timmy Murphy

PRIEST ON DUTY THIS SUNDAY:  Fr. Joe Tarrant (064) 7751104/ (086) 3978642  

CHRISTMAS PENITENTIAL SERVICES

As we continue our Advent Season and prepare for the birth of our Saviour, we invite you to our Penitential Services during the coming weeks.

Dromagh Church: Friday 19^th December at 7.30p.m.

Rathmore Church: Sunday 21^st December after 11.30a.m. Mass

Millstreet Church: Monday 22^nd December between 7.30 & 8.15p.m.

May we rejoice and be glad that Christ is not far from any of us.

Have Your Say about your Catholic School

The Department of Education is currently conducting a Primary School Survey that will determine the future provision of Primary Schools and crucially could lead to lasting changes in your school. If you are a parent of a child/children attending Primary School or a parent who has a child/children yet to start, you are being asked to complete a survey asking if you want your school to stay a Catholic school or if you want that to change. Survey to be completed by 16^th December 2025. See – https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/campaigns/primary-school-survey/

Community Notices 

• BALLYDALY CHURCH CHOIR will have practice for Christmas Day on Wednesday 17^th December in Ballydaly Church at 7.00p.m.
• COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT VACANCIES: 1 x office administrator based in The Millstreet Day Care Centre. To qualify for this vacancy, you must be in receipt of a social welfare payment or putting up credits for a minimum of 12 months, for further details please phone (029) 21869.
• CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES & PARISH CALENDARS:  Our Parish Calendars & cards with details of all Christmas Mass times in our Pastoral area are available at the back of each Church.