16th April, 2023

Adamstown Parish Newsletter

Weekend Sat 15th & Sun 16th April 2023

Volume 23.   Number 14

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ADAMSTOWN LOTTO

The next draw in the Adamstown Lotto takes place this Monday 17th April in the Community Centre for a Jackpot of €15,000. Buy a ticket and be in with a chance.

Please leave books back in Cullen’s shop by 8pm on draw night.

FR. TONY SCALLAN DOCUMENTARY

An hour long documentary on the work of Fr. Tony Scallon will be broadcast on South East Radio on Monday 17th April at 8.00pm. Fr. Tony was the founder of St. Patrick’s Special School in Enniscorthy and started providing facilities for children with disabilities in Co. Wexford in the early 1960s.

He served in Raheen in the 1950s before being appointed to the Cathedral Town. Fr. Robert Nolan was chaplain to St. Patrick’s School during that period.

WEXFORD MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION THANKS

On behalf of the Chairperson & Director of Wexford Mental Health Association, I would like to thank you most sincerely for your co-operation and support with our Church Gate Collection on 25th & 26th March this year. The total amount collected at the church in Adamstown was €228.00. I would like to convey that all money collected will be used to help people suffering with mental illness in Co. Wexford.

SCRATCH FILMS LTD – (Liam McGrath MD Scratch Films)

THE CIVIL WAR MEMORY PROJECT

The Civil War Memory Project, which we produced for The National Folklore Collection and RTE, I’m delighted to say that, to date, we have recorded over 80 interviews for this project, resulting in over 100 hours of material that will be officially lodged into The National Folklore Collection and RTE at the end of April 2023. I am also pleased to report that RTÉ One television will be screening our 2-part documentary series, The Silent Civil War, that gives an overview of this project. Episode 1 will be broadcast on Wednesday, April 26th next on RTÉ 1 at 9.35pm and episode 2 goes out at 9.35pm on Wednesday, May 3rd 2023.  Some recordings for this project were done around Adamstown some months ago dealing with what happened locally during the Civil War.

ADAMSTOWN CEMETERY COMMITTEE NOTICE

Re: Pat Byrne Memorial Road Run – We wish to acknowledge with gratitude further donations of €370.00 which were received during this past week.  We have now paid back the loan from the Parish Committee of €5,000, and given a donation of €150 to Adamstown Community Centre for the use of the premises and facilities for the entire day of the run.

Once again we sincerely thank all those who contributed so generously to this event and proceeds will be used for the continued upkeep of the Cemetery.

TROCAIRE BOXES

We thank most sincerely those who have returned their Trócaire Box, the amount donated to date is €922.00

If you have not yet returned your Trócaire Box, please do so as soon as possible. Thank You

SYMPATHY

The death occurred on Monday 10th April of Walter Flanagan, Templenacrow, Palace East. We extend our deepest sympathy to his sisters Rita, Theresa, brothers Noel, John, Bill, Pat and Martin, extended family and friends. His funeral Mass was celebrated in The Church of St. John Paul the Second, Raheen on Wednesday last followed by burial in Adamstown Cemetery.

May his gentle soul rest in peace.

We extend our deepest sympathy also to Nancy and Michael Lambert and family, Adamstown on the death of Nancy’s sister Kathleen (Kay) Doyle, South Knock, New Ross. We offer our sympathy also to her daughter Katrina, sons Peter and Maurice, and extended family; Kay was predeceased by her husband Maurice. Her funeral Mass was celebrated in St. Mary & St. Michael’s Parish Church, New Ross on Monday last, followed by burial in St. Fintan’s Church, Taghmon.

May her gentle soul rest in peace.

ANCCR Area Development CLG  (CE Programme)

Have vacancies in the areas of Raheen, Cushinstown, Terrerath, Carroreigh, Newbawn for

Community Employment General Operatives

Community Employment Childcare Assistant

Learn a new skill on the job and get an opportunity to re-train with a professional qualification.

In order to be eligible the following applies:

Over 21 years (in special circumstances 18 years) and in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment for 12 months.

Ukrainians in receipt of jobseekers payment for 9 months

Dependant Qualifying Adults on jobseekers.

If interested in any of these positions, please contact your local Intreo Office New Ross 051 440910,

Wexford 053 9165400 or phone Kay, CE Supervisor at ANCCR on 087 4144313. We would love to hear from you.

PRAYER FOR THE WEEK

May the Lord bless you each and every time

you give a welcoming smile or share welcoming words

with someone.

It could be a neighbour from down the road,

An old friend, a relative, or someone you’ve never met before.

May the Lord welcome you as you welcome others,

And give you peace and joy.  Amen.

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CHURCH NOTICES

IN MEMORIAM

Sat 15th – Michael Booth, Nicholas & Catherine O’Neill, Misterin (A)

Also – Shane O’Neill, Carrigbyrne & Christopher Eustace, and deceased members of the Eustace family, Eustace’s Corner (A)        Also –

Michael & Maura Hanley, Ballylanders, Co. Limerick (A)

Sun 16th – Cait Fortune, Doononey (Month’s Mind)

Sat 22nd – Lena Doyle, Ballagh, Pat Doyle & Julie Cullen, New Ross (A)also John &Josie Barden Doononey  (A)

Sun 23rd – Patrick Nolan, Quay St, New Ross also John Patrick Nolan, Clonsharra, Ramsgrange (A)

May they rest in peace.

Morning Mass each weekday morning at 9.30am

Adoration of the Blesses Sacrament every Thursday from 10.00am – 1.00pm.

READERS OF THE LITURGY

Sat 15th April – Cáit Bradley.   Sun 16th – Ann Ryan

Sat 22nd Annette English – .  Sun 23rd – Neasa Cloney

Sat 29th – Liam Whelan         Sun 30th – Family Mass

Sat May 6th – Eoghan Greene  

Sun May 7th – Sheelagh Delaney

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN

The National Board for Safeguarding Children In the Catholic Church

The Diocese of Ferns will be holding Safeguarding Information Sessions throughout May 2023.

(Clergy and Parish Safeguarding Reps are required to attend full day & refresher courses.

These sessions are particularly aimed at staff & parishioners involved in any capacity if the life of the church, secretaries, sacristans, cleaning teams, choir leaders, catechists, altar server supervisors, flower arrangers, readers, collectors etc.,

However, all who are interested are encouraged to attend.

The short session (approx 90 mins) will give you an insight into safeguarding in the context of the Catholic Church, and through the lens of our faith and community.

Topics will include: What is safeguarding?

                                  Why do we safeguard?

                                  Who safeguards?

Recognising, Responding, Reporting & Recording knowledge, suspicions and concerns of abuse.

Day	Date	Time	Venue	Location
Wed	10th May	7pm	Talbot Hotel	Wexford
Wed	17th May	7pm	Riverside Hotel	Enniscorthy
Wed	24th May	7pm	Brandon House Hotel	New Ross
Wed	31st May	7pm	Ashdown Park Gorey	Gorey

Free to attend, no booking required.

For more information please contact:

Emma Fitzgerald   053 917 4972   safeguarding@ferns.ie

Eulogy Read at Jimmy O’Shea’s funeral Mass by his

Son Brendan on Monday 3rd April 2023

We would like as a family to pay tribute to our father Jimmy O’Shea.  Jimmy was born in 1944 at the Barracks, to Jim and Ellen O’Shea. He was reared and lived his whole life in the village. He was a Peace Commissioner and carried out this role with dedication and responsibility. He worked with the late Sean O’Gorman in the building industry and in St. Abban’s Hall and later in Adamstown Community Centre. He was a life-long member of Adamstown Athletic Club. He was a member of Adamstown Branch of the Labour Party. Daddy helped his neighbours and friends by digging graves for their deceased loved ones. He loved Adamstown, his neighbours, its community and people.  He was a hard worker, he took pride in his work and did it properly, growing strawberries, rearing sheep and reading History books and was a great story teller. Daddy was held with great affection by his family, friends and neighbours. He lived life to the full and all who knew him knew how much he enjoyed social and family get togethers. Our Father was very proud to be an O’Shea. He married Betty Doran in 1969 and they had nine children; Seamus, Eleanor, Eamonn, Brendan, Padraig, John, Stephen, Brian and Alan. He was very proud of his children and he never tried to make us into anything other than ourselves. He instilled in us the need to be hard-working and to be reliable not through words but by modelling hard work itself. He loved all his family unconditionally. We would also like to pay tribute to our loving mother for the incredible care and kindness she gave to daddy over the past year of his illness. She looked after his every need. Daddy faced the last few months of his illness with dignity and enormous strength and courage, and in the end fought the good fight. He was a husband, a father, a grandfather, brother, uncle, builder, painter, fisherman, farmer, doorman, scholar and a true Gentleman. On behalf of the family we would like to thank all those who attended the wake on April 1st & 2nd in the little Chapel in St. Abban’s Church and to those that attended the funeral Mass on April 3rd and the burial in the adjoining cemetery. We would also like to thank all the lovely messages of condolences on RIP.ie and card and mass cards that we received. This was a huge support and source of comfort for the family. Thanks to Fr. Robert Nolan for the beautiful funeral Mass and to Cáit for all the help in organising it. To Fr. Tom, Fr. David and in particularly Fr. Odhrán who was so kind to daddy in hospital. A heartfelt thanks from the family to the gravediggers and also to Ryan’s funeral home for their very sensitive handling of the funeral arrangements. Thanks to all who helped with the beautiful music for the funeral Mass and to T.J. McDonald for the live streaming of the Mass and to the Community Centre for the use of the premises after the funeral. Thanks to all our neighbours and friends who were a huge support to the family at this time. Thanks to Gerry and his staff in Adamstown Pharmacy and Dr. Catherine and staff at Adamstown Health Centre. We would also like to offer a special word of thanks to Wexford Hospital for the care and kindness they gave daddy, in particular Professor Buckley and his team and the wonderful Palliative Care Team.

We will miss our Dad so much. May his gentle soul rest in peace.