16th July, 2024

Adamstown Parish Newsletter

Weekend of Saturday  15th & Sunday 16th June 2024

Volume 24   Number 24

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ADAMSTOWN LOTTO

The winning numbers in the Adamstown Lotto draw on Monday 10th June were: 7 – 17 – 22 – 24. There was no Jackpot winner including online players. There was one match three winner, Staff @ Cullen’s Shop who received €200. The next draw is on Monday 24th June for a Jackpot of €2,400. Thank you for your continued support.

SCHOOL PART TIME CARETAKER POSITION

Part-time Caretaker wanted for Adamstown National School.

One 7-hour day per week. Successful applicants will be subject to Garda Vetting

Please contact the school on 053  9240694 or call into the school between  9.20am – 3.00pm if interested.

THURSDAY NIGHT CARD GAME

The weekly Thursday night Card Game continues in the Community Centre at 8.30pm each week.

Winners on Thursday 13th were: Josie Doyle, Michael McLoughlin, Matty Sullivan, Pat Murphy, Tom Rochford, Johnny Nolan, Kathleen Whelan, Ann Lawlor, Matt O’Neill, John Hanley.

ADAMSTOWN SHOW NOTICE

Adamstown Show Society are delighted to announce their 75th Adamstown Agricultural Show on Saturday 6th July

All the usual Classes: Horses & Ponies; Sheep / Goats/ Dogs

Baking. Horticulture / Flowers. Art & Crafts. PhotogrChildren’s Classes. Schedules are now available. Entries close, Thursday 27th June. A fun filled day for all the family – Kids go free.

Trade Stands: All enquiries to Eunan Flood on 087 614 3207

For more information contact adamstownshowsociety@gmail.com   Or

phone 353 (87) 616 6926 (7pm – 10pm only)

ADAMSTOWN GAA NEWS

Congratulations to our U-13 Rounders  on winning the All Ireland Feile Rounders in Carlow.Well done lads in a great day’s work. Huge thanks to the management team of Joanne Murphy, Dylan Whitty and Seamus Bourke for their continued time and effort.

Adamstown GAA extends our deepest condolences to the Booth family on the sad passing of Liam (Stormer) Booth. Our thoughts are with Fiona, Ciara & Sharon at this sad time

On our Facebook page Liam pictured with his Adamstown teammates in the 1983 Junior B football final.

Ar dheis De go raibh a anam

THE SILENT CIVIL WAR

The second part of the Silent Civil War will be shown on RTE 1  next Wednesday night (19th) June at 10.50pm. It includes interviews with local people and televised clips from the local area.

ADAMSTOWN AFC NEWS

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Liam Booth. Known as Stormer to us all, he held various roles within the club over the years and was part of the management team in the 1980’s that saw the club climb the leagues to the premier division. Sincere condolences to Fiona, Ciara, Sharon and all the Booth family.

On our  Facebook page a picture of Stormer with his team mates from the 1982 League winning team along with his brothers MJ and Leo.

Rest in peace Liam.

ADAMSTOWN  ICA NEWS

The monthly meeting of the Adamstown ICA was  held on 12th June. We offer our sympathy to former ICA member Cáit  Bradley on the loss of her brother Andy. May he rest in peace. Congratulations was sent to Mary Darcy who was elected President of the ICA in Wicklow on 25th June.  We wish her every success in her term as President.

The ICA Summer outing will be on Wednesday 10th July to the Chocolate Garden in Tullow and then on to Carlow for some shopping.Everyone is welcome. If you would like to join us, please contact either Eileen on 087 383 1186 or Helene on 087 277 3211 to let us know. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 11th September at 8pm in Coláiste Abbáin Remember, you don’t have to be from the area to join us.

LIAM (Stormer) BOOTH

In Adamstown, where tall tales are spun,

There lived a man who was good fun.

Liam (Stormer) Booth his name

He played the beautiful game.

From the hall, down to the pitch

With intensity and great spirits rich.

He played the game with a fearless cheer,

His love for Adamstown was clear.

Where fields full of berries grow,

And corn in the meadows, blows to and fro,

His love for horses and the ball,

Liam’s passion strong in every call.

On the soccer field, he’d  make his stand,

His year was 82 so grand.

Stormer and the boys played strong,

An epic victory, and songs were sung.

They won the league, they brought it home,

Without our Liam, the story might  never unfold.

For Adamstown, where he was born,

A lasting legacy, his story told.

(By Paddy O’Shea)

CHURCH NOTICES

IN MEMORIAM

Sat 15th – People of the Parish

Sun 16th – Patrick Bradley, Coonogue (A)

Sat 22nd – People of the Parish

Sun 23rd – Vincent, David & Joan Power, The Leap (A)

May they rest in peace.

Mass each week day morning at 9.30am

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

READERS OF THE LITURGY

Sat 15th – Eoghan Greene.  Sun 16th – Ann Ryan

Sat 22nd – Anthony McGee.   Sun 23rd – Sheelagh Delaney

Sat 29th – Annette English.    Sun 30th – Neasa Cloney

LOUGH DERG PILGRIMAGE

Tuesday 2nd July – Thursday 4th July 2024

Bus leaving St. Peter’s Square, Wexford at 6.30am

(via Enniscorthy (abbey Sq), Ferns (Bus stop) Gorey (hospital) return to Wexford Thursday at 6.00pm

Island Fee: €80. Bus €80.

Bookings: Fr. P Cushen, Ferns 053-9366152

Mobile: 087 2387559

Ferns Parish Office 053 9366514

Bookings taken and seat guaranteed  with €50 non-refundable deposit.

DAY FOR LIFE – Sunday 16th June 2024

‘Day for Life’: a dedicated day celebrating the beauty and dignity of all human life

Day for Life Sunday is celebrated annually with a special message by the Catholic Church across Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales.  It is a day specifically dedicated to raising awareness and reflecting on the deep value and meaning of human life at every stage, and in every condition.  On Sunday 16 June, the Church will mark Day for Life 2024 with a message on the theme: The Lord is my shepherd – Compassion and Hope at the End of Life

Reflection:.

‘FIRST THEY CAME’ – (Pastor Martin Niemoller 1892-1984)

First they came for the unborn child

And I did not speak out because I was not an unborn child.

Then they came for the elderly and hopelessly ill

And I did not speak out because I was young and healthy

They they came for the refugee and the homeless

And I did not speak out because I had a country and a home

Then they came for God

And I did not speak out because I had forgotten Him

They they came for me

And there was no one left to speak out for me.

SYMPATHY – Pat O’ Leary R.I,P.

The death occurred on Thursday last of Pat O’Leary, Tomfarney, Adamstown. We extend our deepest sympathy to his wife Margaret, sons Seamus, Eamonn, Patrick, daughters Mary and Anne, brother Michael, sister Kay, extended family, neighbours and friends. Pat’s funeral Mass will be celebrated in the Church Of St. John The Baptist, Galbally this Sunday, followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery.

May his gentle soul rest in peace.

SIMPLY DIVINE PROGRAMMES    (Maria Colfer)

On Simply Divine  21st June  Dr. Deirdre Gleeson explains why Dough Derg is such a special place of pilgrimage.

On 28th June the sinking of the Lismore off Wexford 100 years ago will be marked in Kilmore this July. For details  and this extraordinary story tune into the Simply Divine programme on Saturday 28th June at 10.04am.

PRAYER GROUP NOTICE

The last meeting of the Prayer Group before the summer break will be in Fr. Jim Furlong’s house, Tomgarrow this Sunday (16th) at 5pm. PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF TIME

It will be followed by refreshments including strawberries and cream.  All very welcome.

THE STATUE THAT PROMISES GOOD WEATHER

In changing times, even when many marriages are celebrated in hotels and not churches, putting a statue of the Child of Prague outside on the windowsill the night before offers the possibility of having a fine day for the occasion. Customs vary from place to place. In some places the statue is placed, not on the windowsill, but on the ground. In some places it is believed that a headless statue or at least a broken off head or broken and glued back is more efficacious. Custom decides the location, that the statue is placed in the garden under a bush or even buried up to the neck.  But it may also have to be facing towards the house or away from the house, and in some places the statue may be brought indoors and put in the bride’s home. The statue of the child or infant Jesus modelled on the 16th century statue in the Carmelite church of Our Lady of Victories on Malá Strana in Prague in the Czech Republic but its origins are Spanish. A vision of a 13th century Spanish monk may be the simple beginnings of a devotion to the infant Jesus. The small statue of the infant, dressed in aristocratic fashion, with the orb or globe of authority, replacing an earlier bird, would come to the Czech city when in 1556 Maria de Lara  y Mendoza married the Czech nobleman Vratislav of Pernstyn and in 1587 was given as a wedding present to her daughter Princess Polyxenia von Lobkowicz, who gave it to the Carmelites in 1628. Despite conflict and war, the Carmelites have presented the wax coated wooden statue for veneration of the child Jesus. Now with a crown and in a special chapel, the statue is dressed in a variety of vestments and colours.

BOOK LAUNCH – Fr. Billy Swan

My new book ‘THE ANIMA MAGNA: HOW CHRISTIAN FAITH REVIVES AND EXPANDS THE SOUL’

The book will be launched by Bishop Ger and will take place in Clayton Whites Hotel on Friday 21st June at 7pm. Music will be provided by Bride St. Folk Group in honour of the 45th anniversary of their foundation and refreshments will be provided. all are welcome.

Wishing  All  Fathers  a Wonderful  Father’s  Day  this  Sunday