6th October, 2024

Adamstown Parish Newsletter

Weekend of Sat 5th & Sun 6th October 2024

Volume 24.  Number40

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ADAMSTOWN GAA  NEWS

Wonderful news to receive Sports Capital Funding again, which helps us to maintain our progress and development.

This support will enable us to move to stage 4 of our ambitious plan launched 8 years ago. Our own clubhouse will not only give us dressing rooms and toilets but perhaps more importantly give us a place to call our own. Once again, many thanks must go to those who had the foresight many years ago to start saving money for these projects and initiate the development of a plan that has been followed by successive committees over the years. Finally, we would like to thank Minister James Browne TD for his support for this initiative and Paul Kehoe TD for his support in the past, it is much appreciated.  The Sports Capital Grant Allocation received by Adamstown GAA is €178,564.

ACTIVE AGE MONDAY –

New Term Starts this Monday 7th October in

Adamstown Community Centre – 10.00am.

Chair Exercise, mobility, balance, strength, posture, coordination fitness.

THURSDAY NIGHT CARD GAME

The weekly Thursday night Card Game continues in the Community centre at 8.30pm. Winners on Thursday 3rd Oct were: Phil Jackman, Joe Kehoe, Chris Byrne, Bridie Dillon,

Sammy & Owen Elmes.

HORTICULTURE COURSE 

A 7-week Horticulture course will begin at Adamstown Community Garden on Thursday October 10th from 2pm – 5pm. Contact Jessica at 089 4285037

SAINT PADRE PIO HEALING MASS

Saint Padre Pio Healing Mass in St. Aidan’s Church, Ferns on Friday 25th October at 7.30pm.

Individual Blessings with the glove of Padre Pio.

Concelebrated Mass by Fr. Brian Shortall O.F.M. Cap.

The Very Rev. Fr. Dean Devereux P.P.,

The Very Rev Fr. Paddy Cushen P.P.. 

Confessions available throughout.

REMEMBER THAT SUNDAY MORNING MASS WILL BE AT

11.00am AS AND FROM THIS SUNDAY 6th OCTOBER

EULOGY READ AT CECILIA HEFFERNAN’S FUNERAL

MASS ON 15th Sept by her grandson James

Good morning all,

We gather here today to celebrate the remarkable life of Nanna. Throughout her 101 years, Nanna witnessed significant changes and lived through historical events that we, of the younger generation, learned about in school. Nanna had a profound love of farming, a passion that she carried throughout her life, and passed on to her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren She saw the evolution of farming from the labour-intensive, hands-on work of her youth to the modern, machinery-driven practices of today.

Nanna often reminisced about the hard work required back then,  highlighting the stark contrast to the efficiency we now enjoy – Our conversations alway began with her saying “Is the work holding out?’ always said with a keen smile and a knowing look as if to say ‘ye have it handy. Having grown up with the bicycle and pony and trap, she never said no to a Sunday drive around St.Kearns and Hook Head. She particularly loved a trip to Cullenstown for an ice-cream which was the  holiday destination of her youth. Nanna lived a long and fulfilling life, never once falling ill. We are profoundly grateful for this blessing. We would like to thank the management, and the nursing staff and carers at Cherrygrove nursing home for the wonderful care they took of her over the past few years, and all the regular visitors who called to keep Nanna company over the years.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the neighbours and friends who have called over the past few days. Your support and kindness have been a great comfort to us during this time.

We also wish to thank Fr. Nolan and Fr. Murphy and also  Ryan’s Undertakers for their care and professionalism in ensuring we had a lovely send-off for Nanna.

Today, as we remember Nana, we also think of her daughter, Mary, who passed away in 2026. We take comfort in knowing they are reunited once more.

Rest in peace, Nanna. You will be forever missed and always

Remembered.

CAPUCHIN DAY CENTRE for the Homeless People

29 Bow Street, Dublin 7.

Every day The Capuchin Day Care Centre provides 1000 hot meals for people who are homeless and each week 1,400 Food Parcels for those on the poverty threshold . Help Fr. Kevin Kiernan to continue providing this caring service.

Fr. Kevin or Monica 01 8720770  www.capuchindaycentre.ie

CHURCH NOTICES

IN MEMORIAM

Sat 5th – John, Mosey & Diza McCabe, Ballyvergin (A)

Sun 6th – Mai Furlong, Misterin (A)

Sat 12th – Denis, Elizabeth & Fr. James Cummins & deceased members of the Cummins family, Raheenduff (A)

Also – Fr. Jim Furlong, Month’s MInd and

Cecilia Heffernan,  Month’s MInd.

Sun 13th – Thomas (Cha) Sinnott, Dungarvan & Clonroche (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 5th – Eoghan Greene.    Sun 6th – Neasa Cloney

Sat 12th – Family Mass         Sun 13th – Callie Doyle

Sat 19th – Anthony McGee..  Sun 20th – Kathleen O’Connor

Sat 26th – T.J. McDonald.     Sun 27th –  Betty O’Shea

POPE’S INTENTION FOR OCTOBER

FOR A SHARED MISSION

We pray that the Church continues to sustain in all ways a Synodal lifestyle, as a sign of co-responsibility, promoting the participation, the communion and the mission shared among priests, religious and lay people.

ECUMENICAL QUIET DAY

Ecumenical Quiet Day in Ballyvaloo Retreat Centre on Thursday 17th October (11.00am – 4.00pm)

The Day will be held by Rev Bruce Pierce on Healing.

Contribution €30. Please phone or text Fr. James Murphy on 087 8152637 if you wish to attend. All are welcome.

PRAYER GROUP NOTICE

The Prayer Group meets next  Sunday night, October 13th, at 7pm in Adamstown Church. The speaker for the night is Aidan Byrne, who along with his brother Noel, runs a very successful prayer  ministry in Rathoe, Co. Carlow. We look forward to seeing as many as possible.

THANKS FROM SISTER OLGA, ST. ELIZABETH CONVENT

We would like to express our sincere gratitude for allowing us to visit your parish. We thank the Lord for you parishioners’ hospitality and precious help during the visit of our sisters.

Our sisters are incredibly grateful for the donation collected in your parish, which will allow us to continue our service and programs for orphanage children in Belarus.

‘GO AND INVITE EVERYONE TO THE BANQUET’

MISSION SUNDAY OCTOBER 20th 2024

A collection will be taken up in the Porch of St. Abban’s Church after Mass.  Thank you for your contributions.

THE WINTER OF DISCONTENT

Winter darkness affects us all and we may experience depression and the need for a listening ear. It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. A call to any one of the following numbers might help.

SAMARITANS – Phone  116  123

AWARE –           Phone  1890 303 302

GROW –            Phone  1890 474 474

PIETA HOUSE –  Phone  1800 247 247

BEREAVEMENT GROUP SUPPORT

If you need support ring 087 3846577. Drop in Centre in St. Michael’s Pastoral Centre, New Ross on the first Thursday of every month at 11.00am.

ONE DAY AT A TIME SWEET JESUS

We have to fight them daily……those many small worries about the morrow, for they sap our energies…  The things that have to be done must be done, and for the rest we must not allow ourselves to become infested with thousands of petty fears and worries, so many motions of  no confidence in God… Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will also be in our troubled world.

(Etty Hillesum – Reflection on Matthew 6:34)

PRAYER FOR THE WEEK – Evening Prayer

At the end of this day, I take a few minutes to remember the events that have passed. At what moment did I recognise that  God was with me? Forgive me, Lord, if I didn’t recognise you.

Help me tomorrow to be more attentive to your voice and follow your will. Amen.

A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

Sometimes love is for a moment,

Sometimes love is for a lifetime,

Sometimes a moment is a lifetime