17th November, 2024

Adamstown Parish Newsletter

Sat 16th & Sun 17th November 2024

Volume 24.  Number 45

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ADAMSTOWN LOTTO RETURNS

Adamstown Lotto returns on Thursday 5th December in Brad Óg’s Bar. The Jackpot is €2,500, with €200 win or share for match 3 numbers. Tickets €2 or 3 for €5.00. Tickets in Cullen’s Gala from Fri 15th November. Tickets to be returned by 7pm  to Lotto Box in Cullen’s Gala shop on every draw night. As the Lotto begins again, we ask your support in making it a success and helping to support the G.A.A., Soccer and the Parish committee. We thank Paul Cullen & staff in Cullen’s Gala for facilitating the distribution and return of the Lotto books over many years, which is a huge help in running the Lotto draws.

A LOOK BACK AT ADAMSTOWN LOTTO

The very first draw took place on 7th February 1995 in Cullen’s Lounge, started by the Community Centre & Soccer Club. The Sellers were: Leo Booth, Ger Mackey, Paul Whelan, James O’ Neill, Tom Furlong, Gerry O’ Gorman, Matt O’ Neill, Ellie Walsh & Paddy Rochford. Incidentally, 29 years later, Matt, James & Ellie are still selling tickets – it must be a record. Down the years, local organisations/clubs have benefitted by thousands of pounds/euros from the Lotto draws due to the generosity of people locally and throughout the county. Over the past 29 years lots of local people have given freely of their time to sell tickets & work on draw nights, and we thank them sincerely, without their help it would not be possible to run the Lotto. Hopefully it will continue to be a success.

ADAMSTOWN COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS FAIR

Only two weeks to go before the Adamstown Christmas Craft Fair Experience is here. Taking place on 1st December from 11.00am – 4.00pm. We have so many amazing tables for you again this year. Over the coming weeks we will be sharing their amazing work for you to see on our Adamstown Community Centre Facebook page, so make sure to keep them in mind for your gift ideas. We will have everything from homemade Christmas cards, découpage candles, homemade treats, handmade jewellery, handmade fairy houses, unique Christmas decorations, stocking fillers, baked gluten free delights, beautiful crochet pieces, pebble-art, pre-loved books, home preserves and so much more. Not only do we have such a choice of tables for your Christmas shopping and a visit from the man himself “Santa Claus”, we will also have live performances on the stage sharing their love of music from the festive season bringing our stage to life once more. Adamstown Community Centre Christmas Fair is set to be an experience this year not to be missed – so save the day Sunday 1st December.

GRADUATING

 Congratulations to Fionn MacGabhann, Adamstown who received a Bachelor of Arts, Honours in Visual Art from South East Technological University. Congratulations to Oisín MacGabhann who received a first class honours in Bachelor of Business in Recreation & Sports Management from SETU. Congratulations to Eamonn O’ Shea, Adamstown & Cork who received a Masters of Engineering in Packaging, Innovation & Product Design from the SHannon Midlands Midwest. Eamonn is a past pupil of Coláiste Abbain.

THURSDAY NIGHT CARD GAME

The weekly Thursday night Card Game continues in the Community Centre each week at 8pm. Winners on Thursday 14th were: Chris Byrne, Bridie Dillon, Kathleen Whelan, Mai Pender, Michael McLoughlin, Tom Rochford, Phil Jackman, Pat Quinn.

THE 1948 DIVISION LEAGUE 1 TEAM WINNERS

The 1948 Soccer team who celebrated the 40th anniversary of their League win and who were guests at a celebration in Foley’s Newbawn recently were as follows: Benny McCabe, Aidan Hickey, Eamonn Whitty, Jimmy Furlong, Frank Doyle, Tom Doylw, John McCabe, Mossie Walsh, P.J. Doyle, James O’Neill, Eamonn Whelan, Martin McGrath, Martin Bradley.

Mentors – Paddy Foley, Liam Booth, Nicky White, Greg Bolger.

SOME UNUSUAL PHOBIAS  (Ireland’s Own)

The ancient Greks & Romans knew about phobias. In the Middle Ages people thought they were inspired by the devil. Although children are affected by phobias often they don’t carry them with them into adult life.

Claustrophobia – the fear of enclosed spaces and Agoraphobia – the fear of open or crowded spaces are two well-known common phobias. However, here are some unusual phobias…

Pogonophobia – fear of beards & bearded men

Clinophobia – fear of going to bed

Apiphobia – fear of bees & being stung

Geniophobia – fear of chins

Xocolatophobia – fear of chocolate

Chromophobia – fear of colours

CHURCH NOTICES

IN MEMORIAM

Sat 16th – Joe & Peg Kelly, Coonogue (A)

Sat 17th – Mary Teresa & Michael Delaney, Brocurra (A)

Sat 23rd – People of the Parish

Sun 24th – James Power, Ratheenduff (A)

Also – Mary Kate Sinnott & Michael  Lawlor,

Knockreigh & Dungarvan (A)

May they rest in peace.

Mass each weekday morning at 9.30am

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Thursday

from 10.00am – 1.00pm.

READERS OF THE LITURGY

Sat 16th – Liam Whelan.  Sun 17th – Ann Ryan

Sat 23rd – Cáit Bradley.  Sun 24th – Callie doyle

Sat 1st Dec – Anthony McGee.

Sun 2nd – Kathleen O’Connor

NOVEMBER MASSES FOR THE  HOLY SOULS

Mon Nov 25th – Tomgarrow, Misterin, Rathkyle, Adamstown & Coolnagree.

Tue Nov 26th – Oldcourt, Brocurra, Doononey, Woodview Dr.

Wed Nov 27th – Newtown, The Leap, Knockreigh, Coonogue

Thurs Nov 28th – Kellystown, Chapel, Raheenduff,

 The Barracks

Fri Nov 29th – Glenour, Ballyvergin, Rathsilla, Fairfields.

Sat Nov 30th – For all who have died during the past year.

Each evening we will gather in St. Abban’s Oratory at 7pm

All present will receive a candle which will be left lighting

before the Blessed Sacrament following Mass.

You are welcome to attend each night or any other night.

ST. PADRE PIO MASS

Fr. John Mockler, a member of the St. Padre Pio Institute and Servant of the Suffering will celebrate a healing Adoration followed by Mass and an individual Blessing of a First Class Relic of St. Pio in St. Abban’s Church, Adamstown on Friday 22nd November beginning at 6.30pm.

All are welcome.

INTELLIGENCE – John Lennox

“Either human intelligence ultimately owes its origins to mindless matter; or there is a Creator. It is strange  that some people claim that  it is their intelligence that leads them to prefer the first to the second2

John Lennox Professor of Mathematics of Oxford University (emeritus) internationally renowned speaker and author of several books on the interface of science, philosophy and religion.

OUR PRIESTS ARE CONSTANTLY BURYING YOUNG PEOPLE WHO DIE FOR WANT OF REASON FOR LIVING

BISHOP OF DERRY

There is a “crisis” among young people who “we are losing to self-harm, through addiction and reckless actions”, the Bishop of Derry has warned. Bishop Donal McKeown told The Irish Catholic that “our priests are constantly burying young people who die for want of a reason for living” while also saying the Church must be a “prophetic voice” and critic of Government.

While some people say nothing about the issue, the bishop said, others ask “how can we stop this?. They don’t ask ‘How is our worldview actually dysfunctionality? How is it actually promoting a negative worldview that has no hope? ‘Eat, drink and be  merry for tomorrow you die’ really is not a terribly motivating ideal,” Bishop  McKeown said. “If all you can tell young people is ‘Have fun’ Life is too short to say no’

Let’s feel good’ ..  These are ads, slogans that are being churned out to them.  If you keep telling them that, no wonder they will say ‘what on earth’s all this whole living thing about?

It’s good for the market, but our job is to critique what the strong would like us to promote” The bishop warned that the current dominant ideology in Ireland is as “intolerant as Catholicism ever was intolerant of dissidence” “Our job is to ensure that for the sake of young people that we can offer this integrated view of who the person is and also an integrated worldview which helps them to make sense of science, art, music, literature, mathematics, physics, and all of those things within a particular transcendental horizon, rather then just in

terms of the one-dimensional ‘liquid society’ Pope Francis talked about recently in Dilexit Nos [the Pope’s encyclical on the Sacred Heart]. He added “There’s a whole crisis out there and I think our job, not being on the inside anymore, is that where possible Christian churches together to be on the outside having a prophetic voice. Being a friendly critic” The “tectonic plates” of politics are changing across the world, according to Bishop Donal, and with an election coming up in the south he warned of having an “absence of principles”.

“If there is no ground of principle on which you can actually argue, it becomes a sparring match, and that obviously rubs off on how we are as societies as well. If mocking people and tearing them to pieces becomes acceptable for leaders to engage in, then why do you expect  the population to not believe  that  is an acceptable way of argument?. So, yes, there is, in a context of fear, always attempt for retrenchment, pulling back behind walls, and we have that temptation in Church as well” he said.

(Chai Brady- Irish Catholic 14th November 2024