8th December, 2024

Adamstown Parish Newsletter

Sat 7th & Sun 8th December 2024

Volume 24       Number 49

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ADAMSTOWN LOTTO

The Adamstown Lotto Draw took place in Brad Og’s on Thursday night last. The winning numbers were:

10 – 16 – 25 – 26. There was no Jackpot winner and just one match three player – Ella Bradley, c/o Cáit who received €200. The next draw is on Thursday 19th December in Foley’s, Newbawn for a Jackpot of €2,700. Thanks for your continued support. 

A HUGE THANK YOU

A huge thank you to our Community of Adamstown and Beyond!   We want to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the amazing people of Adamstown and the surrounding areas for your incredible support at the Adamstown Christmas Fair Experience on Sunday last. Your presence and enthusiasm truly made the day special! A special thank you to our newly elected Verona Murphy, T.D. and Cllr Pat Barden, New Ross District, Wexford Co. Council for taking the time to visit and show their support. It means so much to see leaders engaging with and uplifting our community. We would also like to express our gratitude  to our sponsors, whose generosity and support made this event possible. Your contributions are deeply appreciated and vital in bringing our community together. Events like these remind us of the strength and unity of our Parish.  Together we can continue to build something truly special  – a community that thrives on connection, collaboration, and care. To Santa, Mrs Claus and our amazing Elves, Hannah & Faye, what can we say but Thank You all so much for making our day one to remember. Sharing your energy, passion and Christmas spirit with all who waited to greet you and bringing many back to their childhood memories.  A moment that will be remembered by many in the community for years to come.

 A huge thank you to MIck O’Brien and his granddaughter Sarah & great-granddaughter Ruby who brought Santa on their horse drawn carriage which added such elegance and excitement for the crowds that  waited patiently for their arrival. And thank you to Pele Walsh who chauffeured Santa, Mrs Claus and the Elves from Adamstown back to the North Pole on Sunday after the Fair. Thanks to those who entertained us on stage all afternoon.  To everyone who attended, participated, or helped behind the scenes – you’re the heart and soul of what makes Adamstown such a wonderful place. Thank you all again.

SENIOR CITIZENS CHRISTMAS PARTY

Our Annual Senior Citizens Christmas Party organised by Adamstown ICA takes place in the Horse & Hound, Ballinaboola this Sunday 8th December at 1.30p.m.  We hope you all have an enjoyable  afternoon together.

THURSDAY NIGHT CARD GAME

The weekly Thursday night Card game continues in the Community Centre each week at 8pm. Winners on Thurs 5th were: Phil Jackman, Joe Kehoe, John Hanley, Martin Cahill, Tom Rochford,

WELL DONE EVA!

Congratulations to Eva O’Gorman on winning top goal scorer and players player of the year at the recent  CK United  WU 17 National Award Winners 2024. 

WEXFORD IFA LIVE ANIMAL CRIB

Wexford IFA are hosting a Live Animal Crib this Sunday 8th December from 12 noon to 3pm at the Farm Centre, Mill Park Rd, Enniscorthy in aid of St. Patrick’s Special School, Enniscorthy.

See Santa, Enniscorthy Gospel Choir, and Hang Tough with Macra.

MARY’S MEALS QUIZ

A Colossal Christmas Online Quiz will take place to support Mary’s Meals.  Date: Friday December 13th at 8pm

• Target 25,000 Christmas meals for hungry children
• 200 quiz entrants
• At least 1 participant per county
• Donor will give €1,000 if above targets are reached

To enter is very simple: Google play.myquiz.org

Enter code for month 890950  Donate at  www.bit.ly/QuizMM 

Info: Martin Colfer (087  2596159) “From hunger to hope”

COLÁISTE ABBÁIN – SPORT

Huge congratulations to our  Junior Football team on their fantastic away victory over St. David’s Holy Faith, Greystones. Captained by Cameron Bradley and Larry Sludds, the lads showed great determination & skill, finishing with an impressive scoreline of 4-12 to 3-04. A special mention to Will Fortune, who made a big impact with a superb performance at wing back when he came on.

The lads now look forward to playing at home in the South Leinster Semi Final – details to be confirmed.

Well done also to our U15 Soccer team who battled hard in a match against Enniscorthy Community College. The lads came out on top with a 3 – 1 victory. Goals were scored by Leo Stenning and man of the match  Bobby O’Shea, and Harry Tomkins.

CHURCH NOTICES

IN MEMORIAM

Sat 7th – Martin & Anna Mai Furlong, Castleview (A)

Sun 8th – Edward, Mary, Luke & deceased members of the Whelan family, Oldcourt (A)

Sat 14th – Gerry Bradley, Ballyvergin (A)

Also –       Kit O’Connor & Josie Thorpe, Newtown (A)

Also –       Jimmy Kelly, Tomgarrow (A)

Sun 15th – People of the Parish

Pray for Aidan O’Brien, Ballyvergin, (A)

Pray for Seán O’Gorman, The Barrack’s (A)

May they rest in peace.

Morning Mass: Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri at 9.30am

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

THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be celebrated this year on

Monday December 9th. Holy Mass at 11.00am and at 7.30pm.

READERS OF THE LITURGY

Sat 7th – Eoghan Greene.   Sun 8th – Amelia Swierczynska

Sat 14th – T.J. McDonald.   Sun 15th – Betty O’Shea

Sat 21st – Liam Whelan.     Sun 22nd – Sheelagh Delaney

ADAMSTOWN PRAYER GROUP

Adamstown Prayer Group meets this Sunday night, December 8th, at 7pm in St. Abban’s Church. Our guest will be Tom McCormack, who will show a short video, recently produced, on the Nativity and people can enroll in the scapular.

We look forward to seeing as many as possible.

REMINDER – ST. VINCENT de PAUL COLLECTION

 A reminder of the St. Vincent de Paul Collection this weekend Sat 7th & Sun 8th at both Masses. Please give as generously as you can. All donations received by the Local Conference SVP will be used locally. Thank You.

SIMPLY DIVINE PROGRAMME

Guest on the Simply Divine Programme with Maria Colfer on South East Radio on Sat 21st December at 10.04am will be Archbishop Eamonn Martin who will tell us about the Irish Women and Men now on the road to Sainthood.

OUR LADY OF UKRAINE

The ICON of Our Lady of Ukarine will be unveiled at 11.00am Mass on Sunday 8th December. Afterwards it will be placed in St. Abban’s Oratory. As the Ukraine has been the theatre of so much suffering and war, you are invited to join in prayer for peace.

A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

Lord, help me to admit when I am wrong, and make me easier to live with when I am right.

JUBILEE YEAR 2025

Pope Francis has proclaimed 2025 to be the Ordinary Jubilee or Holy Year 2025. The Bull of Indiction was given at St. John Lateran basilica on the solemnity of the Ascension.

Pope Francis writes, ‘For all of us, may the Jubilee be an opportunity to be renewed in hope. God’s word helps us find reasons for that hope. Taking it as our guide, let us return to the message that the Apostle Paul wished to communicate to the Christians in Rome’

“Hope does not disappoint” (Rm 5:5) … Hope is also the central message of the coming Jubilee that, in accordance with an ancient tradition, the Pope proclaims every twenty-five years. My thoughts turn to all of those pilgrims of hope who will travel to Rome in order to experience the Holy Year and to all of those others who, though unable to visit the City of the Apostles Peter and Paul, will celebrate it in their local Churches. For everyone, may the Jubilee be a moment of genuine, personal encounter with the Lord Jesus, the “door” of our salvation, whom the Church is charged to proclaim always, everywhere and to all as “our  hope”

(1Tm 1:1)’ (Pope Francis, Spes non confundit,1)

THE WAR ON THE WEAK AND THE GOOD FIGHT

“I am far from reassured that ‘assisted death’ will not usurp palliative care. Let’s face it: ‘assisted dying’ is a lot cheaper than valuing life”  In a world where abuse of the vulnerable is rife, British MP’s promised safeguards in the bill (yes, dying ‘safely’  is now a thing); two doctors will have to sign off before the patient is killed off. This drew howls from a retired friend: “I can hardly get seeing one doctor and I want to live!

(Martina Purdy – Irish Catholic, Dec 5th)

POLITICS AND RELIGION (Fr. Billy Swan – Irish Catholic)

John Adams, one of the founding fathers of the United States, once said that: ‘Our constitution was made only for moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other’. In the aftermath of the General Election, it is worth remembering the wisdom of Adams. While politics, policies and laws are the bricks that make up our society, the mortar that holds it all  together is the faith and moral fiber of the people of the nation. For if moral integrity goes missing, civilisation begins to unravel, no matter who is in power.

PRAYER FOR THE WEEK – Helen Steiner Rice

Dear God, You are my anchor in the storms of everyday life.

Keep me afloat and prevent me from drifting away for You. Amen.

A SMILE – Ireland’s Own

Teacher – “Mary, do you know your alphabet?”  Yes, said Mary.

“Well then”, the teacher continued, “what letter comes after A?

Mary “All the rest of them”