February 6th, 2022

Adamstown Parish Newsletter

Weekend of Sat 5th & Sun 6th February 2022

Volume 22.  Number 6

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ADAMSTOWN LOTTO

The next draw in the Adamstown Lotto takes place 

in the Community Centre this Monday 7th February for a Jackpot of €12,000. Do buy a ticket and be in with a chance.

Adamstown Lotto is now live. 

https://tinyurl.com/y6v747d2 and follow the link to play.

COMMUNITY CENTRE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Adamstown Community Centre is holding its AGM on Wednesday 16th February at 8.30pm in the Community Centre. The items to be discussed are as follows:

1. Chairperson’s Address

2. Treasurer’s Address

3. Secretary minutes from last AGM

4. 2021 and 2022 projects

5. 2022 Grant Applications

6. Walking track lights and membership

7. Election of Officers

8. Any Other Business

We ask that a member from each of the Parish Clubs and Committees be in attendance. Anyone interested in joining the Committee is welcome to attend.

COLÁISTE ABBAIN NEWS

Leinster Senior Football Final – Hard luck to Colaiste Abbáin lads in the Leinster Final losing out to a very strong Tullamore team. You have all been amazing role models for the younger students in our school. A great achievement to get to a Leinster Final.  Well done to all involved.

Handball: Well done to Jack Whitty, Aaron Maloney and Bridget Murphy who won their Handball Co. Finals on 30th January.

SPRING IN YOUR STEP CHALLENGE for Alzheimers

Get Spring in Your Step this February!!

Show your support for everyone living with dementia in Ireland and walk or run 84km in the month of February, that’s 3km per day. Go to Spring In Your Step Challenge 2022 and register. Make a donation of €20

Make sure you do the challenge safety and in line with the latest government advice and restrictions around Covid.

ADAMSTOWN N.S. NEWS

The Confirmation Retreat took place on Wednesday last in Ballyvaloo for the 5th & 6th class children. It was facilitated by the Ferns Diocesan Advisory team.

The children had a wonderful time and learned a lot about growing their relationship with God. 

Mrs. Kickham would like to commend the children for their behaviour and engagement with all of the activities presented to them throughout the day. They represented the school and their parish to the highest of standards. We are very proud of them all. 

SYMPATHY

We extend our condolences to the following who suffered bereavements recently.

To Sheelagh Delaney, Brocurra and all the family on the death of her sister Frances Fleming, Sydney Parade, Dublin 4 who died on Saturday 29th January. Her funeral service took place on Thursday 3rd February.

 May she rest in peace.

To Kathleen Delaney, and family Glenour on the death of her brother in law Peter Murphy, The Laurels, Coolballow, Wexford on died on 21st January. His funeral took place on Jan 24th in St. Martin’s Church, Piercestown followed by burial in Piercestown Cemetery. May the rest in peace.

To Liz Furlong and family Tomgarrow on the death of her aunt Maimie Doyle, Tinnecarrig, Newbawn on 24th January.

Her funeral Mass took place in The Church of the Sacred Heart, Newbawn on Thurs 27th Jan followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery. May she rest in peace.

VERY REV CANON TOMMY DOYLE R.I.P.

Fr. Tommy was born in Monagrena, Boolavogue in 1936, and received his education at Boolavogue N.S, St. Peter’s College and St. Patrick’s Seminary. He was ordained at St. Peter’s College on 3rd June 1962. His first appointment was to Ballyfad June ’62 – March ’70. He next served at Courtnacuddy, March 1970 – September 1990. He replaced Fr. Hartley P.P. in Adamstown on 29th September 1990 and 

ministered here until he was transferred to Craanford in September 1999.

He was a staunch member and supporter of the Pioneer Association and wrote of his experiences in the Pioneer Movement for the Centenary Souvenir Book in 1997. He was very active in the Adamstown Branch during his time here and gave his time in travelling to many places with young and older members on many occasions.

When the Adamstown I.C.A. branch finished in the early 1990’s the torch of the Senior Citizens was taken over by Fr. Doyle, Nurse Codd and local stalwarts Betty O’Shea, Callie Doyle and Nancy Bradley. The group enjoyed many activities and outings with  Fr. Doyle and travelled to many part of the country, he enjoyed taking photographs on the Senior Citizen’s outings. The Senior citizens were deeply appreciative of his kindness, compassion and care of the older members of the Adamstown community and have many happy memories of his time in the Parish.

May he rest in peace.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

House Blessing

Oh, Lord, make this house a home;
May love dwell within its walls,
And may peace and harmony reign.
May all who enter its doors
Find comfort, solace and friendship.

CHURCH NOTICES

IN MEMORIAM

Sat 5th – Margaret Comerford, Oldcourt (A)

Sun 6th – Mary Alyward, Glenour (Month’s Mind)

and – John, Patrick & Annie O’Gorman, and deceased members of the O’Gorman family, Kellystown (A)

Sat 12th – Robert, Margaret Furlong, Misterin (A)

and deceased members of the Byrne family, Tomgarrow (A)

Sun 13th – Tom Leacy, Woodview Drive (A)

Wed 9th at 9.30am – Kathleen Aaron (née Delaney, Tomgarrow) as her funeral Mass takes place in Wales today.

May they rest in peace.

Feast Days this week: 

Friday 11th – Our Lady of Lourdes

On this day in 1858, Our Lady first appeared to the fourteen year-old Bernadette Soubirous. Later Bernadette was to learn that the mysterious lady was the Blessed Virgin and to hear from her lips, ‘I am the Immaculate Conception’.

In 1992 Pope John Paul 11 instituted the World Day of the Sick to be held on the commemoration of Our Lady of Lourdes, we celebrate the 30th World Day of the Sick this Friday 11th February.

READERS OF THE LITURGY

Sat 5th Feb – Annette English     Sun 6th – Betty O’Shea

Sat 12th – Ellie Walsh.     Sun 13th – Sheelagh Delaney

Sat 19th Liam Whelan.    Sun 20th Callie Doyle

Sat 26th – Anthony McGee.  Sun 27th – Cáit Bradley. 

MARY’S POWER OF INTERCESSION STORY 

One day God made a tour of heaven to check out the recent arrivals. He was taken aback at the quality of many of those allowed in and he went out to confront St. Peter about it.

‘You’ve let me down again’ he told Peter.

‘What’s wrong now? ‘ Peter asked.

‘You have let a lot of people in that shouldn’t be there’

‘I didn’t let them in’ said Peter.

‘Well who did?

‘When I turned them away at the front door, they went round the back and your mother let them in.’

That is only a story for children to let them see the importance that Mary has in our lives, and how powerful her intercession is before God.  Mary’s importance, Mary’s power of intercession comes from her role as Mother of God.

(Fr. Andrew Greeley  – St. Martin’s Magazine)

SYMPATHY

The death occurred on Thursday 3rd February of Kathleen Furlong, Raheenduff Lane. We extend our deepest condolences to her son Nicky, daughters Maria, Denise, Gerri, brothers Andy, Padge, Nicholas. Fr. Denis, sisters Bridget, Mary-Margaret, Sadie, extended family, neighbours and friends. Kathleen was predeceased by her husband Pat who died on 11th December 2021.

Her funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Abban’s Church on Monday 7th February at 11.00am followed by burial in Adamstown Cemetery.

May her gentle soul rest in peace.

IRISH LINK WITH LOURDES – (Mary Kenny, Irish Catholic)

The author Colm Keane, who has recently died aged 70, wrote many interesting works on spiritual themes, but his book on Lourdes The Village of Bernadette: The Irish Connection (written with Una O’Hagen, his wife) is a terrific history of Ireland’s link with Lourdes going back to the 1870’s

The Irish pilgrims to Lourdes have included the playwright Brendan Behan, in a picaresque journey from Paris, and the poet Seamus Heaney, who was a brancardoer – a stretcher-bearer, at Lourdes as a young man. The Fianna Fáil politician, P.J. Little, a long-time Minister for Post and Telegraphs, served so diligently at Lourdes that he was decorated by the French authorities. Lourdes has attracted some fine historians, but Colm Keane, with his co-author, provide a unique record of the Irish perspective.

CHRISTIAN MEDIA PROGRAMMES ON S.E. RADIO

Sunday Mass 10.00am – Church of the Annunciation, Wexford

Sunday Reflection 6th Feb 8.30pm 9.pm –

David Hennessy shares a reflection and Music on

‘Finding Happiness’

Music Box Monday 7th February 8.04pm – 8.30pm 

Mary O’Brien shares a selection of traditional musical favourites.

Faith Matters – Mon 7th Feb 8.30pm – 9pm

Presented by Fr. Billy Swan – How God’s Fingerprints on all of creation traces a pathway that lead us back to him.

Diocesan Diary – Tuesday 8th February 8.04pm – 8.30pm

Martin Colfer and Betty Breen speak with Church Services CEO Tony Bolger, and to the editor of Messenger Magazine Fr. Donal Neary SJ.

CAUGHT OUT 

(John Scally – Beautiful Thoughts for Beautiful Minds)

A lecturer at a theological college who informed his class that the subject of his next lecture would be the sin of deceit and that, by way of preparation, he would like them all to read the seventeenth chapter of St. Mark’s Gospel. When the lecture began, he asked how may had followed his instructions. Most of them raised their hands: “Thank you” said the lecturer. “It is to people like you that today’s lecture is especially addressed. There is no seventeenth chapter in Mark’s Gospel.

PRAYER FOR THE WEEK – God Made Us A Family

We need one another
We love one another
We forgive one another
We work together
We play together
We worship together
Together we use God’s Word
Together we love all men
Together we serve our God
Together we hope for Heaven.  Amen.

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