25 th January 2015 Vol 25 No 9 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Fr. Tom Little - 91-31559 Fr Sean Hyland - 91-31212 Fr Alex Kowchatt - 91-42565 Sr. Joan Pierse 91-42565 ASKEA PARISH COLLECTIONS Development 1,645 Offertory 1,702 Emergency Priest on Duty 087 2588118 Askea Parish Community Centre Phone 91-42565 087 1269709 Mass Times: Askea 9.30am Mon-Fri; Sat 7pm; Sun 9am, 10.30am & 12 Noon. Bennekerry Sun 11.30am; Tinryland Tues 9.30am & Sunday 10am ************ Deadline for items for Newsletter is 5pm on Wednesday by phone to 9142565 or email to office@askeaparish.ie Website: www.askeaparish.ie My Symphony To live content with small means; To seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; To be worthy not respectable, and wealthy not rich; To study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; To listen to stars, birds, babes and Sages with open heart; To bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never. In a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and Unconscious, grow up through the common. This is to be my symphony. William Ellery Channing
St Mary S PariSh, bennekerry Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Lines Written in Early Spring I heard a thousand blended notes, While in a grove I sate reclined, In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts Bring sad thoughts to the mind. To her fair works did Nature link The human soul that through me ran; And much it grieved my heart to think What man has made of man. Through primrose tufts, in that green bower, The periwinkle trailed its wreaths; And tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes. The birds around me hopped and played, Their thoughts I cannot measure: But the least motion which they made It seemed a thrill of pleasure. The budding twigs spread out their fan, To catch the breezy air; And I must think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there. 25 th January 2015 If this belief from heaven be sent, If such be Nature s holy plan, Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man? BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
St Mary s Parish, Bennekerry Fr Tom Little PP Phone 059 9131559. Fr Seán Hyland CC 059 9131212. Newsletter Items 059 9143881. Deadline for News items: - 9pm Wednesdays Emergency Number for the Priest on Duty 087 2588118. Parish Office 059 9142565 087 1269709. Website: www.askeaparish.ie; email: office@askeaparish.ie Sunday 25 th January 2015 at 11.30am Anniversaries Amy Lawler & John Lawler, Burton Hall Tommy Dunne, Knockroe Mary Broderick Ballycrogue Michael Kinsella Snr, Thomas Kinsella & Martin Kinsella, Bennekerry Month s Mind Patty Tully, Brownshill PALATINE G.F.C Lotto Results: 19/01/ 15 Lotto numbers: - 3, 12, 31 & 32. No Jackpot winner. 1 Match 3 Winner 200 Winner Seller John Woods John Kelly, Bennekerry Promoter's Prize Nicky Parle. Next Draw on Monday 26 th January 2015 in Palatine Clubhouse at 10:00pm tickets 2 each. Jackpot 9,000
School Enrolments Tinryland School Enrolments are now being taken for 2015/16. Please contact Margaret on 059 9132156 and/or view enrolment form on the school ebsite: www.tinrylandns.ie Bennekerry National School Enrolments Bennekerry National School is now accepting applications for enrolment for the coming academic year. The closing date for applications for Junior Infants for September 2015 is Friday 30th January 2015. All applications must be made on our updated application form which is available from the secretary at 059-9143495 or email bennekerry@gmail.com Enrolments for 2015-2016 Holy Family GNS & BNS Askea. Enrolments are now being taken for September 2015. Please contact school secretaries: Holy Family GNS, Askea: 059 9142343. Holy Family BNS, Askea: 059 9142772 Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál Enrolments Please note that the closing date for application for enrolment in Scoil Mhuire gan Smál is Jan 31 st. The school may be contacted by emailing smgscarlow@gmail.com or by phoning 059 91 42705. Prospective parents / guardians are encouraged to log on to the school s blog www.smgscarlow.scoilnet.ie/blog for further information. ETERNAL ~ Workshops: For Choirs/Folk Groups. Given by Fr Liam Lawton. Wednesday 25 th Feb Ballycane Church, Naas at 8.30pm (Note time) or Thursday 26 th Feb St. Clare s Church, Graiguecullen, Carlow at 8.00pm (Cost of workshop 10 which covers Book and Workshop costs) Please call Christine at FDS Office (059-9164084) or email fds@kandle.ie with numbers attending by Friday 20 th February, so that enough music books can be ordered, this would be much appreciated. Askea GFC AGM takes place on Friday 30 th January at 8pm in Askea Parish Community Centre.
Kildare & Leighlin Weekly Lotto Results For Wed 21 st January 2015. Numbers drawn were 1, 2, 3 & 11. NO Jackpot winner. 36 Match 3s receive 28 each. There were 2 Match3s from Askea / Bennekerry. Next week s Jackpot 20,000. Winner Promoter Eliz and William O Dea Teresa Burke Michael Shannon Askea Childcare Centre Tickets 2 each available from Askea Parish Centre. Please note the draw takes place on Wed at 4.30pm in Portlaoise. Tickets must be returned by 5pm each Tuesday to Askea Parish Centre. Éire Óg Poker Classic (Old Style Poker) Sunday January 25th in Teach Asca @ 4pm. Tickets - 30. Refreshments Served. For more info contact 059 9143951. Carlow Lions Club Table Quiz on Thursday 29 th January in The Ballroom, Seven Oaks Hotel at 8.30pm. This is the annual Lions Club fundraiser for local needs. Great prizes and fun guaranteed. Tables 40. Contact Joe 087 6384306. Askea Senior Citizens January Night Out on Wednesday 28 th January 2015 in Askea Parish Centre starting at 7pm. Bingo, music and a cuppa. New members welcome. Easter Party; May Holiday; Summer Day Trip etc. will all be starting for this year. Contact Marian at 059 91 43010. Member ship for this year due now. Accord Carlow Pre- Marriage Courses Couples getting married in spring or early summer should now book a course. Places are available for the following 2 courses. March 13 th &14 th, April 10 th & 11 th. Booking can be made on line at www.accord.ie or phone Mary at 059 9138738 for further information.
ÉIRE ÓG LOTTO WINNING NO s Mon Jan 19th..8 14 16 24 No Jackpot Winner 5 x Match 3 winners received 60 each..christy Brogan c/o Tony Noctor, Noel Dowling c/o Tony Noctor, Tom Bermingham c/o Don Walker, Mary Brophy c/o Georgie Byrne, Dan McInerney. Draw takes place every Monday night in Teach Asca at 9.00pm. St Brigid s Crosses Next Sunday is 1 st February the Feast of St Brigid, patron Saint of the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin. The children from Holy Family National Schools will make St Brigid s Day Crosses during the Masses. These crosses will be on sale after Mass for charity. 2 each. Community Games St. Mary s Area Would you like your child to take part in the Community Games. Children between the ages of 4 to 15 are eligible to participate in athletics, various sports, drama, art, handwriting and a wide variety of activities. St. Mary s area covers a large area of Carlow town and surrounds including estates on and off the Athy Road, Green Lane, Dublin Road, Oak Park Road and Staplestown Road. Contact: Olivia 087-9914215 or Muireann 089-4506256 The 37 th annual Cork to Carlow cycle in aid of the Co Carlow Wheelchair Association will take place on the weekend of the 12 th to the 14 th of June 2015 further details later. SEAN-NÓS, IRISH FOR ADULTS & ORAL IRISH IN 2015: Some places still available in Sean-Nós Dancing, Irish Language for adults and Afterschool Oral Irish for post-primary students. Full details from Glór Cheatharlach. Phone: 085 1340047, 087 2857048 or 059 9158105. Emaileolas@glorcheatharlach.ie. SOLEMN EVENING PRAYER - Celebrating the Year for Consecrated Life in the Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow, at 4 p.m. on the Feast of St. Brigid, February 1, 2015. Refreshments afterwards in Carlow College.
Medjugorje Night: On Fri 30th Jan at 7.30pm, a special night of prayer & reflection will take place in St Clare s Church, Graiguecullen. During the Mass, reflections will be given by three local girls from Medjugorjie who have grown up in this great place of prayer and who now work as guides there. Patrician Meeting Thursday 29 th January in Cathedral Parish Centre at 7.45pm. Topic St John XXIII. All are welcome. Refreshments served. Double Glaze Units supplied and fitted in old windows. For Quote contact Mike at 087 6968900. Local Service. Two miniature Jack Russell puppies for sale. One male and one female. They are vaccinated. Please contact 085 7527345. Carlow Junior Orchestra and Wexford Junior Orchestra Dynamix in concert on Sunday 1 st February at 3.30pm in Askea Parish Community Centre. Donations on the door. All are welcome. A great introduction for children to join the orchestra. For further details contact Majella Swan 059 91 40676. Mature reliable lady available for babysitting or to look after elderly person. Would also be available for child-minding. Contact 085 1582519. Cleaner available in Carlow area. Fifteen years experience. Contact 085 1582519. Clonfert There will be a bus going to the Emmanuelle House of Providence, Clonfert on Saturday 31 st January for a Day of Prayer & Healing. Contact Ila 9151120 or Lily 9151245. Cnoc Arda Ladies Gaelic Football Team are recruiting new members to join their team. Over 16s and a great way to keep fit during the summer months while being part of an intermediate ladies football team. Contact Carrie on 085 2723511.
Talks & Workshops at Carlow College Let s Talk I.T. on Tues, 27 th Jan at 7pm where Carlow College s I.T. specialist Carolyn Glynn will give a talk on Information Technology for Third Level Education. On Wed, 28 th Jan at 7pm Dr. Thomas McGrath - The Nazis and Euthanasia. Bernie O Reilly Dunne, Counsellor at Carlow College - workshop on Thurs, 29 th Jan at 11am on Suicide Awareness, and at 7pm Dr. Derek Coyle - talk and discussion on I could risk blasphemy : Seamus Heaney, Nationalism and Northern Ireland. All events are free and will be held at the Carlow College Information & Training Centre, Tullow Street, Carlow. See www.carlowcollege.ie or contact Karen Delaney at 0599164280; or simply drop in to the Centre. Rathvilly Garden and Flower Club meet on Wed 28 th Jan at 8pm in St Patrick's Sports and Community Centre, Rathvilly. It will be a gardening night with a talk on exotic and beautiful flowers and plants with pictures, given by a renowned gardener the owner of a self-designed beautiful large garden featured in the Irish Garden Magazine. Raffle, cuppa and chat. All very welcome. Adm 5 Carlow Library: Why not drop in and check out a book or two on our new self-service machines? Grandparent s Association The parishes of Askea, Bennekerry and Tinryland are starting up a new branch of the Grandparent s Association. The initial meeting will take place on Tuesday 10 th Feb at 10am in Askea Parish Community Centre. All welcome. Wexford Association Carlow Night Out on Fri 30 th Jan in Carpenters Lounge, Carlow at 9pm. Former All Star Goalkeeper Damien Fitzhenry will launch his DVD of his career Between the Posts for Wexford. All proceeds of DVD will go towards Mental Health Services. Music by Slaney Mist. Adm free.
CALENDAR Monday 26 th :-Sts Timothy & Titus, bishops, were disciples and helpers of St Paul. Tradition makes Timothy the first bishop of Ephesus and Titus the first bishop of Gortyna in Crete. Tuesday 27 h :-St Angela Merici, 1474-1540, founder of the Ursulines, devoted herself to Christian education based on love, kindness with firmness and concern for the individual. Wednesday 28 st :-St Thomas Aquinas,1224-1274, was an outstanding writer and teacher of philosophy and theology. He taught that Christian revelation and human knowledge are aspects, of a single truth and cannot be in conflict with one another. Patron of schools, universities, students and booksellers. Friday 30 th :-St Aidan or Maedoc (Mogue) was born around 550ad probably in Cavan. Aidan studied under David in Wales, and on his return he founded a monastery at Ferns. He became bishop there and was renowned for his generosity and kindness. He died in 626 and his lives testify to his popularity both in Cavan and Ferns. Bl Margaret Ball (Dublin) was imprisoned for teaching Catholicism, harbouring priests and having Mass celebrated in her home. The harsh conditions of Dublin Castle wore down this old lady of gentle birth, and she died there in 1584. Bl Francis Taylor was born in Swords, Co Dublin and was elected Mayor of Dublin in 1595. For his Catholic faith he was put in prison for seven years. He died of hardship he suffered on 30 th January 1621 at the age of 70. Saturday 31 st :-St John Bosco 1815-1888, born in Piedmont, founded the Salesians to educate boys for life. He became involved in publishing catechetical material for youth. He is the patron saint of youth and of Catholic publishers. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK - Act of Love With every act of love you do today, you weave one more golden thread in the blanket that will warm you tomorrow.
Hand Writing on the Wall A weary mother returned from the store Lugging groceries through the kitchen door. Awaiting her arrival was her eight-year-old son Anxious to relate what his younger brother had done. "While I was out playing and Dad was on a call T.J. took his crayons and wrote on the wall! It's on the new paper you just hung in the den I told him you'd be mad at having to do it again." She let out a moan and furrowed her brow "Where is your little brother right now?" She emptied her arms and with a purposeful stride She marched to his closet where he had gone to hide. She called his full name as she entered his room He trembled with fear -- he knew that meant doom! For the next ten minutes, she ranted and raved About the expensive wallpaper and how she had saved. Lamenting all the work it would take to repair She condemned his actions and total lack of care. The more she scolded, the madder she got Then stomped from his room, totally distraught! She headed for the den to confirm her fears When she saw the wall, her eyes flooded with tears. The message she read pierced her soul with a dart It said, "I Love Mommy," surrounded by a heart. Well, the wallpaper remained, just as she found it With an empty picture frame hung to surround it. A reminder to her, and indeed to all Take time to read the handwriting on the wall!!! -Author Unknown--