2nd April 2017 Vol 27 No 19

Fifth Sunday of Lent Fr. Tom Little - 91-31559

Fr Sean Hyland - 91-31212

Sr. Joan Pierse 91-42565

Emergency Priest on Duty

087 2588118

Askea Parish Community

Centre Phone 91-42565

087 1269709

Collections last week:

Development €1,327

Offertory €1,615

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

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Deadline for items for

Newsletter is 5pm on

Wednesday by phone to

9142565 or email to

office@askeaparish.ie

Website: www.askeaparish.ie

World Meeting of Families

2018

Pope Francis has personally

chosen Dublin to be the

host diocese for the World

Meeting of Families from

21-26 August 2018.

Planning for this great

national and international

celebration of faith is well

underway. Hosting this

important event requires an

enormous amount of

planning and funding. In

this regard a second

national collection will be

held this weekend. Your

support for this collection

would be greatly

appreciated. We take this

opportunity to thank you for

your support for last year’s

first national collection.

St Mary’s Parish, Bennekerry Sunday 2nd April 2017

World Meeting of Families 2018

Pope Francis has personally chosen Dublin to be the

host diocese for the World Meeting of Families from

21-26 August 2018. Planning for this great national

and international celebration of faith is well

underway. Hosting this important event requires an

enormous amount of planning and funding.

In this regard a second national collection will be

held this weekend. Your support for this collection

would be greatly appreciated. We take this

opportunity to thank you for your support for last

year’s first national collection.

St Mary’s Parish, Bennekerry

Fr Tom Little PP – Phone 059 9131559. Fr Seán Hyland CC 0599131212.

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

Anniversaries 2nd April 2017 Annie and Bill Cullen, Palatine

Collections last week: Development € Offertory €

World Meeting of Families 2018 Pope Francis has personally chosen Dublin to be the host diocese for

the World Meeting of Families from 21-26 August 2018. Planning

for this great national and international celebration of faith is well

underway. Hosting this important event requires an enormous

amount of planning and funding.

In this regard a second national collection will be held next weekend

(1st and 2nd April). Your support for this collection would be greatly

appreciated. (Envelopes are available in the Church.)

Palatine GAA Lotto Draw. Result of Draw Monday 27th Mar.

Numbers drawn 5, 8, 14, 15 No jackpot winner 4 Lucky Dips - each gets €50 Winner Promoter Marie Brooks John Kelly Bky Breda Brady Noel Rea Liz Doyle Aidan Doyle Ella Hosey Alan Hosey Promoter's Prize Frank McGarry Next Draw Monday 3rd April Jackpot €8, 200

Kildare & Leighlin Weekly Lotto Results For Wed 29th March 2017. Numbers drawn were 5, 16, 24 & 28.

No JACKPOT WINNER. 17 Match 3s won €59 each. Askea/Bennekerry had 1 Match3s. Next week’s Jackpot €12,000.

Winner Promoter

Jean Lee Curran Michael Shannon 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.

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes In 2017 Kildare & Leighlin Diocese will have its first Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes for five nights from 16th July which will be led by Bishop Denis Nulty. The cost of the trip is €719 per person sharing. Booking forms are available from the Parish Centre. Joe Walsh Tours Pilgrimages 01 2410810.

Vocation Views – Fifth Sunday of Lent – April 2nd

2017 “Did I not assure you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?” Do you believe Christ may be calling you to see the glory of the Blessed Trinity through a vocation to the priesthood? Contact: Fr. Ruairi O’Domhnaill vocations@kandle.ie, www.kandlepriest.com

Follow Me Up To Carlow Concert series - Friday April 7th @8pm

- Seven Oaks Hotel. We welcome the one and only RED HURLEY and The Man with the Golden Trumpet JOHNNY CARROLL as well as other local artists. Ticket Only Event. Tickets €20 available from Seven Oaks Hotel, or by contacting John Candy 087-2632324 or online at eventbrite.ie.

PAN CELTIC FESTIVAL: The Celts are coming to Carlow and they’re

bringing lots of music, singing, dancing, storytelling and family entertainment. It’s the Pan Celtic International Festival from 18 - 23 April. Enjoy the Celtic Taste Market, festival parade, street entertainment, busking and lots more. Full festival programme available now. Also on www.panceltic.ie and on facebook.com/pancelticfestival Bí ann!

Mass times for the season of Lent In addition to the weekday morning Mass at 9.30am in Askea Church, an Evening Mass will be celebrated from Monday to Friday at 7pm.

There will be NO EVENING MASS in Askea Church on the following dates: Monday 10

th April – as the Chrism Mass takes place in Carlow

Cathedral that evening at 7.30pm. Tuesday 11

th April – Penitential Service takes place in Askea

Church at 7pm Wednesday 12

th April – Penitential Services takes place in Carlow

Cathedral at 7.30pm.

Asca GFC Juvenile training is back for 2017. Indoor in the

Presentation College on Wednesdays at 6pm for up to under 12s. Outdoor training for all ages will start Thursday 23 March in Presentation College at 6.30pm. First under 12 game is 19 March and first Under 14 game is 26 March. Go Games will have their first event on 9 April. "Everyone gets a game".

CARLOW LIONS CLUB - Book Sale beside Paul White’s Chemist on Tullow Street continues from Monday - Saturday. Donation of Books very welcome. Contact Des 086 - 2372218 / Tony 087 - 2673748.

Carlow County Development Partnership will be

facilitating an information workshop on the Sustainable Energy Communities Programme on Monday 3

rd April at 7pm in the Lord

Bagenal Hotel, Bagenalstown. National Spring-clean 2017 takes place for the Month of April. If you are a community or voluntary group and are interested in doing a clean-up of your area, we at Carlow County Council can help. Please contact Jannette O Brien on 059-9136232 or email jobrien@carlowcoco.ie for further information

Don’t Forget! Chrism

Mass 2017 You are warmly invited to join with

Bishop Denis for the annual

celebration of the Chrism Mass in

the Cathedral, Carlow on Monday,

April 10th at 7:30pm followed by a

cuppa in Carlow College.

Please come early to be sure of a

seat! Parking available in Carlow College; entrance opposite Court

House on the Old Dublin Road.

See www.kandle.ie for map.

Barnardos – Parents Plus: Early Years Parenting

Programme. Seven weekly sessions starting Wednesday 26th April. 10am to 12.30pm. This course is provided free of charge. Contact Barnardos on 059 91 32868 for further details or to book a place.

De-Stress and Re-balance: Mum’s List Legacy workshops. Drop-

in session or 4 week series. Thursdays 5th, 11th 18th and 25th May. €20 drop-on any week of €70 for all 4 sessions. A portion of all proceeds go to children’s cancer charities. Relax, enjoy guided mindfulness meditations and music to enable you to release stuck emotions and use workbook to build new resilience skills. Contact Colette on 085 8551155.

Person required to do light house cleaning three hours per

week. References and car essential. Contact Askea Parish Centre for details. 059 91 42565.

Dog Sitter available in dog’s own home: Contact James - 085 1647832.

Woman available to mind children after school and during

holidays in her own home. Contact 085 1512433.

HAVING CONFESSED

Having confessed he feels

That he should go down on his knees and pray

For forgiveness for his pride, for having

Dared to view his soul from the outside.

Lie at the heart of the emotion, time

Has its own work to do. We must not anticipate

Or awaken for a moment. God cannot catch us

Unless we stay in the unconscious room

Of our hearts. We must be nothing,

Nothing that God may make us something.

We must not touch the immortal material

We must not daydream to-morrow’s

judgement—

God must be allowed to surprise us.

We have sinned, sinned like Lucifer

By this anticipation. Let us lie down again

Deep in anonymous humility and God

May find us worthy material for His hand.

Patrick Kavanagh (1904–1967)

TRUE LOVE

It was approximately 8.30 a.m. on a busy morning when an

elderly gentleman in his eighties arrived to have stitches

removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry as

he had an appointment at 9.00 a.m.

I took his vital signs and had him take a seat. I knew it would

take more than an hour before someone would be able to

attend to him. I saw him check his watch anxiously for the

time and decided to evaluate his wound since I was not busy

with another patient.

On examination, the wound was well healed. Hence, I talked

to one of the doctors to get the supplies to remove his sutures

and redress his wound.

We began to engage in a conversation while I was taking care

of his wound. I asked him if he had another doctor’s

appointment later as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman

told me no and said that he needed to go to the nursing home

to have breakfast with his wife.

I inquired about her health. He told me that she had been in

the nursing home for a while as she was a victim of

Alzheimer’s disease. I probed further and asked if she would

be upset if he was slightly late. He replied that she no longer

knew who he was and she had not been able to recognize him

some five years ago.

I asked him in surprise, you still go every morning, even

though she doesn’t know who you are? He smiled as he patted

my hand and said, She doesn’t know me, but I still know who

she is.

I had goose bumps on my arm, and I thought, That is the kind

of love I want in my life.

True love is neither physical nor romantic. True love is an

acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

CALENDAR

Tuesday 4th:-St, Isidore became bishop of Seville in the year

600 and died in 636. His writings created a venerable

encyclopaedia and knowledge. He completed the Mozarabic

liturgy which is still celebrated today.

Wednesday 5th:-St Vincent Ferrer, 1359-1419, Dominican

priest, preached missions throughout his native Spain, France

and Italy. He helped bring unity to the Church during the

Great Schism between the Avignon and Roman Claimants to

the papacy.

Friday 7th:-St John Baptist de la Salle, 1651-1719, devoted

his life to the care and education of poor children and to the

training of teachers. He formed his companions into the Brothers of the Christian Schools. Patron of teachers.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

Smile

Smile! God loves you!

Keep smiling and others will too.

Carlow Volunteer Centre are in The FAIRGREEN Shopping Centre on Wednesday 12

th April 2017 from 11am - 2pm

Drop by for a chat & see how your one hour can make all the difference Contact: natasha@volunteercarlow.ie 059 91 73033 086 0285988 www.volunteercarlow.ie

Volunteer Befriending: Would you like to make a new

friend and at the same time make a difference, well you can. By visiting an older person who may be feeling lonely and by offering companionship once a week for an hour, you can make a difference to their lives. That’s what Befriending is all about. If you are interested and would like to apply or just to find out more, please ring Mary on 059-9136340 or 086-4108902 Human Life International Come and join us. Vigil to the Holy Face

of Jesus from 12 Noon to 1pm on Good Friday. Potato Market, Carlow.

Jesus of Nazareth The parishes of Askea, Bennekerry

and Tinryland present the final chapter of the acclaimed DVD Video of Franco Zeffirelli’s “Jesus of Nazareth” on Tuesday 4th April from 7.45pm until 9.45pm in Carlow Day Care Centre, Askea and will allow time for discussion of the content of the video. This chapter deals with Palm Sunday, Holy Week and the Resurrection. Anyone interested in attending the presentation should contact Askea Parish Centre or leave their name and contact number in the Sacristy after Mass.

Legion of Mary Meetings

Graiguecullen: St Fiacc’s House – Mondays – 7pm Cathedral Parish Centre: Tuesday – 7.30pm Tinryland: Parochial House – Fridays – 2pm Tullow: Brigidine Convent – Wednesdays – 10am

Divine Mercy Sunday The Feast of Mercy is to be celebrated on the Sunday after Easter, which, this year will be Sunday 23rd April. A ceremony to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday will take place in Holy Family Church, Askea on Sunday 23rd April from 2pm to 4pm concluding with Mass. Leaflets are available in the Church and they include the nine day novena which precedes the Divine Mercy Sunday celebration – starting on Good

Friday. All are welcome.

General Maintenance Available: All interior and exterior painting

(moss and fungus treatment), building, grass cutting and power washing. References and Safe Pass available. For free quote call George at 085 7535527 or 085 8482549.

Would you like to save towards the cost of Christmas 2017; First

Communion; Family Events Etc Etc. Contact ST CATHERINES COMMUNITY SAVINGS CLUB, ST JOSEPHS ROAD, CARLOW. Open each Thursday 5 -6pm and Friday 12.30 – 1.30pm Available to Adults and children for individual savings of any amount up to €50 max per week.

Communion and Confirmation Cakes made to order. Add your

personal touch. Phone 087 3847771.

Childminder sought to mind four children in own home,

Bennekerry area – Monday and Friday from 2pm to 5.30pm. Call 086 8552542.

CARLOW BINGO at the Youth Centre, Green Lane, Carlow

on Sunday 2nd April at 3pm. €10,000 in prize money