nd 2 June 2013 Vol 23 No 28 The Body and Blood of Christ St Mary’s Parish, Bennekerry Fr. Tom Little The Deep End – this is my body….. The Body and Blood of Christ 059 91-34992 The human body can be a fragile thing. I recently came 2nd June 2013 across the TV series Great Ormond Street, which followed Fr Liam Morgan the stories of a number of very sick children and the doctors 059 91-31212 who treat them in London’s children’s hospital. It was On Children Sr. Joan Pierse harrowing to watch the things these children go through. Your children are not your children 059 91-42565 Some of them have spent the majority of their young lives in hospital and have never known a life without pain and They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. ASKEA PARISH suffering. They come through you but not from you. COLLECTIONS And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. Development €1,986. Many of us also know people who are sick or suffering and it Offertory €1,626. can be hard to make sense of it all. In April this year, Kerry You may give them your love but not your thoughts, *************** teenager Donal Walsh spoke out about his battle with terminal cancer, and made a powerful plea to those For they have their own thoughts. Emergency considering suicide to think differently about their lives. He You may house their bodies but not their souls, Priest on Duty believed that his life, while short, could be a sign of hope for For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, 087 2588118 others. Which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. Askea Parish Community ‘Please, as a 16-year-old who has no say in his death You may strive to be like them Centre Phone sentence, who has no choice in the pain he is about to cause But seek not to make them like you. & Fax 91-42565 and who would take any chance at even a few more months For life goes not backward not tarries with yesterday. 087 1269709 on this planet: appreciate what you have, know that there are always other options,’ was his plea. You are the bows from which your children Carlow Day Care Centre 91-35977 On this feast of Corpus Christi, we recall how Jesus took As living arrows are sent forth. Childcare Centre bread and gave it to his disciples, saying ‘This is my body’. The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, 9135206 He gave his own body over to suffering and death, for us. And He bends you with His might ************ Our own bodies may be weak, but Jesus is with us in our That His arrows may go swift and far. Deadline for items for frailty, united with us in our suffering. Let us bring our brokenness into the presence of Christ today. Let your bending in the archer’s hand be for gladness; Newsletter if 5pm on Triona Doherty – Intercom Magazine For even as He loves the arrow that flies, Wednesday by phone or **** So He wolves also the bow that is stable. fax to 9142565 or email to [email protected] Summer Dues for the Priests of the Parish will th Website: be taken up at all Masses on Saturday 8 and Kahlil Gibran th www.askeaparish.ie Sunday 9 June. Summer Dues for the Priests of the Parish will be taken up at Mass on th Sunday 9 June. St Mary’s Parish, Bennekerry Planting Potatoes Fr Tom Little PP – Phone 059 9131559 /9134992 Fr Liam Morgan CC 059 9143260. Newsletter Items – 059 9143881. When I was a boy growing up we had several gardens around our old Deadline for News items: - 9pm Wednesdays house. The largest one of all was used just for growing potatoes. I can still Emergency Number for the Priest on Duty 087 2588118. remember those potato planting days. The whole family helped. After my Dad had tilled the soil, my Mom, brothers, and I went to work. It was my job Parish Office – 059 9142565 087 - 1269709 to drop the little seed potatoes in the rows while my Mom dropped handfuls Website: www.askeaparish.ie; email: [email protected] of fertilizer beside them. My brothers then covered them all with the freshly turned earth. Anniversaries - Sunday 2nd June at 11.30am Paddy Rossiter, 3 Kernanstown For months afterward I would glance over at the garden while I Nan Hutton, Rutland played outside and wonder what was going on underneath the ground. When Julia and Michael Woods, Palatine the harvest time came I was amazed at the huge size of the potatoes my Dad John & Alice Deegan, Palatine pulled out of the soil. Those little seedlings had grown into bushels and bushels of sweet sustenance. They would be turned into meal after meal of baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, fried potatoes, and my personal favourite: Bennekerry Offertory €255 Development €171 potatoes slowly cooked in spaghetti sauce. They would keep the entire family well fed throughout the whole year. It truly was a miracle to behold. PALATINE G.F.C. Lotto Results:-27/05/’13. Lotto numbers: - 15, 24, 30 Thinking back on those special times makes me wonder how many & 31. No Jackpot Winner. No Match 3 Winners. 5 Lucky Dips €40 each other seeds I have planted in this life that has grown unseen in the hearts Winner Seller and minds of others. How many times has some little thing that I said or did Frank Nolan Margaret Farrell to grow something beautiful? How many times has Heaven used these little Pal Celtic Nicky Parle seedlings to provide another’s soul with sweet sustenance? John Walker Annette / Toughers Pat Hosey Jimmy O’Shea Every single day of our lives we step out into the garden of this world. Seán Kane John Kelly, Bennekerry Every single day we plant seeds that can grow into something wonderful. We th Promoter €70 – Mick Fitzpatrick. Next Draw on Tuesday 4 June 2013 in may never see the growth that comes from the kind words or loving acts we Palatine Clubhouse at 10pm. Jackpot: €12,000. share. I hope then that you always tend the garden around you with care. I hope that you plant only goodness, peace and compassion in the lives of Cemetery Masses everyone you meet. I hope that every day you help miracles to grow. The annual Cemetery Mass will take place as follows: Joseph J Mazzella th 1591 – 1674 Robert Herrick St Joseph’s Church, Tinryland - Friday 5 July at 7.30pm. St Mary’s Cemetery, Carlow – Monday 8th July at 7.30pm th Thought for the Week St Mary’s Church, Bennekerry – Friday 19 July at 7.30pm. Nobody gets tired of hearing the words “I love you”. Tell your loved ones how much they mean to you at every opportunity. Year of Faith Kildare & Leighlin Weekly Lotto Results Maureen O’Sullivan will give an introduction to an adult study course in the For Wed 29th May 2013. Numbers drawn were 6, 11, 28 & 31 . Catechism of the catholic church that could be set up in our Diocese. This course is already up and running in 13 dioceses throughout Ireland. Match 3s shared €1,000 - €84 each. There No Jackpot winner 12 Information nights to be held on Monday 24th June in the Parch Centre, Clane was 1 Match3s from Askea / Bennekerry. New Jackpot €11,000. at 7.30pm or Tuesday 25th June in the Cathedral Parish Centre, Carlow at Winner Promoter 7.30pm. Come and see! Please don’t forget to bring your Catechism. Contact Alice O’Connor 045 982787 or Bríd Ní Rinn 045 860170 for further Karl Broderick Agnes Broderick details. 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. Episcopal Ordination The Episcopal ordination of Fr Denis Nulty, our Bishop elect, will take place on In Memoriam Sunday 4th August, 2013 in the Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow. We ask the Lord to grant eternal rest to: Biography Denis Nulty was born in Slane, County Meath on 7th June 1963 to parents Den Nulty Maureen Lyons, Tullow Road and Nan Balfe. He is the youngest of five children, with two brothers and two sisters. Elizabeth (Betty) Shaw, 19 McGamhna Road The family farm was the home where Denis and his siblings were reared. He Joseph (Jody) Byrne, Carlow attended Primary School at Saint Patrick’s National School, Slane and Secondary School at Saint Patrick’s classical School Navan, completing the Leaving Certificate Mary Glass, Dublin Road, Carlow & Dalkey exam in 1981. and we offer our sympathy and the support of our prayers to all who have suffered the loss of a loved one at this time. Denis entered the seminary at Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth in September 1981, completing a BA in 1984 and a BD in 1987. He was ordained a Priest for the Diocese Calendar: of Meath in Saint Patrick’s Church, Slane on 12th June 1988 by Bishop Michael Smith Monday 3rd – St Kevin was a native of Leinster and grew up in Kilnamanagh, where he in the presence of Bishop John McCormack. received his early religious formation. Wishing to be a hermit, he crossed the mountains to Glendalough and settled in Disert Caoimnghin at the foot of the upper In September 1988 Bishop Smith appointed Father Denis as Curate in the Cathedral lake.