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Askeaton Ballysteen Parish Newsletter

^{19th Sunday in Ordinary Time. 10/08/2025}

Ballysteen Mass Schedule

· Sun 10^th: 9am Mass for the People.

· Fri 15^th: 9am Feast of the Assumption of the BVM

· Sun 17^th: 9am Mass for the People.

· Mon 18^th: 7.30pm Beigh Cemetery Mass.

Askeaton Mass Schedule

· Sat 9^th: 7.30pm Anne Devitt, A/V, preceded by Adoration.

Mary Greaney, 1^st A/V, rem her husband Maurice.

· Sun 10^th: 10.30am Mass for the People. Adoration 6.30pm

· Mon 11^th: 9.30am Morning Mass & Adoration.

· Tues 12^th: 9.30am Morning Mass & Adoration.

· Wed 13^th: 9.30am Morning Mass & Adoration.

· Thur 14th 7.30pm Vigil of the Assumption of the BVM, preceded by

Adoration at 6.30pm

· Fri 15^th: 10.30am Feast of the Assumption of the BVM.

Adoration 6.30pm

· Sat 16^th: 7.30pm Joseph & Kieran McCarthy, A/V.

Dick & Bmay Gleeson A/V preceded by Adoration

· Sun 17^th: 10.30am Mass for the People. Adoration at 6.30pm.

Confessions: Sat 6pm,7-7.30pm

Adoration: Mon -Thurs 10-11am, Fri - Sun 6.30-7.30pm (Askeaton Church)

First Friday 9-9.30am/after Adoration

Tuesday 7-8pm (Ballysteen Church)

Beigh Cemetery Mass: Monday evening 18^th August at 7.30pm.

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24 Hr Adoration 23/24^th August 2025

Following on from Bishop Brendan Leahy’s letter, we are having 24hr Adoration in Askeaton Church for Peace in Gaza and all areas of conflict.

Sign up sheet is on the table at the back of the church. If you could commit to an hour or two, please sign your name on the sheet.

Day Trip to Our Ladies Island.

A day trip to Our Ladies Island in Wexford will take place on Sunday 17^th August. The bus will leave Kilcornan Church Car Park at 7.30am. Open air Mass at 3pm followed by Rosary Pilgrimage. For more info, please contact Mike on 087-617 6631 or Les 087-795 5525. Cost of the trip is €35. There are still some seats available on the bus but please contact ASAP if interested.

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 10 August 2025

The unexpected

Most of us don’t like to be taken too much by surprise. We like to think that we have a good idea of what is coming down the road and when it is coming. Yet, we know from experience that the unexpected does happen. It is that experience of the unexpected that features in the parables Jesus speaks in this morning’s gospel reading. The burglar breaks through the wall of a house at an hour nobody expects; the master arrives home at a time when his irresponsible servant is not expecting him. Jesus indicates that there can be the element of the unexpected in his relationship with us and ours with him. The Son of Man comes at an hour we do not expect. We may be inclined to relate that to the hour of our death; sudden and unexpected death is certainly a reality. However, more may be being referred to than that. The Son of Man comes to us during our lives; his daily coming in the midst of life can also be unexpected. The Lord may call us to do something we had never thought about; he may take us down a path we might never have gone down if left to ourselves. The Lord can come to us through unexpected people; through people we would never think of as the Lord’s messengers. The gospel reading suggests that when it comes to the Lord, we can expect the unexpected. He is always the God of surprises and that requires us to be alert and attentive to his many unexpected comings.

Fr Martin Hogan curate in the parish of Finglas, Finglas West and Rivermount

Funerals: - Funerals will take place at 11am in our parish churches. (On these days there

will be no weekday morning Mass & Eucharistic Adoration will be scheduled at 6.30pm Askeaton Church).

First Friday Calls to the Sick and Housebound. Sick and housebound parishioners can receive Sacraments at home. Please contact the Parish Office 061-398 077 on Tuesday’s or speak to one of the Sacristans.

For Baptisms, Weddings & Anniversary: Contact the office on Tuesday’s 9-5pm 061-398 077 Anniversaries can also be booked in the Sacristy of the church where mass is to be said.

Alliance of the Two Hearts: 1^st Fridays at 9pm

· St. Joseph’s Prayer Group: 1^st Wednesday at 8pm in Meeting Room.

· Healing Mass of Padre Pio: 2^nd Fridays at 7.30pm.

· Youth Evening Monthly Holy Hour: 3^rd Sunday at 6.30pm -7.30pm

· Family & Life Evening Monthly Mass: 4^th Friday at 7.30pm.

Parish Contact Information:

Fr. John Mockler - Mobile: 086-234 2242 Office: 061-398 077 (on Tuesday).
Office Hours: - Tue’s Only 9-5pm. Parish Email: easbaile@gmail.com

Parish Website: https://www.askeatonballysteen.ie/ FB: Askeaton Ballysteen Parish.

Offertory/Dues Contributions; Cheques as follows: Parish: The Askeaton Parish A/C. Priest: St. Mary’s Priests Dues A/C.

Notices: - If you would like to include any notices in the parish newsletter, please email easbaile@gmail.com Deadline is Tuesday at 11am.

Askeaton Ballysteen Parish Newsletter

^{20th Sunday in Ordinary Time. 17/08/2025}

Ballysteen Mass Schedule

· Sun 17^th: 9am Mass for the People.

· Mon 18^th: 7.30pm Mass in Beigh Cemetery.

· Sun 24^th: 9am Mass for the People.

Askeaton Mass Schedule

· Sat 16^th: 7.30pm Joseph & Kieran McCarthy, A/V.

Dick & Bmay Gleeson A/V preceded by Adoration

· Sun 17^th: 10.30am Mass for the People. Adoration at 6.30pm.

· Mon 18^th: 9.30am Morning Mass & Adoration.

· Tues 19^th: 9.30am Morning Mass & Adoration.(Office Closed Today)

· Wed 20^th: 9.30am Morning Mass & Adoration.

· Thurs 21^s 9.30am Morning Mass & Adoration.

· Fri 22^nd: 9.30am Morning Mass & Adoration.

· Sat 23^rd: 7.30pm Mass for the People with Adoration 6.30pm

for Gaza and all areas of conflict in the world.

· Sun 24^th: 10.30am Patricia Barry, 1^st A/V.

6.30pm Finish of 24hr Adoration followed by Led Holy Hour.

Confessions: Sat 6pm,7-7.30pm

Adoration: Mon -Thurs 10-11am, Fri - Sun 6.30-7.30pm (Askeaton Church)

First Friday 9-9.30am/after Adoration

Tuesday 7-8pm (Ballysteen Church)

Beigh Cemetery Mass: Monday evening 18^th August at 7.30pm.

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24 Hr Adoration 23/24^th August 2025

Following on from Bishop Brendan Leahy’s letter, we are having 24hr Adoration in Askeaton Church for Peace in Gaza and all areas of conflict.

Sign up sheet is on the table at the back of the church. If you could commit to an hour or two, please sign your name on the sheet.

Spiritual Garden of Remembrance:

We all know what the Remembrance Garden means to the parish. We would like to bring attention to the fact that there is some vandalism going on in the garden. If this continues the Guards will be informed & please be aware that the garden is NOT a playground for kids. The garden should be left exactly as you find it. At present the garden needs some weeding and maintenance and we would appreciate some help. Contact Pauline 087-150 9853 or Josephine 086-051 2711

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 17 August 2025

The Gospel does, at times, cause trouble. It can set a soul on fire with love for God and fellow man, and that soul then understands through wise spiritual counselling, the mission it has been given by the Lord to continue His work here on earth.

The saints all experienced this fire, this blaze of mystical love and desire for God that not only consumed them, but – by their witness – those around them, too.

Jesus tells us in St Luke’s Gospel that He wants to inspire a mystical fire – a blaze of faith, love, and action, and yet, He knows this will cause division; Jesus is exclaiming that His peace is not the peace of the world.

The peace and love that Jesus offers to us is often at odds with the frauds, shams, and counterfeits of this world: the politics, economics, and religious expressions that do not lift people up in love, unity of purpose, and individual liberty, but tear them apart, in anger, stress, and confusion. Today’s Gospel challenges us to know that like Jesus, Jeremiah, and the saints we must expect misunderstanding, ill treatment, and possibly even death when we glorify God by living a Gospel centred life. Our faith provides us with the grace and love of God. Yet, the Cross refines our perspective to see that God’s love is a purifying fire of salvation and covenant that demands that His people not compromise with the world or declare a bogus truce with evil. So when you stand before society proclaiming your faith – do not be afraid. Deacon Paul O Iacono fraangelicoinstitute.com

Funerals: - Funerals will take place at 11am in our parish churches. (On these days there

will be no weekday morning Mass & Eucharistic Adoration will be scheduled at 6.30pm Askeaton Church).

For Baptisms, Weddings & Anniversary: Contact the office on Tuesday’s 9-5pm 061-398 077 Anniversaries can also be booked in the Sacristy of the church where mass is to be said.

Alliance of the Two Hearts: 1^st Fridays at 9pm

· St. Joseph’s Prayer Group: 1^st Wednesday at 8pm in Meeting Room.

· Healing Mass of Padre Pio: 2^nd Fridays at 7.30pm.

· Youth Evening Monthly Holy Hour: 3^rd Sunday at 6.30pm -7.30pm

· Family & Life Evening Monthly Mass: 4^th Friday at 7.30pm.

Parish Contact Information:

Fr. John Mockler - Mobile: 086-234 2242 Office: 061-398 077 (on Tuesday).
Office Hours: - Tue’s Only 9-5pm. Parish Email: easbaile@gmail.com

Parish Website: https://www.askeatonballysteen.ie/ FB: Askeaton Ballysteen Parish.

Offertory/Dues Contributions; Cheques as follows: Parish: The Askeaton Parish A/C. Priest: St. Mary’s Priests Dues A/C.

Notices: - If you would like to include any notices in the parish newsletter, please email easbaile@gmail.com Deadline is Tuesday at 11am.

Askeaton Ballysteen Parish Newsletter

^{21st Sunday in Ordinary Time. 24/08/2025}

Ballysteen Mass Schedule.

· Sun 24^th: 9am Mass for the People.

· Sun 31^st: 9am Mass for the People.

Askeaton Mass Schedule

Sat 23^rd: 7.30pm Mass for the People with Adoration 6.30pm

for Gaza and all areas of conflict in the world.

Sun 24^th: 10.30am Patricia Barry, 1^st A/V.

6.30pm Finish of 24Hr Adoration followed by Led Holy Hour.

Mon 25^th: 9.30am Morning Mass & Adoration.

Tues 26^th: 9.30am Morning Mass & Adoration.

Wed 27^th: 9.30am Morning Mass & Adoration.

Thurs 28^th: 9.30am Morning Mass & Adoration.

Fri 29^th: 9.30am Morning Mass.

Sat 30^th: 7.30pm Mini Finucane (Months Mind) preceded by Adoration.

Sun 31^st: 10.30am Bill Clarken, 15^th A/V.

6.30pm Adoration

Confessions: Sat 6pm,7-7.30pm

Adoration: Mon -Thurs 10-11am, Fri - Sun 6.30-7.30pm (Askeaton Church)

First Friday 9-9.30am/after Adoration

Tuesday 7-8pm (Ballysteen Church)

24 Hr Adoration 23/24^th August 2025

Following on from Bishop Brendan Leahy’s letter, we are having 24hr Adoration in Askeaton Church for Peace in Gaza and all areas of conflict.

Sign up sheet is on the table at the back of the church. If you could commit to an hour or two, please sign your name on the sheet.

Spiritual Garden of Remembrance:

Meet Pope Leo: Here are some highlights that reveal Pope Leo XIV heart, his vision and his connection to people around the world: * At the Jubilee of Youth he calls young people ‘salt of the earth’ & ‘light of the world’. * While serving in Peru, he once fixed parish vehicles using YouTube tutorials - a hands-on pastor in every sense. * A scholar at heart, he holds a degree in mathematics from Villanova and a doctorate in canon law.

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 24 August 2025

What types of challenges do we face in our lives today and what do we choose to do? And when we face these challenges, do we persevere to do what is right or do we take the easy path out through the back door.

When faced with situations that make us angry, how often do we stay calm?
When faced with those who are better and more successful than us, how often do we give in to jealousy?
When faced with situations to tell the truth, how often have we given way to lying?
When faced with people in need of our love, our respect and our kindness – our parents, spouses, children, neighbours, orphans, widows, the weak and underprivileged, the lonely, the elderly… how often have we given them our love?
When faced with situations to speak out for justice and what is right, how often have we raised our voice?
When faced with the need to be with our children – either for their homework, their play or another need – how often have we given in to our personal pleasures.
When faced with the need to work hard, how often have we given way to laziness and pushed things away for later?

Those are all situations when we need to go through the narrow door. Do we push our way through the narrow door, or do we give up and take the easy way out?

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Funerals: - Funerals will take place at 11am in our parish churches. (On these days there

will be no weekday morning Mass & Eucharistic Adoration will be scheduled at 6.30pm Askeaton Church).

For Baptisms, Weddings & Anniversary: Contact the office on Tuesday’s 9-5pm 061-398 077 Anniversaries can also be booked in the Sacristy of the church where mass is to be said.

Alliance of the Two Hearts: 1^st Fridays at 9pm

· St. Joseph’s Prayer Group: 1^st Wednesday at 8pm in Meeting Room.

· Healing Mass of Padre Pio: 2^nd Fridays at 7.30pm.

· Youth Evening Monthly Holy Hour: 3^rd Sunday at 6.30pm -7.30pm

· Family & Life Evening Monthly Mass: 4^th Friday at 7.30pm.

Parish Contact Information:

Fr. John Mockler - Mobile: 086-234 2242 Office: 061-398 077 (on Tuesday).
Office Hours: - Tue’s Only 9-5pm. Parish Email: easbaile@gmail.com

Parish Website: https://www.askeatonballysteen.ie/ FB: Askeaton Ballysteen Parish.

Offertory/Dues Contributions; Cheques as follows: Parish: The Askeaton Parish A/C. Priest: St. Mary’s Priests Dues A/C.

Notices: - If you would like to include any notices in the parish newsletter, please email easbaile@gmail.com Deadline is Tuesday at 11am.

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St. Patrick's Church, Ballysteen

Fr. John Mockler, P.P. 087-234 2242 ( Office Tuesday's Only 087-361 8748)

Parish Email: easbaile@gmail.com