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"Hope" is the thing with feathers ? That perches in the soul ? And sings the tune without the words ? And never stops - at all ?

Emily Dickinson

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Parish Office Tel: 045 431394 Parish Website: newbridgeparish.ie

Diocesan Website: kandle.ie

Parish Team Phone Numbers

Parish Office

Fr. Paul Dempsey, P.P. Tel. 045 431741 Fr. J. McDermott, P.E.C.C. Tel. 045 903889 Fr. Paul Lawlor, O.P. Tel. 045 487200

Fr. Michael Cudzilo C.C. Tel. 045 438036 Fr. Eugen Dragos Tamas Tel. 045 433979 Rev. Deacon Jim Stowe Tel. 045 431394

Sr. Eileen, Parish Sister Tel. 045 431939

Margarita Bedding Parish Pastoral Minister Tel. 087 6107528 Donal Mahon Parish Administrator Tel. 087 2124515

Parish Office Tel. 045 431394

Pastoral Office Fax: 045 486171

Parish Centre Tel. 045 431121

Emergency Number: Priest on call 087-2554908

MASS TIMES

ST CONLETH'S

CILL MHUIRE

DOMINICAN CHURCH

Saturday: Sunday:

Vigil Mass 6.00pm 8.30am 11.00am 12.30pm 7.00pm

Saturday: Sunday:

Vigil Mass 7.00pm 10.30am

Saturday: Sunday:

Vigil Mass 8.00pm 9.30am 10.30am 12 noon 5.30pm

A CELEBRATION OF VOLUNTEERING

Wed 4th September 2019 16:00 ? 19:30

Clanard Court Hotel, Athy

Join us for entertainment, nibbles and networking at this showcase event to celebrate volunteers, voluntary organisations and community.

Parishioners from St Conleth's Parish Newbridge were the gathered congregation for the broadcast Mass on RT? One Television on Sunday 23 June last. The celebrant of the Mass was Fr Paul Dempsey, PP and the choir was In Caelo Choir - one of the parish choirs. Cora Coffey was Musical Director for the Mass.

Sebastian Holub ? Charlton Mews, Newbridge

Christopher Karol Rostek ? Monasterevin Majus Sulinskas Dovydas ? Lakeside Park

Olivia Rose Duffy ? Old Connell Weir Madison Frances Gutheridge ? College Park Rosie Eleanor Breslin Culbert ? Kilmeague James Serrano McGreal ? Standhouse Road

Deinas Gvaizdauskas ? Whitewater Plaza Freddie Steven Dillon ? Highfield Estate Riley Hannah McCormack ? College Farm

Aisling Anna Walsh ? Canning Place

BAPTISMS

Kyle Joseph Murphy ? Roseberry Court Ethan Francis Davis ? Kilbelin

Alex Michael Monaghan Swords ? Rosconnell

Fionn Colm McCormack ? Moore Park Theodore Moore ? Donadea

Andrew Francis Deane ? Ladytown Oliver John Darker ? Naas

Josh John Mc Donagh ? Roseberry Court Patrick John Hallissey ? Kilcullen

Ted William Rooney ? College Farm April Vigmann ? Morristown Woods

DEATHS

Catherine Patricia Moylan ? McElwaine

Luke Mullins ? Standhouse Road

Terrace

Veronica (Ronnie) Lee Barnwell ? Dara

Bro. Pat O'Neill ? Patrician Monastery,

Park & formerly of Donadea

Naas Road

Tom Kelly ? Palmerstown, Dublin &

Margaret Byrne ? Curragh Lawns Nursing

formerly of P?irc Mhuire

Home, Athgarvan Joseph (Joe) Meade ? Highfield Estate

Joseph (Joe) Connolly - Morristown Biller John Dowling ? Dara Park

George O'Brien ? Ryansfield, & formerly of Dara Park

Noel Enright ? Church View, Suncroft, & formerly of Newbridge

Kevin Barry ? Beech Park Nursing Home, Kildare, & formerly of the Crescent Noel McHugh ? Dara Park John (Sean) Connors ? P?irc Mhuire Patrick Paddy Martin ? Dara Park

Paddy Dowling ? Mill Lane Nursing Home Naas & formerly of The Barracks

Kevin Monaghan ? Moorefield Park Damian O'Raw ? Liffey Hall & formerly of

Greenhills, Dublin Denis Curtin ? College Park Joseph Whelehan ? Ryston View Geraldine Quinn ? College Park

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Isabel Bogarova ? Capella Court Adrian Kogut ? Main Street, Newbridge

Maja Gabriela Szbtowicz ? Naas Frankie Daniel Whyte ? Kildare Town Alexis Lily Likkie Tyrrell Sheridan ?

Lakeside Park Eve Kate Doyle Dempsey ? P?irc Mhuire

Charlie O'Brien ? Capella Court Heidi Ann Harris Sheridan ? Old Connell

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EDITORIAL Breda Reid

2019 has been a great year for anniversaries in Newbridge. From St. Conleth's 1500 in May, to the Holy Family Secondary School 60th Jubilee in September to Naomh Brid Ladies Club and Newbridge Town FC's 50-year celebrations in July and September and last, but by no means least, the 50th anniversary of Fr. Joe McDermott's ordination, in June; it's almost like there's one for everyone in the audience. I attended the Patrician Primary school pageant, celebrating St. Conleth's life and death, in May. It was the swan song for teacher Frank Kirke who retired in June. With a cast, of what seemed like thousands, school children and teachers played out the story of Conleth before an audience of parents, grandparents and interested onlookers. The pageant was alive with energy. The lyrics of modern songs were adapted to suit the different scenes and I thought Franks choice of "Blanket on the Ground" to tell the story of Brigid's cloak was "interesting" to say the least. It brought a smile to many a face. The choruses of Ashford and Simpsons, "Aint no mountain high enough" and "This is me" from the Greatest Showman were belted out with great gusto to the accompaniment of the school band. The weather also performed well over the three evenings. Principal John O' Donovan, teachers and children deserve great praise for their efforts. We send best wishes to Frank Kirke for happy and active retirement. 1969 was an epic year really. I lost my mother at the age of 15 that April. Then in July along with everyone else on the planet I waited with bated breath for Neil Armstrong's first step on the Moon. Watching the replays of Nasa's broadcasts and the film, First Man, recently the reality of just how courageous those astronauts where was brought home to me. Did you know that the space race was responsible for the creation of cutting-edge technologies now in everyday use. The development of robotics to remotely control space vehicles led to the creation of more functionally dynamic artificial limbs. Memory foam, invented by NASA in 1966 to enhance the safety of aircraft cushions, as well as being turned into mattresses, is used in medical settings for patients who have to lie still for long periods of time. Space blankets, developed in 1964 to reflect infra-red radiation are now used in first aid kits to treat shock and hypothermia. Other technologies derived from the space race include, satellite tv, adjustable smoke detectors, water

purifiers, freeze dried food, cordless vacuum cleaners and even the Speedo LZR racer, the world's fastest swimsuit - which was developed using Nasa's wind tunnel's technology, and has helped swimmers break dozens of swimming records. It was so effective that new rules were brought in by Olympic regulators to restrict the level of skin coverage allowed! As Michael Caine would say "not many people know that!" This issue of News & Views features Sr Catherine Moran on page 8 and 9. The first principal of the Holy Family Secondary School, she looks back on her 30 years of service to education in Newbridge. On page 7 we feature Naomh Brid Ladies who decided to retire their club after 50 years with two celebrations, one in Keadeen and the other in the Parish Centre. Know your rights has information about the Back to School clothing and footwear allowance on page 10 and there is also news about Kildare Co Council and Rotary Internationals, Bike Scheme, which recycles old bikes for shipping to schoolchildren in Gambia. Page 6 features information on Kildare Co. Co's. Bursary schemes as well as a report on the work of Kildare Resource Centre in Eyre St. So, we hope you find something of interest inside these pages. That's all for now

Star Wars Boba Fett made an appearance at Celtic Con and the family fun day in Junefest this year. Photo: Deagl?n de Paor.

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"Of all God's creatures, Our Lady is the one who loved Our Lord the most. I, therefore choose her as my model and my protector, that she may obtain for me a share of the love with which He filled her heart." (P.B. Noailles ? Founder of the Association of the Holy Family of Bordeaux) One of the most beautiful and most popular hymns in the Christian liturgy is Mary's `Magnificat'. The setting of the Magnificat is the meeting of the two mothers, when Mary visits Elizabeth. Going beyond all hopes, Gabriel the messenger of the Annunciation asserted that he who is to be born of Mary is the Son of God. Elizabeth endorses this when she greets Mary with her principal title ? `the mother of my Lord'. (Luke 1:43). This greeting of Elizabeth contains within itself all the knowledge and admiration and religious veneration of the Church of St. Luke's time for the Mother of Christ. All Mary's greatness is rooted in her vocation and charism to be the handmaid of the Lord. Following the visit of the shepherds, we are told that Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart. (Luke 2:19). Later, in the same chapter, we are told that

Magnificat

"his mother treasured all these things in her heart." (Luke 2:51). "Mary is the image of the Church. . She has trodden all the paths of our human existence; She has gone through darkness and suffering, through the abyss of loneliness and pain.

She is the little creature through whom God's grandeur shines out; she is the poor one filled with divine riches" Heaven and earth met in the heart of Mary. The Magnificat is Mary's song in the heart of the Church. May God's word, expressed through Mary, take root in our hearts too. May we, too, enter more deeply into Mary's story and proclaim with her: "The Lord has done great things for us." We join the company of Mary and of all the saints as we put aside our fears and anxieties and remember the goodness and mercy of God in whom we have placed all our trust.

The Holy Spirit always brings about something new, and this child who will renew the world, is the very Son of God. Mary voices the most perfect prayer that any human being can make: "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word." (Luke 1:38) Those able to accept the announcement to Mary are filled with joy. The One who is mighty has surely done great things. May the Magnificat be our song too when we become available to hear God's word and live it faithfully.

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Daniel Jevans ? Custodian of the Keys

a chord and she contacted him to tell him about her interesting connection with the town. Isabella's father (Christine's grandfather) was Daniel Jevens, and he was the man who was given the key of Newbridge Garrison as the British withdrew from the town in May 1922. Jevens had fought in the War of Independence (1919-21), and took part in some of Michael Collins's efforts to neutralise British intelligence. He was on the first guard detail in charge of City Hall after independence, and was present when

Isabella Jevens - Eldest Child of Isabella Jevens and Daniel Jevens (caretaker of Newbridge Barracks)

An interesting visitor to Newbridge recently was Christine Crotty from Wexford. She had been listening to an interview that William Doyle, MD of Newbridge Silverware, gave to RTE. In the course of the conversation he spoke about the proud tradition that the cutlery industry had fostered in Newbridge over the years and how much the company valued the contribution of each and every one of its workers. Christine had heard a lot about Newbridge as a child and she never forgot her mother, Isabella (Bella)'s praise for the place. William Doyle's interview touched

Daniel Jevens on guard at the entrance of Dublin's City Hall 1922. The banner at the back declares change! `?ire's First Guard' with a diagram of the GPO.

Jevens girls in the Barracks

Michael Collins arrived at Dublin Castle on 16th January 1922. He was attached to Beggars Bush barracks (A Company), the first barracks to be handed over to the Irish Republican Army in January 1922. Though he was wounded in action in March 1922, he was back serving with his company and was present in Newbridge to accept the garrison gate key as the British departed. He became the Caretaker of Newbridge Barracks, and he and his family continued to live there until he retired to Dublin in 1936.

? Newbridge Local History Group.

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