Local Notes: Senior citizen's summer outing, St John's Eve and athletics win
The Senior Citizens summer outing will take place on Saturday, June 28. Destination to be confirmed. Stock Image
Wednesday, June 4: Faithlegg 11.30 am. Thursday, June 5: Crooke 10am. Saturday, June 6: Faithlegg (Vigil Mass ) 6:30 pm, Sunday, June 7, Crooke 11:30 am.
This celebration occurs traditionally on the eve of the Feast of St John the Baptist on June 23 and this year it's on a Monday.
It used to be widely celebrated around Ireland and indeed still is.
This year, a Mass and a procession to the Cemetery in Crooke will be celebrated at the Church of St John the Baptist in Crooke, Passage East, with the kind permission of Fr .PJ. Breen P.P.
The location for the celebration was chosen not only because the Parish Church is dedicated to the saint but also because the ancient ruined Church at the Cemetery once belonged to the Knights of Malta, who received it after the suppression of the Knights Templar, the original owners.
St John the Baptist is the principal patron of the Order of Malta, and his feast is always celebrated with great solemnity within the Order.
The Mass will begin at 7pm, followed immediately by the procession.
The celebrant will be Fr Tom Rogers, Chief Chaplain of the Order of Malta in Ireland, and all are very welcome.
The Senior citizens summer outing will take place on Saturday, June 28. Destination to be confirmed.
Bus leaving Crooke at 10 am with collection in Passage and at The Woodlands for onward journey.
Returning in the evening for food at a local venue to be decided Names to Rachel Burke, Anita Quinlan, Rosie Elliott, Mary Ray, Carmel Hutchison, Linda Whitty and Claire Whelan.
Lotto members pay €5 and non-lotto members €25 Please get names and payment in by June 14 to confirm numbers for the bus.
Matches coming in the next few days: Senior League Division 1 Passage V Mt Sion in Passage on Friday, June 6, 7:30pm and in Junior 8 the Juniors v Geraldines, Sunday, June 8 in Passage, at 12pm.
Passage minors were beaten by Lismore in Lismore last Thursday evening.
Juvenile Results: Last week u-13 City League Passage beat De La Salle by 2 points. Coming up this Tuesday, u-12 City League, Passage v De La Salle at 6pm and u-7 blitz coming up this Wednesday at 6pm, u-14 and u-16 Championship starting week beginning August 16.
Date for Clubs: Annual Deep Water 600 metres Greenvolt Sponsored Swim our main Sponsors from Ballyhack to Passage is Sunday, July 6 at 2:40 pm and entries are online now.
Thanks also to Waterford City and County Council for their Sponsorship also.
Deise Draw coming up shortly, and this year it's five tickets for €100 or €20 for any one draw. Tickets available from the club. Note that tickets for the Waterford Supporters Club House Draw are only available online now.
Winners in the May Club Draw were as follows first, €200 Eoghan Power Newtown, second, Thomas Burke Crooke €150, third, Seán O'Brien Passage €100, and fourth, Richard Hearne Drumrusk €50.
Waterford were beaten by Cork on Sunday week last in Cork in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship Round four series and again lost out in progressing to the All Ireland Hurling Series, unlike the Senior footballers still playing after being beaten.
It must be said they gave it their very best shot, with a referee who was little assistance to both sides at times, nor were his linesmen or umpires, which was a pity. Over the four games, the defeats were minimal, with our own Mark Fitzgerald very prominent.
On Sunday week last in Templemore, Annabelle Walsh Kilcop Woodstown was second in the Munster u-20 100 metres hurdles in Templemore representing Ferrybank AC
