Sunday 27th April 2025 – Divine Mercy Sunday

Published on November 12, 2023

ST PETER’S PARISH, DROGHEDA

    27 April 2025                                     Altar Notices                                      DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY 

  1. The collection last Sunday amounted to €1,425. Easter Collection for Priests €6,003. The Sunday Collection is taken up in the church porches on entry to and exit from Mass.  Many thanks for your great generosity and your use of the parish envelope.  A user-friendly Tap to Donate card machine is available at the entrances of both churches.

  2. Divine Mercy Sunday today, 27 April, in St Peter’s Church. Exposition, Chaplet, Prayers & Confessions at 3.00pm.  Mass at 4.00pm.

  1.  8:30am daily Mass returns tomorrow, Monday, in St Peter’s Church.

  2. The annual May Day Procession in honour of Our Lady of Fatima and St Joseph the Worker, celebrating in 2025 its Golden Jubilee, will take place this Thursday, 1st May, assembling at Our Lady of Lourdes Church at 6.45pm, processing via Bóthar Brugha, George’s Street, and West Street, to arrive at St Peter’s Church for Mass at 7.30pm.

  1. Friday coming, 2 May is the first Friday of the month. The clergy will visit the sick in accordance with Government and diocesan norms, but only after consultation with the person concerned or their family.   

  1. The Drogheda Civic Trust is hosting a seminar, Oliver Plunkett in Historical Context next Saturday 3rd May commencing at 10.00am at St. Peter’s Church of Ireland Parish Hall, Peter St, Drogheda.

  1. The Medical Missionaries of Mary (MMM) in Drogheda will host their inaugural “Flowers, Food and Fun Festival” in the Auditorium, Beechgrove, next Saturday 3rd May, 10.00am – 3.00pm featuring art and craft, ice cream, cakes and food truck vendors. Admission free. There will be talks and demos to help people grow their own food and learn more about sustainability. Free parking at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.

  1. The Divine Mercy Chaplet is recited after the 10.00am Mass in Our Lady of Lourdes Church each First Friday. The monthly Mass in honour of the Sacred Heard (Pioneer Association) on Friday at 10.30am in St Peter’s Church.

  1. St Vincent de Paul monthly church gate collection next weekend. Local needs are great at this time.

  1. Trócaire boxes should please be returned to the designated box in either church as soon as possible.

  1. To mark the 400th anniversary of the birth of St Oliver Plunkett restoration work has commenced at the St Oliver Plunkett shrine area of St Peter’s Church. St Oliver’s head is temporarily housed in the Sacred Heart chapel area of St Peter’s Church. It is hoped that the works will be completed by the end of June. Apologies for the inconvenience.

  1. Full details in the Parish Newsletter.  Also see church noticeboards, parish website, Facebook and X.