6th September 2026 – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Published on November 12, 2023

ST PETER’S PARISH, DROGHEDA

 6 September 2026             Altar Notices            23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

  1. The collection last Sunday amounted to €3,566.  The Sunday Collection is taken up in the church porches on entry to and exit from Mass.  If you did not get a chance to contribute on the way in, please do so on the way out.  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.

  1. St Vincent de Paul monthly church gate collection today, Sunday 6 September. Local needs are great.

  2. The weekday 8.30am St Peter’s Church Mass, Monday to Friday, has returned after the summer recess.

  3. Low-gluten Communion hosts may be received at all Sunday and weekday Masses. Coeliacs should please go the priest to receive.

  4. There is a second envelope this weekend for the sick and retired priests of the Armagh Diocese. This collection is to support our clergy who have provided many years of pastoral care and service to our Archdiocese. The Archdiocese has currently around thirty retired priests, some continuing to help out in parishes, others in nursing homes or on long-term sick-leave. Many thanks.

  5. A Farewell Mass of Thanksgiving for Bishop Michael Router will take place on Wednesday coming, 9th September at 7.00pm in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh. This Mass will give us all an opportunity to thank Bishop Michael for his six years of generous service in the Archdiocese of Armagh and wish him well on his appointment as Bishop of Derry.

  6. The Clergy of the Parish is happy to bless your home or to visit you or your loved one in Hospital. Please see Newsletter for details.

  7. Closing date for applications for the position of St Peter’s Parish Secretary is Friday coming, September 11. Please see Newsletter.

  8. Autumn Dues for the support of the priests of the Parish will be collected over the coming weeks. Many thanks for your great generosity, and to our collectors.

  9. If you are not taking the Missalette / Newsletter home, please leave at the back of the church on your exit. Also see church noticeboards, parish website, Facebook and Instagram.