Sunday 21st December 2025- Fourth Sunday of Advent

Published on November 12, 2023

ST PETER’S PARISH, DROGHEDA

21 2025                            Altar Notices                     Fourth Sunday of Advent

 

  1. The collection last Sunday amounted to €4,253. 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.

  1. Penance Service tomorrow Monday, 22 December, in Our Lady of Lourdes Church at 7.30pm with several priests available. Confessions on Christmas Eve in both churches, 12 noon – 2.00pm. 

  1. Christmas Eve Vigil Masses will be as last year: Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 4.00pm, 6.00pm, 8.00pm; St Peter’s Church, 5.00pm, 7.00pm, 9.00pm.  Christmas Day Masses as Sundays:  St Peter’s Church, 8.00am, 11.00am; Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 9.00am, 10.30am, 12.00 noon.  All Masses are streamed live by webcam, sppd.ie or www.churchservices.ie  Full details in the parish newsletter, and on the Christmas Card available at the back of the churches.

  2. The collection on Christmas Eve / Christmas Day is for the support of the priests of the Parish.  Please use the envelope in your box.  We are very grateful for your generosity.

  3. OLLC 10.30am MASS ONLY

The Lourdes Youth Choir will sing at the 6.00pm Christmas Vigil Mass and again at the 10.30am Mass on Christmas Day, both Masses in Our Lady of Lourdes Church.

6. Saint Peters Church 11.00am MASS ONLY

St Peter’s Male Voice Choir will sing at the 7.00pm Christmas Vigil Mass and again at the 11.00am Mass on Christmas Day, both Masses in St Peter’s Church.

7.Weekday Mass times, Friday 26 – Wednesday 31 December, as follows: Our Lady of Lourdes, 10.00am; St Peter’s, 10.30am.  7.30pm St. Anthony’s Novena Mass as usual on Tuesday evening.  No 8.30am on Christmas Eve. 8.30am Mass resumes on 2 January.

8.For safety reasons, the Syro-Malabar Youth Movement, Drogheda, is recalling the Christmas Stars it distributed after 10.30am and 12 noon Masses in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Drogheda on Sunday, 30th November.  It asks anyone who received a star not to use it and to return it please to Our Lady of Lourdes Church sacristy where you will be refunded in full.  For further information please email smymdrogheda@gmail.com.

9.Christmas Dues will be collected in the coming weeks.  The 2026 parish envelope boxes will also be distributed and the parish Christmas card.  Many thanks to our distributors.  We thank parishioners in a special way for your continued generosity.  Anyone wishing to receive a weekly envelope or who would like to contribute via standing order is asked to contact the sacristy or any of the priests.

10. St Peter’s Church Shop has a large range of Advent Calendars, Crib scenes, (and) Christmas Cards, Christmas Mass Bouquets, and faith-based gifts in stock.  Many thanks to our wonderful volunteers.

11.The Parish Newsletter and Christmas Card are available at the back of the churches today and throughout the week.  Also see parish website, Facebook, X and Instagram.