33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday 17th November 2024

Published on November 12, 2023

ST PETER’S PARISH, DROGHEDA

17 November 2024                         Altar Notices               33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

  1. The Sunday collection last week amount to €3,340.  Central Diocesan Fund €755.  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 stands at the entrances of both churches.

  1. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in St Peter’s Church is as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel; Wednesday in the main body of the church. Hours of Adoration, 11.00am – 4.00pm (Tuesday to 7.00pm).

  2. Red Wednesday marking the plight of some 360 million Christians living in countries where they are persecuted for their faith takes place on Wednesday coming, 20 November, and will be marked in a special way at the 10.30am Mass in St Peter’s Church.

  3. The Medical Missionaries of Mary will host a Christmas Craft Fair to benefit the MMM Missions in Africa and Brazil on Saturday coming, 23rd November, 10.30am – 4.00pm in the Auditorium, MMM Convent.  Free parking at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.

  4. The November Family Mass takes place in Our Lady of Lourdes Church next Sunday, 10.30am.

  5. Many thanks to Our Lady of Lourdes Church Altar Society which will hold a Church Gate Collection next weekend, 23 – 24 November. 

  6. Crafty Traders’ Christmas Fair in the Barbican Centre next Sunday, 24th November, 12noon to 5.00pm. Raffles for brilliant prizes. Santa will drop by!

  7. St Peter’s Male Voice Choir and Musical Director Edward Holly present their annual Christmas Concert in St Peter’s Church on Saturday 14th December at 8.00pm. With special guest international soprano, Celine Byrne. Tickets €25 are available from St Peter’s Church Shop or Sacristy.

  8. St Vincent de Paul Christmas church gate collection will take place on the weekend of Sunday, 1 December. Local needs are great

  1. Rosary and prayers for all the faithful departed will be recited each day during November in St Peter’s Cemetery at 3.00pm, meeting at the Calvary memorial and then walking around the cemetery.

  2. God First St Peter’s Youth Group for teenagers, 13 – 17 years old, meets on the second and fourth Friday of each month in the Family Room of Our Lady of Lourdes Church at 5.30pm.

  3. St Peter’s Parish Medjugorje Pilgrimage, 29th April – 6th May 2025.  Early booking deposit of €50 to avail of prices from €545 for 7 nights, half board accommodation per person sharing, flights included.  Daily programme with spiritual director and music ministry.  Led by Fr Eugene Sweeney, PP, Deacons John Taaffe and Pat Butterly.  Contact 089 615 2568 for further details.

  1. Full details in the Newsletter at the back of the churches. Also see parish website, Facebook, X and Instagram.