Sunday 15th June 2025 – The Most Holy Trinity

The collection last Sunday amounted to €3,346. Peter’s Pence collection €725. 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.
Next Sunday, 22nd June, Archbishop Eamon Martin will consecrate Ireland to the SacredHeart of Jesus in Knock. People are invited to bring their Sacred Heart pictures to Mass next weekend, 21^st / 22^nd June for a prayer of rededication and blessing of homes and families to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
St Oliver Plunkett Exhibition in the Civic Offices, Fair St, Monday to Friday until 6^th July, 10.00am – 4.00pm. St Oliver artefacts and memorabilia, some on public display for first time, including St Oliver’s crozier, episcopal ring, vestments, coffin plate, and a large collection of banners, books, coins. Part of the St Oliver Plunkett 400 celebrations. Highly praised and recommended. Entrance free.

In order to facilitate the request of the St Oliver’s Shrine restoration team, 8.30am weekday Mass will take place in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, and not St Peter’s Church, to the end of June.

Lourdes Youth Choir annual awards night will be held on Tuesday 24 June 2025 at 7.00pm in the Lourdes Church. Everyone is welcome to attend. The choir will perform on the night and awards will be presented.

Cemetery Sunday 2025 will take place as usual on the last Sunday of June, this year Sunday, 29 June, in St Peter’s Cemetery at 3.00pm, and Newtown Cross Cemetery at 5.00pm. Please prepare your family graves. The rubbish bin in the Cemetery is located in the centre of the Cemetery, near the Parish Priests’ graves. There will be a Gate Collection for the upkeep of the Cemetery. Please use the special envelope in your box (29 June) which can be put into the basket in the Cemetery or in the church. Masses at 11.00am and 12.00 noon on Sunday, 29^th June will be offered for all those interred in our cemeteries.

Celebrating St Oliver 400 presents a Gala Concert on Saturday 5th July 2025, 8.00pm in St Peter’s Church, West Street. Conductor: Edward Holly, Compère: Gerry Kelly. This will be a magical evening featuring guest international soprano Celine Byrne, St Peter’s Male Voice Choir Drogheda, violinist Jennifer Murphy and tenor Seán Tester as well as some of Ireland’s top musicians. Tickets €25 available from St Peter’s Church Shop, West St., Drogheda (041) 984 5355. Our Lady of Lourdes Church Sacristy, Hardman’s Gardens (041) 983 1973. Paddy Davis (087) 201 9166 / Tommy Burns (087) 769 3477, Credit Card Purchase: (087) 220 7383 or [email protected] Tickets also available on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ie See Newsletter for full purchase details. Tickets on sale next weekend, 21st/22nd June after Masses.

St Oliver Plunkett Sunday will be held as usual on the first Sunday of July, this year, Sunday, 6 July, marking in 2025 our major celebration of the 400^th anniversary of the birth of St Oliver Plunkett, martyred Archbishop of Armagh, the relic of whose head we are so privileged to have in St Peter’s Church. Procession of Relics from Holy Family Church at 3.00pm. Mass at 4.00pm in St Peter’s Church. Celebrant and Preacher: Archbishop Eamon Martin, 23rd Successor to St Oliver in the See of Armagh, with Cardinal Brady, 22^nd Successor to St Oliver, Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishops of Ireland and several visiting bishops and other dignitaries. All are welcome to this special Mass. Refreshments afterwards in The Marcy Hotel, West St. We urge those who can to make this 4.00pm Mass on Sunday 6 July their Sunday Mass that day.
Summer Dues for the support of the priests of the parish will be collected over the coming few weeks. Many thanks for your support. Envelopes at the back of church and on tables.
Full details in the Parish Newsletter. Also see church noticeboards, parish website, Facebook, Instagram and X.