Pentecost – 24th May 2026

Published on November 12, 2023

ST PETER’S PARISH, DROGHEDA

  24 May 2026                     Altar Notices                  Pentecost Sunday

  1. The collection last Sunday amounted to €3,426.   Central Diocesan Fund €500.00.  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.

  2. Rosary and Benediction will be held in St Peters Church, West St, at 5.00pm each Sunday of May, in honour of Our Lady.

  1. Congratulations to Fr Piotr on celebrating the Silver Jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood. Fr Piotr will mark his Jubilee giving thanks to God by celebrating Mass in St Peter’s Church this Tuesday, 26th May at 7.30pm (St Anthony’s Novena Mass). All welcome.

  1. The Annual Armagh Diocesan Pilgrimage to Knock takes place next Sunday, 31st May. Coach departs from Our Lady of Lourdes Church at 7.45am sharp, cost €30. Booking details in the Newsletter. To book contact Damien 083 350 4551, Jacqueline 086 160 7287 or St Peter’s Church Sacristy/Shop.

  1. The May Family Mass takes place in Our Lady of Lourdes Church next Sunday, 31 May at 10.30am. First Communion and Confirmation children, and those doing exams are particularly welcome.

  1. St Anthony’s Novena will take place in St Peters Church from Friday 5 to Saturday 13 June. The Preacher will be Fr Ailbe Ó Murchú, OFM, Rossnowlagh Friary. Masses 10.30am & 7.30pm daily, except on Saturday 6 June, 10.30am & 6.15pm, and Sunday 7 June with Mass at 11.00am and Holy Hour at 7.30pm.

  2. St Peter’s Parish seeks expressions of interest by 5th June 2026 with regard to the expenses-paid directorship of the Lourdes Youth Choir, a vibrant and highly accomplished girls’ choir that sings at the Sunday 10.30am Mass in Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Contact details in the Parish Newsletter.

  1. Cemetery Sunday 2026 will take place as usual on the last Sunday of June, this year Sunday, 28 June, in St Peter’s Cemetery at 3.00pm, and Newtown Cross Cemetery at 5.00pm.

  1. 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 the church ad on tables.

  2. 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.