Sunday 15th March 2026

Published on November 12, 2023

ST PETER’S PARISH, DROGHEDA

15 March 2026                                   Altar Notices                   4th Sunday of Lent      

1.The collection last Sunday amounted to €3,671. 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 into Mass, we appreciate your contribution 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. Stations of the Cross in Our Lady of Lourdes Church each Sunday during Lent at 5.00pm, led by the clergy of the Parish.

  2. Tuesday coming, 17 March, is St Patrick’s Day, a holyday of obligation.

Mass times as follows:

          Our Lady of Lourdes Church:  7.00pm (Mon) Vigil; Tue: 9.00am, 10.30am.

St Peter’s Church: Tue: 8.00am, 11.00am.  11.00am Mass in St Peter’s will be bilingual – Irish and English. St Anthony’s Novena will be read at the 11.00am Mass. No 7.30pm St Anthony Novena Mass on St Patrick’s Day.

    4.There is a special envelope in your weekly envelope box for St Patrick’s Day to support the pastoral care of Irish emigrants abroad. The Emigrants Collection is aimed at creating an awareness of the plight of the Irish abroad.             Since 1957, the Irish Church continues to identify projects and offers essential support to provide pastoral and               practical outreach to the most marginalised and vulnerable groups of Irish emigrants in Britain, America,                          Australia and elsewhere, where many struggle greatly.

5. After over 35 years as Director of the Lourdes Youth Choir, Jackie Walshe is calling it a day. She will finish in June. We will have an opportunity for a formal farewell and thank you before the summer. Suggestions regarding a new Director or expressions of interest should be made to the Parish Priest or the Parish Office. El office@sppd.ie T 041 983 8537.

  1. Trócaire boxes are available at the back of the church.

  2. Newsletter is available at the back of the church. Also see parish website, Facebook, and Instagram.