7th June 2026 – Corpus Christi

Published on November 12, 2023

ST PETER’S PARISH, DROGHEDA

  07 June 2026                             Altar Notices              Corpus Christi

 

  1. The collection last Sunday amounted to €3,806.  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. St Anthony’s Novena is taking place in St Peters Church from Friday, 5 June to Saturday 13 June.  The Preacher is Fr Ailbe Ó Murchú, OFM, Rossnowlagh Friary, Co. Donegal.  Masses 10.30am & 7.30pm daily. Sunday, 7 June, Mass at 11.00am and Holy Hour at 7.30pm. Saturday, 13 June, Masses at 10.30am and 6.15pm.  Anointing of the Sick at both Masses this Wednesday.

  3. St Peter’s Parish seeks expressions of interest 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.

  4. OLLC 10.30am only  – After over 35 years as Director of the Lourdes Youth Choir, Jackie Walshe is calling it a day.  The Lourdes Youth Choir, under Jackie’s leadership, has truly distinguished itself. The standard of music from the vibrant Choir on Sundays in Our Lady of Lourdes Church is exceptional. Jackie’s last time leading the Choir will be at the 10.30am Mass on Sunday next, 14th June. We will have an opportunity to say a formal farewell and thank you to Jackie at the Lourdes Youth Choir Awards in Our Lady of Lourdes Church on Tuesday 16th  June at 7.00pm. All are invited, especially the girls, past and present, and their parents. Refreshments will be served. We will also have an opportunity to bid farewell and thank you to Sean Walshe who has acted as organist for the Choir for several decades.

  5. 40 Hours of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from Friday 19th June, 6.00am, to Saturday 20th June at 10.00pm. Pope St John Paul II Room, Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Intentions include: All living and deceased priests; vocations to the priesthood; peace and harmony in the world. Contact details in the Newsletter. Josie 087 771 0264. Also see sign-in sheets in both churches.

  6. Cemetery Sunday/Blessing of the Graves 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.