18th October 2026 – 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Published on November 12, 2023

St Peter’s Parish

18 October 2026                   Altar Notices                 Mission Sunday

 

  1. The Parish collection last Sunday amounted to €3,506. 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. Today is Mission Sunday. There is a second envelope for Mission Sunday.  The proceeds of the collection from Mission Sunday support young churches worldwide including many Irish-founded missionary societies overseas.   This includes building new faith communities, church buildings and parish centres, as well as helping to provide assistance for priests and sisters, lay catechists, and assisting in the effort to alleviate poverty.

  3. Low-gluten Communion hosts may be received at all Sunday and weekday Masses. Coeliacs should please go the priest to receive.

  4. Rosary and Benediction for the month of October each Sunday in St Peter’s Church at 5.00pm.

  5. The Clergy of the Parish is happy to bless your home or to visit you or your loved one in Hospital. Please see Newsletter for details.

  6. Marking their 70th Anniversary, St Peter’s Male Voice Choir is hosting their Keep it Country 3 on Friday coming, 23 October at 8.00pm in the Barbican Centre. Conductor Edward Holly. Compere Gerry Kelly, featuring special guests Amy Judge, Dawn, and a live band. Tickets €25 (No booking fee) from the Barbican. Details of other outlets, including credit card purchase and eventbrite in the Newsletter. Barbican 041 980 7416, Paddy Davis 087 201 9166, Credit card purchase 087 220 7383 or www.eventbrite.ie 

  7. November Parish List of the Dead envelopes are available in both churches. All Masses on Sunday, 1 November, Commemoration of All Souls, will be offered for those whose names are on the 2026 List of the Dead, as well as Masses throughout November, monthly Masses in both St Peter’s and Our Lady of Lourdes Churches, and other dedicated Masses.  Pleased leave the envelopes in the secure box provided or put in Sunday collection basket.

  8. Our November Remembrance Mass of the Dead parish celebration will take place in Our Lady of Lourdes Church on Saturday 7th November at the 7.00pm Vigil Mass. The names of all those whose funerals have taken place in the Parish, and/or who have been buried in the Parish, in the past twelve months, will be read out. A candle will be lit for each of the deceased.

  1. God First, St. Peter’s Youth Group is back after the summer break. Teens aged 13 – 17 are invited to come along on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month, 6.00pm – 8.00pm in the Family Room in Our Lady of Lourdes Church.

  2. Autumn Dues for the support of the priests of the Parish will be collected over the coming weeks. Many thanks for your great generosity, and to our collectors.

  3. 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, X,  Facebook and Instagram.0