30th August 2026 – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Published on November 12, 2023

ST PETER’S PARISH, DROGHEDA

30 August 2026                         Altar Notices            22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

  1. The collection last Sunday amounted to €3,378.  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.

  1. The weekday 8.30am St Peter’s Church Mass, Monday to Friday, returns tomorrow, Monday, 31st August after the summer recess.

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

  3. Blessing of School Bags for Junior Infants pupils and other pupils this Sunday, 30 August at the 10.30am Family Mass in Our Lady of Lourdes Church. All welcome.

  1. Friday coming, 4 September, is the First Friday of the month. The clergy will visit the sick by request from the person concerned or their family. Please contact the parish office, either sacristy, or any priest if you or your loved one would like a visit. 

  2.  Divine Mercy Chaplet is recited after the 10.00am Mass in Our Lady of Lourdes Church each First Friday.  The monthly Mass in honour of the Sacred Heard (Pioneer Association) on Friday at 10.30am in St Peter’s Church.

  3. There is a second envelope this weekend for the sick and retired priests of the Armagh Diocese. This collection is to support our clergy who have provided many years of pastoral care and service to our Archdiocese. The Archdiocese has currently around thirty retired priests, some continuing to help out in parishes, others in nursing homes or on long-term sick-leave. Many thanks.

  4. St Vincent de Paul monthly church gate collection next Sunday 6 September. Local needs are great at this time.

  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. Best of luck and many thanks to Helena who has retired after 21 years as Parish Secretary. Closing date for applications for this position is September 11. Please see Newsletter.

  7. 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.

  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.