First Sunday of Advent 30th Nov & 1st Dec
Schedule for the week ahead
Saturday Vigil 7pm Slane Pascal & Annie Hand.
Sunday Monknewtown 9.30am
Sunday Slane 11am Patricia Breslin. Mattie, Kitty & Catherine O’Brien. Tony & Bernie Coyle.
Monday Adoration 10am-12am & 7pm-9pm
Tuesday Mass 7pm
Wednesday Mass 9am
Thursday Mass 9am
Friday Mass 9am Adoration 7pm - 8pm.
Second Sunday of Advent 7th & 8th Dec
Saturday Vigil 7pm Slane Joe Smith.
Sunday Monknewtown 9.30am
Sunday Slane 11am Jack, Elizabeth & their son Anthony McKeon. Larry Murray. Patrick O’Connor.
Dates for your Diary
December Sunday 8th Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Mass for this Feast Day will be held on Monday 9th Dec
9.30am Monknewtown – 11am Slane – 7pm Slane.
December Monday 23rd
Confessions 7pm -7.30pm Monknewtown
7.30pm – 8pm Slane.
December 24th Christmas Eve
6pm Vigil Mass Monknewtown
8pm Vigil Mass Slane
December 25th Christmas Day
9.30am Monknewtown
11am Slane
Legion of Mary Patrician Talk will be held on Thursday 12th December at 8pm, in St. Erc’s Oratory. Talk on the Life of Fr. Willie Doyle SJ given by Fr. John Hogan. All very welcome.
The next Parish Pastoral Assembly meeting will be held after 7.00 mass on Tuesday evening Dec. 3rd. The main item on the agenda is preparation for Advent & Christmas. Please contact slaneparish@gmail.com if you have any pastoral queries or comments you want to make.
In this month of remembrance, we pray especially for those who lost their lives on the Hill of Slane. May they rest in Peace.
Confessions before Vigil Mass & upon request.
Sick & housebound will be attended the First Friday each month.
The Singing Group practice on Wednesdays from 8pm to 9pm in St. Erc’s Oratory. They generally sing at the 11am Mass in Slane on a fortnightly basis. New members welcom
Collections at all masses: 23rd/24th November
White envelopes: € 300 Baskets: € 405 Blue envelopes: € 35
Many thanks for your continued support.
Parish Envelops – Please contact slaneparish@gmail.com if you have any inquiries.
Note Please check with the priest before booking a wedding venue to make sure the priest & church are available before committing to your choice of place for your reception.
Graves; - there has been an increase in recent weeks of waste material been taken from graves & left behind headstones. Please take whatever is taken of your graves home with you.
The Holy Rosary will take place after 9am mass on weekdays.
Alone aims to help reduce loneliness and isolation through a weekly home visit from a Befriender, To avail of this service or make a referral contact Francis at 086-1085965, or email volunteer@alone.ie
Finance Thanks to those who continue to contribute & support our parish by baskets, weekly envelopes, direct debit & our new Click & Donate facility currently available online at www.dioceseofmeath.ie. It is hoped to provide this on our own Website ASAP
Your financial support is vital to the maintenance and ongoing presence of the church in our community.
Please make cheques payable to Slane Parish
Standing order forms are available upon request and in the sacristy.
Links on our parish website
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