Second Sunday of Advent 7th & 8th Dec
Schedule for the week ahead
Saturday Vigil 7pm Slane Joe Smith. Jimmy & Maureen Dunne.
Sunday Monknewtown 9.30am George Devin.
Sunday Slane 11am Jack, Elizabeth & their son Anthony McKeon. Larry Murray. Patrick O’Connor. Nell Jones.
Monday 9th Dec celebrating 8th Dec
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Monday Masses at 9.30am Monknewtown –
11am Slane – 7pm Slane.
Adoration As Usual 10am-12pm & 7pm-9pm.
Tuesday Mass 7pm Patrick & Katherine Horgan.
Wednesday Mass 9am
Thursday Mass 9am
Friday Mass 9am Adoration 7pm - 8pm.
Third Sunday of Advent 14th & 15th Dec
Saturday Vigil 7pm Slane May & John Smyth & their grandsons Matthew & James. Tessie Dooner. Mary & Tommy Wall. Mary Dundon.
Sunday Monknewtown 9.30am
Sunday Slane 11am
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.
St. Erc’s Conference has their giving tree set up in the Hub Slane & would sincerely appreciate if we could get some help with vouchers from local shops to help local people in need this Christmas. Thanks for your continued support.
Please pray for Evelyn Byrne, Slane recently deceased R.I.P.
New Rota’s for Ministers of the Eucharist & Readers will be available soon. If you need to be taken off the rota, please let Fr. Richard know. We are always looking for new people to get involved as ministers & readers. If you are interested call the parish office 041-9824249. We would be delighted to have you.
Can you help! We are looking for volunteers to help with cleaning the church for Christmas on Friday 13th Dec after 9am mass. All help would be greatly appreciated.
Dates for your Diary
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
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: 30th Nov / 1st December
White envelopes: € 540 - Baskets: € 385 - Blue envelopes: € 695
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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