Fourth Sunday of Easter
Schedule for the week ahead
Saturday Vigil 7pm Slane Sean Kearns. John & Joan Kelly. Nan Nulty.
Sunday Monknewtown 9.30am
Sunday Slane 11am Patsy & Maisie Lane. A.P. Crinion.
Monday Adoration 10am-12am & 7pm-9pm
Tuesday Mass 7pm
Wednesday Mass 9am
Thursday Mass 9am
Friday Mass 9am Adoration 7-8pm
Fifth Sunday of Easter.
Saturday Vigil 7pm Slane Michael, Margaret & their son Michael Geraghty.
Sunday Monknewtown 9.30am
Sunday Slane 11am Nora Woodward. Margaret Reilly.
We pray for the souls of Doris Carney & Elaine Reilly both recently deceased. R.I.P.
Dates for your Diary
18th May – First Holy Communion.
11th August – Blessing of the Graves MNK, Dowth & Fennor starting 2.30pm.
15th August – The Assumption of Our Blessed Virgin Mary 11am Mass (Slane).
18th August - Blessing of the Graves Hill of Slane & St. Erc’s starting 2.30pm on the Hill.
Followed by the Blessing of the Columbarium Wall.
The next Parish Pastoral Assembly will be held in Monknewtown on 23rd April after 7pm mass. The focus of this meeting will be completing the constitution of the Assembly. We will also be reviewing what went well & what can be improved with Easter ceremonies. If you have any suggestions, please let us know at slaneparish@gmail.com
Many thanks to all who have returned their Trocaire boxes.
Remaining boxes can be dropped into the Sacristy.
Parish Envelops – Please contact slaneparish@gmail.com if you have any inquiries.
“The Singing Group will take a short break from practicing after Easter. There will be no practice on Wednesday 3rd April. Practice will resume on Wednesday 10th April. All welcome.”
“The Singing Group practice on Wednesdays at 8pm. All welcome.”
First Friday Calls The sick & housebound are attended every First Friday. Please let Fr. Matthews know if you wish to be included or perhaps a family member, even for a short time.
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; Thank you for looking after your Family plots so well, please take home any waste material.
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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