Christmas Masses

We have eight Masses for Christmas; six Vigil Masses and two on Christmas Day. Times on the front of this Newsletter.

All are welcome to join in our celebrations.

This facilitates us all to spread out well in our Churches.

The 9pm Mass will be uploaded to Youtube and will be available to view from 10pm.

https://youtube.com/.channel/.UCZVbw1rSEGKM18f4wbcVn9A

Alternatively, click into Youtube and search Stamullen Julianstown Christmas Mass.

Guidelines to protect us all:

• We ask all to wear Masks.

• Please sanitise your hands on entering and exiting the church.

• Please fill the church from the front following the guidance of the Stewards, and exit, starting from the back.

• Please respect social distancing guidelines, (we recommend 2 metres), especially when exiting, and when outside the church.

• Families are invited to any of our eight Masses and we ask that you sit in your family groups.

We will be following Government guidelines in all our churches.  As you are aware, this is an evolving situation.

Volunteers needed

We are looking for volunteers to assist us with our Christmas Masses, if you are willing to sanitise hands as people come into the church, or do collections or steward, please contact Carol in the Parish Office.

Your assistance will be very much appreciated.

Supporting the Parish

Total Offertory:                            € 690.00

Envelopes:      Stamullen               € 520.00

Julianstown            € 250.00

Thank you for your continued support which is very much appreciated.

Contributions

We would like to thank all who are distributing our boxes of Weekly Envelopes.

If you do not receive your box, or if you would like to receive a box, please contact Carol in the Parish Office.

If you wish to contribute to the church by bank transfer, our account details are as follows:

IBAN:  IE85 BOFI 9035 4175 3568 29

BIC:    BOFIIE2D

Please state your name in the Reference for the Transfer.

• Cheques: For lodgement reasons, as per bank instructions, please ensure cheques are made payable to Stamullen Julianstown Parish.
• Parishioners can also donate through the parish website sjparish.ie and click the give button in the red box.

We sincerely thank you for your support.

St. Paul’s Missals 2022

St. Paul’s Missals are available in both Sacristies.  The Missals are €7.

A complimentary copy of the Missal is available for all Ministers of the Word.

Christmas Cards

Christmas Day Cards are available from both sacristies and the parish office.

The intentions of those to whom the cards are sent will be remembered at all Masses in the parish on Christmas Day.

Christmas Tree Julianstown

Sincere thanks to Niall Black of Black’s Garden Centre for providing the beautiful Christmas Tree in Julianstown Church.

Confirmation 2022 Registration Forms

Registration Forms for Confirmation have been distributed through the Schools.  Please return the Forms before the schools close for the Christmas Break.

First Holy Communion Registration Forms will be distributed directly after Christmas.

Dates for First Holy Communion Ceremonies will be advised in the new year.

St. Patricks GFHC Lotto

Jackpot: €6,200. Drawn on: 14^th December. Numbers Drawn: 15,16,18,29.  No Jackpot Winner: Match 3 winners: Colin Corbally.

Next Week’s Jackpot: €6,300.

Mass Schedules

Saturday, 18^th December

St. Patrick’s     6:00 pm         AV.   Frank Kavanagh

1. Nancy, Shay & Seamus Woodhead

and DFM Hewson Family

St. Mary’s        7:00 pm          AV.  Alfie & Mary Cooney

Sunday, 19^th December

St. Patrick’s     10:00 am       People of the Parish

St. Mary’s        11:30 am       AV.  Martin McDonnell (1^st Ann)

1. Patrick Wade
2. Vera Rafferty

Tuesday                  St. Patrick’s:    10:00 am        AV.  Essie & Billy Dennison

Wednesday              St. Mary’s:       10:00 am        RD.  Tara McGuinness

Thursday                 St. Patrick’s:    10:00 am        Celebrants’ Intention

   Friday                     St. Mary’s                               (No mass this morning)

Christmas Eve

Mass                                     St. Mary’s       4 pm               Celebrants Intentions and Intentions of all gathered

St. Patrick’s    5:30 pm          Celebrants Intentions and Intentions of all gathered

Vigil Mass of the Nativity   St. Patrick’s    7 pm & 9 pm  Celebrants Intentions and Intentions of all gathered

St. Mary’s       7 pm & 9 pm  Celebrants Intentions and Intentions of all gathered

Christmas Day

Mass of the Nativity             St. Patrick’s    10:00 am        Special Intention & Christmas Mass Cards

St. Mary’s       11:30 am        Special Intention & Christmas Mass Cards

Sunday, 26th – St. Stephen’s Day

St. Patrick’s    10:00 am        James Smyth

St. Mary’s       11:30 am        Teresa & Edward Calvey