Palm Sunday

This Sunday’s Mass will be offered for:

Noreen Morrissey

Clare McEnaney (1^st Ann)

Seamus Woodhead

Michael McCormack

Sunday, 4^th April – Easter Sunday – Next Weekend’s Mass will be offered for:

Kathleen Eagers (MM)

Freda Mackin (MM)

James (1^st Ann) & Margaret McCullen

Palm Sunday & Holy Week Schedule

Palm Sunday:        Mass from St. Mary’s Church, Julianstown will be available on the youTube channel from 10 am on Sunday, 28th March.

Palm which will be blessed during this Mass

will be available for parishioners to take from both Churches.

Holy Thursday       Mass of the Lord’s Supper will be available from 7pm on Holy Thursday, 1st April.

Good Friday           The Passion of the Lord from St. Mary’s Church, Julianstown will be available from 3pm on Good Friday, 2^nd April.

Easter Sunday       Mass of the Lord’s Resurrection will be available on the YouTube Channel from 10 am on Easter Sunday, 4^th April.

The Mass of the Lord’s Supper reminds us that, though many, we are all part of one Body in Church.

Some ideas for Holy Week at home:

Holy Thursday – Place a basin and a towel on the kitchen table, light a candle and say a prayer for all who give of their lives in service of family, community and our world at this difficult time.

Good Friday – at home Venerate a crucifix that you have or one on a Rosary Beads.

Holy Saturday & Easter Sunday: Light a candle for loved ones who have died and in support of all front-line workers.

There are two parades of Holy week:

First into Jerusalem from Bethany on the Sunday and Jesus being acclaimed as a political saviour. People hoped he would triumph, that his followers would put him into power and all hoped he would get rid of the Romans.

The second, from Jerusalem outside the walls of the city on the following Friday, to Calvary; a man in disgrace. A man carrying his cross, crowned with thorns, mocked and bullied and tortured and about to be killed. He had all sorts of followers – some like camp followers, some terrorists, some people on the make for themselves, or the ones who stayed till the end, like his mother, an aunt and a few of the followers. The others were at a distance, they would come back and would follow later to the end. We hope to be in that second parade. Palms are for waving in triumph, then they wither.

The cross is forever, for all time. The cross is his love, and as we follow in this parade we show our willingness to console him in love to the end. This is a holy week because a man like us and one of the Trinity gave his life.

Divine Mercy Novena

Divine Mercy Novena starts Good Friday and continues for nine days.

Trócaire:

To flee the war in South Sudan, Awut gathered her beloved family. They ran for their lives. By the time they reached safety, they had lost nearly everything. Then Awut met another weary mother with even less. Awut welcomes Ajak and her children. They work tirelessly to keep their families alive. Without help, they could be lost completely. To survive and thrive, they need your help and your love this Lent, as love conquers fear.

Trócaire collection can be returned to Stamullen church (Cash only – please place in the Candle Shrines in the envelopes provided) or boxes can be returned to the parochial house.  (Please do not leave Trócaire boxes/cash in Julianstown Church).

Act of Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You, Amen.

Envelopes

Thank you to all who continue to drop weekly envelopes to the church/parochial house.  Your support is very much appreciated.

• Cheques: If you prefer to send cheques – please make them payable to Stamullen Julianstown Parish.
• If you wish to contribute to the church by bank transfer, you can e-mail your request to the parish at secretary@sjparish.ie and we will contact you.
• Parishioners can also donate through the parish website sjparish.ie and click the give button in the red box.
• We would like to advise Parishioners, that should they wish to place envelopes in the Postbox at the Parish House, please be assured this box is monitored and overlooked by a security camera so it is very safe.

We are grateful to all who support our Parish especially in these difficult times when there is no Offertory Collection at Mass.

Despite Churches not being open, they still need to be maintained. Each parish also supports our Diocese as regards to expenses for Marriage Tribunal, Catechetical support at Primary and Post Primary level, contribution towards the Irish Episcopal Conference as well as the general expenses of running the Diocese.

St. Patricks GFHC Lotto

Jackpot. €9,7800.  No Jackpot Winner. Drawn on:  23^rd March 2021.  Numbers Drawn:  6,20,28,30.

Lucky Dip Numbers:    6,30,28.  Lucky Dip Winner2: (1) €50 – Gwen Lanigan (2) €50 – Diarmuid Wogan

Next Week’s Jackpot: €9,900.  Thank you to all our loyal supporters.

Parish Office

The parish office remains closed.  You can contact Fr. Declan on 01-8412647.

Parishioners are also invited to e-mail requests or queries to the Parish Office:  secretary@sjparish.ie.  (We are checking e-mails regularly and will respond as quickly as possible, but please allow at least a week for replies).