We are hoping to hold the annual 10 week draw soon…. If you would like to be a promoter this year, or if you would like to be included in the draw please contact the parish office.

Supporting the Parish
Total Offertory: € 965.00
Envelopes Stamullen € 440.00
Envelopes Julianstown € 355.00

Thanks
We would like to thank Stamullen Road Club for the recent donation of €755. This amount was raised on the night of their Annual Christmas Draw after which the Club held an auction for parish funds. We are very grateful to Gay & Kay Howard and the Cycling Club for holding this event as part of their fund raising evening.

Adoration Stamullen
Adoration continues in Stamullen on Thursdays after 10 am Mass and in Julianstown on Wednesdays from 9 am. Join us and spend some time in silent prayer before the Lord.

Alpha Course
The Alpha Course continues in Whyte’s of Stamullen. Why not come along and join us from 7:30 pm. We would love to see you and you will be most welcome.
If you have any questions or queries you can contact Colin on 0879484216.

True Light Prayer Group
We meet every Tuesday night in the Parish Centre, Stamullen from 8 to 9.30 pm.  Come and join us for praise, worship and scripture reading.  All are very welcome.

Ceremonies: Weddings
We would like to congratulate Ronan Collins, son of & Patrick Anne Collins who married Finnuala Murphy in Cavan before Christmas. We wish Ronan & Finnuala every blessing for the future.

Stamullen Road Club
On Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th April 2016, we will be holding our annual cycle races in Stamullen. We ask for all sports clubs in the area to please keep these dates in mind. Planning is already at an advanced stage for these races and if there are people out there who would wish to assist us in any way, please contact any club member. Help is always appreciated. Thanks.

St. Patrick’s GF & HC – Club News
Check out the facebook page for news. More info next week. 

St. Patrick’s Club – Lotto
Drawn on 05/01/2016. No Winner: Numbers Drawn: 4,16,28,30. Next Crossbar draw: January 26th – €750. Weekly Winners: Lackie Lindsay, Peg Lally, Brendan Hagan, Eamon Reilly Snr., Shane Curran. Next Week’s Jackpot: €4,300.

CHY3/4
Thanks to all who have already returned their CHY3 or 4 Forms. If you have any questions about these forms please do not hesitate to contact Carol at the parish office. Thank you for your continued support which is much appreciated. If your circumstances have changed since the last form please write a note on same and return to enable us to update the information on the Parish system. Forms can be left in the boxes provided in the Church

Stamullen Bowls Club
Stamullen Bowls Club continues every Tuesday and Thursday from 8-10 pm in St. Patrick’s GAA centre, Cock Hill Road. Why not come along and join us for a great night of sport in the company of good people For more information contact Rosie at 01-8412086.
Stamullen Tidy Towns
We continue to meet at the church on a Saturday morning from 11 to 12. All help, particularly from the more able bodied members of our community – no matter how small would be much appreciated.

Cúpla Focal
Irish beginners classes resuming soon for the New Year! Join us for a cúpla focal! Venue: Upstairs in Whyes pub, Stamullen. Email brianograinne@gmail.com for further information. Tá faile roimh chách!  –  All are welcome!

Meath Laterlife Network AGM
Meath Laterlife Network wishes to invite you to their AGM on Wednesday 27th January from 11am to 1pm in the Headfort Hotel, Kells. Guest speakers include Dr Rodd Bond a Director of NetwellCASALA – an internationally recognised Centre of Excellence into ageing research. Join us for a morning of information and interaction for people aged 55 and over in Meath. Attendance is free and there will be refreshments provided. Places are limited therefore booking is essential, contact Fiona on 046 9280790 for more information or to book your place.

Computer Classes
Computer, Tablet & Smartphone classes are now available from Meath Partnership for beginners and improvers in various locations throughout Meath for those aged over 55. IT Training is also being provided for jobseekers who would like to improve their skills and prospects for entering employment. For more information please contact Tatiana or Colin on 0469280 90.
If you would like to arrange for classes to be held in your local parish or have any groups which you may think would be interested in taking part in the course in your local area please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss this. Meath Partnership will provide the trainer and equipment to complete these classes in your area.

Julianstown Community Centre
The new contact numbers for the hire or use of the Community Centre at Julianstown are Sean Keogh on 087-9425004 or Sean Murtagh on 086-8438803.

Julianstown Tidy Towns
If you can lend a hand getting the community garden in shape on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday we meet from 10:30 for an hour followed by a Cuppa….

Make-A-Wish Fundraising Walking Challenge
The Islands of Sardinia and Corsica 9th –16th October 2016. Make-A-Wish® Ireland grants wishes to children aged between 3 – 18 years battling a life-threatening medical condition. This year, our target is to grant 174 magical wishes, so we have developed a unique fundraising walking challenge event in order to ensure we increase funding and reach our target of wishes in 2016. We are looking for walkers of all capabilities to join us and Walk for Wishes, whilst enjoying an amazing experience and well planned and organised walking challenge! Places are limited and the total amount to be raised by each participant for the walk is a minimum of €3,500, which includes all aspects of the trip.
Highlights: Orgosolo – a town in the historic region of Barbagia, where approximately 150 murals decorate its streets, bringing thousands of Italian and foreign tourists every year
Beach walk in Biderosa and Emerald Coast, Visit Garibaldi’s footsteps, Caprera, A hike in the rocky wonder world, Capo Testa, Bonifacio – one of Corsica’s most visited towns and picturesquely located on imposing chalk cliffs fringed by sea water. If you would like to take part, contact mary@makeawish.ie, or call the Make-A-Wish Ireland office on 012052012.

Gormanston Beach Clean-up
Gormanston Community Beach Clean-up for the ‘Off-Season’, is on the 1st Saturday of the Month only, up to April 2016 inclusive.
Please support your next monthly clean-up at 10 am on Saturday, 6th February at Delvin River Viaduct. All equipment supplied in co-operation with Meath Co Co.

Young at Heart – Fund Raising Bingo
Join us every Thursday night from 8 pm in Whyte’s of Stamullen for fun Bingo night with a great atmosphere. All very welcome.

Viatores Christi
Our Mission continues with hope and joy in 2016 – we pray that we can continue to serve those in most need at home and overseas – we do this by training and placing skilled people where they are needed in the world and where nobody else has the required skills set nearby. You hear from us quite often and we are always looking for people  to go the Mission field but in 2015 we actually also began to recruit local people on to projects and we also have a Uganda sub office headed up by a Ugandan woman.  
Our Mission partners (largely Irish religious sisters, brothers and sisters and their projects which they have set up over the decades)  still require suitably qualified lay people to consider giving a year or two to Mission, to go and share their skills where they are needed most and train at least one person to take over when they depart.
At the moment we are looking for everything from Carpenters to Teacher Trainers to Marketing Specialists to Social Workers and all jobs are on our website.

Do you want to learn more about the possibility of overseas volunteering and/or training in Overseas Development & Mission? Viatores Christi (VC) will hold an Information & Recruitment Session on Saturday  16th January 2016 at 12.00 at VC HQ, 8 New Cabra Road, Phibsboro, Dublin 7 Tel. 01-8689986 or check info@viatoreschristi.com www.viatoreschristi.com.