Supporting the Parish     

Total Offertory:                            €     490.00

Weekly Envelopes:    Stamullen     €     245.50

Julianstown:  €     265.00

Sacraments in the Parish:  Baptism

This weekend we welcome Emily Rowley and Ava O’Toole in Baptism.

May all newly baptized children always know and love Jesus as their friend.  We ask parishioners to pray for these children and their families.

We have dates available for Baptisms.  Please contact the parish office for details.

First Friday calls

First Friday calls will take place next Friday, 2^nd October.

If parishioners know of anyone who would like Fr. Declan to call to them, please contact the Parish Office.

Adoration Stamullen

Adoration continues every Thursday morning immediately following 10am Mass in Stamullen.

Weekend Collections

Thanks to all who continue to drop offerings into the parish office, into the boxes at the entry or exit points in both churches and to all who are contributing via standing orders.

Thanks also to parishioners who are contributing via the parish website sjparish.ie.  If you wish to contribute this way you can click the (red) ‘give button’ and follow the instructions ensuring you select the box which gives 100% to the parish.

Your support is very much appreciated.

Covid19 Updates

Please remember to use the hand sanitisers when entering both churches.

Adult Parishioners should wear face coverings while attending Mass.  (Exceptions can be made for those with medical conditions).

Sunday Mass

Recordings of Sunday Mass continue to be broadcast on the parish YouTube channel every Sunday at 11am.  If you wish to join, you can Like and subscribe to:

www.youtube.com/chanel/UCMaC1cpFBS-qQ8JGKY PvkOw.

You can also click the link at the bottom left corner of the parish webpage:   sjparish.ie.

St.  Patrick’s Club – Lotto

Drawn on 22/09/2020. Numbers drawn: 3,8,18,29. Weekly Winners: Declan Carroll, Alfie & Bernie, Amanda McKnight, T. Boylan, Clare & Sebastian.  Next Week’s Jackpot: €9,100.

Gormanston Beach Clean Up

The next Clean-up of Gormanston Beach will take place at 10 am at Delvin River Viaduct on Saturday, 3^rd October.

Clean up generally runs from the Delvin River’s Bremore Beach to Ben Head cliffs.   All equipment supplied in co-operation with Meath County Council.

EMHA Coffee Morning

In light of the current restrictions, East Meath Hospice Association (EMHA) have reluctantly decided to cancel their 2020 coffee mornings.

If you feel you would like to hold a ‘virtual’ coffee morning, please contact us via phone or e-mail and we can supply coffee from Bewley’s, who kindly sponsor the National Coffee morning.

We remain committed to providing services for people who are having treatment for cancer through our driving service and comfort fund.  You can contact us on 087-2100036 or on eastmeathhospice@gmail.com.

Coláiste na hInse, Baile an Bhiataigh, Co. Na Mí

Parents & students of 5^th & 6^th class in the catchment area are invited to join Coláiste na hInse enrolment for Academic Year 2021-22 Virtual Oíche Eolais (Information Night).  This will be online at www.colaistenahinse.ie from Thursday, 1^st October 2020.  Enrolment forms will be available online from 2^nd October.

Important Notes:

Please refer to our website www.colaistenahinse.ie for Admission Policy requirements

D.D.S.4.O.P. Covid stories!

(DDS4OP) Drogheda & District Support 4 older people are running a Covid 19 story competition with a view to making a book of people’s Covid-19 experiences.

Parishioners might be interested in taking part: Over 65? Familiar with words like Cocooning, Lockdown, Sanitising, Social Distancing, Face Masks? “Your Covid-19 Story” must be a maximum of 500 words.

Some of the entries received will be used to make a book, a permanent historical record.  The first fifty entries will each get a free small hand held personal alarm, and the best entries will each receive a €100 voucher.  Entries can be posted, emailed, dropped or carrier pigeoned into Drogheda and District Support 4 Older People, 7, The Haymarket.  Call 1-800-200-100.  History Beckons!

Competition Closes Friday, 30^th November 2020.

Note from Trócaire regarding Fundraising

A small roaming team of 2-4 fundraisers will work across all Dioceses door-to-door, throughout the year. We are using a roaming team to give us the flexibility to mitigate against the possibility of local lockdowns.

Please note: Trócaire will alert us when they are in our area, which might not be for a while yet and we will advise parishioners accordingly!

St. Patrick’s Church, Stamullen

Saturday, 26^th                                   6:00 pm                  Moira O’Kelly, baby Daragh O’Kelly

and Seamus & Winnie McKiernan

Peter Wilde (5^th Ann)

Sunday, 27^th                       10:00 am                    Jarlath Folan (MM)

Nicky & Bridget Crowe

Paddy & Maureen Finn, May & Michael

McAuley, Patrick Finn and Eddie

O’Donovan

Tuesday                                10:00 am                Saints Michael, Gabriel, Raphael,

Archangels  

Thursday                                        10:00 am                St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus

Saturday, 3^rd October             6:00 pm                  Jean (12^th Ann) & Jim Geoghegan

Sunday, 4^th                                      10:00 am

St. Mary’s Church, Julianstown

Saturday, 26^th                                  7:00 pm                  Grace Callaghan (MM)

Patrick Hughes (33^rd Ann)

Una McCormack

Sunday, 27^th                                    11:30 am                Josephine Byrne (1^st Ann)

Private Intention

Wednesday                                               10:00 am                Celebrant’s Intentions

Friday, 2^nd October                          10:00 am                 List of the Dead

Saturday, 3^rd                                    7:00 pm                  George, Pat & Kitty King

Pat Martin (1^st Ann)

Sunday, 4^th                                      11:30 am