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Sunday 19th February

Mass Intentions

Perlie Doran, Joan Emerson, Doris Holmes

Mary Clune, Gabrielle Henchy, Bernadette Ryan

Mick Darcy, Peadar O’Reilly, Maureen Farrelly

Sr. Carmel Murtagh, Archbold, Michael Haughton

Michael Gaffney, Ada Sullivan, Eileen Kearns           

Davey McKane, Sheila Doherty, Peter Cooney               

Kathleen O’Malley, Joe Knight, Joan O’Hara               

John & Brigid Clinton, Joe Rooney, Jack Stapleton, Special Intentions

 

Thank you to all who contributed to the ACCORD collection last weekend.  The amount collected was €1027.

 

This coming Wednesday 22^nd February is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, a day of Fast and Abstinence.  Mass will be celebrated at 10 am and 6.30 pm in Donabate with distribution of Ashes.  Blessing and distribution of Ashes will be held in Portrane at 3 pm.  Mass and distribution of Ashes will be celebrated in  Balheary at 7 pm. 

 

Trocaire boxes are available at the church doors, please take a box home.  If you have a child in primary school, please do not take a box as your child will get one from the school.

 

“In view of the forthcoming International Eucharistic Congress the Parish Council began to reflect on the Eucharistic needs of our own community and have accordingly organised a series of four Lenten talks on the Eucharist and its relevance for ourselves and for     today’s world. The talks will be held in the Donabate-Portrane Community Centre, commencing Thursday 1^st March. Full details will be available on the parish website and at all the Masses next Sunday. In the meantime we are hoping to distribute a leaflet to all homes in the parish. We would ask all those who agreed to help with this distribution to collect the leaflets from the Parish Office. The office will be open immediately after Mass so if you are here please collect your bundle before going home”.

 

The next Do This in Memory Mass will be celebrated next    Saturday 25^th at 6.30 pm for Donabate Portrane Educate Together School and on Sunday 26th at 11 for St. Patrick’s Boys.  Practice for both will be held on Friday 24th  at 6 pm.

 

The Parish welcomes the recently Baptised

David Brian McMenamin

Alex William Legrange

Sophia Eibhlín Simmonson

Emily Karen O’Donnell

Leon Mark Murphy McKee

Lucy Rose Harris

Joshua Patrick Cussen

 

A series of Lenten Talks will be held in Donabate Portrane Community Centre at 8 pm on the following dates:

Thursday 1st March –

Topic:  Where does The Mass come from?

Speaker:  Liam Tracy OSM

 

Thursday 8th March –

Topic:  With whom did Jesus eat? 

Speaker:  Seamus O’Connell

 

Thursday 15th March –

Topic:  Bread of heaven or food for the journey?

Speaker:  Jim Corkery SJ

 

Thursday 22nd March –

Topic:  Renewing the face of the earth

Speaker:  Fáinche Ryan

 
 

Central Remedial Clinic Parents & Friends Association      Annual Exhibition of Paintings Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th February 11 am – 7 pm at the Central Remedial Clinic, Vernon Avenue, Clontarf.  Admission free.  All proceeds go towards the Clinic.

Donabate Needle Crafters – Donabate Portrane Community Centre                                                            The Donabate Needle Crafters are pleased to announce the commencement of needlecraft classes in DPCC.     Knitting and Crochet classes for beginners and improvers begin on Wednesday 22nd February at 10.30 am to 12 noon and from 7.30 to 9 pm.  For further details contact 087 9438590.  A Knit ‘n’ Natter group meet every Friday from 10 am to 12 noon in DPCC.  Everyone welcome.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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