Parish Notices 8 June 2025

Maranatha – our June Maranatha reflection event takes place on Friday next, 6th June, from 7:30pm to 8:30pm in St. Patrick’s Church and will also be broadcast on our parish webcam (https://churchmedia.tv/camera/st-patricks-church-donabate ). This month we’ll be remembering in a special way those studying, preparing for, and undertaking Leaving Cert and Junior Cert exams. As always, we remember in a special way all our young people at Maranatha as well as bringing our own intentions. If there is anyone you would like remembered at Maranatha this month, please email the names to myam.admin@gmail.com by next Wednesday if possible.

Day of Prayer and Fasting for Gaza – Fri 6^th June – The Irish Catholic Bishops have called on all Catholics to make Friday next, 6 June, a day of prayer and fasting in solidarity with our sisters and brothers who are suffering at this time in the Holy Land.

Pentecost Vigil – Saturday 7th June– As we prepare to celebrate the hugely important Feast of Pentecost on Sunday 8th June, we will be having a Pentecost Vigil on Saturday next, 7th June, from 8pm to 11pm in Donabate church, including music, Scripture, silence, candles, testimony, prayer calling on the Holy Spirit. Come and join us for as much or as little as you can. If you’d like to take an active role in this Vigil, email donabateparishcm@gmail.com by next Wednesday if possible.

Exam Prayer Space    Our Exam Prayer Space is located on our youth notice board at the back of Donabate Church where we invite you to write your name, or the name of anyone you know who is studying/taking exams at this time. We also encourage parishioners to pray for our students at this time.

Donabate Teen Youth Group   Our teen youth group is starting the Alpha course this May at our online youth group sessions on Friday evenings from 8-9pm via Zoom.  If there are any teens who’d like to join us, you’d be more than welcome. A parent/guardian can register their interest by emailing: donabateparishcm@gmail.com

Weekly Comtemplative Prayer Groups

Come and join our weekly contemplative prayer groups in the library room of Donabate Parish Hall (little room to right hand side of main door).

Tuesday evenings 7-8pm(must be 18+)

Friday mornings 7-7.25am(must be 18+, or be accompanied by a parent/guardian).

Hospitality Dates for the diary: Tea and coffee after mass will run throughout the summer every 2 weeks in the Parish hall. Everyone is welcome! We will have lots of homemade baking to enjoy and would love to see you there.   Hospitality will run on the following dates: 15th and 29th of June, 13th and 27th of July.

Dublin Diocese Lourdes Associate Membership.  On the weekend of 21^st and 22^nd June we will welcome your support to help send a sick Pilgrim to Lourdes.  You can support by becoming an Associate member of the Pilgrimage and all donations will be very much appreciated.

Due to holidays, there will be no 10am Mass on Saturday 28^th June, instead a Prayer Service will be held and any Mass intentions already booked for the 10am Mass will be remembered at the Prayer Service and will also be included at the 6.30pm Saturday evening Mass and the 11am Sunday Mass.  Mass will be celebrated as normal in Portrane at 9.30am, Donabate at 11am and Balheary at 9.30am on Sunday 29^th June.

Young Adult Bible Study We would like to invite new members to join our  Young Adult Faith Fellowship. This is a faith formation group and is an opportunity to connect with other local young adults in a community of faith. We hope to grow in our faith together through bible studies,spiritual events, prayer, socialising and reflecting together. The group meets every Wednesday evening and is open to anyone aged 18-30. If you would like more info or would like to be added to the Whatsapp group to be kept up to date please get in touch with Sarah at donabateparishya@gmail.com

Prayers for the Holy Souls in Purgatory every Friday after the 10am Mass. All welcome.

Tap & Donate – Thank you to all who use the Tap & Donate contributing to the First & Share collections.
The amount collected for January and February 2025 was €784.

The Family Offering for May 2025 amounted to €3853. Thank you all for your support.

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