Parish Notices 18 May 2025

The Parish Office will be closed this Monday 19 to Thursday 22 May.  It will reopen on Friday 23^rd at 9.30am.

Lay Ministry Collection – A special collection for Lay Ministry will be taken up at all Masses this  weekend.  It will replace the Share collection.  Your support will be very much appreciated.  A Lay Ministry brochure is available at the church doors.  Please take one.

Catholic Class Service of Light will be celebrated this Monday 19 May at 7pm.  Confirmation will be celebrated on Friday 23 May at 5pm. The parish welcome the children as they come to be sealed with the Holy Spirit.  We wish them a wonderful day of celebration.

St. Patrick’s Boys School Confirmation will be celebrated this coming Thursday 22 May 11.00am in Donabate Church.  The parish welcome the children as they come to be sealed with the Holy Spirit.  We wish them a wonderful day of celebration.    There will be no 10am Mass.

Catholic Class First Holy Communion will be celebrated on Saturday 24 May at 11am.  The parish welcome the children to the table of the Lord.

The St. Vincent de Paul will hold a church gate collection next weekend 24/25 May.  Your support will be very much appreciated.

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. See longer notice on website and social media for details of how to get involved.

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

ROSARY RALLY KNOCK, SATURDAY JUNE 7th
Bus leaves Donabate Church at Time: 7.30am.   Cost:  €30.
To book:  Lóirín 087.241.2611      Details on notice in church porch

Weekly Contemplate 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 of parish hall):
Tuesday evenings: 7pm-8pm (must be 18+)
Friday mornings: 7am-7:25am (must be 18+, or else be accompanied by a parent/guardian)

Upcoming Diocesan courses – Information evening Mon 26th May – Dublin Diocese will be commencing new terms of two of their courses – the Diocesan Catechist   Certificate Course and Pathways – this Autumn. As booking commences they are holding an information evening for both courses on Mon 26^th May at 7:30pm in St. Paul’s church Arran Quay. To register follow the link: https://forms.office.com/e/tZbAUJikR3

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 April 2025 amounted to €4979. Thank you all for your support.

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