Notices

Celebrating Penance & Holy Communion for the First Time

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Your child in Second Class will have the opportunity to celebrate the Sacraments of Penance and Holy Communion in 2025.

Fr Padraig invites parents to the following:

  • Wednesday 18th September, 8pmRegistration Meeting in Athboy Church for parents of children in Second Class in the Athboy, Rathcairn & Rathmore. The meeting is for…

Confirmation 2025

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This is a special year in the life of your child in 6th Class as the opportunity arises for him/her to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in February 2025.

Fr Padraig invites parents  attend both of the following:

  • Meeting in Athboy Church at 8pm on Tuesday 17th September. This meeting is for parents only.

Religious Items from the Holy Land

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A missionary group from Bethlehem, The Holy Land will be visiting our parish next weekend, 31st August & 1st September, to sell religious articles (Crucifixes, Rosary Beads, Plaques and Nativity Cribs) made out of olive wood in Bethlehem to help and support the poor Christians families, any help you could give them it will be…

Parish Finance

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Thank you for your financial support during the year, it helps us to maintain the three churches in our parish.

If you would be willing to start using a Weekly Envelope, or set up a Standing Order, please contact the Parish Office or speak to Fr Padraig.

During the year a number of parishioners signed…

Thursday 15th August, feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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 a Holyday of obligation.

The Blessed Virgin Mary’s Assumption into heaven makes clear to us that there is room for our humanity in heaven.  Mary’s Assumption assures us that what Jesus accomplished in rising from the dead and ascending into heaven was not limited to his own Person.”     Magnificat

Masses on Thursday 10am & 7.30pm.

Our Holy Land Pilgrimage

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In August (1st – 9th) last year, our parish pilgrimage to the Holy Land visited Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Nazareth, Galilee and other places associated with the life of Jesus.  We celebrated Sunday Eucharist in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, beside the Empty Tomb of Our Lord.  Our days in this beautiful land were blessed with…

Cemetery Sunday – Thank You

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Thank you to everyone who attended and assisted with offering prayers at our Cemetery Devotions in Rathmore, Hill of Ward, Old St James & the main cemetery in Athboy over the past two weekends.  Thank you for the great care and respect shown to family plots and cemetery grounds by all concerned.  Thank you to…

Parish Pastoral Assembly Survey

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The Parish Pastoral Assembly have prepared a survey inviting parishioners to have a say regarding the future direction of our parish.

The survey can be accessed here Parish Survey June 2024 and the Irish version here Suirbhé.

Copies are also available in the churches. Please complete your response in the coming week.  It…

Providing Compassionate Care at the End of Life

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To address the sensitive issue of compassionate care at the end of life, and in response to the need to inform the faithful of Catholic teaching on this important life issue that affects so many families, the Bishops…

Cemetery Devotions

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Welcome to all who visit our parish this weekend , as we pray for those interred in cemeteries in Rathmore, Hill of Ward and Athboy. Thank you to all…