Notices

Cemetery Devotions in our Parish

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A new Cross was erected in St James’ Cemetery during the week, it will be blessed and dedicated during cemetery devotions next Sunday at 3pm.
The gate collection will assist with the cost.
A gentle reminder to take away unwanted flowers, wreaths or pots from the cemetery and not to dump in the…

Mariosa Foundation

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A Mass for all deceased family members from all the Maríosa community houses and their staff will take place on Wed 5th June at 3.30pm in St James’ Church.

Mass of the Holy Spirit

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Fr Padraig will celebrate Mass of the Holy Spirit on Tuesday evening June 4th at 7.30pm,
exam students and their parents are welcome to attend.

Receiving Communion for the First Time

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Prayerful good wishes this weekend to the children who receive Holy Communion for the first time in Athboy, Rathmore and Rathcairn. We wish them every blessing as they come to receive the Body and Blood of Jesus. Please pray for them and for their families, may they grow in God’s love with the support of…

Easter Wishes

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Wishing you and your family every happiness, joy and blessing during the days of Easter.
A word of thanks to all who attended our Holy Week ceremonies and to everyone who attended weekday Mass during the season of Lent.

Holy Week Schedule

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Come and celebrate HOLY WEEK
On Palm Sunday Jesus entered Jerusalem.
Palms will be blessed and distributed at Masses. Fr Padraig will be available to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation after the 6.15 Vigil & 11.30am Mass this weekend. There will be Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 9pm on Saturday and 3pm…

Our Parish Prayer Tree

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Parishioners are welcome to put a prayer request on the tree during Lent in St. James’ Church, Athboy.
Tags and pens are available.
Your intentions will be prayed for at all Masses during Lent.

An Invitation to Young People

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On the Thursday evenings of Lent we invite young people from 5th & 6th Class to meet members of the NET Team at 6.45-7.30pm and students from Secondary School at 8-8.45pm.
The meetings will take place each side of 7.30pm Mass and they are an opportunity for young people to chat and learn about…

Lent

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Lent begins this week on Ash Wednesday which is a day of fasting and abstinence. Ashes, a biblical sign of penance, signify the human condition of the sinner who expresses guilt in an exterior manner and by doing so experiences interior conversion and the hope of receiving God’s mercy. The spiritual journey of Lent leads…

Confirmation

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Bishop Deenihan together with our Bishop Emeritus Bishop Michael Smith confirmed 72 children in our parish earlier today. We congratulate the children, their parents, godparents and teachers. We also thank everyone who helped organise Confirmation in our parish – the choir, organist, altar servers, the teachers and principals of the parish schools, Ministers of the…