Parish News (Page 2)
1 St June 2023 Dear Parishioner,This is our annual opportunity to inform you about our parish finances. This information sheet is provided to show you how the funds of the parish are spent. We thank you sincerely for your support throughout the year in an extremely different time for everyone. We hope that you will continue to support our parish financially to…
Our lottery operates a simple cashless payment method. It’s so easy to join and it takes only a minute. You can join on any mobile, laptop, desktop or tablet by finding the link on the parish website. Once you join, pick your numbers and pay, you won’t have to do anything again, unless you decide to change your numbers or cancel. Your…
You are warmly invited to join with every parish in the diocese in a Novena to the Holy Spirit – a period of prayer, reflection and planning for the renewal of the Church in the Archdiocese of Dublin. The Novena will take place in the nine days from 21st to 29th May beginning on the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, through Pentecost…
The necessary restriction of public worship has profoundly affected the two essential Sunday Mass collections on which parish funds depend. The first collection—as you know—supports clergy ministering throughout the diocese as well as sick and retired priests and priests working in other ministries throughout the diocese. The second collection in the red baskets—the ‘Share’ collection—supports diocesan services to parishes especially disadvantaged parishes.…
The Parish of St Matthews is in need of Funeral Ministers. Fr Piaras Mac Lochlainn P.P. would like to ask Parishioners to come forward and volunteer to assist in the Church during Funerals. For further information please contact the Parish Centre 01 626 5695.
Special event on Wed. Nov. 17thRE CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOW IT ISAFFECTING US ALLJoin us for a screening of‘The Letter’The Letter is a new film which explores howspiritual values unite us in the face of aplanetary emergency.This builds on our ongoing initiatives toprotect the most vulnerable of our brothersand sisters.The event will take place on November 17that 7pm in the Assumption Church…
Here at St Matthew’s Parish Centre we would like to ask our parishioners what they would like to see happening in the Centre. Would a coffee morning or Bingo session interest our parishioners ?? Perhaps you have other ideas which we are not aware of, if so please contact the Parish Secretary at the Centre 01 6265695, or call in any morning…
It’s great that more are now able to attend in person. We are also glad that others join us online. We ask those who attend to please to follow the same procedures as when we were allowed open before, that is, as regards facemasks, social distancing and sanitising hands; entrance is by the front doors and exit by the back doors;…