Parish Office:

Opening Hours: 9a.m. – 11a.m. Mon – Fri. Office Closed this Friday 16th  June. Exam Mass Bouquets available. Any Daily Mass Intentions left in please also include phone number. Any Intentions for weekend Masses need to be left into the office by 12p.m. on Thursday to be included in Altar list.

 

Planned Giving Envelope Collection:

Envelope Collection for Sunday, June 4th amounted to €1255. Thank you for your generosity.

 

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:

Every Thursday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

 

Blessing of Graves:

The Blessing of the Graves will take place on Sunday, June 25th  Whitestown Cemetery at 3 p.m. and Kenure Cemetery at 6 p.m.

 

Saint Vincent De Paul Sunshine Fund:

We would like to thank you on behalf of all in the Sunshine Fund for your hard work over the Palm Sunday weekend. The amount collected was €1,195. We have thirteen weeks this year to cater for the ever increasing number of children applying to Sunshine. With your continuing support hopefully, we will be in a position to grant these wonderful holidays to all who need them. Thank You.

 

Rinceoil Fingal Rush:

Annual Scoil Samhraidh 23 – 25th June. Events include Friday Night Gala Concert at St. Joseph’s Secondary School. Adult, Trad Session in Michael Collins. Saturday workshops in Accordion, Bodhran, Banjo, Concertina, Fiddle, Guitar and whistle. Also singing and dancing. Saturday session in Rush Sailing Club and Sunday Morning Mass to remember deceased members and friends (11.30am Mass St. Maur’s Church). For more information contact Paul at 087 2308546 or Marie at 086 8606801.

 

Balbriggan and District Horticultural Society:

Are holding their annual Rose and Sweet Pea Show in Ardgillan Castle on Sunday 3rd July from 2 pm to 5 pm. Exhibits must be staged/entered before 12 noon. Admission is free, flowers will be sold at the close of the show. For more information tel: 087 7520506.

 

Samaritans:

Church Gate Collection next weekend 24th and 25th of June. Thank you for your support.

 

DCU: Summer In-service Courses in Religious Education for Primary Teachers: 

See our an online course taking place on the theme ‘Growing in Love: Religious Education in Catholic Primary Schools’ July 3rd – 14th  Cost €99.  From July 3rd – 7th : a face-to-face course is taking place on the theme ‘Godly Play in the Primary School Classroom’. Cost €199 held in St. Patrick’s Campus, Drumcondra, Co. Dublin.  From Aug 21 – 23rd a blended (online + on St Patrick’s Campus, Drumcondra) course taking place on ‘Religious Education in Catholic Primary Schools’. Cost €99. For more information contact Susan Tel: 01  8842130 or email susan.dwyer@dcu.ie  / www.dcu.ie/institute_of_education/summer-courses.shtml

 

St. Maur’s Parish Pastoral Council :

Thank you to all who helped make Fr. Kevin’s 25th anniversary of his ordination a great success. Based on parishioners request to mark the occasion we would like to present Fr. Kevin with a gift from the parish. If you would like to contribute, there will be a collection box at the back of the Church next weekend or you can leave contribution in the parish office.

 

Do This in Memory Programme :

Concluding Mass will take place next Sunday 18th June @ 11.30am

 

Anam Cara :

The organisation that supports bereaved parents is holding its next monthly Parent Evening on Wednesday 21st of June from 19:30 to 21:00 in B.A.S.E Brackenstown Road, Swords, Co. Dublin. This event is open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age your child died, the circumstances of their death, or whether the death was recent or not.

 

Rush Blood Donor Clinic :

Will be in St. Maurs GAA on June 26th 4.30-8.00pm. New Donors always welcome.