Dates For Your Diary th Sunday 10 February 2013 Wednesday 13th February: Ash Wednesday. Masses at 8.45am & 7.30pm. Fifth Sunday of the Year Wednesday 13th February : Baptismal Team Meeting after 7.30pm Mass. Sunday 24th February 10am Mass : Do This In Memory Parish Preparation Mass Times Programme for Children preparing for First Penance and First Communion Saturday Night Vigil: 7.00 pm SCHOOLS - NEW ADMISSIONS SEPTEMBER 2013 Sunday 10.00 am & 11.30 am Open Evening for parents of new admissions will take place :- Monday: 8.45 am Donacarney Girls School: Monday 11th February at 7.30pm in the School Tuesday: 8.45 am Donacarney Boys School: Wednesday 20th February at 7.30pm in the School Priests of the Parish Wednesday: 8.45 am & 7.30 pm Fr. Willie Cleary Thursday: 8.45 am Our Lenten Effort for 2013 Please make an effort to do something for Tel: 041 9827384 Friday 8.45 am Lent will begin on Lent. Here are just a few possibilities! Ash Wednesday 13th February. Email: [email protected]  Attend weekday mass. Blessed ashes will be www.morningtonchurch.com Eucharistic Ministers Next Week  Pray at home with your family. 7.00pm: M Grady distributed at both masses at 8.45am and  Support the Trócaire campaign. 10.00am: P Curtin, C Fitzpatrick a Special Lenten Mass at 7.30pm. Fr. Denis McNelis P.P. 11.30am: J & M Maguire, B Norris, R Hayes  Visit the Church on Wednesdays during 041 9827258 Masses during Lent are Monday, Tuesday, Exposition. Wednesday Thursday & Friday at 8.45am.  Come along to our Lenten Talks. Ash Wednesday is a day of fast & Thank you for your Contributions:  Visit the elderly and the sick. Baskets: €896.00 / Envelopes: €1,060.00 / Shrine: €105.00 / Candlemas Dues: €725 abstinence.

Mass Intentions East Meath Hospice Association Saturday 7.00pm: Kay McElearney. Tommy Keenan. Terry Smith. are holding their annual pancake morning in the City-North Hotel, th Sunday 10.00am: Michael Stafford. Pat Webb. Nora Murray. Gormanston on Tuesday 12 February 2013, 10am - 12.30pm. Sunday 11.30am: Marie O’Brien. Seamus Gibney. Martin Campbell. Looking forward to meeting old friends & new on the day. Patrick & Mary Tracey and Betty Tracey. Fred Fitzsimons. Aisteoiri na Boinne Drama Group Monday 8.45am: Des & Bawn Drew. Present a comedy in 3 acts ‘The Two Loves of Gabriel Foley’ February 19th - 23rd at 8pm in Droichead Friday 8.45am: Anna Lynch & Brigid Corrigan. Arts Centre, Stockwell Street. Tickets €12. Funds raised will support:- Womens & Childrens Mass Intentions next Weekend Refuge, Irish Wheelchair Assoc, Special Olympics, Alzheimer’s Assoc, St. Mary’s Parish Appeal, Irish Motor Neurone Disease Assoc, Drogheda Senior Citizens, SOSAD Ireland and Aisteoiri na Saturday 7.00pm Jacinta McArdle and Kevin O’Malley. James Weir. Boinne. See Notice Board for Details. Sunday 10.00am: Sunday 11.30am: John Woods. Jemmy Fay & Maryanne Fay. Breige Cooney. East Meath Cardiac First Responders: James & Margaret McEvoy. Michael McLoughlin. Are a 24/7 service backing up the Ambulance Service and are currently fundraising to pur- R.I.P.: Please pray for Betty Mullen who died during the week. chase a responder vehicle & equipment. Any donations would be welcome & can be made at East Meath Credit Union account No. 10082.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Every Wednesday from 9am to 9pm. Calling budding entrepreneurs: Baptism: 1st & 3rd Sunday of every month at 12.30pm. Please phone the parish “Under My Wing”, a unique entrepreneurship programme for young persons under 25 years of age who are graduates of degree, diploma or Post Leaving Certificate programmes, starts March 2013. For more office to make arrangements. A member of our baptismal team will contact you. information, contact Enda from Meath Partnership on 046-9280790. Weddings: Six months notice to be given to the Church and three months notice to the State. To make a booking please contact the parish office on 041 9827384. Home Retreat: A special Spring moment for your spirit this Lent? At St. Colmcille’s Presbytery Office Hours this week : Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9.30am-2.30pm Laytown, February 17th-22nd. See Notice Board for Details. Enquiries to 041-9887904