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Parish of Dunboyne and Kilbride.
Saturday 15th March 2025 – Sunday 23rd March 2025 Priest on Duty: Fr. Warren Collier C. C. Telephone: 01-8255342.

Parish Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday (closed Wednesday) 9.30 am – 1.00 pm; 1.45 – 3.30 pm. Email: dunboynekilbride.parish@gmail.com. Website: www.dunboynekilbrideparish.org.

Mass Intentions: Dunboyne.
Mass Intentions: Kilbride.

Saturday	6pm
Sunday	10am	Joe & Teresa Rooney & deceased members of the Rooney & Curry Families
		Mc Cartan & Glynn Families.
Monday	10am	St. Patrick’s Day.
Saturday	6pm	Maria Rogers (Month’s Mind).
Sunday	10am

R.I.P: Donal O’Connor, brother of Fergal O’Connor | John Davis, Kildalkey, brother of Mary Wiseman.

LIGHT THE FIRE 2025 – The Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal invite you to join us in Slane on St.
Patrick’s Day. 5:00 pm. Vespers on the Hill of Slane, 6:15 pm. Mass in St. Patrick’s Church, celebrated by the Papal Nuncio Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor and Bishop Tom Deenihan, followed by
Eucharistic Adoration. Event details: www.franciscansisterscfr.com/st-anthony or 041 983 0441.

Lent in our parish Daily Masses will be at 7am and 9am during Lent.
Trocaire boxes are available at the back of the church.

Parish Office:We have discovered that the Parish Office and meeting rooms has pyrite. This was
confirmed by an engineering company that specialise in pyrite and its consequences and remediation. We await their written report on the building before proceeding to the next step of the process. We will need to relocate the Parish Office when work will begin on repairing the building which will last a few months. We will tender the work through the Parish Bulletin parallel with the agreed construction tendering process. Hopefully the work can be completed during the summer months. We will keep everyone
informed of the progress on this matter through the Parish Bulletin.

Parish Development Envelopes for 2025: There are still a number of boxes ready for distribution or collection. We invite the people who so obligingly distribute the boxes, to collect them at the parish office. Alternatively, if families wish to collect their own box, they are welcome to do so from the parish office. If you do not receive a series of
envelopes and wish to contribute to the parish building fund, you can contact the parish office, or collect a standing order form from the church.

Jubilee Year 2025 - Jubilee of Youth, Rome, 28th July – 3rd August 2025. - Bishop Tom invites young people (18+) of the Diocese of Meath to join with fellow young people from around the world for this great event with Pope Francis. As Pilgrims of Hope we will share in the week of scheduled events culminating with the Papal Mass for over a million young Catholics! Cost €750 approx. including flights and accommodation. For more info contact the Parish Office or see www.dioceseofmeath.ie/youth and the posters in the
church porch.

Mass Offertory: We will be inviting people to bring up the Bread and Wine at the Offertory at all the Masses each weekend.

Eve of St Patricks Day Eucharistic Procession in Athlone
Starts at 3 pm with the Divine Mercy Chaplet at St. Mary’s Church Athlone N37 XP66
Jubilee Eucharistic Procession through Athlone's streets; Extraordinary Grace's for the Renewal of Ireland's Faith!
5pm Adoration and finish with Mass at 6pm.
Everyone is welcome to this moment of grace to celebrate our Patron Saint and the treasure of the faith he brought to us.

Meath Diocesan Jubilee Pilgrimage to Rome: 22 – 27 September 2025. Led by the Most Rev Tom Deenihan Bookings and Enquiries:Mullingar Travel: Tel: 044 9340587. Email: connie.galligan@mullingartravel.ie

Rosary for children continues every Monday at 3pm in the church baptistery. A special invitation for grandparents to join us with their grandchildren. Everybody welcome.

Visiting the Sick: As the list of patients is no longer available to the priest at the hospital reception desks, if any member of your family is sick in hospital, nursing centre or at home and would like a visit from the priest please feel free to contact the Parochial House at any time at (01) 8255342

Eucharistic Adoration: Dunboyne on Tuesday and Friday after 9 am Mass until 8 pm in the Baptistery at the top left hand side of the Church.
Pray for vocations to the priesthood in our Diocese.
Rosary and Prayer for Priests on Saturday mornings after 10 am Mass. All welcome.
Divine Mercy Prayer Meeting in the Baptistery on Tuesdays at 7 pm. All welcome.
Dunboyne Pioneer Association: If you are interested in joining. Please call 087 6182713.
Vincent's Charity Shop opens Monday to Saturday from 10am to 4.30pm. Shop Phone number: 083 3342873 Need Help: Contact Freephone : - 1800 677777.

Young Adults! (18-40 yrs) Retreat for Lent
Dalgan Park, Navan on Sat. 22nd March (10 am - 5pm)
'You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You' Prayer, Talks, Mass, lovely walks etc, Cost: Donation .
Contact; Sr Una 090 6481666 or email youthretreats@gmail.com

Kilcloon Drama group will present the Comedy Play 'Big Splash, Small Fish' in the GAA Hall, Batterstown on 21st, 22nd and 23rd March. Proceeds to Dunboyne,
Dunshaughlin and Summerhill First Responders. We would appreciate your support. Doors open 7.15pm Show 7.45pm Adm: €15
Legion of Mary Acies, Consecration to Our Blessed Lady
This ceremony will be held in Dunshaughlin Church on Saturday, March 22nd at 3.00pm. All active and auxiliary members are invited. ( This important
ceremony will also be held in St. Mary's Church, Navan on Sunday,
March 23rd at 3.00pm ) 087 133 4872
Dunboyne A.C. are holding their Annual 10K National Championship Race on
Sunday 23rd March. The race starts at the Industrial Estate at 12pm. Please expect large crowds in the village from 10.30am. We apologise for any traffic disruption.

Community Notices

COLLECTIONS
Dunboyne Offertory - €1,198.00
Dunboyne Development - €1,509.00
Kilbride Offertory - €379.00
Kilbride Development - €98.00

Eucharistic Ministers: Next Month (February) a formation programme for new Eucharistic Ministers will be offered. If you wish to nominate a person whom you believe might be suitable for this ministry in our parish, please give their names to Monsignor Dermot or Father Michael before the end of this month.

Candlemas Offering Day: Sunday next 5th February is an Offering Day towards the salaries for the priests of the parish. Please use the yellow envelope provided in your box of envelopes. Thank you.

21st Meath Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Holy Land led by Bishop Deenihan 24 November – 2 December 2023. - Sr. Consilio Rock & Fr. Gerry MacCormack, Pilgrimage Director
9 Days from €2195pp. Embark on the pilgrimage of a lifetime in the footsteps of the Lord, visiting Jerusalem and all of the main sites, Bethlehem, Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, Emmaus, Tiberias, Nazareth, Cana, the Mount of Beatitudes, Mount Tabor, Capernaum and enjoy a boat trip on the Sea of Galilee itself and a full religious itinerary and to support the Living Stones of the Holy Land. Includes: Flights, Transfers, 4* Hotels, All Meals, Expert Local Guide, Spiritual Directors and Entrance Fees.Visit www.travalue.ie or https://bit.ly/3Y6h8WU to find out more! Call: 0818 333 990

First Holy Communion 2025 - Dunboyne, Kilbride & Gaelscoil.
The First Holy Communion will take place on the following dates:
10th May 2025 Dunboyne Junior School 10am
17th May 2025 Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg - 10 am
Scoil Bhríde, Kilbride 11.30 am

Dunboyne Church Choir. The Choir and Folk Group are looking for new members. The Choir sing at the Vigil Mass on Saturday at 7pm and the Fold Group sing at th3 11.30am Mass. If you wish to join please contact a member of the choir or Fold Group or at the sacristy after Mass.

List of the Dead:
The envelopes are now available at the back of the church in Dunboyne and Kilbride. Masses forthose on the List of the Dead are celebrated every First Friday and All Souls on 1st November.
“It is… a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead. We have loved them in life, let us not forget them in death” St. Ambrose

September Offerings: The priest of the parish would like to thank you for your generous support and for your continued support to the weekly envelopes.

First Friday Calls: The sick and the housebound will be attended to by the priests of the parish during the week.

Regina, coeli, laetare, alleluia
Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia
Ressurexit sicut dixit, alleluia
Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.

World Mission Sunday:
This Sunday 22nd October 2023 is Mission Sunday. Please support.

The Diocese of Meath Safeguarding Children Policy can be seen on www.meathsafeguarding.ie. The Designated Liaison Persons are Fr. Sean Henry and Nuala McLoughlin. If you have any child protection concerns, please contact the HSE and Gardai directly or delegate@dioceseofmeath.ie, Fr. Sean Henry: 046 9431251 or Nuala McLoughlin: 0861574774. Our parish safeguarding representatives are Noeleen Fallon, Adrian Tiernan and Denis O’Leary. Contact phone number through the parish office 8255342. Our parish safeguarding policy can be seen on: www.dunboynekilbrideparish.org.

We welcome the newly Baptised from our Parish.

Saturday	7 pm	Jennifer Bowers.
Sunday	9 am	Michael & Anne Lacey.
	11.30 am	Joan & Sean Hobbs.
Monday	9 am	St. Patrick’s Day.
	11.30 am	Elizabeth O’Brien | Margaret Ennis | Matthew & Elizabeth Bruton.
Tuesday	7 am
	9 am	Olive Austin.
Wednesday	7 am
	9 am	Anne Healy | Novena to end abortion and protect the life of the unborn.
Thursday	7 am
	9 am
Friday	7 am
	9am	.
Saturday	10 am
	7 pm	Bert Glynn (Month’s Mind).
Sunday	9 am
	11.30am	Olive Anderson (Month’s Mind) & Patrick Anderson | Ernest (Ernie) Byrne |
		Patrick McHugh (1st Anniversary) | Doreen Graham | Tommy Kane.