Ash Wednesday and Lent
Webmaster • February 10, 2024
Lent begins next week with Ash Wednesday. What is Ash Wednesday?
Ash Wednesday — officially known as the Day of Ashes — is a day of repentance, when Christians confess their sins and profess their devotion to God. During a Mass, Fr. Frank places the ashes on a worshiper's forehead in the shape of a cross.
Lent isn’t just about giving up something, its about doing something. So let us think about what we are going to do this lent.
Please take a copy of the Lenten programme home with you. Keep it in safe place, so you know what is going on.
Ash Wednesday: 14th February 2024
Day of Fast & Abstinence
Times of Masses: 7am,10am & 6pm

Please pray for Our Sick : Ellen Blair, Margaret Callaghan Doreen Cleary, Michael Ritchie, Neil Boyle, John Rielly Molly Strang, Baby Elliot (15 month old) James Clark, Fr. Michael McLaughlin, Patricia Henderson, Joanna Maier (Connecticut USA), Therese Gilgunn Tressy Callaghan, Suzanne McMurray, Mary Coyle, Lesley Watson (Spain) Maureen McHugh, Margaret Burke, Marie White, Kathleen Daly, John McGuire, Jill Brown, Karen Pritchatt, Louise Newton, James O'Donnell, Dermot Clinton and all our sick.
If you wish to sign up for Gift Aid. It is a great way to help the parish financially, costing you absolutely nothing. If you wish to sign up contact myself or Doreen Lee and we will give you the form and hand it back as you can and we can get it organised. As I said it costs you nothing, but helps the parish so much.

Our Recently Dead Margaret Patricia Henderson, Jean Reilly, Doreen Jack Smith Month Minds & Anniversaries Mary McMahon, Helen Gray, Ann & Hugh Rodgers, Margaret Patricia Henderson, Elizabeth Park, Christine Archibald . Please if you could make sure all month minds and anniversaries are handed in no later than Wednesday Night. If they come in after that they will be read out at Mass on Sunday. If the recently dead come in after the Wednesday deadline they too will be read out at Mass on the Sunday

Fr King’s 60th Birthday Venue: Carrigan’s Date: 11 July Time: No later than 6:45pm (for 7pm meal) Cost: £17:50pp For those who have booked a place at Carrigan’s, they require that all meals are paid for no later than 4th July. We kindly request that the money (correct amount) is put in an envelope marked with your name and contact number. Anne and Chrissy will collect envelopes at the next two Saturday vigil masses, or alternatively you can post your envelope through the door of the chapel house. As this is a private function, Carrigan’s also advise that they cannot accept ‘walk ins’ on the evening. All places must be pre- booked and paid for in advance