Holy Trinity Church, Ratoath

              21 February 2016

Opening hours for the Parish Office: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 9.30a.m. – 4.00p.m.

Eucharistic Adoration: Every Wednesday 10:00 a.m. until10.00 pm. All welcome.

Please pray for Claire Butler (Glascarn Lane) and Mary Deegan (Leigh Valley) who died during the week. May they rest in peace.

Congratulations to Cody Gernon (Fairyhouse Road), Luke Fennell (Steeplechase Green) and

Shannon Grant (Steeplechase  Green) who were baptised recently.

Envelope Collection for the week ending 7^th February €2,250.61

Many thanks for your continued support and generosity.

Ratoath Community Centre in association with LMETB will run the following courses in the Community Centre:  Intermediate Laptop, Intermediate IPad & Crafts/Paper Crafts Weaving. Classes commence in the week beginning 22nd February and cost €30.contact 01-6895600.

Community Employment Scheme 1.Grounds Maintenance person required for a Community Sports Grounds Facility in Ratoath and 2. Cleaning/Maintenance persons required in Dunshaughlin Resource Centre For further information please contact Dunboyne Community Employment on 01-8252864 or 087-2626727 or email 
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Lotto Results: No’s drawn: 5, 6, 15, 25. No jackpot winner. €50 winners: Kevin Molloy & Roseina Murphy. Draw in Ryans next week. 

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Mission of Mercy

 “For I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me to drink; I was a stranger and you made me welcome; naked and you clothed me; sick and you visited me; in prison and you came to see me..........in so far as you did this to the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me”  (Mt 25: 35-36, 40)

“In the corporal works of mercy we touch the flesh of Christ in our brothers and sisters who need to be fed, clothed, sheltered, visited...” (Pope Francis)

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No morning Mass Monday to Friday this week. Eucharistic Adoration on Wednesday will end at 7.30pm

Mass each evening at 8.00pm with guest speaker for the Mission of Mercy                                           Saturday     Mass in the Nursing Home 11.00am

Ratoath Parish Church – A Mission of Mercy

Monday 22^nd – Friday 26^th February:

Mass with Guest Speaker each evening at 8:00 p.m.

Monday 22^nd: Kate Liffey is currently National Director for Catechetics with the Council for Catechetics of the Irish Episcopal Conference. She worked from 2008-14 with Trocaire and spent a year working in Tanzania. She is married to Geoff and has two Children.

Tuesday 23^rd: Bro. Kevin Crowley O.F.M. Cap. is founder of the Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People which provides over 700 meals each day and over 1500 food parcels each Wednesday to the homeless and poor of Dublin.

Wednesday 24^th: Pauline O’ Dowd worked for 20 years in Financial Services.  She took voluntary redundancy in 2009 and enrolled on a Theology degree programme.  She works as a Chaplain at St Vincent’s Hospital.  She holds an MA in Leadership & Pastoral Care.

Thursday 25^th: Fr. Peter McVerry S.J. is a Jesuit priest. He is a respected social commentator and renowned advocate of the homeless, marginalised and the poor. He is founder of the Peter McVerry Trust which is committed to tackling homelessness, drug misuse and social disadvantage.  

Friday 26^th: John Lonergan is former Governor of Mountjoy Prison and the High Security Prison in Portlaoise. Mr. Lonergan proposes a strong correlation between crime and social and economic deprivation and believes that the biggest challenge facing us today is not the economy but how we are going to create a just, inclusive and cohesive society based on the core values of justice, equality fairness and compassion. He is an advocate of penal reform and restorative justice.