Dear Parishioners,

We wish you a blessed Lent. Lent services have begun; in addition to the regular Wednesday morning service in St Peter’s, there will be an evening service each Wednesday, moving between the five smaller churches in the union.

LENT SERVICES at 7.30 pm

25th February ARDEE

4th March DUNLEER

11th March DUNANY

18th March Collon

25th March CASTLEBELLINGHAM

17th March ST PATRICK’S DAY

10 am ST PETER’S (To be confirmed)

10 am CASTLEBELLINGHAM

HOLY WEEK SERVICES at 7.30 pm

2 April Maundy Thursday Collon

3rd April Good Friday CASTLEBELLINGHAM

Confirmation

We are looking forward to the service of Confirmation in St Peter’s on Sunday 8 March at 11:30 pm. As Archbishop McDowell is unable to be with us, we will have the Rt. Rev’d Patrick Rooke. former Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Aconry, We have four candidates from our union of parishes: Tara, Amelia, David and Winni, They will be joined by seven candidates from Dundalk. Please keep them in your prayers as they take this next step on their faith journey.

Rehearsal for the Confirmation service will be 6-7pm on Monday 2nd March, in Stoʻ Peter’s. All parents are welcome to attend.

There will be a choir practice at 7.30 on Tuesday 3rd March, in St Peter’s and it would be wonderful to have some of our singers join with St Nicholas’ choir.

On Sunday, for confirmation, the music will be led by the choir of St Nicholas’ Dundalk, director Ms Evelyn McCullins, conductor, Ms Sharon Eveson and organist, Ms Sandra Byrne. Following the service, refreshments will be served in the Parish Hall.

Thank you to Lord Bellew who will cover St Nicholas’ Dundalk on 8th March, Castlebellingham and Dunleer on 15th March and Collon on 22 March.

MUSIC IN MARCH IN ST PETER’S

On Friday 20th March, in St Peter’s Church, in conjunction with Droichead Arts Centre, one of the most pre-eminent quartets of their generation and Resident Quartet at King’s Palace, London, the Piatti String Quartet returns to Drogheda Classical Music..

PROGRAMME

7 pm Pre-concert talk

Brahms String Quartet No. 1, c mi Charlotte Harding lorsa

Dvořák String Quartet No 13 in G

With every blessing,

Brian, Joyce and David.

Clergy