Parish Calendar

Sacramental Dates for Duleek & Donore Parishes 2024

As the Summer holidays approach the Diocesan Office has announced the schedule of Confirmation 2024. 

Confirmation will take place in St Cianán’s Church, Duleek on Tuesday 20^th February.

First Holy Communion will be celebrated on the following days:

Donore & Knockcommon Schools                                         Saturday 11^th May

Mounthanover, Cushenstown & Duleek Boys Schools          Saturday 18^th May

Bellewstown & Duleek Girls Schools                                     Saturday 25^th May

Before the Summer break details of Enrolment, preparation to be undertaken throughout the pastoral year 2023/2024 and ceremony times will be confirmed.

Please keep an eye to the parish website, parish facebook page and weekly newsletters for ongoing updates.

Cemetery Sunday Weekend 10th/11th June 2023

Blessing of the graves will take place on Saturday 10^th June at 5pm in Crossmacole Cemetery and in St. Mary’s Abbey after the Vigil Mass. On Sunday 11^th at 1pm in Holy Cross & Good Shepherd cemeteries.

Holy Week and Easter 2nd-9th April 2023

Sacramental Calendar 2023

Confirmation Wednesday 1^st March 2023

Donore, Knockcommon & Cushenstown Schools @ 10am in St Cianán’s Church, Duleek

Duleek Girls & Bellewstown Schools @ 12noon in St Cianán’s Church, Duleek

Duleek Boys & Mounthanover Schools @ 2pm in St Cianán’s Church, Duleek

First Holy Communion 2023

Saturday 13^th may

Knockcommon                    10am in the Nativity of Our Lady’s Rossnaree  

Donore NS                           12noon in the Nativity of Our Lady, Donore

Saturday 20^th may

Cushenstown NS &              10am in the Church of St. Cianán, Duleek Mounthanover NS

Duleek Boys NS                   12noon in the Church of St. Cianán, Duleek

Saturday 27^th may          

Duleek Girls NS                    10am in the Church of St. Cianán, Duleek

Bellewstown NS                   12noon in the Church of St. Therésé, Bellewstown

Enrolment for Confirmation and First Holy Communion 2023

After Mass this weekend and next the Enrolment Forms for the children who wish to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation and make their First Holy Communion, will be distributed at the altar. These Enrolment Forms are to be presented at Mass on the weekend of Mission Sunday 22/23^rd October when we will celebrate Mission – You will be My Witnesses! Confirmation 1^st March; First Confession 11^th March; First Holy Communion 20^th May (Mount Hanover/Cushenstown & Duleek Boys) & 27^th May (Duleek Girls & Bellewstown) Times for all ceremonies to be confirmed later.

Confirmation and First Holy Communion 2023

We were waiting until next week to publish dates for all the sacraments in 2023.

As some parents have already been notified by the schools, we can confirm that the Confirmation date is Wednesday 1^st March 2023.

Please note no dates are available yet for First Holy Communion.  More details will be announced at the weekend Masses on 24^th & 25^th September.