The following are notices and upcoming events in St Finian's Church:
MASS TIMES
WEEKDAY MASSES
10.00 am in St Finian’s Church (except Mondays - a Holy Communion service replaces the 10.00 Mass)
WEEKEND MASSES
Saturday Morning: 11.00 am
Saturday Vigil: 5.30 pm
Sunday: 10.00 am, 12.00 pm.
All Masses and other Services in St. Finian's Church
are available on our webcam.
Communion Services In the Grouping of Parishes:
St Finian’s Church Every Monday at 10.00am
St Colmcille’s Church Every Thursday at 10.00am
St Cronan's Church Every Friday at 10.00am
Sunday 17th May, 2026
The Ascension of the Lord
HONORING OUR LADY
During the Month of May we honour our Blessed Lady we place all our prayers and petitions before her.
O Mary, you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick,
who at the cross took part in Jesus’ pain, keeping your faith firm.
You know what we need, and we are sure you will provide
so that, as in Cana of Galilee, we may return to joy and to feasting after this time of trial.
Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who has taken upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows to lead us, through the cross, to the joy of the resurrection. We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God, do not despise our pleas – we who are put to the test – and deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen
VOCATION SOCIETY OF ST JOSEPH
The Vocations Society of St Joseph supports the training of priests in many countries as well as in Ireland.
The Brackenstown branch of the Vocations Society of St Joseph will have a church gate collection on the weekend of the 23rd / 24th May in St Finian’s; please support them as best you can.
WE HAD NO LOTTO WINNER this week, though one person matched three numbers. Next week's prize now increases to €1,700. A total of €365 was received in the Parish from people playing the Lotto last week.
Thank you to all who participate in the parish Lotto every week. Don't forget to pick up your Lotto envelope at the church!
All Lotto envelopes must be submitted by 6.00pm every Sunday night. All funds from the Lotto draw will be used to complete works on both St. Finian’s Church and Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church - including renewal of ceiling and floors, and waterproofing and painting of exterior walls.
Please note that all Lotto envelopes should be posted through the Donation box on the wall just inside the church door and not through the parish office letterbox. Thank you for your support. Best of luck to everyone who enters our draw.
Click here to check the weekly LOTTO RESULTS
MASSES ARE BEING OFFERED FOR THE FOLLOWING:
Mon 18th May
Communion Service
Tues 19th
Mickey Magorrian (RIP)
Health Intention
Wed 20th
Mary Sharkey (RD)
Health Intention
Thurs 21st
Jimmy McPartland (1st AN)
Susan Moran (RD)
Fri 22nd
Annamma Thomas (11th AN)
P.J. Thomas (AN)
Sat 23rd
11.00am: No Mass
5.30pm Vigil:
Kenneth Smith (AN)
Susan Moran (RD)
Ethne Murphy (RD)
Health Intention
Sun 24th
10.00am:
12.00 noon: Jimmy Wall (40th AN)
Lawrence Farrell (AN)
Elizabeth Shannon (4th AN)
Tom Tobin (AN)
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
We celebrate the Sacrament of First Holy Communion in our parish this weekend and next weekend We ask that you keep all the children in your prayers at this time. There will be no 11am Saturday morning Mass this Saturday and next Saturday.
NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
This weekend we begin our Annual Novena to the Holy Spirit for the renewal of the Church in the Archdiocese of Dublin. It will be a period of Prayer, Reflection & Planning as we prepare for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. The Novena will conclude on Monday 25th May, the Feast of Mary, Mother of the Church. Joining together in prayer is a central part of “Building Hope” – our journey of renewal under way across the diocese. We pray that these particular days of reflection and planning for the coming pastoral year, will be fruitful for our parish, our partnership and for our Archdiocese. You are invited to join in the Novena Prayer each day You will find the prayer at the back of the church.
SINCE THE NIGHT of Holy Thursday, spending quiet time in prayer with the Lord in the Eucharist has been central to the Christian way of life. Here in St. Finian’s, we have special times when the Blessed Sacrament is exposed so that you may come and pray.
Mon: 8am - 10am
Tues: 8.00am - 10am and 10.30am - 11.30am
Wed: 8am - 10am
Thurs: 8am - 10am
Fri: 8am - 10am and 3pm - 4pm
Sat: 9am - 11am
Come and spend some time with the Lord.
We continue to pray the Rosary during the week at 9.15 am before our 10.00am Mass.
PARISH CONTRIBUTIONS
Last weekend amounted to €2,067, 1st & 2nd Collections.
Common Fund: €485
Share Collection: €300
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
The local St Vincent De Paul conference had their usual Monthly outdoor collection last weekend. €1456.87 was collected; many thanks to all who contributed.
THANK YOU TO GRACE and to her team of volunteers who helped out with the Sacrament of Confirmation last weekend.
GRADUATION MASS
Loreto College will be having their Annual Graduation Mass on Monday 18th May at 2.00pm. We pray that the Holy Spirit will guide each student as they make their journey through life.
SWORDS PARISH Pilgrimage to Rome & Assisi:
14th – 19th September, 2026
Thre Star Basilica Hotel in Rome (https://basilicahotel.it/)
Domus Pacis in Assisi (www.domuspacis.it)
€1,395.00 per person sharing (Bed & Breakfast basis in Rome, half board in Assisi).
€1,495.00 per person sharing (Half board basis in both Rome & Assisi).
Please see our notice boards for more details.