St. Paul’s News     

Summer Fayre

Please pick up the “Flyer” concerning the summer fayre as you leave church this weekend.  A lot of people have put in a lot of work to organise the Fayre. Please support us.

Guess the Birthday

As part of the fundraising for the summer fayre an expensive doll has been donated with a view to raising funds by guessing the birthday of the doll in the porch after Mass.

200 Club

May Winners: 1st S Daniels 77, 2nd K Naczk 110, 3rd M Wood 124.  A gentle reminder to those who have yet to pay their subscription that your numbers will not be valid if drawn in the June Summer Draw

 Collection

£1090.30.  Many thanks.

Communion to the Sick

West of the railway line.

Tuesday Club

Meets on Tuesday at 2pm.   All are welcome.

Building fund Collection

A reminder that the monthly building fund collection will be taken up this weekend.

Diocesan Youth Forum

Any teenagers in the parish wishing to meet up with other teenagers from across the Diocese are invited to the above forum in St. Matthew’s Kilmarnock on Saturday 5th June. See me for further details.

 World Youth Day

The 26th World Youth Day will take place in Madrid 16th-21st Aug 2011.  Any young person aged 16 by 31 Dec 2011 is eligible to go.  If anyone is interested please contact me.

450th Anniversary of the Reformation

To mark this event two services will be held in the summer.  Firstly in the Auld Kirk on Sunday 13th June and then in St. Margaret’s Cathedral on Sunday 5th September at 2pm.

Church Internal Renovations

Please excuse the delay in internal work  in the church.  We are still assessing the feasibility of lowering the Altar and moving it forward.  This will probably be possible but I’ve no idea of the cost as yet.  All the other renewal work depends on the above in terms of the timetable of work.

Ministers on Holiday

If you are due to minister when on holiday please arrange for someone else to take your turn.  List of numbers available in the Sacristy.

Adult Education,Parish Catechisis

Fr. Willie McFadden, Diocesan Adult Education Co-ordinator has organised a day of reflection and discussion in our church hall on Saturday 19th June 11.30am-3.00pm. Please bring a packed lunch ( tea, coffee will be provided).  At the last meeting of the Parish Pastoral Council Adult Education was singled out as a major issue within the Diocese so I am hoping that our parish will be well represented at this meeting.

Justice & Peace

The J & P group meet on Tuesday 8th June at 7.00pm. New members most welcome.

Family Picnic

Some of our families are planning a family picnic after Mass on Sunday 27th June in Rozelle Park.  All are welcome no need to sign up!

Galloway News

The latest edition of our Diocesan magazine is now available in both churches.  Please pick up one and take to any neighbour who is housebound.

St. Francis Xavier’s News

Communions to the Sick

This week Patna.

Renovations in the Hall

Francis Rooney is working hard to establish a kitchen in the hall.  We are also looking at the toilets with a view to renovating the toilets near the door of the hall.  This is dependant on further funding from the Minerals Trust. I will be submitting an application soon.  Also we have discovered dry rot under the stage and this needs to be treated as soon as possible.

Parish tidy up day

Now that the outside work has been done around the hall and church I hope that one Saturday afternoon in June we might get a team together to tidy up the grounds.

collection

£224.70, 50/50 £49.70, Papal visit £111.30.  Many thanks for your continuing generosity.