St. Paul’s News     

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.

SCIAF parish update

Sometime in the next few weeks one of our parish SCIAF representatives will give us a very short address updating us on SCIAF work.

Scottish Marriage Care

SMC are looking for individuals who may join their team of counsellors, after some training. These helpers would mainly assist the FOCCUS scheme in running pre-marriage courses. See the poster in the church for more details

Annual Mission Appeal

The Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Africa will make the annual Mission appeal this weekend 28/29 August.

Tuesday Club

Resumes on 31 Aug 2pm-4pm. New members most welcome.

Mother & Toddler Group

The mother and toddler group meet on Tuesday at 10.30 in the hall.  

Collection

£932.00. Many Thanks

Communions to the sick

This week East of the railway line.

Youth for Lourdes

The Diocesan youth pilgrimage to Lourdes 3-13 July 2011 will coincide with the Diocesan Pilgrimage.  If anyone is interested in going please see me as soon as possible.  Further details concerning the pilgrimage are on the poster in the porch.

Musical Minis

Learning made fun for pre-school children here in the hall on Mondays starting 23rd August 11am—12 noon. See poster in porch for further details.

Fire Evacuation Plan

Both churches were inspected last week.  An evacuation plan will be devised for both churches—and tested at some point in the future.

Adult Education

As part of the Papal Visit preparations in the diocese, a presentation by Fr. W McFadden will be held here in the hall on Saturday 4th Sept from 11.30-3.00pm to look at the role and position of the Pope and Bishops within Church teaching.  It is hoped that the day will help to present Church teaching on the Magisterium, and so outline what realistic expectations we might have about the pope and bishops.    Tea & coffee will be provided but bring a packed lunch.

Parish BBQ

  We hope to have another date approved at the PPC on Wednesday night.

Parish Finance Committee

The PFC will meet on Tuesday at 7pm.

Parish Pastoral Committee

The PPC will meet on Wednesday evening after Mass.

200 Club draw

The 200 club draw will take place after Mass today.  My final request that those who have not yet paid their subscription do so ASAP.

Retired Clergy Collection

The annual collection for the Retired Priests of the Diocese will take place on weekend 17/18 Sept.

Building Fund Collection

A gentle reminder that the monthly building fund collection will take place next weekend.  Another date will be arranged soon.

Green Night

An evening of Irish music and songs will be held in the Cathedral hall on 1st October 2010. Proceeds for the Handicapped Children’s Pilgrimage Trust.  Tickets £10. Contact Paddy on 07921 500278.

Charity Celtic CD

‘9 songs in a row’  proceeds to the John Hartson Foundation and HCPT.  Available from www.miseeireband.com or paddyrooney@irishnation.com

St. Francis Xavier’s News

Communions to the Sick

This week I’ll be in Dalmellington.

Renovations in the Hall

Just to keep  you up to date on work around the church and hall.  The septic tank is now installed and up and running and the tidying up of the back of the yard at the hall is almost complete.  Unfortunately two manhole covers have gone missing so please keep well away from those areas.  The dry rot is being tackled in the hall and the appropriate area re-floored.  We are in the process of deciding whether to upgrade the single toilet by the old stage or the double toilet by the front door.

Fire Procedures

Please see item under St. Paul’s.

Green Night

Please see item under St. Paul’s.

Scottish Catholic Observer

For the next two weeks copies of the SCO are freely available at the back of the church for you to take away with you.  If you are interested in getting the Scottish Catholic Observer each week subscription forms are available or let me know on my return and I can add numbers to the St. Paul’s order.

News on the Papal Visit

 Mass booklets

Copies of the Mass booklets covering all the services in Scotland and England are available today.  Those who are going to Bellahouston are asked to pick one up and add it to the pilgrim pack which will be arriving soon. Those who are not going to Bellahouston but wish to follow the services on TV may wish to pick up a booklet today.  However there will be a charge of £2 per booklet.  Booklets will be distributed to all the sick and housebound.  Neighbours and Eucharistic ministers may take a free copy to the sick and housebound.  I will carry spare copies during my sick visits.

The Pilgrim Passport

All families and individuals going to Bellahouston are asked to pick up the double sided A4 leaflet giving practical details of what you can bring and cannot bring to the Papal Mass.  Please read these carefully.  One item missing is that according to the Bishops website you may not use umbrellas.  Any questions please direct back to myself. No bevvying and no vuvuzelas!

Photographic ID

Everyone is asked to bring some sort of photographic identification e.g. passport/driving licence.  I will try to find out if this applies to children.