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

Tuesday Club

Meet in the hall on Tuesday at 2pm New members most welcome.

Mother & Toddler Group

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

Collection

£1000.50. Special collection £919.50. Building Fund for Aug £639.00. Many Thanks.

Communions to the sick

No visits due to a funeral.

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 from 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.

200 Club draw

August Winners: 1st R Yates, 2nd C McGinlay 3rd D Thomson

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 this weekend. 

Learn to Dance

Due to lack of numbers the Tuesday night dance classes have stopped.

Sam Kelly RIP

Sam died in Ayr hospital on Friday.  Reception on Thurs 6pm and Requiem Mass Fri 10am.

Building Updates

A considerable amount of time was spent at the PPC on Wednesday talking about the work to be done within the church.  The general feeling was that most of the money already spent  was on outside structural repairs and that there was little evidence of improvements within the church.  The PPC has approved the installation of stained glass windows which will be ordered this week.  When they are in place we will be in position to replace the carpet and the flooring throughout the church.  I will be speaking to the electricians about new lighting within the Sanctuary and I should have word this week from Jim Wilson Builders concerning improving the appearance of the wooden panelling at the back of the Sanctuary.  I’m hoping al this will be done during the Autumn.

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 Patna.

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

If anyone is interested in taking the Scottish Catholic Observer on a regular basis please let me know.  The circulation manager of the SCO will be phoning me on Tuesday.

 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 those not going to Bellahouston may take the booklet for themselves and for neighbours with a suggestion of £2 donation 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.

Photographic ID

Everyone is asked to bring some sort of photographic identification e.g. passport/driving licence.  Children do not need photographic ID if accompanied by an adult.  No news yet from Papal visit office on what constitutes valid ID.