The ‘Christ in the Covenants’ series. Next talk: 7pm in the Diocesan Office on Wednesday 10th April. It will end with Adoration and Benediction, followed by an opportunity to socialise. Email Fr Ryan (ryan.black@rcdop.org.uk) or Fr Joe McGill (joe.mcgill@rcdop.org.uk) for more details/join our WhatsApp group.

The Legion of Mary Acies ceremony will be held in Holy Family church, Port Glasgow on Saturday, 23rd of March at 2 pm. All active and auxiliary members are warmly invited to come to renew their consecration to Our Lady for the coming year.  Refreshments will be available in the hall afterwards.

The proceeds of this collection are divided 75% to SCIAF and 25% to our new St Mirin’s Fund.  SCIAF is the official aid and international development charity of the Catholic Church in Scotland. It works in sixteen countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America to help the poorest in the world, regardless of religion, to work their way out of poverty.  The St. Mirin’s Fund awards small grants for good causes that promote the Kingdom of God among us, with special consideration to: children and young people, the elderly, those with disabilities and special needs, or suffering from poverty, mental illness, homelessness or refugees. In 2022 this collection raised £20,516, which represents 87% of our expenditure of £23,701. In 2022 the Parish collections for SCIAF and SCIAF Boxes also raised a total of £101,174 up 300% on the 2021 total of £25,199.

Unfortunately, due to lack of support and interest, and with only a handful of tickets sold, this event scheduled for Friday 15th March 2024 has been cancelled. The Social Committee of the Parish are very disappointed in having to make this decision but had no other option due to lack of support. Those parishioners who have already purchased tickets will be reimbursed accordingly. Catherine Senior, the Secretary, will be in contact with you to arrange for your monies to be refunded. Please contact Catherine on (07555 094304 or c.m.senior@talk21.com) for further information. Many thanks.

PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO MASS ON WEDNESDAY 27th MARCH 2024 AS IT IS HOLY WEEK.

Mass with the relics of Padre Pio in St Joseph's Clarkston on Tuesday, 5th March at 7.30pm.

Come home for Easter! On Thursday 21st March, priests will be available to hear confessions from 8.30am until 7.30pm in St Mirin’s Cathedral. Masses will be celebrated at 8am, 10am and 1pm, during which Confessions will not be heard.

“He could tell what a man had in him.” Jesus knows each of us and what we are capable of. He knows our gifts and makes up for what we lack. He knows the gifts you could give, the gift you could be, to the priesthood. Speak with our local Vocations Director, Fr. John Morrison tel: 0141 889 5056 or email vocations@rcdop.org.uk

Each talk begins at 7pm in the Diocesan Office. It will end with Adoration and Benediction, followed by an opportunity to socialise in a local bar. Email Fr Ryan (ryan.black@rcdop.org.uk) or Fr Joe McGill (joe.mcgill@rcdop.org.uk) for more information and to be added to the WhatsApp group. NEXT TALK: Wednesday 6th MARCH

The series returns this year in partnership with Jesuit Missions and The Archbishop Romero Trust under the theme of "Prophetic and resilient presence in the face of injustice". We hope that you are able to join us for some of these lectures, which are free to attend. As well as information on how to book your place, further details on the lectures and speakers can be found at Gonzaga Lecture Series 2024 (staloysius.org)

VACANCY The Diocese of Paisley is recruiting a part-time Office Administrator based at the Diocesan Centre, Paisley, who will support the Property Manager and the PA to the Bishop with office administration. Find out here: https://www.rcdop.org.uk/news/vacancy-office-administrator.

Castlerigg Manor (Diocese of Lancaster Retreat Centre) are looking for a Programme Leader to join their youth ministry team. The work involves working on retreats in the heart of the Lake District and occasionally working on outreach visits around the area. The post is residential and comes with a salary package in the range of £26-28k, made up of paid salary, accommodation, food etc. Would suit somebody with youth ministry experience perhaps recently graduated. If interested. Please contact – jack@castleriggmanor.co.uk Jack Regan, Director of Youth Services, Diocese of Lancaster“

Pluscarden Pentecost Lectures: Transfiguration of the Commonplace. Dr Linden Bicket: The Abbot and Community of Pluscarden Abbey are pleased to announce this year’s Pluscarden Pentecost Lectures which will take place in St Scholastica’s Guesthouse, Pluscarden Abbey, from the afternoon of Tuesday 21 – the morning of Thursday 23 May 2024. This year’s lecturer will be Dr Linden Bicket from the Edinburgh University School of Divinity. She will give four lectures on the theme of Scottish Catholic Literature and the ‘transfiguration of the commonplace’

You can now download the latest issue of the newsletter from the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland's Commission for Marriage, Family & Life. Download your copy at: https://marriagefamilyandlife.org.uk/newsletter