This collection pays for our Paisley seminarians studying in Rome and Spain. Currently we have one student who is completing his studies in Rome this summer and a new student (currently in his propaedeutic year in Spain) taking his place. We also have one student studying for the permanent diaconate. In 2022 our total vocations income was £80,644 with collections raising £34,434, friends standing orders totalling £8,326, grants of £33,333 and other income of £4,551. Our total expenditure was £72,831 which included fees £59,510, student grants £6,936 and other expenses totalling £6,385- leaving a modest surplus of £7,813.