On Sunday 10th November 2024, Remembrance Sunday, Renfrewshire Interfaith Group and East Renfrewshire Faith Forum will host an event in the Peace Garden at Barshaw Park, Paisley.
They will gather outside the cafe at 2.45pm then walk to the garden, where people of different faiths and organisations will speak for a few minutes on the Scottish Interfaith Week theme “Discovery”.
The groups are always supported by Friends of Barshaw who tend this garden and are there to kindly assist on the day. After the service, everyone will return to the cafe for soup/tea/coffee/hot chocolate and a chat.
All are welcome.
CHANGE - Due to the number of people wishing to attend the Liturgical music evenings, the Diocesan Liturgy Commission will host one evening in St Mirin’s Cathedral on 14th November at 7pm. Please confirm your attendance by emailing Michael Hepburn, our Diocesan Director of Music at [email protected]
in St James's Renfrew on Saturday 23rd November, starting with Mass in the church at 10 and continuing in the hall until 1pm. All are welcome to share in this time of preparation for Advent.
series of talks continue with ‘Envy vs Generosity’ by Fr Malcolm Hutchison on Wednesday 20th November at 7pm in the Diocesan Offices. All young Catholics 18-35 welcome. For more information contact Fr. Joe McGill at [email protected]
Pope St. John Paul II affirmed in a meeting for people living with various limitations or disabilities that the dignity of every human being can be understood as “infinite.” He said this to show how human dignity transcends all outward appearances and specific aspects of people’s lives. As we have seen from other countries who have introduced assisted suicide, human dignity has not been safeguarded, despite initial assurances. Please contact your MSPs and MPs and express your concerns about assisted suicide proposals in Scotland using: https://writetothem.com
The Diocesan Youth Commission invites children in P4-7 to an Advent Retreat Day on Sunday 1st December from 2-5pm. The theme is The Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. The day begins and ends in St Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, with Holy Mass in the Cathedral. A light dinner will be provided. Registration is necessary:
http://tinyurl.com/dpy-primary-advent. Email Fr Ryan for more info: [email protected].
Thank you to everyone who attended our recent Quiz Night. I think we can safely say it was an outstanding success. Congratulations to our Winning Teams, and to our 'Mastermind' Winner. A special word of thanks must go to those who contributed in any way to the success of the event. Your help and support was much appreciated.
80s Themed Disco Night: (scheduled for Friday 29th November) has been postponed. It has been rescheduled until early in the New Year and the new date will be confirmed in due course. Sincere apologies to those of you who were looking forward to the event, and to those of you who had already sourced their 80s outfit! Please do not worry, I am sure it will be fine hanging up in your wardrobe until the New Year..!
90% of us will need Palliative Care - Marie Curie estimates that 90% of us will need palliative care at some point in our lives. In countries which have allowed assisted suicide, hospices have been forced to close. Please ask your MSPs and MPs not to allow assisted suicide to be part of our NHS in Scotland: https://writetothem.com
Our Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor Gerry McBride thanks everyone who donated to his sponsored Camino Charity Trek, which he completed on 18th October. The amazing amount of £8,891 was raised for the Celtic Foundation Charity, which will now be used to fund children's projects across local communities! Buen Camino!
In S3-S6? Do you want to serve others? Learn more about your faith? Meet other young people? Y2L could be for you! We will leave Scotland on Thursday 26th June 2025 and return on Friday 4th July. Transport by bus & ferry. The pilgrimage costs £750. To travel, you must have a valid UK or EU Passport. Want to know more? Call John Morrison on 0141 889 2026 5056 or email [email protected]. Our next meeting is on Sunday 17th November in the Diocesan Offices, Paisley 2-5pm.
Bishop Keenan will celebrate Mass for all those whose remains have been laid to rest in St Conval's Cemetery TODAY - Sunday 3rd November at 2pm. All are welcome. The Mass will be livestreamed for people unable to travel; please check www.rcdop.org.uk nearer the time for the link. Requiescant in pace.
August -November 2024 Training has been organised into one course only. If you are a new volunteer, or have completed Part 1 training over a year ago, you are invited to sign up for one of the following training sessions: Thursday 21st November at 7pm in St. Mirin’s, Paisley; Saturday 23rd November at 10.30am in St. John’s Parish Hall, Barrhead; Saturday 30th November at 10.30am in St. Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, Paisley. Details at Diocese of Paisley | Safeguarding Training | Paisley, UK (rcdop.org.uk) and on our Parish web. Please inform your Parish Safeguarding Coordinator. To book, contact Sarah Jane Colhoun at [email protected] / 0141 847 6138. Please note that the session arranged for Tuesday 12th November in the Diocesan Offices is now fully booked.
The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland’s Office for the Care of Creation along with Justice & Peace Scotland and SCIAF invite you to join them on Thursday 14th November for a Mass to pray for the success of the United Nations COP29 climate summit, taking place in Azerbaijan 11th – 22nd November. The Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Nolan and take place in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Glasgow, at 1pm, followed by refreshments in Eyre Hall and a chance to hear from SCIAF’s Ben Wilson who will join us live via video call from Azerbaijan. All are welcome!
The Diocesan Communications Commission lists all the Mass times for Holy Days of Obligation on the Diocesan website for ease of reference. Mass times for the Solemnity of All Saints can be found at https://rcdop.org.uk/allsaints2024. The page will be regularly updated.
Training has been organised into one course only. If you are a new volunteer, or have completed Part 1 training over a year ago, you are invited to sign up for one of the following training sessions: Thursday 21st November at 7pm in St. Mirin’s, Paisley; Saturday 23rd November at 10.30am in St. John’s Parish Hall, Barrhead. Details at Diocese of Paisley | Safeguarding Training | Paisley, UK (rcdop.org.uk) and on our Parish web. Please inform your Parish Safeguarding Coordinator. To book, contact Sarah Jane Colhoun at [email protected] / 0141 847 6138.