- 8th May. To participate in the commemoration, promote peace and remember those who have perished (soldiers and civilians), the Diocesan Archive hopes to gather stories and testimonies from Catholic families and individuals who lived within the actual boundaries of the Diocese of Paisley during WWII. Do you wish to honour the memory of your relative who fought/died during WWII? Do you have interesting anecdotes on your life/a relative’s life as a Catholic during the conflict? Do you have pictures or bulletins of our parishes dating from that time? If so, you can fill up a form on the following page: https://rcdop.org.uk/diocesan-archive

Mike and Alicia of The Messy Family Project (https://messyfamilyproject.org) have arrived in the UK - and will be in Glasgow in less than a week! Empowering Mums and Dads to embrace their Sacred Calling! Get your tickets now for the Family Board Meeting workshop at Hazelwood House, 52 First Gardens, Dumbreck, G41 5NB on the 17th March 2025. Meet and greet 3-4pm. Workshop 6-9pm. Come for one - or both! Http://messyfamilyglasgow.eventbrite.com 

8th March - 10am - 2pm raising funds for Mearns Kirk Helping Hands, a charity supporting older people and people living with dementia in East Renfrewshire. Come along and grab yourself a bargain! Free entry. Tea, coffee and home baking also on sale. Mearns Kirk Hall - 404 Mearns Road, Newton Mearns G77 5BU

 Society of St Vincent De Paul Scotland are recruiting for two new posts based in the National Office in Glasgow: National Youth Co-ordinator, and Finance and Administration Manager. More details are available on the website www.ssvpscotland.com and on the SSVP Scotland Facebook page.

CELEBRATE have create a brilliant family resource, the Advent Online Family Activity Pack, which can downloaded from here for free https://www.celebratetrust.org/onlinefamilyactivitypacks The Advent pack is full of wonderful things for families to do, pray, read and watch together. It also features the CELEBRATE Advent Matchbox Manger which can also be downloaded for free from their website from here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScj0GxNXsRV9sL4oJPiDS1ShLDKIGMaEufhQ6T7ksh5nCwmhg/viewform Children can cut out their own manger and Baby Jesus. During Advent, every time they do a kind deed or make a little sacrifice, they place a little piece of straw in the manger, and on Christmas Day they can place the Baby Jesus on the straw. It's a really lovely way to help children prepare their hearts for Jesus during Advent.

MPs have voted by 330 votes to 275 in support of Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill. This means that the Bill will now proceed on to Committee Stage.

Christmas Concert - 8th December at 3pm in Newton Mearns Parish Church; Ticket £7.

Open Evening on Thursday 7th November at 6pm. Register at www.staloysius.org

VINTAGE WEDDING DRESS EVENT in the Cathedral Hall on Sunday 6th October at 4.30pm. Vintage wedding dresses and bridesmaid/prom dresses will be shown and available for sale. These dresses are from the stock of The Bridal Boutique (Miller Street, Glasgow) which closed due to retirement in the early 1990s. Many of the dresses are unused and are manufactured by Designer companies still in vogue today. Entry costs £2 at the door and includes tea/coffee. All proceeds to Mary’s Meals and St Mirin’s Cathedral Parish.

Summer Concert—Sunday 25th August at 3pm in Newton Mearns Parish Church. Entry by £7 donation.

Chiara PianoTrio Sunday 23rd June; 3pm in Newton Mearns Parish Church, 242 Ayr Road; entry by £7 donation. Post-performance refreshments available. See poster on St. Cadoc’s website and church noticeboard.

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

NEWTON MEARNS WEST COMMUNITY COUNCIL holds monthly meetings - on the 2nd week of the Month on a Tuesday. All the local residents are welcome to attend to the Community Council meetings at Albertslund Hall. The next meeting is on Tuesday 13th February at 7pm. 

The Scottish Government is consulting on banning so-called “gay conversion therapy” with a view to bringing forward legislation. The Scottish Bishops are not alone in raising concerns that, as it stands, it will have the effect of criminalising sensitive conversations between parents and their children as well as mainstream prayer, preaching and pastoral conversations which uphold church teaching on sexual ethics and gender. The Christian Institute is hosting an open meeting at 10am on Saturday 17th February 2024, Newton Mearns Baptist Church, 2 Greenfarm Road, G77 6FA. Come along to find out how to respond to the Government’s plans which could impact our ability to share the Gospel and raise our children in the Faith. Further information at https://letuspray.uk

27th January 2024

Please note: this service is no longer available.

OPEN MORNING Junior/Senior/ Kindergarten –Friday 8th December 10.30-12Noon. Kindergarten & Junior School Open Day 11th January 2024. Kindergarten Come & Play Sessions Tuesday 16th January 2024: 2pm-3pm; Thursday 18th January 2024: 9.30am – 10.30am. Entrance Assessment P4-S2 Saturday 20th January 2024: 9am – 12 Noon. For more details or to register your place, please scan the QR code (click on title to access) or visit: www.staloysius.org