The next Mass will be celebrated on 2nd May in St Colm’s, Kilmacolm, at 7pm. Adoration & Confession from 6 pm All welcome.

Please join Catholics from across Scotland at SPUC’s annual Pro-life Chain in Edinburgh on Saturday 26th April;  11am - 1pm; Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9SRThis act of silent, peaceful, witness marks the anniversary of the implementation of the UK Abortion Act and the passing of over 10 million lives.

26th April at 10am in Sacred Heart of Jesus, 26 Lauriston Street, Edinburgh EH3 9DJ Join us in praying the Rosary  to remember all unborn children, mothers, and families affected by abortion. We’ll pray for a society where: No child is unwanted No woman is unloved And no one feels pressured into abortion. Registration helpful but not essential: https://bit.ly/proliferosary25

Wednesday, 16th April. It will be held in Holy Cross G42 8ER as usual, but please note that Mass will be at the earlier time of 7pm. Adoration at 6pm. The celebrant will be Fr Ross Campbell. 

A little note for all our young people at the Youth Hub.  The Youth Hub is now closed for the Easter break and we will start back up again on Sunday 4th May 2025.  We wish you all a very happy and holy Easter. Book Project Raffle: A heartfelt THANK YOU to each one of you, for your support and contribution towards the success of the Youth Hub’s raffle for refugee children and young people. The response was heartwarming and very much appreciated. With your help we raised £1,500! In the Church porch, there is a list of all the lucky winners and their prizes! If you are fortunate enough to be a winner, then please collect your prize from the parish hall after the ten o’clock Mass. The prizes will be available for collection on Sunday 6th April and Sunday 13th April. With gratitude from everyone at the Youth Hub. (CLICK ON THE TITLE TO ACCESS WINNERS' LIST.)

During the Easter holidays, Children's Liturgy will continue as normal on the following Sundays:  6th April, 13th April and 20th April (Easter Sunday).  In addition, on Good Friday, we have our own Children's Good Friday Liturgy in the hall commencing at 3pm. This is open to all children from pre-school up to Primary 7. The service will include: Stations of the Cross, followed by ‘reverence’ of the Cross, and, if possible, time for the children to complete an activity relating to the Good Friday Liturgy.  We hope to see as many children as possible at this service. For further details, please contact Catherine Senior, the Children's Liturgy Co-ordinator (Tel: 07555 094304 or by email: [email protected])

This peaceful prayer vigil runs each day in Lent on the corner of Shieldhall Road and Hardgate Road - a location agreed upon with Police Scotland. All are welcome to join in quiet prayer for an end to abortion and recognition that all life is precious.

9 – 11 May 2025: A weekend for single young adults and dating or engaged couples, exploring the nature of masculinity and femininity. The retreat will consider the contemporary challenges to being a man and a woman and the Church’s wisdom for this, drawing particular inspiration from St Pope John Paul II.  For more information and to book visit: https://christianheritagecentre.com/events/called-to-love/ 

– Sundays (term time) 4pm - 5.30pm. New members in S1 – S3 are encouraged to come along with their friends to enjoy an afternoon of fun. ‘Book Project’ Raffle to support refugee children and young people: “Every week at the Youth Hub, we take time to work on a ‘Service Project’ to support people less fortunate than ourselves. Last term for our ‘Service’ we planned, prepared and delivered a ‘Christmas Special Elderly Project’ for the residents of Newton House Care Home. It was an amazing experience of fun and friendship for all. This term we have chosen a ‘Book Project’ for our ‘Service’ to support a Glasgow charity called, BJO Amara Association, Charity No. SC046970, who support vulnerable refugee children and young people. We plan to fundraise as much money as we can and buy as many new books as we can, by running a raffle. We are asking for YOUR help. We will be selling raffle tickets at all the Masses this weekend and next weekend. It will cost £1 for a strip of tickets. The draw for the raffle will be on Sunday 30th March after the 10.00am Mass in the Parish Hall. We would be very grateful for your support

Saturday 29th March, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 9:30am - 4:00pm. 25 Catholic charities, 4 international speakers, laity, clergy and bishops from across Scotland are eager to build the Faith. More details at: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/EHSR to register.

Mondays in Lent: 7.45pm, on Zoom. Praying for the unborn, their mothers and all pro-life intentions with brief reflection from a member of the clergy each week. Starts 10th March.  Register at: https://bit.ly/stations25

We aim to ensure a climate of listening and respect.

“Even today, in the face of so many violations of human dignity that seriously threaten the future of the human family, the Church encourages the promotion of the dignity of every human person, regardless of their physical, mental, cultural, social, and religious characteristics. Pope Francis’ says: “I appeal to everyone throughout the world not to forget this dignity which is ours. No one has the right to take it from us.” Please write to your MSPs and MPs and ask them not to allow assisted suicide on the NHS in Scotland: https://writetothem.com

The Church ardently urges that respect for the dignity of the human person beyond all circumstances be placed at the centre of the commitment to the common good and at the centre of every legal system. Please ask your MSPs and MPs not to allow assisted suicide to become legal in Scotland: https://writetothem.com

“Even today, in the face of so many violations of human dignity that seriously threaten the future of the human family, the Church encourages the promotion of the dignity of every human person, regardless of their physical, mental, cultural, social, and religious characteristics. Pope Francis’ says: “I appeal to everyone throughout the world not to forget this dignity which is ours. No one has the right to take it from us.” Please write to your MSPs and MPs and ask them not to allow assisted suicide on the NHS in Scotland: https://writetothem.com

: for spiritual and emotional healing after abortion will be held north of Glasgow on Friday, 21st - Sunday 23rd March.  This confidential, supportive retreat is powerful for anyone who has been affected by their own or someone else’s abortion experience. For more information, please call/text Sr Andrea on 07816 942824 or email at [email protected]. For more details, see www.rachelsvineyard.org.uk  

Saturday 1 March. Families are invited to come and see the Little Sisters Home for the Elderly in Greenock or arrange private visits and tours. The Home receives applications either for an independent living apartment or for a room in the Care Home and can facilitate entry without much delay for those whose needs can no longer be met in family homes. This Catholic environment has a resident Chaplain to provide daily Mass and the Sacraments alongside highly trained nursing and care staff, associates and volunteers to meet the spiritual, physical and social needs of each resident in a family environment.

Will you fast and pray every First Friday for Life? Bishop John invites you to fast and pray on the First Friday of each month to protect the unborn child and for the flourishing of the Pro-Life movement so that our society will build an authentic culture of life. Join your priests throughout the Diocese on the First Friday of each month as we pray for life! Adoration & Confession from 6 pm. All Masses are offered at 7pm by the Parish Priest for the cause of life; preceded by a period of adoration and an opportunity for confession. The next Mass of the season will be offered in St Joseph’s, Clarkston, on Friday 7th February 2025.

The Church ardently urges that respect for the dignity of the human person beyond all circumstances be placed at the centre of the commitment to the common good and at the centre of every legal system. Please ask your MSPs and MPs not to allow assisted suicide to become legal in Scotland: https://writetothem.com

Reflections of my visit with SCIAF to Colombia: Canon Michael Hutson of the Diocese of Argyll and The Isles self-funded a visit along with SCIAF content editor James Cave and Director of International Programmes Mark Camburn last July. Visiting a number of SCIAF Partners to gather content for the WEE BOX Appeal, Canon Michael will share of his experiences, the people he met, what he took away form this memorable visit and why we should be supporting our Scottish Catholic Internal Aid Fund.  Join us on zoom using the following details: Monday 24th February 2025; 7pm-8pm; SCIAF is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88968244691 Meeting ID: 889 6824 4691