Since March you will be aware that we have not been able to have any basket collections in the church during Mass. The parish income has fallen significantly because of this but the many causes which rely on parishes to support their work have lost most of their income. We
Continue readingThis weekend we would be having a second collection for the SVP. It is the third one this year that we have not been able to take so please read the item below and respond in your usual generous way. The parish branch of the St Vincent de Paul Society
Continue readingFr Ashley has prepared a brief summary of the Pope’s new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, which is available to read/download: CLICK HERE. Copies of Pope Francis’s encyclical on Fraternity & Social Friendship are now available to purchase. If you would like one please email the office. The price is £6.95 A
Continue readingToday, 600 people will be diagnosed with leprosy. Leprosy is completely curable if treated early. Lepra works directly with communities in Bangladesh, India, Zimbabwe and Mozambique to find, treat and rehabilitate people affected by leprosy. The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the world, steepening in-equality and injustice, and has made our
Continue readingPact is a national charity which supports people affected by imprisonment. It provides practical and emotional support to prisoners’ children and families, and to prisoners themselves. This Sunday is a day of prayer for prisoners and their dependants. We would usually have a second collection for this Catholic charity whose
Continue readingThis community relies entirely on donations to feed the many men it shelters. We have missed several of our regular collections and we don’t know how long this will continue, so please consider making a financial donation instead via their website. If you order your shopping online for home delivery,
Continue readingIn a time of crisis worldwide we ask the angels to protect particularly those suffering from the virus. Traditionally we have often associated this feast with children, nurturing them in the belief that each child has an angel to watch over and protect him or her. At this time children
Continue readingWe are really pleased to learn that Blythswood have their shoebox appeal this year and we will be collecting shoeboxes in the parish again, albeit with a few small changes to how things will have to work within current restrictions. The impact of Covid 19 in many countries where Blythswood
Continue readingToday is the World Day of Prayer for Refugees and Migrants and here is the message for today from the Holy Father: http://www.vatican.va/…/papa-francesco_20200513_world… Today’s gospel reading is the parable of the two sons in the vineyard, Matthew 21: 28-32. Please note that as a result of new restrictions announced by
Continue readingThe Passage, the charity for the rough sleeping community in London, founded by the late Cardinal Basil Hume over 40 years ago, has had a challenge during September to get people on the move to raise funds for their work. Four parishioners, Andrea Hixon, Barbara Dilworth, Anne Earley and Bernadette
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