St. Peter's and St. Paul's     

St. Peter's R.C. Church

*SEASON OF LENT

Lent prepares for Easter, for the Lenten liturgy disposes both the faithful and catechumens to celebrate the Paschal mystery as the centre of the liturgical year and the Christian life.

The Season begins with Ash Wednesday on 26th February.
The times of Masses are:
St. Paul’s 6.30pm Vigil Mass and 11.15am morning Mass.
St. Peter’s at 10am.

INFORMATION BOOKLETS FOR LENT AND HOLY WEEK:
A booklet containing information for the services and Masses available during Lent and Holy Week are available on the tables at the back of each church, please take one before leaving today and make every effort to come along
to as many of the liturgies on offer throughout this special season.
Details of Liturgies also available via the link:  /lent

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* ANNUAL PRAYER SERVICE FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE:
A Holy Hour will be celebrated in  St. Peter’s Oratory beginning at 9am on Friday 28th February and will conclude with Mass.

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* LENTEN RETREAT JOURNEY INTO FREEDOM 

During Lent this year we are going to run the online Lent Retreat from the Ignation Spirituality Centre, Glasgow, in the parish. Each day of Lent and for one week of Easter, we will provide daily prayer material, a picture and other reflections. 

We ask you to spend from 15 minutes to an hour each day of Lent praying with this material. For those who come along to the meetings we will  provide the resources.  There will be a meeting every Wednesday during Lent and one week after where we will introduce the next weeks prayer material and have some time to share our own prayer experiences.
It would be expected that you commit to the evenings but if there are some that you can’t come to, please feel free to come along to the next one. Meetings will be held in the church hall at 7pm and should last an hour. There will be opportunity to stay for tea/ coffee after. 
Dates are as follows.
Introductory Meeting: 19th Feb.              
Then Wednesday’s in Lent : 26th Feb, 4th March, 11th March,
                             18th March, 25th March, 1st April.               
The meeting after Lent will be on 22nd April.  Everyone welcome! 

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* LENTEN STATION MASS:
Bishop John will celebrate Mass with his priests and the lay faithful of

St. Andrew’s Cluster
on Wednesday 11th March at 7pm
in St. Mary’s, Paisley. 

The Mass will precede with Confessions from 6pm.
THIS MASS WILL BE THE ONLY MASS IN THE CLUSTER AREA ON THAT DAY, except for exceptional reasons. For this  reason, the morning Mass in St Paul’s is cancelled on 11th March.
For details of all Cluster Masses in the Diocese click on the link: /lent

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*PRAYING FOR THE SICK:

If you wish prayers for anyone you know to be sick,
please let Canon Eddie know IN WRITING ONLY. (This is to comply with GDPR). The sick will be listed in the newsletter and prayed for generally at all weekend Masses.

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* Is this for you?

Are you a Teacher open to becoming an
R.E. Specialist in our Catholic High Schools?

Are you an R.E. specialist teacher, recently qualified or other, seeking employment?

Find out more - click the link: 
/around-the-diocese

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* LOURDES FUND:  

Once again, we appeal to you for unwanted gifts for use in fundraisers to support our
Lourdes Fund.

Please bring unwanted gifts and bottles for these stalls and place then in the box provided at the back of the church beside the St. Anthony statue. Thank you.
 

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* MEMORIAL PLAQUES:   

St. Peter's & St. Paul's Parishes -

We commemorate our deceased parishioners in two very special and everlasting ways:
Firsly - we have a dedicated Altar of Remembrance on which a Parish Memorial Book is placed as a perpetual reminder of all our deceased parishioners.   Secondly, we provide families and friends of our deceased parishioners - and benefactors - the option to dedicate individual/family        Memorial Plaques which will be permanently mounted on the walls around this Altar. A “Memorial Plaque” brochure, available on request.

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* VIDES FRIENDS' CLUB: 

Are you in P7 to S4?
VIDES Youth Group meet every Monday during term time from 6.30—8 pm. 
VIDES is a great way for young people to meet new friends, take part in fun activities and do some fundraising to help others.  If you are in P7 to S4, please come along and join in the fun.
We are looking for young leaders who must be in S5 or S6.  This is a great way to volunteer as part of the Caritas award, or just to support and work with other young people.  We would also welcome a few more adult volunteers, as this would allow us to operate a rota system. 
Please give your name to Canon Eddie if you are interested in volunteering,
or put a note through the house letterbox.  New members welcome!

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* WORKS SCHEDULE: 

Rewiring and painting of the church will commence at the end of July and continue for some weeks. During this time Mass will be celebrated in the hall as and when required. Your patience is gratefully    appreciated. Thank you.


VOLUNTEERS:

It would help to save some cash for the parish if parishioners kindly offered to do some painting in the hall and other necessary jobs needing done. If interested, please contact Canon Eddie. Thank you.

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* HALL TEAS:

 You are invited to come together after Mass for tea etc. in the parish hall where you get to meet fellow parishioners on a social level. This is one of a number of simple ways in which we get to know parishioners within the community at a different level and as such it helps to build a stronger, caring community.   
Thank you to those parishioners who come along regularly to the hall after Mass.

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* ST. PAUL’S SEWING GROUP:

The sewing group will meet every Thursday from 1-4pm.
New members are very welcome to come along. 
For more details click on the link: /st-pauls-craft-club

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MINUTES OF PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETINGS:

Latest copies are available beside the
Pastoral Council Board at the back of the Church 
and at the side door.  Please feel free to take one.
Also available by clicking on: /minutes
 

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* CHURCH CLEANING
The church in recent times has been cleaned on a Monday and a Thursday. Thank you to those parishioners who have kindly given their time. We now require volunteers for the Monday shift, if you are willing to help, please contact Canon Eddie.

Eucharistic Ministers:
/eucharistic-ministers

Ministers of The Word:
/ministers-of-the-word

Children's Liturgy:
/childrens-liturgy


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RAH EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS & READERS:

In accordance with the aims of our Diocesan Synod, Monsignor Tormey, Catholic chaplain to the RAH in Paisley, is looking for Eucharistic Ministers and Readers who would be willing to 'Do their bit, make it happen' by helping at the hospital Mass at 4pm on Saturday afternoons. This would be a great help for those patients and staff in RAH who attend the hospital Mass.

Your help would  be asked to serve on a rota basis. If you are able to help please give your name and contact details to Canon Eddie or contact:
Monsignor Tormey - St. Aidan's Johnstone - phone number 01505 320900

Hospital Chaplaincy Services Contact Details: 
For the RAH you can contact
Mgr. Tormey at
staidan@rcdop.org.uk
or tel:  01505 320 900. 
There is always an on -call priest 24/7 for emergency call outs, in which case families can  ask the nursing staff on the ward to contact the on-call priest.

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"It's not what you look at that matters; it's what you see."

FIFTY/FIFTY DRAW

All proceeds from the draw will help fund on-going maintenance and improvements to parish property.  

Tickets for the Lucky Stars Draw are available before and after Mass:

St. Paul's - in the porch.   St. Peter's: opposite the stall.

A big thank you to all
who support the
Lucky Stars Draw.
 

Tuesday 18 February - Lucky Stars  2 & 10

  St. Peter's
 We have three winners in this week:
J. McGrath (04761); J. Watson (05158) and C. Nolan (05164).
The prize money for each winner was £29.50.
Well done!

  St. Paul's
 We have one lucky winner this week: 
          Benny Brady (09085) 
           The prize money is £39. Well done!
 

Tickets are now on sale for next week’s draw.
Good luck!

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GIFT AID SCHEME  A simple way to raise money for your parishat no extra cost to yourself!   For more information: /gift-aid

 

LEGACIES
When making your Will
have you thought of leaving a legacy to your Parish or Diocese? 

FUNDRAISING FOR
ST. PETER'S & ST. PAUL'S:
It costs you nothing extra!

For more details click on the link:
/easyfundraising-1

To join and raise funds for your parish, click below:
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/
causes/stpetersglenburn/
 

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CHURCH VOLUNTEERS with PVG Certificates or pending PVG Certificates:  
Volunteers doing or planning to do regulated work with children and   vulnerable adults or both, should complete the Safeguarding Training, 
Induction Part 1. 

To register, please contact Sarah Jane at the Diocesan Safeguarding Office -   safeguardingadmin@rcdop.org.uk
or  0141 847 6138. 

Safeguarding Training,
Induction Part 2 

The new Safeguarding Part 2 Training session, is for volunteers who have previously attended Safeguarding Training Part One, or Safeguarding Training Level one, more than 18 months ago.  If you attended Safeguarding Training Level One in 2016 or 2017, you should put your name forward for Safeguarding Training Part 2.  

For details of  Part 1 and Part 2 training sessions click on the link:  /around-the-diocese

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St. Peter's & St. Paul's

The next meeting of the RCIA will be held in St. Peter’s Meeting Room on Monday
24th February at 7.30pm.

If you - or anyone you know -would like to find out more about becoming a member of
the Catholic Church,
please speak with
Canon Eddie or Deacon John. 
For more information click on: /rcia 

New members
are very welcome!

Prayer for Christian Initiation of Adults -

Father, you give your Church constant growth by
adding new members
to your family.
Help us put into action
in our lives
the baptism we have received
in faith. (Roman Missal) 

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                             Pope Francis
  https://twitter.com/Pontifex
 

PRAY WITH POPE FRANCIS
MONTHLY PRAYER INTENTIONS:
/pray-with-pope-francis

 Bishop John:
https://twitter.com/john_bishopjohn

VOCATIONS

Thinking about Diocesan Priesthood in 2020?

The Catholic Church in Scotland is now inviting enquiries from those considering applying for seminary.

For more information please contact Fr. John Morrison:

0141 889 5056  
e-mail vocations@rcdop.org 



For more details click on link:
/vocations



Please pray for Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life
and also pray for students who are currently in Seminary training for
the Priesthood.

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The EU Settlement Scheme
is open for applications:

The UK’s EU Settlement Scheme is now open for APPLICATIONS and free of charge. It offers EU citizens living in the UK a legal route to remain. 

EU, EEA and Swiss citizens must apply to protect their existing rights.  Irish citizens and those with indefinite leave to remain do not need to apply.  

The scheme is open
until 30 June 2021.

Please go to the official website: https://eucitizensrights.campaign.gov.uk/ or helpline tel: 0300 123 7379. 

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Click on the Diocesan website link below to find out about the
'Saint of the Day':

https://rcdop.org.uk/
saint-of-the-day  

The information is provided by the Franciscan Ministries, who give a brief overview of the Saints and a short reflection. 

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/long-service-awards

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