HOSPITAL MASSES
SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE
DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

 

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

*WHEELCHAIR ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR SATURDAY HOSPITAL VIGIL MASS AT RAH, PAISLEY:
Once more, in the spirit of Making All Things New, we are appealing for some volunteers to join our rota for wheel chair  assistance to enable patients at the RAH to attend the 4pm Saturday Vigil Mass. You will assist a person from the ward to the hospital chapel, stay with them for Mass, and then take them back to the ward. Volunteers need to have or need to obtain a PVG as standard Diocesan practice. Can you please contact Monsignor John Tormey for further details on 01505 320 900 or email him at staidan@rcdop.org.uk. You will be asked to join our rota of helpers, probably helping once every three or four weeks. You are free to change your day with another helper if you can’t do the day  when it’s your turn. We  have had some helpers leave the rota recently and we really do need some fresh recruits. Please consider giving some of your time to help those who are ill and who will benefit from your kindness. Thank you. Mgr John Tormey.

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Inverclyde Street Pastors
are recruiting  

Operating now for almost 10 years locally, Inverclyde Street Pastors are out every weekend in Greenock and Gourock providing a helping hand for all who need it outside the clubs and pubs and town centres in Greenock and Gourock.   Street Pastors help in practical ways like the provision of flip-flops for girls on bare feet, tin foil body warmers to those who have got very cold, first aid, water and lollipops as well as help and advice on a number of topics. Others share their circumstances with Street Pastors who are able to stop and listen because they care.  Would you consider becoming part of the team in Inverclyde?  If so, contact the local Street Pastor Coordinator, Alistair McAlees on 0774 020 1853 or by email at  inverclyde@streetpastors.org.uk  
FEBRUARY 2020 

Bookkeeping

Rainbow Turtle, our Fairtrade shop in                Paisley, is looking for someone with  bookkeeping skills.

If you can volunteer approximately 1 day per week, please do get in touch.
 

More information from: kmceachen825@gmail.com 

Ferguslie Café: The café which operates out of
St. Fergus’ Paisley is looking for new volunteers.

The Café offers a lunch for up to 40 people every Sunday and it typically operates from 12 Noon till 1.30pm.

If you could help serve or prepare the food your help would be greatly appreciated.

Volunteers are welcome 
to give of their time weekly, fortnightly or monthly.

If you’d like to find out more, or volunteer, please contact:
Fr. John Morrison –
e-mail vocations@rcdop.org.uk

SPRED is a special faith programme to help parishioners with a learning disability.  Due to changes within one of our groups (17-21 years) we find ourselves in need of new volunteers.  
We have six young people who urgently need your help, to become a one-to-one friend.  
If you are available for a couple of hours on a Wednesday evening, please consider responding to this appeal.  
Further details from spred@tiscali.co.uk

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The Ozanam Club,
Paisley

The Ozanam Club is a social club for adults with additional support needs and meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month in
St. Mirin's, Cathedral Halls (6.30pm to 9.30pm). 

The Club is run by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and benefits greatly from the support of many non-SSVP volunteers. 

If you are a “people person", with patience and a good sense of humour and have some time to spare on a Friday evening then you could be exactly who we're looking for!

If you would like to find out more, please
phone Caroline O'Neill 07722445109 (After 6pm).  (All volunteers must be 18+ and will require a Paisley diocesan PVG) Thank you.

SCIAF APPEAL
for
REFUGEES

Can you support this worthy cause?
Phone:0141 354 5555
Or, donate on line:  

http://www.sciaf.org.uk

 

SCIAF continues to support Migrants in a number of ways,
if you wish to support their projects, send your donations directly to their office at
19 Park Circus,
Glasgow G3 6BE.

ACN Solidarity Prayer

Please join
Aid to the Church in Need
in prayer and ask God to protect the Christian people in the Middle East who are suffering discrimination and oppression because of their faith:  

Heavenly Father, we ask that you sustain, comfort and heal the hearts of Christians in the Middle East who are living in fear of the Islamic State. We especially remember those in Iraq and Syria.

May we in Scotland be encouraged by their example and may we never take for granted the freedom we have to follow you.

Come Holy Spirit and fill the hearts of thy faithful and enkindle in them thy love and mercy.

Compassionate creator, please forgive those who persecute Christians, reach out to them with your grace and your love.

We ask all this through your Son, Jesus.                   Amen

For further information about ACN and our work please contact Lorraine McMahon on 01698337470 or email lorraine.mcmahon@acnuk.org

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EMERGENCY APPEALS
Responding to any disaster presents huge challenges. Often, communications are limited and damaged roads, bridges and airports all make it extremely difficult to get emergency aid to survivors.
Further, many hospitals have been damaged or destroyed. There is an urgent need for temporary shelters, medical supplies, food and clean water. Long term help will be needed to help families rebuild their homes and livelihoods in the months and years ahead.
SCIAF is working closely with Caritas and others wto distribute food, water, and non-food items like soap and blankets to families in need. You can help us to provide emergency support to those who need it most by donating to our emergency appeals. United, we can help the people who are suffering throughout the world. 

To make a donation you can go online at www.sciaf.org.uk and click the donate button.  
You can, if you wish, donate directly via the link: https://www.sciaf.org.uk/
You can also send a cheque to SCIAF, 19 Park Circus, Glasgow, G3 6BE 
Or, make a donation on the phone on 0141 354 5555.

Please keep everyone affected by disasters
in your thoughts and prayers. 

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There has been a huge rise in abortion, following the Scottish Government’s introduction of a policy  permitting abortion procedures to take place at home. We are most alarmed that this trivialises abortion, further cheapens human life and put women at risk.
SPUC has taken major actions to try and stop this. Last year, in 2018, we decided to take legal action to stop this damaging and reckless policy. The generous contributions from our supporters have made this possible. Unfortunately, just before Christmas, we heard that we had lost the first stage of this case and that the Court of Session viewed woman’s home as an appropriate place for abortion. In March 2019 we launched an official Appeal against this decision. Sadly, we learned a fortnight ago, that our court battle was lost, and we are now facing the prospect of going to the Supreme Court and taking on all the demands that sucha path entails.  The 2018 abortion statistics for Scotland have just been released and highlighted how damaging the new policy has been. The statistics have shown a corresponding huge jump in the number of abortions—an extra 1000 in Scotland just last year (an increase of 8.9%). Having worked with politicians across the political divide, I can tell you that many (even those who are pro-abortion) are shocked and saddened by the introduction of home abortion.
At SPUC we know we cannot do our work without YOUR HELP. Please support us
by signing our petition. Thank you.  

More details at   https://spuc.org.uk


SPUC - Volunteer Speakers Required: SPUC (Scotland) has a network of local volunteers who work hard pro-actively raising awareness of the pro-life movement across parish communities in Scotland. Our local speakers motivate and inspire other parishioners to support SPUC's work, playing an active part in building a culture of life in Scotland.  Would you like to be a part of our volunteer team, helping to spread the Gospel of Life? Would you like to join a national movement while being a local ambassador for the most voiceless member of the human family - the unborn?  If so, email info@spucscotland.org TODAY!

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Are you interested in becoming a member of the leading men’s lay apostolate organisation in the United Kingdom?  The Knights would be delighted to welcome like-minded men to the Order   
to assist in their work; to assist us in Serving God by Serving others.  If you are interested please contact

  Director of Membership  http://www.ksc.org.uk
mailto: membership@ksc.org.uk

Knights of St. Columba: Centenary Recruitment Drive.

If you are over 16 and a practicing catholic and want to join and organisation to promote the Catholic faith and help others, please contact –

John O’Donnell Mob:  07854886425  john.odonnell1@hotmail.co.uk
or Paul Laird on 07875499608 paullaird@outlook.com

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We pride ourselves on being a specialised adoption service and encourage you to takea look at our most recent inspection report at http://www.careinspectorate.com         

*Have you ever considered  adoption? 
*Could you give a loving, stable home to a child who has suffered abuse or trauma? 
*Do you have what it takes to be a ‘Therapeutic Parent’? 

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, please visit our website at  http://www.stmargaretsadoption.org.uk for more information
or call 0141 332 8371 and speak to our duty worker
                                 or e-mail info@stmargaretsadoption.org.uk.

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The Project Truth Roadshow gets together young people from across the UK to spend a week travelling around Scotland’s towns and cities, bringing the pro-life message to the public
with real joy: because life is beautiful. 

THEY NEED YOUR SUPPORT!  For more details, click on the following link:

https://www.rcdop.org.uk/news/the-project-truth-roadshow

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* St. Vincent's Hospice:

The Hospice wishes to recruit
local volunteers
for their Skye Crescent charity shop.

                                 Volunteers are required to commit  
                                       to a few hours each week.                 
                               If interested, please call in at the shop
                                 and speak with the person in charge.

ST VINCENT’S HOSPICE Could you spare a few hours a week?
We urgently need more volunteers to help in our Skye Cres Shop.
Please contact St Vincent’s Hospice today
on 01505705635; pop-in today for a form; or  email volunteering@svh.co.uk for further information. Thank you.

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Fairtrade and Rainbow Turtle need your support:

Please consider shopping from Rainbow Turtle
either at Gauze Street or on line. 

It is a shocking fact that millions of poor farmers who produce the food we love still do not earn enough to feed their own families.  It is time for this injustice to end. 

Through Fairtrade, millions of poor farmers and workers are already coming together to demand change.  They are working hard to close the door on exploitation and transform their communities, supported by Fairtrade. 

For ways to get involved go to:

http://www.fairtrade.or.uk/Get-Involved/Currentcompaigns/ 

Also remember there is a Fairtrade shop in Paisley, Rainbow Turtle, 7 Gauze Street,
opposite the Abbey where you can buy Fairtrade coffee, tea, biscuits, jam, chocolate, gifts and much more.  Maybe you could make a point of going into the shop during this fortnight and supporting the Fairtrade movement.
 

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Fundraising: Can you help make a difference?

One-in-seven adults in local parishes are at three months behind with bills or feel their debts are a heavy burden?

Community Money Advice Scotland (CMAS) is a Christian charity supporting independent advice centres run by churches to tackle this growing problem.

Local volunteers receive accredited training to develop their own skills and provide free face-to-face advice for anyone struggling financially due to rising rents, unpaid bills or benefit sanctions.

We need your help to reach out and support those affected
across our Diocese. 

If you are interested in becoming a trained adviser for this vital service or would like more information, please contact: 

communitymoneyadvice.com

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* TEXT A DONATION:

Please note that the Diocese have now set up their ‘Text a Donation’ Service which allows you to send a donation to the Diocese through your mobile phone.
All you have to do is text DOPF01 to 70070. £5 is only a suggestion.
Any amount will be very much appreciated.



Helping build a future for the Faithful of Paisley Diocese

* Worth a Thought?

Legacies: When making your Will have you thought of leaving a legacy to the parish or diocese? 

Gift Aid:  If you pay tax ask for a Gift Aid form and with your one-off signature we get an extra 25%.

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