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If you cannot access the WORD documents links provided by the Diocese, please try to download the forms using the relevant PDF document links below:

Please remember that banks accept a completed form when it bears an original, hand-written signature - not a digital one.

Thank you for your continued generosity, especially
in this time of crisis.

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? 

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MARCH 2020

Given the impact of the Coronavirus on daily life, especially the Government's instruction to STAY AT HOME - Parishioners have been asking for advice regarding their weekly contributions to church finances.

It would be very helpful if you would arrange to submit your contributions via any of the following methods wherever possible: STANDING ORDERS or PHONELINE BANKING       or INTERNET BANKING.
 

IF YOU WISH TO
DOWNLOAD A COPY OF A
STANDING ORDER FORM 
WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDED
BY THE DIOCESAN FINANCE OFFICE,
PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINKS IN SIDE COLUMN
 

If you also wish to claim gift aid please complete the Gift Aid form and return it to Canon Eddie:

Thank you for your continued generosity, especially in this time of crisis.

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Dear Parishioner, 
A letter from Bishop John with Easter greetings and assurance of prayers through the intercession of Mary, in this her special month of May, was uploaded recently to the parish website.
(link: /around-the-diocese)/ see below.
 
In this letter, Bishop John addresses the difficulties we face as a consequence of Covid-19; its impact is enormous, affecting families, parishes and the wider community in ways we could never have imagined. We are trying our utmost to ensure that we are well and keeping safe by following the directives of the Scottish Government, the UK Government and Bishop John who speaks on behalf of the Diocese of Paisley.
 
Our patience in these past weeks might well have been seriously challenged causing much frustration and irritability, but by the grace of God and our compassion for those whom we love and the stranger we acknowledge in our daily walks, we persevere and resolve to do all that is asked of us to work together for the protection of everyone. For now we co-exist with the virus and one day soon, I pray, we will be set ‘free’ and be able to resume those things we enjoy: being with family and friends; enjoying the company of parishioners, and gathering to celebrate the liturgy and Sacraments of the Church.
 
Bishop John also mentions in his letter the difficulties we face financially due to the closure of our churches. He is concerned that the shortfall in weekly income will have long term consequences for parishes and the Diocese. To counteract the rapid decline he has proposed a ‘Parish Income Drive’, to encourage parishioners to continue to support their parish communities by suggesting options and ways of doing so. The drive will begin on Monday 18^th May 2020.
 
Discussing finances with parishioners has and always will be for me a sensitive and exceptionally difficult issue. I am conscious of the fact that many parishioners at this time of Covid-19 have less income; have an increase in the cost of food and utilities and are surviving on financial assistance from the government in one form or another. You know your financial position better than me and are acutely aware of the difficulties you face. I know that when you give to your parish it is because you can, and secondly, because it is a sacrifice you are willing to make. Please know that
I am always grateful for what you give and will always use your offerings wisely.
 
If you can afford it and wish to continue to support your parish, please choose one of the following options that will allow you to do so:
 
1.         Standing order or
2.         Envelopes
 
Please phone (0141 884 24350) or email (stpeter@rcdop) me and ask for a standing order form to be delivered by post (If you are unable to download one from the website)
or for a boxed set of envelopes to be delivered by post.
 
Thank you for your understanding and for your generosity to the parish.
 
Keep well and stay safe!
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Canon Eddie

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Parish Income Drive
during Covid-19

During this time of lockdown, as you know, we have been without our usual income from your weekly collections, which you so faithfully and generously give through the weeks and months of the year.  A number of you have been in touch concerned about your parish finances and asking how you can make contributions to help your parish priests pay the bills that are still coming in.  
I want to let you know that this has been a big comfort and support to us.
 
As you can imagine, your own concern to help has been replicated by your fellow Catholics across the diocese.  Our Diocesan Office has been working to set up some processes to assist you in making contributions where you can. 
 
Obviously, lockdown and furlough measures have brought ongoing financial uncertainty to many
of you. It means that some of you are not in a position to make your contributions in the same way as before.  That is quite understandable and we hope and pray that more secure times soon return
for you and your families.
 
That said, we thought that those of you who can and want to contribute would welcome your weekly Gift Aid Envelopes for 2020/21 to make your donations in the usual way.  You can send them by post or deliver them to the parish house until your church re -opens.
 
We also thought others might want to make regular donations by Standing Order directly from your bank accounts, and you can do so with the form (provided.  See link above).  Again, you can post it or deliver it to the parish house and they will pass it to your bank.
 
Through a brand-new facility we have introduced, you can now also make easy on-line donations to your parishes through our Online Parish Offertory portal which you can find on the Homepage of our Diocesan website (https://www.rcdop.org.uk/).  This is an easy, swift and safe method of payment.  It allows you to make one off or recurring donations, and if you are a taxpayer to Gift Aid your contributions making it worth 25% more at no extra cost. 
All your donations will be paid weekly to your parishes.
 
I want to thank you for all your support in so many ways during these unprecedented times in which you have shown just what your faith, your parish and your diocese mean to you.  In the big, black cloud of Coronavirus this has been a precious silver lining.
 
To keep up to date with your parish and diocesan life and ministry online please visit your parish website above and the Diocesan website at http://www.rcdop.org.uk for regular updates.
 
With every blessing and my assurance of daily prayers,

God bless,
+John
May 2020

To read the full text of Bishop John's letter. click on the link:
 

/documents/2020/
5/Bishops%20Ltr%
20Parish%20Income%
20Drive%20110520.pdf