St Martin of Tours

 

 

Last weekend’s income was:

Offertory Collection £483.00 & 2nd Collection £245.00 Many thanks for your generosity to the parish and clergy. Highly appreciated. This weekend’s—World Day of Prayer for Vocations—retiral collection is taken up is support of the Ecclesiastical Students’ Fund.

 

Our next Parish Pastoral Council Meeting comes up on the 5^th June 2017 in the Chapel house at 7.00pm. New members welcome.

 

Sept. 6^th to 13^th 2017. Cost £620. See poster at the back of the church. Please contact Patricia Mooney for information 01389 602 758.

 

Please collect your new Gift Aid Envelopes from the back of the church. I would like to thank everyone who has signed up for the Gift Aid Scheme, whither using the Envelopes or paying by Direct Debit. Last year we received £2,500.00 back from the Inland Revenue. [This is money for nothing!].

To join the scheme, you need to be a tax payer then we are allowed to claim back 20% of your contributions from taxman. If you would like to find out more see Fr Anthony.

 

About two years ago, Archbishop Tartaglia gave permission for baptism to be administered to children between the ages of1 month to 14years using the Rite for Children’s baptism. What this means is that teenagers under the age of fifteenth are no longer required to do Catechumenate programme before being baptised. For more information on this please contact the Fr Anthony.

 

The Month of May is a month traditionally devoted to Mary in the Catholic Church. It is always marked by different acts of devotion in honor of our Lady. We are going to mark it our parish with Rosary and Benediction every Mondays and Wednesdays throughout the month. It begins each day with the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament—Rosary—Benediction.

 

Our parish Primary 4 schoolchildren will celebrate their first Holy Communion on Sunday 14^th May at 10am Mass. Last catechesis class for children in preparation for that Sacrament will be on 13^th May in the church from 10.30am—12noon. Please remember these children in your prayers as they journey with us to the Lord’s Table.

 

The May edition of The Flourish, the Archdiocesan newspaper is available. Please collect your copy from the back of the church.

 

Calling All Secondary School Pupils! RCAG Youth alongside various groups in the Archdiocese invite you to “The Summit”. But fear not you don’t need your hiking boots…we aren’t the biggest fans of climbing the mountain either! Jam-packed with exciting talks, workshops, activities, Holy Mass and some decent scran—you’d be crazy to miss it. It’ll take place in Bl. John Duns Scotus R C Church, G5 0YT (just 10 mins walk from Glasgow City Centre) 2—5pm on Sunday 14^th May & 11^th June. We look forward to seeing you all.  For more information or to contact us, check out our Facebook page www.facebook.comRCAGYouth 

 

The following were the winners of the April Draw: Rose Rennie, —no. 182, & Arthur Rennie —no 2.  Many congratulations!

 

To commemorate the 100^th Anniversary of the 1^st Apparition of Our Lady in Fatima, Portugal, on 13^th May 1917, St Andrew’s Cathedral, Clyde Street. Opening Mass 8pm Friday 12^th May 2017 –Closing Mass 6am Saturday 13^th May 2017. Please feel welcome to stay for as long or short a time as you can. For more info. contact: liam.coyle1@ntlwolrd.com or phone: 07806517383.

 

There will be a requiem Mass for all the Faithful departed in St Agnes’ Church, Lambhill for all who are buried in St Kentigern’s Cemetery, Western Necropolis Cemetery, Lambhill Cemetery or whose final committal was at the Glasgow Crematorium. Date: Sunday 14^th May 2017, at 3.00pm.

 

 

Andrew Mullen                       Annie Hussey              Freddie Conroy

Kathleen Rainey                     Billy McGuire               Jim O’Donnell                                             

Walter Mullen                                                                   

               

Aggie Hollern                         Lawrie Murray             Rosemary King

 

Ronnie McQueen                    Charlie Millar               Shirley Havern

 

Joseph Keenan                        Billy Bishop                Paul McKay

Kate Casey                             James Casey              Jack McEwan