St Martin of Tours

 

 

Last weekend’s income was:

 

Offertory Collection £447.00 & 2nd Collection £270.00 Many thanks for your generosity to the parish and clergy. Highly appreciated. Our second collection this weekend (18^th /19^th March) is once again taken up in support of the Sick and Retired Clergy of the Archdiocese.

 

The Lourdes Hospitalite would welcome you to join us in Pilgrimage in July 2017. The Pilgrimage is open to all ages. If interested please contact: Mrs Agnes Findlay 5 Crofthead Dr Lennoxtown G66 7HP, Tel: 01360 312 676.

 

Our Cluster Penitential service is being held in St Kessog’s on 27^th March at 7pm. The service will be led by Fr Anthony.

 

Newman Association: “Liturgy, Translation and the Future”. A talk by Rt Rev Bishop Taylor. The Ogilvie Centre, St Aloysius’ Church, Rose Street, Glasgow, G3 6RE at 7.30pm on Thursday 30^th March 2017. All welcome. Non-members: admissions £3 - includes refreshments.

 

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.

 

The Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Glasgow since about two years or so gave permission for baptism to be administered to children between the ages of 1 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 Parish Priest.

 

Our parish Primary 3 schoolchildren will receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation (First Confession) on March 28^that 1.30pm in St Martin’s Church.  Catechesis classes will be held on 18^th and 25^th March respectively, in the Church Sacristy from 10.30 – 12 noon. Please remember these children and all our children in your prayers.

 

During the weekends of Lent (with the exception of 4^th Sunday of Lent: 26^th March. S.C.I.A.F Sunday) we are asked to take up a retiral collection after each Mass which forms our ‘Lenten Alms’. This collection taken throughout the Archdiocese helps to support our sick and retired clergy. Fr Anthony thanks you most sincerely for your concern and kindness to his brother priests.

 

We now have a page for St Martin of Tours parish. The link is: www.stmartinoftours.rcglasgow.orf.uk With your help we intend to build it up in the coming months. If anyone would like to add items, become involved etc. see Fr Anthony or any member of the PPC.

 

The season of Lent is a time to reflect and prepare for the Easter celebrations. If you or someone you know would like a home visit from Fr

Anthony to receive the Sacraments of Communion and or Reconciliation (confession) please let him know. You may phone him on 01389 758880.

 

S.C.I.A.F.

Next Sunday (Fourth Sunday of Lent) is SCIAF collection and this is the main time for their fundraising in the Liturgical year. The income so raised is essential for the maintenance of their long-term development work in countries year after year. The Bishop’s Conference of Scotland has asked Bishop Toal to write to all parishes urging people to be extra generous in their donations on this SCIAF Sunday especially in the face of the current East African food crises occasioned by famines. You can also give to this special Appeal via their website, or telephone or post (www.sciaf.org.uk / 0141 354 5555 / SCIAF 19 Park Circus, Glasgow G3 6BE).

 

 

Rosemary King                       Annie Hussey              Freddie Conroy

Kathleen Rainey                      Billy McGuire              Jim O’Donnell                                             

Walter Mullen                         Andrew Mullen   

               

Kitty McGonnagle                    Gerard Holloran        

 

Grace McCormick                    Andrew O’Malley (1 year)