St Martin of Tours

 

 

Last weekend’s income was:

Offertory Collection: £431.00 & 2nd Collection: £252.00. Many thanks to our parishioners for your continuous financial help to the parish. Highly appreciated.

 

Please collect your new Gift Aid Envelopes from the back of the church. I sincerely 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 plus (£2.000 from small change donations) from the Inland Revenue.

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.

 

The main topic of discussion was fundraising for the maintenance of our three parish buildings: house, church and hall. In particular we are pursuing quotes for work required on the flat roofs of the church. We discussed a three-year fundraising plan for repair and maintenance: starting with a Race Night on the 13^th October.

 

The hall provides a vital source of income which helps pay for maintenance work in the parish. It is important that we keep the hall open and I am therefore appealing for more people to come forward and help. Please speak to Fr Anthony or Margaret McCallion.   “Many Hands make Light Work!”. 

 

Our Cluster Meeting comes up on 16^th April 2018 at St Martin’s Parish Hall at 7.00pm.

 

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

 

Please remember to return the SCIAF WEE BOX by the end of April to enable them benefit from the UK Government’s promise of doubling the amount raised.

 

Please see the notice on the noticeboards with details of the timetable for the Rosary on the Coast on 29th April. If you require further details please see Jennifer.

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Want to hang out with another 100 young people from across the UK at this year’s Life Teen Summer Camp down in Alton Castle?  The program will contain action packed activities, Holy Mass & faith input, fellowship and… drumroll… a day trip to Alton Towers!!!  RCAG Youth have 11 spaces for this EPIC summer camp 5th – 9th August 2018.  Currently in S1 – S3 and wanna come along!?  Check out our website for more details: www.rcagyouth.co.uk/services.html (the pilgrimage tab!) Cost: £350 (deposits of £100 and completed forms must be submitted by 30th April 2018 – but get in early to avoid disappointment!)  Contact us via email: youth@rcag.org.uk or give us a ring: 07496876910 for more info and to book your place.

 

A Mass in Remembrance of your children who died in the womb or shortly afterwards will be celebrated on Monday 30th April at 7.00pm in St Patrick's Dumbarton. If you wish to, bring a flower for the altar and the name for a memory box at the Offertory Procession. Refreshments afterwards in the Hall and representatives of Neonatal groups to chat to.

 

Friday 20th April, 7–9pm at St Conval’s, 21 Hapland Road, G53 5NT. Mass; Exposition and Silent Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament; Reflection; Intercessions; Night Prayer and Benediction. All welcome. 

 

International Nurses Day Mass takes place in the Glass chapel, Carfin, on Wednesday 9th May 2018 at 7pm. All health care workers and friends welcome. Contact janecharkin@yahoo.co.uk, phone 01475 725252or 0131 665639.

 

“The Acts of the Apostles and Today’s Church” A talk by Father Joe Boland. The Ogilvie Centre, St Aloysius’ Church, Rose Street, Glasgow, G3 6RE at 7.30pm on April 26th 2018. All welcome. Non-members: admission £3 -includes refreshments.

 

This month’s Pro-Life Mass is on Wednesday, 18th April in Bl. John Duns Scotus, 270 Ballater St, Gorbals G5 0YT. There will be Adoration at 6pm, followed by Rosary at 7pm and Mass at 7.30pm. All welcome. The celebrant will be Fr Dominic Towey. 

 

Andrew Mullen                                   Walter Mullen                      Freddie Conroy

Gina Stewart                                      Billy McGuire                       Jim O’Donnell 

Rose Jackson                                     Willy Doogan                      Arthur O’Hare

Ann Marie Kelly                                  Kathleen Rainey                  Christopher Kenny             

                               

Isabel Keenen                                    Stuart Grace