St Peter’s Catholic Church NEWSLETTER 154 Braehead Road, Paisley. PA2 8NG. 0141 884 2435 Parish Priest: Canon Edward D Cameron Twenty-Eighth Sunday of Year C 9th October 2016 Permanent Deacon: Rev. John Morrison.

CHURCH HEATING FUND PLEASE PRAY BALANCE STILL TO PAY TIMES OF MASSES FOR ALL WHO ARE SICK Initial Cost £40,000 Morning Mass Jim McIntosh, Christine Clark, John Ward, August £10,735. at 10.00 a.m. Anne Craig, Peter Smith, Christine (In the Parish house Monday- McPherson, Eileen Knowles, Janet Ferguson, WEEKLY COLLECTIONS Saturday inclusive, except for Elizabeth Lomas, Allister McNeill, Jonathon The offertory collection last week was funerals and First Fridays.) Arthur, Christine Hughes, Lynn Smith, Jean £420.50 and £300.26 for the Building Saturday Vigil Mass Alison, Irene Baillie, Rhian Docherty, Tony Fund. Thank you. at 5.15 pm. Browning, Susan Mullen, Annie Hampson, Rona Kinnell, Drew Meiklejohn, Gavin MONTHLY HEATING FUND Sunday morning Lanigan, Nancy Heaton, James Flanagan, The Heating Fund collection this month 10.00 am Nan Clarke, Joseph Donnachie, Kirtsy amounted to £400. Thank you. Roache.

HOLYDAYS OF OBLIGATION PLEASE PRAY EVENINGS OF REFLECTION FOR ALL WHO HAVE DIED AND PRAYER 10.00 am. & 7.00 pm. Elizabeth Magee, Jean Thomson, James The Spirituality Development Group of RECONCILIATION Fallon, Mary Kirkwood. the Parish Pastoral Council invite you to Saturday spend a short time in prayer to reflect 10.30-11.00 am. PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL WHOSE and pray on a variety of themes. Over 4.30-5.00 pm. ANNIVERSARIES OCCUR AT THIS TIME Alice McCart, Thomas Sloan, Bernard the next year there will be 7 of these BAPTISM Flanagan, Margaret Lee, Pat, Archie & evenings as noted below:- Sunday at 12 Noon. Trisha Larkin, Jim Kyle, Pat McCarthy. 2nd November 2016—Year of Mercy. MARRIAGE MONTH MIND 11th January 2017—New Beginnings. Arranged by appointment. Mary McGinley.

8th March 2017—Lenten Reflection on the At least six months notice is required for preparations sAFEGUARDING TRAINING Trinity-Father. The Scottish Safeguarding Service, an 15th March 2017—Lenten Reflection on agency of Bishops’ Conference Scotland, has the Trinity-Son. released new Safeguarding Training as part PRAYING FOR YOU of a suite of several levels of training to assist 22nd March 2017—Lenten Reflection on New prayer request ministry the Trinity-Holy Spirit. and inform all who are involved with vulner- on our diocesan website able groups in our parishes. Level 1 is a 90 3rd May 2017—Mary Our Mother. please visit: http:// minute safeguarding training session for rcdop.org.uk/prayingforyou volunteers and forms a mandatory part of ST VINCENT DE PAUL We welcome your prayer safe recruitment which also includes mem- St Vincent de Paul urgently need white requests; all requests are bership of the PVG Scheme (or a PVG Up- goods (fridges, freezer, washing ma- placed on the Bishop's altar date). Safeguarding Training Level 1 for the chines, etc.) If you are getting new where he celebrates his daily Diocese of Paisley is being offered in: white goods and your old one still morning Mass and respect- St Joseph’s Clarkston, parish hall on works, please phone 07425137411 fully disposed of thereafter. Thursday 13 October 2016 at 7pm - register (Furniture Project) or 07517154193. Please be assured of by 6 October 2016 Thank you. complete confidentiality and St Mary’s Greenock, parish hall on Tuesday discretion with your request. 25 October 2016 at 7pm - register by 14 PAISLEY VOCTIONS October 2016 Please join us in saying a decade of the St Mirin’s Cathedral, parish hall on Tuesday rosary every day in October for voca- MISSION SUNDAY 8 November 2016 at 7pm - register by 28 tions to the Priesthood and the Next Sunday 16th October is October 2016. Religious Life. Watch our daily medita- To register, please e-mail safeguardin- Mission Sunday when there [email protected] or telephone 0141 847 tions every weekday on ‘Paisley Voca- will be a collection for tions’ and ‘Priests for 6130 stating your name, parish and Missio Scotland. preferred date. Scotland’ facebook pages. Could ALL volunteers working with RCIA MASS BOOK - Page 149 children or vulnerable adults in The next RCIA meeting will take place St Peter’s Parish, please note that they on Monday 10th October. MUST attend one of these training days to meet the requirements of the Diocesan Safeguarding Criteria.

Website: www.stpeterspaisley.org Email: [email protected] RETREAT IN DAILY LIFE DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA A Retreat in Daily Life is being offered in St. Columba’s, To mark the 100th Anniversary of the Apparitions in Fatima, a Renfrew, beginning on 25th October. At the opening meeting Diocesan Pilgrimage is proposed from 8th to 15th June led by information is given on how the retreat will work and some Bishop John Keenan & Fr. Stephen Baillie. The proposed pack- beginning material is offered. Retreatants will meet their age includes return transfers from Diocese to Edinburgh Air- prayer guide at a suitable time and place over the next four port, return flights to Lisbon, 7 nights half board at 3* hotel weeks. These weekly meetings will be on Tuesdays at various close to Sanctuary and full Spiritual and visits programme in times during the day and last around 30 minutes. (1st Nov, Fatima. At this stage we are asking you to register your 8th Nov, 15th Nov, 22nd Nov.) If anyone would like more interest before the 31st October 2016, to ascertain if there are information or want to apply for this retreat they can get in sufficient numbers across the Diocese to make firm arrange- touch with Fr. John Eagers (0141886 2022 or stjamesren- ments. The cost of the pilgrimage will depend on the numbers, [email protected] flight prices and availability at time of booking and room requirements (single rooms are limited and will incur a supple- LECTIO DIVINA MATERIALS ment) For further information and to register please call Anne Are you interested in good Lectio and local spiritual materi- Marie Cairns, Alba Tours on 01698-262941 or email - amcal- als? Lectio, a Journal of the Spiritual Life, is the work of Fr [email protected] Gerry Bogan, Motherwell, and friends following Pope Bene- dict’s visit to Scotland when he told us what the Church need- PILGRIMAGE TO ROME AND ASSISI ed not just good management but deeper holiness. The current St. James’ Parish Renfrew is organising a pilgrimage to Rome edition has Bishop Hugh Gilbert’s homily for the and Assisi is being organise for the week beginning 15th Rededication of Pluscarden Abbey, a Personal Pondering on October 2017 (next year). The cost will be approximately the Mass and a guide on Lectio Divina. To order a copy £1050.00 (5 nights in Rome and 2 nights in Assisi. A deposit of contact the Editor on [email protected] £150.00 non-refundable will need to be paid. If you are inter- ested in coming please get in touch with Fr. John Eagers. JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY E-mail [email protected]: tel. 01418862022. Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jubilee of Marian Devotion This weekend, the Jubilee honors Mary under the title Pope Francis suggests, “Mother MASS OF THANKSGIVING of Mercy.” Recall the Good Samaritan Gospel. Priest and All former parishioners and friends are invited to attend a Mass Levite saw suffering but showed no mercy. Recall the rich of Thanksgiving at St. John's church, Barrhead at 10.00am on man, who never saw Lazarus right before his eyes, and Sunday 16th October on the 175th anniversary of the founding showed no mercy. Today, Jesus sees ten lepers from afar and of the parish. Bishop john Keenan will be the principal shows extraordinary mercy. Mary’s entire life, declares Fran- celebrant. All welcome. cis, was modeled on Jesus, “Mercy-Made-Flesh.” Indeed, standing at the cross, Mary saw Jesus’ mercy take flesh when ARCHBISHOP ROMERO LECTURE Jesus showed mercy to the executioners. So Pope Francis St Aloysius College, 45 Hill Street, Glasgow, are hosting the recommends we frequently pray the Salve Regina, Hail, Holy Archbishop Romero Lecture on Thursday 3rd November at Queen, asking her to ever look upon us with mercy, so that 7 pm. The theme is “Rutilio, Romero and Pope Francis” and we might be worthy to gaze upon the face of her merciful Son will be given by Fr Rodollfo Cardenal SJ. All are welcome. Jesus. May we do so not only in eternity, but here and now, More information from: [email protected] or see web- opening our eyes to see Jesus in others, and our hearts to site: www.romerotrust.org.uk serve Jesus in others by loving deeds of unconditional mercy. —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

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