St Peter’s NEWSLETTER 154 Braehead Road, Paisley. 3rd Sunday of Advent Year B 17th December 2017 PA2 8NG. 0141 884 2435

Parish Priest WEEKLY COLLECTIONS Very Rev. Edward D. Canon Cameron TIMES OF MASSES The Offertory last week was £465.16 and Morning Mass Permanent Deacon £333.37 for the Building Fund. Thank at 10.00 a.m. Rev. John Morrison you for your generosity. (In the Parish house Monday-Friday) PLEASE PRAY LUCKY STARS FIFTY/FIFTY DRAW FOR ALL WHO ARE SICK Tickets for the Lucky Stars Draw are NO SATURDAY Jim McIntosh, Christine Clark, John Ward, available before and after Mass MORNING MASS Anne Craig, Peter Smith, Christine opposite the stall. All proceeds from the McPherson, Eileen Knowles, Janet Ferguson, draw will help fund ongoing maintenance Saturday Vigil Mass Elizabeth Lomas, Allister McNeill, Jonathon at 4.45 pm. and improvements to parish property. Arthur, Lynn Smith, Jean Alison, Irene Thank you for your support. The winning Sunday Morning Mass Baillie, Rhian Docherty, Tony Browning, Lucky Stars for Friday 15th December 10.00 am Susan Mullen, Annie Hampson, Rona were 2 & 11. One lucky winner, Kinnell, Drew Meiklejohn, Nancy Heaton, McLeary wins £55 with ticket number HOLY DAYS OF Nan Clarke, John Allison, Tony Browning, 377. Well done! Tickets are now on sale. OBLIGATION Paul Moran, Collette Barret, Gussie Fisher,

Good luck! Vigil at 7.00pm. & 10am. Christina Brooks, Kevin Flanagan, Christopher Kane. NEW YEAR’S EVE BASH ST PAUL’S RECONCILIATION PARISH HALL Saturday 4-4.30 pm. PLEASE PRAY

Sunday 31st December - A fun filled FOR ALL WHO HAVE DIED evening with laughter, dancing, raffles and By arrangement with Kathleen Kane, Patrick Lavelle, celebrating with friends and family. Canon Eddie Girasoli, Agnes Murray, Mary Bradley, Brian 7.30pm - late £5 for adults and £3 for Kelly. children. BYOB. We ask that you contact MARRIAGE the church about tickets to avoid Arranged by appointment. disappointment as these will sell fast. At least six months notice is PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL WHOSE required for preparations ANNIVERSARIES THAT OCCUR AT

MARY’S MEALS THIS TIME Between now and 31st December 2017, PRO-LIFE every donation to their ‘Double the Love There will be a Pro-Life Mass is on Appeal’ will be matched, penny for Wednesday, 20th December in WESTERN CATHOLIC CALENDAR penny—up to a total of £1.9 million— Blessed John Duns Scotus, 270 A small number of Western Catholic thanks to the kindness of three amazing Ballater St, Gorbals G5 0YT. There Calendars are now available in the stall at a donors! For more information or to make will be Adoration at 6pm, followed cost of £3.20. This book provides the details a donation, please go to by Rosary at 7pm and Mass at of each parish in the Archdiocese of www.marysmeals.org.uk and click on 7.30pm. All welcome. The Glasgow, Paisley and Motherwell. Double the Love or call 0800 698 1212 celebrant will be Fr Bernard Waave, Cssp. Today’s Newsletter ALL DAY CONFESSIONS is kindly sponsored by The Bi—annual Day for Confessions will INNOCENTS MASS take place in St. Mirin’s Cathedral on The annual Innocents Mass will Steven Cameron Funeral Directors Monday 18 December from 9am-9pm. take place in St Francis' Church, Caplethill Road, Paisley. PA2 7TE. Port Glasgow, at 11am on DETAILS OF ADVENT/CHRISTMAS/ Thursday 28th December, the NEW YEAR MASSES AND Feast of the Holy Innocents, with TIMES OF MASSES/SERVICES IN tea and coffee in the Hall ST PAUL’S SERVICES Please ensure that you take a copy before afterwards. This will give us a Morning Mass: leaving the church today. chance to thank God for the work of Monday—Friday at 9.15am. The Innocents and to pray for the CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S Pro-Life movement in our country. NO SATURDAY MORNING MASS DAY MASSES All welcome. Mass on Christmas Eve will take place at Sunday Masses: the usual Vigil time of 4.45pm and Mass ANNUAL CAROL SERVICE Vigil Mass on Saturday at 6pm. on Christmas Day will be at 10.00am. Bishop John invites you to a Sunday Mass at 11.15am. Christmas Carol Service for all the Mass on New Year’s Day will be at Holydays of Obligation: 10.00am. family on Wednesday 27th December at 3pm in St. Mirin’s 11.00am. and 6.30pm.

Mass Book—Page 87 Cathedral. Come along and join in Confessions: Saturday 10.30—11.00am. on the festive cheer! Website: www.stpeterspaisley.org Email: [email protected] [email protected] St Paul’s Catholic Church NEWSLETTER 3rd Sunday of Advent Year B 17th December 2017

WEEKLY COLLECTION The Offertory collection last week was TIMES OF MASSES/ £407.01 and £394.92 for the Building SERVICES 118 Brediland Road, Paisley. PA2 0HE.

Fund. Thank you for your generosity. 0141 884 2435 ROSARY Monday-Friday: 9.00am Parish Priest LUCKY STARS FIFTY/FIFTY DRAW Very Rev. Edward D. Canon Cameron Tickets for the Lucky Stars Draw are WEEKDAY MASS Permanent Deacon available before and after Mass. All Monday -Friday: 9.15am. Rev. John Morrison proceeds from the draw will help fund ongoing maintenance and improvements to NO SATURDAY MORNING MASS PLEASE PRAY parish property. Thank you for your FOR ALL WHO ARE SICK support. The winning Lucky Stars for SATURDAY VIGIL MASS John Allison, Tony Browning, Jim Friday 15th December were 2 & 11. One 6.00 pm Sanderson, Bernadette Armstrong, lucky winner, George McEwan wins £41 Andrew Lundie, Lesley Wylie, with ticket number 521. Well done! Tickets SUNDAY MORNING Mass Edward Verlaque, Elizabeth Craig, John are now on sale. 11.15 am Gilmour.

NEW YEAR’S EVE BASH HOLY DAYS OF PLEASE PRAY Sunday 31st December - A fun filled OBLIGATION FOR ALL WHO HAVE DIED evening with laughter, dancing, raffles and 11.00am & 6.30pm. Kathleen Kane, Patrick Lavelle, David celebrating with friends and family. 7.30pm Girasoli, Agnes Murray, Mary Bradley, - late. £5 for adults and £3 for children, RECONCILIATION Brian Kelly. BYOB. Get your tickets today! Saturday: 10.30-11.30AM. Or on request. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S DAY PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL WHOSE MASSES BAPTISM ANNIVERSARIES OCCUR AT Mass on Christmas Eve will take place at By arrangement with Canon Eddie THIS TIME the usual Vigil time of 6pm and Mass on Christmas Day will be at 11.15am. Mass on MARRIAGE New Year’s Day will be at 11.15am. Arranged by appointment. Mass Book– 87 At least six months notice is required for preparations MARY’S MEALS Between now and 31st December 2017, every donation to their ‘Double the Love Appeal’ will be matched, penny for PRO-LIFE Today’s Newsletter There will be a Pro-Life Mass is is kindly sponsored by penny—up to a total of £1.9 million— th thanks to the kindness of three amazing on Wednesday, 20 December in donors! For more information or to make a Blessed John Duns Scotus, 270 Steven Cameron Funeral Directors donation, please go to Ballater St, Gorbals G5 0YT. Caplethill Road, Paisley. PA2 7TE. www.marysmeals.org.uk and click on Dou- There will be Adoration at 6pm, ble the Love or call 0800 698 1212 followed by Rosary at 7pm and Mass at 7.30pm. All welcome. The TIMES OF MASSES/SERVICES IN celebrant will be Fr Bernard CHRISTMAS TEA INVITATION ST PETER’S Waave, Cssp. You are welcome to come to the hall after Rosary at 9.40am. Mass this Sunday for mince pies, tea, INNOCENTS MASS coffee, etc. If you don’t have to rush away, Morning Mass: please come along. Please be aware that The annual Innocents Mass will take place in St Francis' Church, Monday—Friday at 10 am there will be no teas after the Christmas Eve Mass. Port Glasgow, at 11am on Thursday 28th December, the NO SATURDAY MORNING MASS ANNUAL CAROL SERVICE Bishop John invites you to a Christmas Feast of the Holy Innocents, with tea and coffee in the Hall after- Sunday Masses: Carol Service for all the family Vigil Mass on Saturday at 4.45 pm on Wedneday27th December at 3pm in St. wards. This will give us a chance to thank God for the work of The Sunday Mass at 10 am Mirin’s Cathedral. Come along and join in on the festive cheer! Innocents and to pray for the Pro-Life movement in our country. Holy Days of Obligation : (Vigil) 7 pm and 10 am ALL DAY CONFESSIONS All welcome.

The Bi-annual Day of Confessions will take Confessions: place in St. Mirin’s Cathedral on Monday Saturday 4—4.30 pm 18 December from 9am-9pm. Website: www.stpeterspaisley.org Email: [email protected] [email protected] IN REMEMBRANCE

At every Mass, we pray for our deceased relatives and friends but, in keeping with Catholic tradition, November is a month specifically dedicated to praying for the Holy Souls. On or near the Feast of All Souls, a special Mass of Remembrance is celebrated in our parish for all our deceased loved ones. As a Parish community, we now hope to commemorate our deceased parishioners in two very special and everlasting ways:

Firstly, we think it fitting to establish a dedicated Altar of Remembrance on which a Parish Memorial Book will be placed as a perpetual reminder of all our deceased parishioners.

Secondly, we also wish to provide families and friends of our deceased parishioners - and benefactors - the option to dedicate individual/family Memorial Plaques which will be permanently mounted on the walls around this Altar.

A “Memorial Plaque” brochure, available after Mass in the sacristy, contains more details of these plans. We hope you share our view that these plans provide a befitting memorial to our deceased loved ones and that you will support our endeavours.

Prayer Reflection Evenings - 2017/18 - St. Peter’s Parish Hall

17th January - Resolutions in light of the joy of the Gospel.

21st February - St. Ignatius and the Loved Sinner. 14th March - St. Theresa of Avila - how her life and suffering can inspire us today. 18th April - St. . How each one of us can be moved by what he did and what he said. 16th May - St. - “Be who God meant you to be you will set the world on fire“.

MARGARET SINCLAIR—Monthly Mass to pray for the of Margaret Sinclair at the National located at St. Patrick’s Church, Cowgate, EH1 1TQ—Every Monday of the month at 7pm.

UWS Chaplaincy: Studying at UWS? Would you like to get involved in our Catholic society? If so please contact Fr. John Morrison @[email protected]

Mass at St. Mirin’s Chaplaincy Centre by UWS: Mass will be celebrated at St. Mirin’s Chaplaincy Centre, 45 High Street, Paisley every Tuesday and Thursday throughout Advent. Mass will commence at 1pm. Please feel free to join us.

Today’s Newsletter is kindly sponsored by

Steven Cameron Funeral Directors Caplethill Road, Paisley. PA2 7TE. Tel: 0141 887 0000

Website: www.stpeterspaisley.org Email: [email protected] [email protected]