Easter Sunday

            Easter Sunday 31st of March​
 
COLLECTIONS
First Collection GA: £440.70 NGA: £ 1125.72                               Monthly Standing Orders: £5,194.
Building Fund GA: £20.00                                                                
St Anthony’s Box: £87.17                         
 
Change to Mass times this week:
No 7.30am Mass this Wednesday or First Friday.

Funerals this week: Marion Lynch on Wednesday 3rd April and Robert Gray on Thursday 4th April both at 10.00am.

First Friday Children’s Rosary in St Johns: This Friday at 6.00pm. The idea is that children as young as 4 or 5 and up to around 14 can learn to lead the rosary and make the Rosary part of their daily lives. Please contact Lesley Ward if you need any further information ([email protected] or call 07910266821).
First Fridays for Life:  The next Mass will be offered in St Joseph's, Clarkston, on Friday the 5th of April at 7pm with Adoration & Confession from 6pm. 
 
St Conval's Cemetery Mass:  
Next Sunday 7th April at 2pm. A livestream link will be made available nearer the time on Diocesan Social Media.
 
Parish Oratory: The Oratory will re-open from 10.30 am on Wednesday 3rd April.
 
Easter Sunday Coffee Morning. Come along for a cup of tea/coffee and a hot cross bun and enjoy some entertainment from Anna Marie. There will be a raffle, home baking and there might even be an extra special treat for the kids! Come and celebrate a very Blessed Easter in the Parish. It's going to be fantastic!
 
100 Club Members: Some people have been enquiring about joining the 100 Club. Please call Karen McPhee on 07923 564434 on details on how to join.
 
Make your donation go further with Gift Aid: If you are a UK taxpayer, the initiative increases the value of your charitable donation by 25%, meaning every £1 you donate, 25p gets added to the donation at no extra cost to you. As a donor, you will need to complete a Gift Aid Declaration (GAD). New Envelopes for New Tax Year beginning 7th April now ready to collect from Sacristy for those who by pay weekly envelope and also for those who pay monthly donations by standing order, envelopes available for the 12 Monthly Building Fund and Diocesan Second Collection.
 
Sponsored Walk: Fr Ryan Black will walk from St Mirin's Cathedral in Paisley to Celtic Park in May  to raise funds for the Diocese of Paisley Young Adults' Pilgrimage to Poland.  To donate, visit  www.justgiving.com/page/dopya-Poland.  We have two Parishioners going on the Young Adults Pilgrimage.

Young Adults Aged 18-35: Fr Malcolm Hutchison will explore the ministry of John the Baptist, on 10th Apr. Come along to learn more about the Faith and to meet other young Catholics. The talk begins at 7pm in the Diocesan office. It will end with Adoration and Benediction, followed by an opportunity to socialise in a local bar. Email Fr Ryan ([email protected]) for more info, and to be added to the WhatsApp group. 
 
Fr. Douglas Macmillan Silver Jubilee of Priesthood: Fr Douglas, former Priest of the Parish will offer a Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Joseph’s Church, 88 Bow Road, Greenock, PA16 7DY at 7pm to on Wednesday 17 April .

Choral Concert: On Thursday 18th April, John Rutter will conduct his recent Missa Brevis and other choral works at the
University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel. Tickets free but limited. visit https://www.rcdop.org.uk/events/john-rutter-conducts-choral-concert.

Young Families: Young couples (married or soon-to-be) and their little ones are invited to a get-together at St Mirin's Cathedral Hall on Sat 20th April at 4pm. Tea and coffee will be provided, but don't forget to bring snacks for yourselves and your children. For more information, contact Nikolas Paul: [email protected]. 

We pray for those who have died recently: Patricia Black, Robert Gray, Marion Lynch and Margaret Miller, Bridie McAlinden, Margaret Tait and for the Anniversaries of Claudina Fernandes, Peter Flynn, Ian Grady, Hannah & John Hughes, James Kierney, Jean Mc Innes, Archie Brazil McPhee, Suzie Tinsley.