Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Notices
Funeral this week: Elizabeth McAuley on Tues 16th July at 10.00 am
 
Second Collection next weekend. Mary’s Meals.
 
Young Adults BBQ:  The Diocesan Young Adults’ group is having a BBQ on Wed 24th July in the grounds outside the diocesan office. Bishop Keenan will celebrate Mass at 6pm in the Cathedral (all welcome) before the young adults will get together for the BBQ. If you intend to come to the BBQ, please let Fr Joe McGill ([email protected]) know before Mon 22nd July.
 
World Day of Prayer for Grandparents & Elderly: The National Commission for Marriage, Family and Life will mark this day on Sunday 28th July 2024 at Carfin Grotto with Mass at 3pm, celebrated by the commission’s president Bishop John Keenan.

Marino Retrepo: Marino Restrepo is a Catholic lay missionary from Colombia who travels the world sharing his testimony. Marino was born a Catholic but disregarded his faith at an early age and embraced all the self-seeking illusions of the world. He chose to experience a life of drugs, unhealthy relationships and New Age philosophies. His acting/musical career led him to Hollywood where he was a producer and musician. Marino was kidnapped by guerrilla rebels of the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) and held captive in the jungle for six months. They told him they would kill him once they had received ransom for his kidnap. During this time, he had an illumination of conscience and converted. He managed to escape and first thing he did was go to confession. Marino will come to the Parish on the 6th August and talk at 7pm. Please view one of his talks below.  https://youtu.be/KiX4Op94JFU?si=N-KKSUnLXLdsfBDX
 
Assisted Suicide: The Scottish Parliament is asking for views on proposals to legalise assisted suicide in Scotland. The short survey of a few minutes.  It is vital that you engage, pointing out the dangers and showing MSPs that there is strong opposition to the proposals. Please complete as soon as you can and invite family and friends to do the same. Read our online guide for more details, including key information about the proposed Bill and how to access the short survey. 
Please note the survey closes on 16th August
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March for Life UK 24  Will take place on Saturday 7th September 2024 in London. The Diocese of Paisley in partnership with SPUC is organising an overnight coach for pro-lifers wishing to attend. Pickup from Paisley St Mirin’s Cathedral (midnight) and Glasgow St Andrew’s Cathedral (12.30am). Return from Parliament Square at 6pm. To book your seats (£30pp or for one way only £15pp), visit: https://rcdop.org.uk/marchforlife2024 

Season of Creation Conference 24: The Care of Creation Office of the Bishops’ Conference has organised a National Conference for this year’s Season of Creation which runs from 1st September – 4th October 2024. The Conference will take place on Saturday 7th September 2024, from 10am – 3pm in St. Margaret’s Parish Hall, Raploch, Stirling. The guest speaker is Ben Wilson, Director of Public Engagement for SCIAF. If interested in attending, please complete a booking form here www.tinyurl.com/46wmt9ah and more details about this free day will follow.

Sponsored Camino Pilgrimage: Our Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor, Gerry McBride, is walking the St Francis section (116km) of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in October 2024 for the Celtic Foundation. The 5-day trek is entirely self-funded, with all monies raised going towards the charitable aims of the Foundation, which will be particularly focussed this year on children’s development projects and providing much-needed financial support to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children within our local communities. visiting https://bit.ly/McBride-Camino.

We pray for all those who have died recently:  Doris Leonard, Elizabeth Mc Auley, Gordon Monteith and for the Anniversaries of John & Mary Barton, Charles & Harry Carlton, Ellen Collins, James Devenny Snr, Maisie Fitzgerald, Tommy Hallan, Agnes Hegarty, Patrick Higgins, Jenny Lynch, Peter McGuire, Maisie Mc Master, Stephen Quinn, Marion Sheath.