Registration is now open for World Youth Day 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal!! Details of cost and dates will be advised soon! Register here https://rcdop.org.uk/world-youth-day

We have received the following letter from Elizabeth Alexander, Project Manager at Renfrewshire Foodbank. "Thank you so much for your very generous donations to Renfrewshire Foodbank. Over the last year you have donated 919.86 Kgs of food to Renfrewshire Foodbank. This is 2190 meals for people in crisis in our community. This comes at a time when we are seeing the already large numbers of people who need our help increase further with the roll out of Universal Credit in Renfrewshire. Thank you so much once again for your kindness to Renfrewshire Foodbank and the people of Renfrewshire.

Our Friends Fundraising Campaign has visited just over half our parishes and will visit the remainder, one by one, over the next two years. The hope was to eventually engender around £100,000pa from this fund through standing orders and direct debits. The good news is that parishioners across the diocese have so far signed up to £70,000pa this way, while others have topped it up to £83,000 through one off donations or fundraising events. This will allow us to fund: our Retired Priests’ Care, our five Seminarians and Vocations Promotion, our Marriage and Families Care, our Youth and Safeguarding Office, our SPRED Ministry and our contribution to our national Education, Parliamentary, Justice and Peace and Communications services. While carrying on this successful Fundraising Campaign we will also provide you with more information about each Special Second Collection through the year as it comes up to allow you a better informed giving. Many thanks to our fundraising team for their dedicated work and to all who have given so generously so far.

Each week at the 10.30am Mass, you will see our Primary 6 pupils from St Charles' School participating in the PPFA – spot the yellow tee shirts! Throughout the two year award, pupils learn about the Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit and how they can use these gifts in daily life. The award aims to connect all aspects of our parish community: school, parish and home. Thank you for your support and encouragement in our young people’s faith journey.