All night vigil of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in Reparartion and in Honour of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary takes place in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Clyde Street, Glasgow, G1 4JY. Opening Mass 8pm Friday 13th December 2019 - Closing Mass 6am Saturday 14th December 2019. For information contact: email liam.coyle1@ntlworld.com Phone 07806517383 or Facebook – Glasgow Vigils Events. All welcome

Paisley Diocese has teamed up with our local Migrant Help UK to help find basic provisions for local victims of modern day slavery - men, women and children - being kept safe around our diocese. We are urgently appealing for the following items: clothes for a 7yr old boy and 4yr old girl, back packs, 2 pairs of ladies winter boots (size 8 and 6), ladies waterproof winter jacket (size 18/20), ladies trousers (size 6), ladies tops/jumper (size 6), male hooded winter jackets (any size), gloves, socks (any sizes), umbrellas, nail clippers, toiletries and toilet paper. If you can help them please drop in your donations to our Diocesan Offices between Monday and Friday by the end of November. Many thanks.

For 18 - 21 yrs. Would you like to be involved in our Paisley Diocese Lourdes 2020 Pilgrimage, 26 June to 2 July as young adults? You will join other young Catholics (18-21 years) for spiritual and pastoral, service and social initiatives in our new Lourdes Disciples Programme. Maybe you’ve been to Lourdes with Youth to Lourdes or just want to experience the Lourdes ‘miracle’ for yourself. If you’re interested or would like more information please email Fr. Gerry McNellis ( stninian@rcdop.org.uk). Limited to twenty places.

Charis Conference 2019: Charis, the new service for Catholic Charismatic Renewal worldwide, is holding its national conference in St Mirin’s hall on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th December. Speakers are Jean Luc Moens, moderator for Charis (appointed by Pope Francis), Kenny Borthwick, Presbyterian minister in Wester Hailes and Bishop John Keenan. Cost for full weekend is £20 (pay at the door) Each day begins at 10am. Further information from tresanded1214@gmail.com. Location: St Mirin's Cathedral Hall, Paisley

SPUC (Scotland) has a network of local volunteers who work hard pro-actively raising awareness of the pro-life movement across parish communities in Scotland. Our local speakers motivate and inspire other parishioners to support SPUC's work, playing an active part in building a culture of life in Scotland. Would you like to be a part of our volunteer team, helping to spread the Gospel of Life? Would you like to join a national movement while being a local ambassador for the most voiceless member of the human family - the unborn? If so, email info@spucscotland.org TODAY!

The Diocese of Paisley will be holding a reflection day for young adults S3-S6 on Sunday, 17th November at St Mirin's Chaplaincy Centre, 45 High Street, Paisley. The day will be from 2pm to 6pm and will include Mass at 5pm. Net Ministries will be our facilitators. While the retreat is open to all young people from this age group, there is an expectation that any participants to Youth to Lourdes 2020 should be in attendance. All attendees will be require to bring a signed consent form. These can be obtained from your school or your parish. For more information please contact Father John Morrison - Telephone 041 889 5056 or email: vocations@rcdop.org.uk

Please note the change of dates for November/December – The clinic will take place on Wednesday - 6th November, 20th November and the 4th December. Dates for 2020 will be announced before the end of the year.

Aged 20-40? Our events are a great place for meeting fellow young Catholics. Don't worry about coming on your own, you'll quickly make friends as you battle to solve the clues and escape before the other team. Sat 23rd November, 6:30pm, Merchant Square, Glasgow. Just email 2040network@gmail.com to buy a £16 ticket or join our mailing list to find out about future events if you can’t make this one.

Schola Benedicti Concert: Sunday 10th November at 7pm, Schola Benedicti are singing a concert of Sacred music in St Mirin’s Cathedral including the Faure’s setting of the Requiem Mass. It is a free concert with a retiring collection to help defray costs to mark Remembrance Sunday and the month of the Holy Souls. The concert will be accompanied by John Pitcathley and the soloist is Graham McCusker of the Royal Northern College of Music. This is a free concert with a retiring collection.

Please see the link regarding a job opportunity as a Youth Development Co-ordinator with St Vincent de Paul Society (Scotland). Closing date for applications is 7th November

This is a Fund set up by the Diocese of Paisley to disburse funds from the Episcopal Charities and Bishop's Fund. If you wish to be considered for a gift from this fund for a charitable project or need, please contact funding@rcdop.org.uk with contact name, contact details and a statement of how you would use this gift. Closing date is Sunday, 17th November. You can also follow the link to the Diocesan website.

To celebrate the Feast of St Charles Borromeo, it is intended to have free teas and coffees in the hall after the 10.30 am and 12 noon Masses on Sunday, 3rd November. It also presents an opportunity for all groups involved in the Parish to promote what they do and perhaps encourage other to join them. The hall will be free from 4pm onwards on Saturday, 2nd November to set up advertisements etc.

Love and Mercy is a docudrama that tells the story of St. Faustina Kowalska's life and the visions she had about Christ and the Divine Mercy. This film addresses this miracle from the scientific point of view, interspersing testimonies of experts with the recreation of the life of the Saint. It reveals unknown facts and recently discovered secrets about her visions. For example, it reveals unknown letters from her confessor, Fr. Michał Sopoćko, who asked St. Faustina to write her visions in a diary. From these visions, the devotion to Divine Mercy began. It sparked a celebration that John Paul II instituted in 2000 on the same day of the canonization of St. Faustina, the so-called Apostle of Divine Mercy.

Join SPUC Scotland at their Annual Conference! – “Whatever Happened to the Hippocratic Oath?” This year we are joined by Dr Anthony McCarthy, Director of Research for SPUC UK and Dr Toni Saad, Conscientious Objection Academic and Medical Doctor. The day commences with registration from 9.15am and ends at 4pm. The day includes refreshments throughout the day and a hot buffet lunch. Cost : £30 / £25 student. BOOK TODAY: 0141 221 2094 or michael@spucscotland.orgNation

The Diocesan liturgy commission will hold a music day for anyone interested in learning more about the music and liturgies for the Christmas Season. This will take place on Saturday 26th October at St John the Baptist Church Hall, Port Glasgow, 11.30-2.30pm. The hall can be found at the corner of Balfour and Shore street. We will look at the various Psalms, Masses of Christmas and some new material for carols etc. All welcome to attend.

There is a poster in the porch about this event advertising the Paisley Diocesan Pilgrimate to Lourdes 2020, which takes place from Friday 26th June until Thursday, 2nd July. Booking forms are available from Anne Louise Buchanan : telephone 01475 638132

Feeling sad, disillusioned or hopeless in your marriage? Stop and take a minute: the grass may look greener elsewhere but it still needs cut! Why not consider our Diocesan marriage counselling service at: https://rcdop.org.uk/events/diocesan-counselling-for-catholics-married-in-the-catholic-church. Telephone 01786 469939 or contact us at counselling@rcdop.org.uk

Volunteers doing or planning to do regulated work with children and vulnerable adults, or both, should complete the Safeguarding Training, Induction Park 1. The next session will be held in the Diocesan Offices, Incle Street, Paisley this Tuesday, 24th September at 7pm. Please contact Sarah Jane at the Diocesan Safeguarding Office on 041 847 6138 or at safeguardingadmin@rcdop.org.uk to register.

Members who pay their 200 Club Membership annually are reminded that their yearly membership is now due for renewal. If you wish to start paying monthly, forms are available. If anyone wishes to join the 200 Club, help St Charles' and be part of the fun, please pop in to the hall after any of the Masses this weekend. £4,800 was paid out over the last year in prize money and the 200 Club generates £6,700 for the Parish on a yearly basis. This is a very efficient way of boosting our parish funds for repairs and refurbishments

A huge thank you to everyone who donate items to our Foodbank collection. The response has been really great. May we remind you, however, that we cannot accept fresh food such as bread, vegetables, fruit etc. A list of appropriate items is available on the wall at the collection point in the porch. Please keep up the good work. See attached list