Please note that the Children's Liturgy will not take place next Sunday 26th May as the schools are on holiday.

We are now collecting donations for the Fete and there are boxes in the porch for bottles, bric-a-brac, toys, books, toiletries, jewellery, and DVDs. Please do not hand in any electrical goods Raffle tickets are on sale after all the Masses for the next few weeks. - please take some to sell to your family and friends,

Could those who have been invited to join the new Evangelisation Group, please join that group through Flocknote, which can be accesses via our website, in order that a meeting can be arranged.

Please see the poster in the porch about this event in Elim Church on 21st May from 10.00am – 1.00pm, at which you will hear from people who have a mental health issue and have been helped by their faith. There will also be an activity workshop and refreshments provided. All are welcome.

The school would like to extend a warm invitation to any former pupils, staff, parents and friends of the school to join them at their 50th Anniversary celebration on Thursday 13th June at 1pm, to give thanks for the 50 years of education and service provided by the school to the community of Renfrewshire. All welcome.

A day for S1-S6 pupils will be held in St Mirin’s Church Hall on Pentecost Saturday, 8th June. The day will begin at 10am with welcome and registration and end with the Vigil Mass of Pentecost at 4.30pm. Our guest speaker is Tony Fitzpatrick, ex-professional footballer who is now the current Director of Football at St Mirren FC. Tony has a wonderful testimony that will challenge and encourage us all in our faith journey. For more information and to book places, please contact carolinelyall31@hotmail.com / 07799 608 399.

The Good Shepherd Novena - the National Novena for Vocations begins on Sunday 12th May. You can follow the Novena everyday on the Paisley Vocations facebook page.

The Annual Season of Fatima Vigils at Howwood (May through to October) will start on Sunday, 12th May with Rosary Procession, Mass, Exposition and Benediction, starting at 7.30pm. The hall will be open for refreshments at 7.00pm and again after benediction.

21st May from 10.00am – 1.00pm, at which you will hear from people who have a mental health issue and have been helped by their faith.There will also be an activity workshop and refreshments provided. All are welcome.

Following the terrible attacks on Easter Sunday at churches in Sri Lanka, the Church there has set up an emergency fund and is appealing to Catholics worldwide to help rebuild the lives of those affected and their damaged Churches. We know Catholics in Scotland also want to contribute. Please make your donation online to Missio Scotland https:// www.missioscotland.com/sri-lankan-appeal or by post to Missio Scotland, 4 Laird Street, Coatbridge, ML5 3LJ.

This collection pays for our Paisley seminarians studying in Rome. In Autumn 2018 our number increased to four, whose seminary fees are around £20,000 per year. This collection also assists the upkeep of our Scots College in Rome. In 2018 we received £27,000 in funds (£17,000 from today’s Second Collection and £10,000 from our Friends Fundraising Campaign). The total costs for the year were £84,000, which means a shortfall of £56,619 or 66%, which had to be found from reserves. Due to an increase in the number of our seminarians we anticipate this expenditure will remain high for some years to come.

Please be careful with votive candles. Last weekend a number of candles were lit and placed underneath the main part of the stand and some were placed balancing on one another. This is extremely dangerous and should not be done. The oil and the plastic containers can easily catch fire. In the coming months the stands and candles will be changed to a type that is safer. In the meantime please be careful.

Sister Maria will celebrate 40 years in Religious Life this week. Sister Maria is regularly at our morning Mass and, of course, the Daughters of Wisdom spent a good number of years working in our Parish community in the past. Sister Maria will renew her religious promises at Mass tomorrow (Monday, 29th April). Please keep her in your prayers and give thanks to God for her years of service to Him and His people.

Next Sunday Ryan, one of our students for the Priesthood, will be ordained a deacon at the Scots College in Rome by Bishop John. Please keep Ryan and our other students in your prayers at this time. If you would like to know more about the Diocesan Priesthood, please contact our Vocations Director, Father John Morrison via email: vocations@rcdop.org.uk or telephone 0141 889 5056.

If you picked up a SCIAF Wee Box from the Porch, please return this on Holy Thursday. or as soon as possible thereafter.

Volunteers doing or planning to do regulated work with children and vulnerable adults, or both, should complete the Level 1 Safeguarding. Training. The next session will be held in the Diocesan Offices, Incle Street, on Tuesday, 30th April at 7.00pm. Please contact Sarah Jane at the Diocesan Safeguarding office on 0141 847 6138 or at safeguardingadmin@rcdop.org.uk or to register.

The annual St. Margaret's National Pilgrimage through Dunfermline will be held on Sunday 2nd June 2019.

Youth 2000 seeks to draw young people into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, lived in the heart of the Catholic Church. It does this primarily through weekend prayer festivals, where young people are introduced to the essentials of the Catholic faith: Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, Confession, Scripture, Devotion to Our Lady. These festivals are opportunities for young people to experience the love of God, to receive the grace of conversion and to begin living anew the Christian life.

Our diocese has arranged the services and pastoral ministry of our own Catholic Marriage Counsellor. If you are concerned about your relationship and feel you are both unable to reach a conclusion alone, it is likely that you will benefit from marriage counselling. You can find out more by following the link

The Diocese of Paisley is offering a summer camp for secondary school pupils in the present S1 and S2 this summer at Alton Castle near Birmingham. Come along for a 5-day program of faith-filled fun: Holy Mass, prayer, games, activities, Alton Towers & SO MUCH MORE! Transport from Paisley and back. The trip will be from the 4th to 8th August and costs £350.00. Places are limited. To reserve a place or find out more please contact Fr. John Morrison Tel 0141 8895056 or e-mail vocations@rcdop.org.uk.