During Lent we will have Mass on Mondays and Thursdays at 7.00pm in addition to the usual 10.00am weekday Mass. On Fridays (from 15th March) we will have Stations of the Cross and Benediction at 7.00pm. On Monday, 25th March, Mass will be celebrated by Mgr. Denis Carlin at 7.00pm, followed by a talk on Our Lady after Mass in the hall, over a cup of tea. On Tuesday, 2nd April, Canon Michael McMahon will give a talk on the Scriptures of Holy Week and Easter Triduum at 7.00pm. Everyone is welcome to come along to these services.

The St. Mirin’s Chaplaincy Centre welcomes you to our series of Wednesday 7.00pm Lenten Talks. Does God really Exist? Cn. Tom Boyle (13th March), Was Jesus really God? Fr. John Morrison (20th March), Did Jesus mean to found a Church? Fr. John Morrison. (27th March), Do Catholics worship Mary? (4th April). 45 High Street, Paisley. Talks 40 minutes. All welcome!

Join us at Lentfest for ‘A Day in the Life’. Children can find out about a day in the life of seven year old Norah from Uganda, including a 360 degree video experience of a Ugandan primary school. Fun craft activities will also be taking place at this event which is suitable for children and families. All are welcome so please join us for this fantastic part of the Lentfest calendar. When: Saturday 23rd March 2019 Where: AGAP, 52 Parson St, Glasgow G4 0RX Time: 11am - 12:30pm Price: Free entry

Please pray for the Primary 4 children whose Mass of Enrolment takes place next Sunday, 17th March at 10.30am.

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.

The diocese is introducing The Mass of St Francis to all parishes and we are trying to introduce it gradually. This mass will be sung at the Cathedral at the Chrism Mass. Anyone who wishes to listen to the new mass parts can find them on the internet on YouTube by searching The Mass of St Francis. There are various examples of music groups singing the parts.

The loop system is currently not working – apologies for any inconvenience. It has been reported and we are awaiting repair.

Would you like to meet someone special? Let’s Meet is sort of like speed dating and is a very friendly, relaxed way to meet fellow single Catholics (Aged 21-40). Browns Brasserie & Bar, Glasgow. 7pm, Saturday 6th April. To find out more and buy a £10 ticket email letsmeetscotland@gmail.com.

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

This is the second year of our Lenten Station Masses where our diocese imitates the ancient practice of the Church in Rome, where the Pope would celebrate Mass in a different parish church on each of the days of Lent. To prepare ourselves for the Celebration of Easter Bishop John will celebrate a Station Masses with the people in our MATN cluster areas. At each Mass he will used the readings of the day to preach a short catechetical homily, Walking With Mary, on the spirituality of Lent: on Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving, on Simplicity, Chastity and Obedience, and on Reconciliation. Our Cluster Mass will take place here in St Charles' on Monday, 11th March at 7pm. There will be tea in the hall after the Mass and all are welcome. Learn more

Millions of people around the world continue to struggle to support themselves and their families because of extreme poverty, war and natural disasters. Your entry fee and sponsorship will help fund our life changing work. Every step you take will bring someone living in poverty a step closer to supporting themselves and living with dignity. Whether you’re old or young, running or walking, with family, friends or going solo, SCIAF’s WEE BOX 6K Family Fun Run can help raise money so the poorest can survive and thrive. Sign up online at www.sciaf.org.uk to show solidarity with people in need around the world.

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 a contact name, contact details and a statement of how you would use the gift. Closing date is 29th March, 2019.

The Diocese of Paisley will be holding a Lenten reflection day for Primary school pupils in p 4,5, 6 +7 on Sunday 10th March 2019 at St. Francis’, Port Glasgow 2-6pm. To attend the event, facilitated by the Salesian Sisters, the children must bring with them a consent form. This can be obtained from your parish, school or by contacting Fr. John Morrison e-mail: vocations@rcdop.org.uk

The Diocesan Liturgy Commission will host a day for musicians and singers on Saturday 16th March from 11.30-2.30pm in St Mirin’s Hall to prepare for the Easter Triduum. There will be input on each of the three days of the Triduum, with suggestions and materials for these celebrations. All welcome to attend.

SCIAF's Wee box 6K Familly Fun Run: Saturday, 4th May, 2019 10 am for 11 am run start. Millions of people around the world continue to struggle to support themselves and their families because of extreme poverty, war and natural disasters. Your entry fee and sponsorship will help fund our life changing work. Every step you take will bring someone living in poverty a step closer to supporting themselves and living with dignity. Whether you’re old or young, running or walking, with family, friends or going solo, SCIAF’s WEE BOX 6K Family Fun Run can help raise money so the poorest can survive and thrive. Sign up online at www.sciaf.org.uk to show solidarity with people in need around the world.

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.

Bishop John has announced new clergy appointments. You can find the full details of the changes by following the link. Please pray for them as they take up their new appointments on Friday, 1st March

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.

The Ozanam Club is a social club for adults with additional support needs and meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month in St. Mirin's, Cathedral Halls (6.30pm to 9.30pm). The Club is run by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and benefits greatly from the support of many non-SSVP volunteers. If you are a “people person", with patience and a good sense of humour and have some time to spare on a Friday evening then you could be exactly who we're looking for! If you would like to find out more, please phone Caroline O'Neill 07722445109 (After 6pm). (All volunteers must be 18+ and will require a Paisley diocesan PVG)