Our 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil across the road from the Hardgate Road entrance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital will draw to a close on Saturday evening 24th March with a silent candle lit hour from 7pm till 8pm. Candles will be provided. The Closing Event for our 40 Days for Life Campaign in support of a Culture of Life here in Scotland and around the world will take place the following day ,Palm Sunday, 25th March in George Square at 3pm when Robert Colquhoun International Director of 40 Days for Life will speak to the assembled gathering. Please come along and support these events in this 50th anniversary year of the implementation of the Abortion Act in the UK. As Catholics we are called by God to defend life, see excerpt from para 2 of the Gospel of Life written by St Pope John Paul 11 below:

Feast of St. Joseph, 19 March: Beginning of Forty Days of Spiritual Preparation under the Protection of St. Joseph, ending on 27 April, the day of the fiftieth anniversary of the Abortion Act coming into effect, for a day of intense reparation, prayer and sacrifice for the tragedy of its passing and implementation.

MARRIAGE MATTERS (www.twoinoneflesh.org.uk) Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ezekiel 17:22-24   2 Corinthians 5:6-10   Mark 4:26-34) The seed that grows to become a shelter

Feast of St. Joseph, 19 March: Beginning of Forty Days of Spiritual Preparation under the Protection of St. Joseph, ending on 27 April, the day of the fiftieth anniversary of the Abortion Act coming into effect, for a day of intense reparation, prayer and sacrifice for the tragedy of its passing and implementati

Feast of St. Joseph, 19 March: Beginning of Forty Days of Spiritual Preparation under the Protection of St. Joseph, ending on 27 April, the day of the fiftieth anniversary of the Abortion Act coming into effect, for a day of intense reparation, prayer and sacrifice for the tragedy of its passing and implementation.

In light of International Woman's Day yesterday, here are a few great examples of 'strong women' to have as an inspiration!

Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Genesis 3:9-15 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Mark 3:20-35) Together in Christ

DPY PAISLEY & GALLOWAY DIOCESAN WORLD YOUTH DAY GATHERING - Sunday 25 March St Mirin’s Cathedral, Paisley from 2pm till 6pm This event is open to all young people from across the Diocese: secondary and young adults. The programme will include music, art and drama workshops Fellowship, Catechesis, Social Time and Eucharist. If you would like to come along then please register your interest by contacting Fr Frank Hannigan on 07944343494 or youth@rcdop.org.uk

The Scottish Bishops’ Conference has given permission for the statue to visit our eight Cathedrals as part of a program of prayer for the conversion of Scotland. She is currently residing in St Mirin's Cathedral until Holy Week - everyone is welcome to come and venerate this special statue. The image of Our Lady of Aberdeen has now become widely recognised as our Scottish National Image of Our Lady.

Interested in singing with us at the Chrism Mass? Please join us at rehearsals in St Charles' (Paisley) at 2.30pm on Sunday 11th March. Rehearsal only lasts about an hour. All welcome! If you have any questions, contact Monsignor Denis Carlin - ctkolf@rcdop.org.uk

Chrism Mass Homily 2018   Dear brothers and sisters, it is a joy to be with you as we gather together in our diocesan family for our annual Chrism Mass.   We gather to thank our Heavenly Father that He gave us His Beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, as our Great High Priest forever, anointing and consecrating Him to Sacred Ministry on our behalf.  As His Church we will go on thanking Our Lord Jesus Christ till the end of time that He, the Eternal Priest by His own right, saw fit to ensure that the graces and blessing of His Priesthood would continue to be near at hand for us, His Beloved Flock, in every age down through the history of our world.  He has done so by calling sons out of our midst, and setting them apart like Him as His brothers, consecrating them to share in His own Sacred Ministry.  Today we gather to pray for our priests, my brothers and your dear fathers, and I know you will not mind if I dedicate my words personally to them on this evening that they hold so dear in their hearts.  

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Hosea 2:16-17, 21-22   2 Corinthians 3:1-6   Mark 2:18-22) ​​​​​​​ You are a love letter from Christ The Scriptures are a ‘love letter’ telling the story of the ups and downs of God’s love relationship with humanity.

Knock and Lough Derg/Donegal Pilgrimage 2018 - Monday 2nd – Friday 6th JULY 2018 Knock and Lough Derg - £285, Knock and Donegal - £375, Single Room Supplement – Knock £10pppn, Single Room Supplement – Donegal £20pppn, To book or for further information contact:, Day – Anne – 07901873259 anne.doherty61@hotmail.co.uk, or evening – Liam – 0141 569 1982 or email liam.coyle1@ntlworld.com, or find info on Facebook - Glasgow Vigils Events

Diocesan Priesthood - Thinking about Diocesan Priesthood in 2018? For more information please contact Fr. John Morrison 01418895056 or e-mail vocations@rcdop.org

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BILLINGS OVULATION METHOD® TEACHER TRAINING COURSE Date: 31st May – 3rd June 2018 Venue: Schoenstatt Centre, Clachan of Campsie, Campsie Glen. Glasgow, G66 7AB A Programme for Health Professionals, Marriage Educators and others interested in Women’s Health and Fertility Attendance at this Teacher Training Course will enable the participants to give information on the Billings Ovulation Method® to women and couples who wish to conceive as well as those wishing to use a natural method to avoid pregnancy.

I would like to thank our Deacons who are moving for agreeing so readily to the transfers, and thank all of them for the hard work they put in every week in the parishes, and for all of the benefits that they bring to the Diocese. I would also like to thank the local Priests involved for accepting the moves.

According to the Scottish Catholic Observer, the bishop’s letter urges the society to embrace a “fairer and more positive appraisal of the contribution of faith communities”. He said he was “routinely in the position of having to defend our Church, frankly, from what I would say are lazy and quite gratuitous attacks on Catholics in Scotland and their beliefs from members of the HSS”.

In his annual message for Lent, released by the Vatican on Tuesday, Francis quoted a line from Christ in the Gospel of Matthew: “Because of the increase of iniquity, the love of many will grow cold.” Those words, the pope said, come as Jesus is describing the end-times, in which “false prophets would lead people astray, and the love that is the core of the Gospel would grow cold in the hearts of many.”

Find your parish website or Facebook account here & find out what services are taking place during Lent! Or give the Parish Priest a call - he'll be happy to advise you of what's happening at a local level! #intentonLent