Third Sunday of Year C

Education Week

Today we celebrate the beginning of Education Week when we think and pray about the education that goes on in our schools, Parish and in our own lives. The second collection goes to help with the work of the Catholic Education Service.

Many Thanks

......for the great generosity for the Haiti appeal. The figure given was £1520.

Altar Servers Meetings

This weekend there will be a meeting / rehearsal for all altar servers for those who serve or would like to serve at the Masses. The meetings for the Vigil and 11.30am Sunday Mass will be after both Masses. For the 10am Mass, the meeting will be at 9.30am.

Parish Pastoral Council

The PPC will meet this Monday, 8^th February at 7.30pm in the main hall. Please enter by main hall door.

Liturgy Group

The Liturgy Group will meet on Tuesday 9^th February at 7.30pm in the THERESA HALL. Please enter by side door.

Parish Newsletter

The newsletter will be ready for collection by the messengers next weekend.

Renewal of Marriage Vows

As we celebrate St Valentines Day next weekend, there will be an opportunity for couples to renew their marriage vows at each of the Masses.

Ash Wednesday

Just  a wee reminder that Ash Wednesday falls on 17^th February this year.

Sunday Café

We are very lucky that we have enough men and women who are willing to give up their time once a month to prepare teas and coffees in the hall. However, we are still a few members short. Please let Father McGrorry know if you can help.

On a related matter, those who prepare food in the hall should have a basic Food Hygiene Certificate. While some of our parishioners do have this, it would be great to have a few more with this qualification. This involves a one day course which we can arrange in the Parish hall if there is enough interest. Again, please let Father McGrorry know.

St Joe's Prize Draw - Lottery Membership

Congratulations to our first winners of the year!

£100    Jane Dryden

£50      Kathleen Roach

£25      Maureen Balloch

£25      Joan McCombe

The new launch has been very successful. Many thanks for your wonderful support. Please note: existing and new member subscriptions, can still be handed into the Sacristy.

St Joseph's 60+ Club

The 60+ Club will meet tomorrow at 2.00pm in the Theresa Hall. Please enter by side door. All welcome.

Meditation Group

This will meet this Sunday in the Winning Room from 7.30pm - 8.30pm. Please enter by back kitchen door.

White Cockade

The White Cockade - the story of the Jacobites in words and music - has now been rearranged for Friday 19^th March, 7.30pm for 8.00pm. This is a tremendous night of entertainment. Come along and join in the music. Tickets £5 from Theresa in the Sacristy.

St Aloysius' College - Gonzaga Lectures

The 2010 series of Gonzaga Lectures will examine some aspects of the relationship between religion, in particular Roman Catholicism, and society from an historical and current perspective. Please see the noticeboard at the back of the Church for the full programme of events.

St Aloysius' College - Study Day

This has been organised for Tuesday 20^th April with the world famous Professor Thomas Groome from the Jesuit University, Boston College, USA. The day is for priests, teachers and catechists and costs £75. For further information please contact Mrs Lynn McWilliams on 0141 332 3190 or .

Fertility Care Scotland

There will be an In-Service Day in the Eyre Hall, 196 Clyde Street on Saturday 27^th February with speaker Dr Lek-Lim Chan, who is the National President and Education and Scientific Co-Ordinator of the Natural Fertility Awareness Service of Malaysia. The programme runs from 10am to 2.30pm. Further details from Lucille McQuade on 0141 221 0858 or http://www.fertilitycare.org.uk/.

Also on the Noticeboard

Life - West of Scotland  - .Annual Fiddlers' Rally, 12^th February

St Margaret of Scotland Hospice - Annual Ceilidh, 26^th February

St Vincent de Paul - Annual Charity Concert, 26^th February

Beginning Experience - 12^th - 14^th March at St Mary's, Kinnoull.

Some Interesting Websites

Here are some interesting sites with regard to bioethics and morality for our Catholic community: http://www.academiavita.org/; http://www.linacre.org/; and http://www.catholicbiothics.org.uk/.

PLEASE PRAY FOR

Seriously Ill

John Sweeney Jnr, Robert Inglis, Doris Woods, Ruth Brown, Joyce Partner, Paola Biella, Helen Rossi, Eamon O'Doherty, Margaret McGowan, Diane Shields, Brian Crines, Mary McCann (nee Stevenson) and Pat Boyle.

Recently Deceased

Rosaleen Hutchinson, Mary Murray, John Duncan, Angela Ianetta and Mrs Fox.

Anniversaries

George Crow, Ellen, Ronald and Angus Macdonald, John Graham, May Filbin, Jack Johnston, Thomas Murphy, Mary and Eric McGuire.