Please Remember In Your Prayers All Who Are Ill

please remember in your prayers all who are ill, and john campbell & bridget & patrick o’donnell whose anniversaries occur around this time,

Please remember in your prayers all who are ill, and John Campbell &
Bridget & Patrick O’Donnell whose anniversaries occur around this
time, and Kitty McGonagle who died recently.
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Church Collections:
11th/12th March £ 544.50
Many Thanks for your generosity.
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Loose Change for Building Fund:
Last Week £ 17.53
Current total £ 1328.02
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Papal & Episcopal Charities (including SCIAF)
Next weekend there will be the annual 2nd collection for the above, at
all Masses.
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Our Lady of Lourdes Community Hall Association:
We have received a grant from The Big Lottery, Awards for All, in the
sum of £10,000.00. This will allow us to undertake a feasibility study
and business case, and so progress our project. It was commented that
this will be a real benefit to the church, school and the wider
community of Letham.
Remember, go to http://ourladyoflourdesperth.church and complete
survey on line.
Paper copies available at back of church.
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Stations of the Cross:
There will be Station of the Cross this Tuesday evening (21st) at 7pm
in church.
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Dunkeld Youth Services:
Please see notice board for details of two forthcoming events.
If anyone wishes to attend either of these events, please let me know
and collect an application form.
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‘Gift Aid’ Envelopes 2017/8
Your new envelopes are now at back of Church. Please ensure you take
correct boxes. Any new or existing parishioners, who are UK tax
payers, and now wish to gift aid your collection, please let me know.
Thanks.
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UCM:
Next meeting Wednesday 29th March.
Annual Family Fast: Many thanks to those parishioners who supported
our Family Fast. The sum of £200 was raised.
Daffodil Tea: will be held in parish rooms this coming Saturday (25th)March
from 10am-1pm. Entry, Adult £3 Children free. Usual stalls; home
baking, knitting, books, jewellery & guess No of sweets. Proceeds to
Priesthood Fund to support those studying for priesthood.
If parishioners would like to bake for this event, your donations
would be gratefully received on Friday evening between 5.30-6.30pm.
Forthcoming Hall Fundraising Events:
Bag Packing:
Asda. Saturday 1st April 11am-4pm
We will be collecting at 7 tills throughout the day so we need that
number of people every hour. We are still well short of people needed
to cover this day. Please help and put your name on list today.
Tesco.(Edinburgh Rd) Saturday 22nd April 9am-4pm.
Diary Date: Friday 28th April for another ‘Quiz Night’ in the
Abbotsford.
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SCIAF Wee Box, Big Change:
Today’s seeds are tomorrow’s bread.
SCIAF are working with the Church in Zambia to find long term
solutions to poverty and hunger. Your donations are helping poor
families learn cheaper new ways of farming so that they can grow more
food-whatever the weather.
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Parish Shop:
Open before and after Masses.
Cards for various occasions, small gifts, Sunday missals, rosaries and
much more. Why not have a look today.
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Sunday Teas:
Available after Sunday Mass, why not pop in and meet fellow
parishioners. Many thanks to those who provide this service throughout
the year.
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And Finally.
If you give some people an inch, they quickly think they are rulers.
Diocese of Dunkeld Scottish Charity No SC001810