Newsletter for the 16th Sunday of the Year C

Masses for next week

 

Weekend masses, Saturday, St. Mary’s Vigil 6pm, Sunday 11.15am

St. John’s Caol, Sunday 10am, Glenfinnan 1.30pm

Monday No Mass

Tuesday Mass St. Mary’s, 10.15am

Wednesday Mass at 11am in St. Margaret’s Roybridge with the Papal Nuncio

Thursday Mass St. Mary’s, 10.15am

Friday Mass St. Mary’s, 10.15am, 

Saturday No Mass

 

Anniversaries

Lena Canavan, Tony Swainson, Duncan MacMaster, Christina MacLean, Bob Lucas,

Roderick Macdonald, Donnie Wynne, Liam Haggerty, John Macdonald, Michelle Archibald,

Joe Culley.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter’s Pence

Thanks for your generosity the total last week to Peter’s Pence, £377.40.

 

Papal Nuncio’s Visit

Tuesday 22^nd 5pm Mass St Columba’s Cathedral, Oban followed by tea in the hall

 

Wednesday 23^rd 11am Mass St Margaret’s, Roy Bridge followed by tea

                                    5.30pm Ecumenical Vespers St Mary’s, Arisaig  

Fr. Walter

We welcome back Fr. Charles from his father’s funeral and say goodbye and thank you to

Fr. Walter. Before Fr. Walter went away, he shared with me that in going back to minister in Sudan that they have no water locally, and this causes himself and his parishioners a great deal of stress. The cost for a bore hole for water is £2,800 pounds, which he has £1,400 pounds of. I am proposing that we will have a second collection for two weeks in all the parishes to see if we can help them in this extremely difficult situation starting next week.

Please be as generous as you can.

 

 

Finance St. Mary’s

The good news is the card machine has been reinstalled at the back of the church, and you can use it to give to the parish. If you are unsure or unable how to use it, please ask one of the pass keepers. I am very grateful for those who have signed up to a standing order, it makes the finances of the parish easier to handle. For those who have still yet to sign up to standing order, can I encourage you to do so. RC Diocese of Argyll and the Isles

Fort William Mission, sort code 839125, account number 65627567. If anyone needs any help or advice with this, please speak to Deacon Thomas, or myself. Fr. David.

A summary of some of the outgoings of the parish last year.

Heating for parish £26,000

Levy to diocese £16,000

Insurance and Council Tax £8,000

As you will see these are only four bills that have to be paid and come to £50,000. This is without running the parish car, repairs, food, phones, internet, photocopier, grass cutting, etc, etc. our total parish income runs around £60k, so there is a growing deficit every year. There will be Parish Finance Meeting arranged to discuss the figures above.