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 St. Mary’s 10.15am
Thursday Mass St. Mary’s, 10.15am
Friday Mass St. Mary’s, 10.15am,
Saturday No Mass
Anniversaries
Kenneth Macdonald, Mary Teresa Cairney, Gerald Dougan, John Fredrick Lindsay,
Mary Gillies, Muriel Armstrong, Hugh Fitzsimons, Sandra Howieson, Jean McAllister,
Christina MacLean, Alex Maclean, Donnie MacLean, Patrick Macpherson, Angus MacCuish, Johnny Smith, Billy Macintyre, Hugh Kennedy, Thomas MaGuire.
Papal Nuncio’s Visit
Thanks to all those who made the effort to come to Oban, Roybridge or Arisaig when the Papal Nuncio was here. Your presence was very much appreciated.
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.
Children’s Liturgy
Our Children’s Liturgy will start up next Sunday the 3rd of August at 11.15am mass, after a well-earned summer break.
Rev. David Connor