5th February 2012
Prayer Requests

Sunday (Fifth Sunday of the Year)	09:30am  Mass 12:00 Noon Mass
Monday  (St Paul Miki & Companions)	10am Service of Word and Holy Communion
Tuesday	10am Mass
Wednesday	10am Mass
Thursday	9am Mass (now an updated time from the arrangements shown in the newsletter)
Friday (St Scholastica)	10am Mass
Saturday	10:00am  Mass 6pm Vigil Mass
Confessions:  Wednesday after 10am Mass; Saturday after 10am Mass and 5.15-5.45pm Baptisms:  By arrangement.

Next Sunday : is Catholic Education Sunday. There will be a collection for the work of the Scottish Catholic Education Service.

Craig-en-Goyne: There will be a service in the home at 3.30pm today (Sunday) led by St Patrick’s. There will be Mass in the home on Tuesday at 11am. All welcome.

Mass to Celebrate Marriage Week: There will be a Mass to celebrate Marriage Week on Sunday 12th February at 7pm in St Francis Xavier’s, Falkirk. All are welcome to attend – especially those who are married or preparing for marriage. A very warm and particular invitation is extended to couples who are celebrating a special wedding anniversary or who would like their marriage commitment renewed.

Last Weeks Collection: £1103 (incl. £323.40 gift aided). Building Fund £451 (incl. £108 gift aided). Thank you.

Parish Draw Weeks 27 and 28: on Monday evening. Group B on duty.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: before Mass on weekdays, 8.45- 9.45am.

Just War in the 21st Century - Problems and Opportunities: Public Lecture by Fr John Langan SJ, Monday 6th February at 7.30pm, St Aloysius’ College Hall, Hill Street, Glasgow. Admission free.

The Beginning Experience: are holding a weekend for those who find themselves alone again through divorce, separation or bereavement. The weekend will take place from 23rd-25th March 2012 at St Mary’s, Kinnoull, Perth. For details contact Ros on 0131 669 0003 or e-mail: roz25@hotmail.co.uk

The Difference:

I got up early one morning And rushed right into the day; I had so much to accomplish That I didn’t take time to pray. Problems just tumbled around me, And heavier came each task; ‘Why doesn’t God help me?’ I wondered. He answered, ‘You didn’t ask.’ I wanted to see joy and beauty- But the day toiled on, grey and bleak; I wondered why God didn’t show me, He said, ‘But you didn’t seek.’ I tried to come into God’s presence, I used all my keys at the lock; God gently and lovingly chided: ‘My child, you didn’t knock.’ I woke up early this morning And paused before entering the day; I had so much to accomplish That I had to take time to pray. Author Unknown