Year of Faith

Solemnity of Corpus Christi - Sunday 2 June 2013

Marking the Year of Faith, Pope Francis will preside at an hour of Eucharistic Adoration in St Peter's Basilica at 5.00 pm Rome time on Sunday 2 June, the day on which we will be celebrating the feast of Corpus Christi.  The Pontifical Council for the New Evangelisation invites us to join with the Holy Father in a synchronised period of Eucharistic Adoration, whose aim is to "intensify the celebration of the faith in the liturgy" (Benedict XVI, Porta Fidei 9). Archbishop Tartaglia invites you to participate in what is intended to be a universal gesture of spiritual sharing. 

On the evening of Wednesday, 5 June at 7.00 pm, Archbishop Tartaglia will celebrate in the Cathedral the annual Mass for Catholic children and young people in the Archdiocese who have special educational needs.  All of the special educational needs schools and units in the area of the Archdiocese will be invited and the invitation is extended to pupils, their parents, relatives, carers and school staff.

The Archbishop will give a keynote address in June at Glasgow University following a Mass the previous evening in St Andrew's Cathedral.

The University will host the annual Cardinal Winning Lecture which this year, in recognition of the importance of the new St. Andrew’s Foundation to the life of the University of Glasgow and the Catholic Church in Scotland, will be given by Archbishop Muller, who is perhaps the most distinguished visitor from the Holy See to visit the University of Glasgow.

The proceedings will include a formal launch of the Foundation, a performance by the University Choir and a panel discussion.

The St Andrew’s Foundation will serve as the hub of Catholic teacher education in Scotland and will promote the University’s School of Education as an international centre of excellence in the provision of all aspects of Catholic teacher education

More information can be found here

Admission to Archbishop Muller's lecture is free however online registration is essential.  To register, please click here

News and Events

PCT - St Nicholas Fund - Applications are sought from parish groups and organisations working to meet need and poverty in their community. For further information or an application pack please call Elizabeth McQuade on 0141 226 5898 or email PCT@rcag.org.uk.  Application packs can be completed online at www.stnicholasbox.org.uk/jobs/index.php

Adult Faith Development - The Catechism of the Catholic Church; this course which was run during Lent is now being repeated in Christ the King Parish Hall (Upper), Carmunnock Road, King's Park, on Mondays at 7.00pm.

Sessions: 

20 May       Maria McMahon       The Creed

27 May       Fr Tom Kilbride       Prayer

For further information, please contact Deacon John Cairns: 0141 637 0579  john.cairns5@ntlworld.com

Year of Faith: Adult Education - 450th Anniversary of The Council of Trent, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm St Peter's Hall, Partick.  All welcome.

Tuesday, 21 May - The Decree on the Eucharist  Most Rev Philip Tartaglia

Tuesday, 28 May - After the Council  Rev Willie McFadden

Catholic Charismatic Renewal Glasgow - May Weekend of Renewal. Guest speaker Canon Willie Fraser.  Theme: Pentecost in the Year of Faith.  Friday 17 May at 7.00 pm and Saturday 18 May at 10.00 am for 10.30 am start. Life in the Spirit Seminars - Friday 21 June and Saturday 22 June. Venue for events: Cardinal Winning Pro Life Initiative Hall, 104 Albert Road, Crosshill, G42 8DR. Teas and coffees provided.  Please bring a packed lunch for Saturdays. For further information contact Anne: 07436 114052 or 07709 2018039.

Ignatian Spirituality Centre - Vatican II Council - Celebrating 50 years

Christian Hope in Today's World with Professor Werner Jeanrod - Saturday 18 May 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm; Reclaiming the Laity with Dr Theodora Hawksley - Saturday 15 June 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm. For further information, contact the Ignatian Spirituality Centre, 35 Scott Street, Glasgow, G3 6PE. Tel: 0141 354 0077. Fax: 0141 331 4588. To access their website, click here.

Sunday, 19 May 2013 at 3.00 pm - the Archbishop will celebrate Pentecost Mass in St Andrew's Cathedral for those received into the Church at Easter, with their sponsors and families.  All welcome.

Little Sisters of the Poor, St Josephs, 14 Cumnock Road, Robroyston, Glasgow - You are very welcome to join A Procession in Honour of Our Lady - Sunday, 26 May at 4.00 pm.  All welcome. email: lspglasgow@aol.com or Tel: 0141 558 5114.

Linn Cemetry Mass - The Annual Mass to remember all those who are buried in the Linn Cemetry and those whose committals took place at the Linn Crematorium will take place in the cemetry on Saturday 1 June.  The Mass will start at 3.00 pm. All welcome.

AGAP Film & Faith Club

AGAP Film & Faith Club meets on Thursda 6 June at 7.00 pm in St Michael's Hall, Parkhead. This month's film is "The Crucible" (1996, Certificate 12) starring Daniel Day-Lewis.  It is about the Salem witch trials of 1692 and the post-film chat will be about the nature of "witch hunts" and mass hysteria.  Free.  Tea/coffee afterwards and no obligation to commit to all screenings.

"Strange Powers of Speech"

AGAP is collaborating with Wellington Church on University Avenue/Southpark Avenue in a project called "Strange Powers of Speech" on Friday 7 June at 7.30 pm as part of the West End Festival.  An evening of poetry inspired by wildlife with a dramatised reading of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner".  Admission free.  Fair trade wine and cheese provided.  Donations to the World Wildlife Fund.

Drostan Days in 2013

Christian Celtic-Style Spirituality for Retreatants

Needing to restore your spiritual rhythm and life-balance? Come away for a few days to Saint Drostan’s Lodge at beautiful Glen Esk in Angus from 3-7 June or 14-16 June 2013.

For full details click here or for further information contact Deacon John Woodside on 01261 498259/07777 668600.

All Saints will celebrate their 40th Anniversary on 12 June 2013 with a thanksgiving Mass celebrated by Archbishop Tartaglia in St Catherine Laboure Church at 7.00 pm and thereafter there will be a Reception in the church hall.

All Saints are looking for memories from former pupils and staff of their time at All Saints and also pictures, documentation, videos or other documents that could be brought together as a movie or display for the evening.  If you can help with this please contact the school on 0141 582 0010 or email: headteacher@allsaints-sec.glasgow.sch.uk

A new website has been created, with a calendar of events, talks, Masses, pilgrimages etc and useful materials such as the Documents of Vatican II, the Catechism etc. It also has a schema linking the Sunday readings to the relevant section of the catechism to aid study and prayer. The new website is: www.yearoffaithscotland.com

To complement the website, for the first time nationally, the Bishops have created social media streams to bring the message of the Year of Faith to the many users of Facebook and Twitter. 

The new Facebook page will offer daily updates from Scotland and Rome on the activities of the Year of Faith and can be accessed here

www.facebook.com/yearoffaithscotland  

The Twitter stream will bring short information bursts and thoughts for the day to keep users focused on the themes of the Year of Faith. It can be accessed at

www.twitter.com/scotyearoffaith

Year of Faith Prayer

Lord Jesus, You entrusted your Church with the mission to proclaim the Good News to all the nations.  You sent the Holy Spirit to strengthen those who would bear the message of salvation.

In this year may the same Holy Spirit strengthen our faith and inspire us with words and deeds that, by our efforts, the men and women of our time will hear of You, will believe in You and will come to the beauty of knowing You.  Who live and reign with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, One God, for ever and ever Amen.

From 8 to 15 October 2013 - Led by Archbishop Philip Tartaglia 

Direct Return Flights from Glasgow - indication rate £1,150 (8 days)

Free Registration for this pilgrimage up to 28 February 2013.

To book or for further information, please contact:

Special Pilgrimages "Christian Tours"
55 - 57 Queens Road
Southend-on-Sea Essex
SS1 1LT  

Telephone: 01702 394000 Fax: 01702 395000
Website: www.special-pilgrimages.co.uk
Email: info@special-pilgrimages.co.uk

SAMPLE ITINERARY

• Saint Andrew's Cathedral is open each day from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
• Weekday Masses are at 8.15am, 1.00pm and 5.15 pm
• Sunday Masses are 5.15pm (Saturday Vigil); 10.00am, 12noon and 5.15pm
• Confessions 30 minutes before weekday Masses

St Andrew's Cathedral, Clyde Street, Glasgow, G1 4JY - 8.15 am, 1.00 pm and 5.15pm

St Mary's, 89 Abercromby Street, Calton, Glasgow, G40 2DQ - 9.00 am

St Aloysius, Rose Street, Garnethill, Glasgow, G3 6RE - 8.00 am, 12.30 pm and 5.45 pm

St Patrick's, 137 William Street, Anderston, Glasgow, G3 8UR - 10.00 am

St Mungo's, 52 Parson Street, Townhead, Glasgow, G4 0RX - 10.00 am, 12.15 pm and 6.00 pm

St Alphonsus, 18 Stevenson Street West, Glasgow, G40 2ST - 12.30 pm