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Will be closed until Tuesday 17th November. Please note that the website will not be updated until then. For parish information and mass times please refer to the bulletins.
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Service at War Memorial in Saltcoats at 11am. Service at War Memorial in Stevenston at 1.30pm. I am always grateful to those who represent both parishes on this occasion.
St John’s on Thursday 19th November at 7pm. St Mary’s on Monday 23rd November at 7pm. Hospitality will be available in both parish halls after Mass.
Will take place in St Mary’s parish hall on Saturday 14th November from 10am-2pm with home baking and a raffle. All welcome.
Will take place in Ardrossan Cemetery on Sunday 8th November 2026 at 2pm
This is the Foodbank’s biggest food drive of the year and brings in the bulk of the food they require to get through the winter months and ensure they meet all the requests they receive. Your past support has been critical to the success of the work of the Foodbank. The dates are November, Thursday 26th – Saturday 28th between 10am until 4pm. The Caritas Students usually do the Saturday. Can you help by doing a two-hour shift on the Thursday or Friday? Please contact Danny on 07979542319
The journey into a synodal way of being Church together, begun by Pope Francis and continued by Pope Leo is one where we will require a new passion for equipping, and using the gifts of, leaders. Responding to this call and to what people have asked for, the Bishops’ Conference are excited to offer Called and Sent, formation for Christian leaders. This course will equip people with skills and tools that, while necessary in the Church today, will be even more so in the Church going into the future, where clergy, lay and religious are called to be co-responsible for the ‘the being and action of the Church’. (Pope Benedict). The course will be conducted in a spirit of prayerfulness and entail one full day’s formation and four follow up online formation sessions. We are looking for people who are prayerful, faith-filled and already involved in the life of the Church in their parish, diocese or organisation. Please consider if you might be the right person for this course. For more information, and to apply for Called and Sent, go to; https://www.iscglasgow.co.uk/called-and-sent
Come together to pray for all those taking part the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) and for the care of our common home. Hosted by the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland’s Care of Creation Office and supported by Justice & Peace Scotland, SCIAF, and SCES this Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Nolan to pray for the success of the COP31 climate summit in Türkiye. After Mass, join us for refreshments in Eyre Hall and a live video update from CAFOD who will be reporting to us live from COP31. All are welcome. Date: Thursday 12th November 2026. Time: Mass – 1pm | Livestream & Refreshments – 2pm. Location: St Andrew’s Cathedral & Eyre Hall, 196 Clyde Street, Glasgow, G1 4JY
Is teaming up again with the Night Before Christmas Charity (NB4CC) to provide a Christmas present for those who are homeless & being supported by North Ayrshire Council. Last Christmas, Liz Brown of North Ayrshire Council’s Homeless Unit wrote “Through your year-round help and generous donation to The Night Before Christmas we are able to make life easier and bring a little bit of joy to the lives of those who need it most in our communities.” If you can help, please put a cash donation in an envelope marked NB4C & put it in the usual collection bag or donate online at nbcc.scot
Lists are available for our deceased relatives and friends during the month of November. Please hand them into St Mary’s parish office or St John’s Sacristy where they will be placed on the Altar during this month. Those included on the list will be remembered in masses in both churches as well as Canon Matt and Fr McCabe in Cape Town.
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GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION
The Regulation came into force on Friday 25th May 2018, and gives individuals greater rights and control over the use of their personal information. Your privacy is important to the Parish Communities of St. John’s and St. Mary’s. We use the personal data, provided by you for Pastoral support and the administration of weekly collections. The information is held securely and confidentially in electronic or paper format. We will not share this information with third parties without your prior consent. A fuller Privacy Notice is now available on the Diocesan website. www.gallowaydiocese.org.uk/privacy-policy-and-gdpr