ANOINTING OF RCIA CANDIDATES : Since our candidates have now completed volume 1 of their program, entitled “My Catholic Faith”, I will anoint them at Masses next weekend, 14 th & 15 th November, as a way of signifying and promoting their growth in spiritual strength in the Holy Spirit. They are not being anointed with the oil of the sick! Rather, it is a way of bringing them and their courageous efforts to the attention of the parish community so that we can continue to support them with our prayers, our presence and our friendship. Please make a point of encouraging and welcoming them personally!
THERE WILL BE NO MASS ON THURSDAY MORNING either in St. Mary’s or in Our Lady’s, Millport, as I must attend a clergy meeting out of town. I will offer Mass at that me eting for those named on our November Lists. Please remember that there is always Mass at 12 Noon in the Benedictine Monastery.
MASS ON MONDAY MORNING, 9 th NOVEMBER: St. Mary’s Primary School. The Mass will be offered for all the past staff and pupils of the school who have died. Parishioners may attend the Mass. Please gather outside the main door of Largs Academy between 8.55am and 9.05am. A member of staff will take you to the assembly hall.
ST. MARY’S PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS FAYRE : All parishioners are warmly invited to join us on Tuesday 17th November 2026 from 3pm - 5pm. Entry is via Largs Academy. Ticket price is £3 for an adult and £5 for a child (includes a visit to Santa and the bouncy castle). We are also looking for donations which can be handed in to the school on the following dates: Chocolate for the Chocolate Tombola - Friday 6th November 2026; Bottles for the Bottle Stall - Friday 13th November 2026; Raffle Prizes - dropped off at the school office at any time; Home baking - Tuesday 17th November (handed to the school office on the morning of Tuesday 17th). See poster on the school notice board at the back of St. Mary’s Church.
CHANA (Churches Homeless Action North Ayrshire) 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
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). 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. The first formation day will take place on 23 January 2027 at the Ignatian Spirituality Centre in Glasgow, followed by four online evening sessions between February and May. For more information, and to apply for Called and Sent, go to: https://www.iscglasgow.co.uk/called-and-sent
Learn about the new shrine for Saints Carlo, Francis & Clare at St Mary, Star of the Sea. Stay updated on its progress!
SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS: “When He appears, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is” (1 John 3:2).
I want to thank Mary’s family for sharing with us the many good and admirable things about her and who she is. They paint a beautiful picture of a beautiful soul: her love for family and friends, her being a people person in the way she welcomed everyone, listened to their chat and needs and […]
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I always feel hugely disappointed when, after hearing a splendid eulogy about someone like Sharon, I never actually got to know them in this life. The Sharon whose eulogy only someone like her husband Stuart could produce strikes you as a remarkable human being, as someone you just ought to have known. Then again, as […]
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