Newsletter

Fifth Sunday of the Year

February 8th 2026

 

My dear parishioners at St. Mary’s and St. Paul’s,

 

This weekend, let us welcome our good friends from Mary’s Meals; we have the opportunity to be givers of life in a very practical and important way. As I mentioned to you in a recent Newsletter, we have been asked to sponsor Namichenja Primary School, in the Sinda District of Zambia, for one more year; it has a roll of 302 pupils, 134 boys and 168 girls. Mary’s Meals believes in the power of a nourishing meal; 20 years’ experience has shown that a daily school meal has hugely positive and long-term improvements to a child’s life. Through our involvement, we are helping to break the cycle of poverty by ensuring the children gain an education, setting them up for a brighter future with better employment prospects. We are giving them a chance at Life! It costs £19.50 to provide a school meal for one year. Astonishing, but true! As we know well from the past, a little donation from us all goes a very long way. St. Teresa of Calcutta was fond of saying to her Sisters, ‘Let’s do something beautiful for God,’ In that same Spirit, let us do something beautiful for the children in Namichenja Primary School.

 

Please join us for our Coffee morning after the Sunday morning Masses; enjoy some tea/coffee/juice and toast and home baking as a Thank You for your kindness.

 

As a Thank You to our dedicated Altar Servers, parish volunteers have arranged an afternoon out for Sunday 8th March, 1-3.30pm at Cosmo Bowl @ M&D’s for bowling and a meal together. Hopefully all our servers will manage to come along; please take home a permission slip from the sacristy and return it ASAP.

 

Motherwell Diocese: Youth Pilgrimage 2026: following successful pilgrimages to Rome and to Lourdes over the past two summers, the Diocese will be running a pilgrimage for young adults (aged 18-30) in summer 2026, walking the final 100km of the Camino de Santiago in Spain, from Monday 6th -Monday 13th July 2026. The cost will be approx.. £1,000 including flights, transfers, meals and accommodation. You are warmly invited to an invitation evening at the Diocesan Centre, Coursington Road, Motherewell ML1 1PP on Tuesday 10th February from 7-8pm to. To find out more email Fr. Stephen Reilly at frreilly@rcdom.org.uk

 

Catholic Men’s Society will meet in the parish meeting room on Monday 9th February after the morning Mass, New members very welcome. If you are interested in knowing more, please contact laverypeter93@yahoo.com.

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Schedule for the Daily Liturgy:

Monday February 9th: Mass at 10am

Rosary at 9,40am; confessions at 6.30pm; Novena at 7pm

 

Tuesday February 10th: Mass at St. Paul’s Primary

 

Wednesday February 11th: Mass at 10am.

Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes

Rosary at 9.40am; adoration in the side chapel until 2.30pm

 

Thursday February 12th: Mass at 10am

Rosary at 9.40am

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The church’s daily liturgy is a wonderful gift and enables us to journey with Jesus, Mary and the Saints every day of the year; the daily Eucharist offers us the opportunity to contemplate the great mystery of Christ day by day,

 

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World Day of Prayer for the Sick, Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, Carfin Grotto for Mass at 12 noon with anointing of the sick; Rosary Procession in the evening at 8pm. All welcome for these beautiful liturgies.

 

A Message from the Strollers: we are still strolling along every Tuesday; we meet outside the Museum on Muir Street at 11am, stroll for one hour and then enjoy tea and a chat; you are welcome to join us for a stroll in the park.

 

RCIA continues in our meeting room on Thursday at 7pm; please remember our six candidates in your prayers.

 

Holy Season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on February 18th 2026

 

Recently Deceased:  Joseph Costello, Campbell McFall, Moira Brown, Frank McGeechan, John Francis Moore, Alice McWilliams, Larry Kirnan, Stephen Bennett, Frank Collie, Michael Hartley (East Kilbride)

 

Special Remembrance: Patrick Dolan, Martin McGraw, Alex and Agnes Grant, Zygmunt Jasniewicz, Kevin Bryant, Ella and Joe Paterson, Desmond Peter Henaghen Snr&Jnr., Jimmy Ward, Michalina Gulka, Feliks Gulka, Anna Sokolowska, Franciszek Sokolowski, Jan and Mary Kozak, Elzbieta Wojdyla, Nicole Dauxerre, Louis Chasset, Robert Moroz, Marie Stirret, and our relatives and friends and all the benefactors of our parish.

 

Diocese of Motherwell Website:

for good and reliable information about events across our Diocese

please consult www.rcdom.org.uk