Parish of Saint Paul, The Apostle

   
 
  

 

Vocations

Welcome

Welcome to the Vocations section of our website:

Underlying Principles in Vocation Awareness
  • Each of us is called by God. This call is rooted in Baptism, and is a way of participating in the mission of Jesus.
  • No call is more important than another.
  • Most people will choose marriage. Some people are single and may choose to serve God in that state of life. Others may choose to be sisters, priests, or brothers.
  • All lifestyles are needed for the sake of God's people, to make the picture complete.
  • Priesthood and religious life continue to evolve in ways never presented by the stereotypical and negative images in the media.
  • Sistes, priests, and brothers are ordinary people who don't claim to be perfect, but desire to be of service in how they live and work.
  • Priesthood and religious life are for healthy, happy, energetic women and men, not for people who have no other options.
  • A celibate choice is a valid and healthy way of loving that demands an integrated sense of self and one's sexuality.
  • Personal invitation continues to be the main reason someone chooses to consider religious life and priesthood as possible options.

 

At the moment in our parish we have three men training for the permanment Deaconate.

“Spiritually motivated, well-trained deacons, employed in meaningful tasks, are a necessity for the Church today. They are neither substitutes for a parish priest nor social workers. They represent the deacon Jesus Christ in a sacramental manner, bringing into our world the "love of God, which the Holy Spirit has poured out into our hearts." (Rom 5:5). They are pioneers of a new “civilization of love.” They are a blessing for the Church and for the people entrusted to us. This is why we must press on with renewal of diaconia and of the diaconate, translating ever more fully into the reality of ecclesial life the impetus given by the Holy Spirit through Vatican II”. Cardinal Kasper  

If you are interested in the Permanment Diaconate, then you contact either contact Fr. John or the Archdiocesan directors of the Permanment Diaconate.

Father Paul Murray, Archdiocese of Glasgow, 196 Clyde Street, Glasgow, G1 4JY  

or

Father Allan Cameron St. Jude's, 159 Pendeen Road, Glasgow, G33 4SH

Vocations to the Priesthood:

The Bishops of Scotland - have setup a dedicated department for the service of Vocations to the Priesthood and the ongoing formation of Priests in Scotland. All the essential information on vocations to the ordained Priesthood in Scotland. For more information on Vocations to the priesthood, please follow this link to the Priests for Scotland website.

As a Catholic community of Prayer, we are all encouraged to pray for vocations to the priesthood.

Prayer for Vocations to the Priesthood

Father in heaven, we give you thanks for sending

your son, Jesus Christ, into the world to be our

Lord, Saviour and High Priest.  We believe that, in

the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus won for us the

gift of eternal life by His sacrifice on the Cross.

We believe too that Jesus Renews this sacrifice

in the Holy Eucharist, through the ministry of his

priests.

Father, we humbly ask you, raise up Holy priests

in your Church.  Grant men the strength to accept

generously the call to the priest hood.  May they

joyfully give their lives so that all your people might

receive Your holy word and Sacraments - most

especially the Holy Eucharist, the great gift of the

Body and Blood of your Son, Jesus Christ, through

whom we make this prayer.  Amen

Justin Cardinal Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia

Mary, Mother of Priests, Pray for us.

 

 

 

 
 
 
News Items &
Dates for the Sacraments 2007
 
 


 Reconciliation:

Catechetical Sessions:

Tuesdays 6th/13th & 20th March, in hall at 6.00pm

Celebration of the Sacrament: Tuesday March 27th 7.30pm

First Communion:

Catechetical Sessions : Tuesday 24th of April,1st & 8th May 6.00pm in the hall.

First Communion Practice: Sunday 6th of May - Time as arranged.

First Communion Mass: Sunday 13th of May - At all Sunday Masses.

Mass of Thanks giving: procession and presentation of certificates - Solemnity of Corpus Christi 10th June at 10am Mass , attended also by The Knights of the Holy Sepulchure.

SCHOOL MASSES 2007

Feast of St. Paul: 25th of January All Primary 4's

Feast of John Ogilvie: 10th March - St, Pauls Primary

First Monday in Lent - 26th Feb. St, Timothy's primary school.

First Monday in Advent: 4th December - St. Bridgets Primary
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