Who are we

We have 6 members who meet on a Sunday in the parish hall after the Sunday café. New members are always warmly welcomed - male, female, young and not so young. Please contact the parish priest. We meet each Mondayevening at 8pm in the Church Hall.

Visiting those in need - Material Need.

In such cases we will try and provide help by providing food for the table, using our new food bank initiative or purchase groceries. We will also try to help with any problems they may have. This could be benefit advice or pointing someone in the direction of someone who can provide help to alleviate their situation. This may mean getting help from another organisation, like the Emmaus Solidarity shop in the case of furniture requests.

Sick, bereaved or lonely

We can visit, provide comfort and pray with them and for them. We arrange distribution of the Jesse Tree gifts at Christmas time to the sick and housebound of the parish. We arrange masses throuought the year for the sick and the Society’s intentions. We visit Lightburn hospital on a weekly basis. Volunteers needed on Monday mornings for no more than 3 hours to escort patients to and from Mass or a service and befriend them. Even once a month would be helpful.

Holidays

We arrange a holiday to Girvan once a year to Trochrague House. We arrange holidays to the SSVP caravan for those who would not otherwise get a holiday.

Homeless

At Christmas we distribute Christmas cards and a small gift to those living in a local men’s hostel. We assist at the Frederic Ozanam Centre at Sunday lunchtime on a rota basis, providing relief and help to those living on the streets. We accept non perishable foodstuffs for our Food Bank on a regular basis or in response to appeals. We use these to help homeless people in Barlanark and at the Frederic Ozanam Centre.