SSVP Scotland

Date for the Diary - Annual National Retreat
2019-10-26 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | St Mirin’s Hall, Incle Street, Paisley PA1 1HR
Annual National Retreat

Our Annual Retreat will take place in St Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, Incle Street, Paisley PA1 1HR on Saturday 26th October 2019.
The retreat will be led by Fr John Clark, MCCJ – Comboni Missionary and will begin with Mass in the Cathedral at 10.00am.
The event is free and lunch will be provided.
Please contact the National Office by 18th October to register attendance and we would ask if you could also advise on any special dietary requirements at time of booking.
Contact details for National Office: Tel: 0141 226 8833 or Email: admin@ssvpscotland.com

Date for Diary - Annual National Retreat
2019-10-26 10:00 - 16:00 | St Mirin’s Hall, Incle Street, Paisley PA1 1HR
Annual National Retreat

A reminder that our Annual National Retreat will be take place on Saturday 26th October 2019 from 10am – 4pm in St Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, Incle St, Paisley PA1 1HR.
The retreat will be led by Fr John Clark MCCJ – Comboni Missionary and the theme is ” Hope and the Poor”. The day will start with Mass at 10am in the Cathedral.
It is a free event and lunch will be provided, so please make sure you register your attendance and advise any dietry requirements to the National office: Tel 0141 226 8833 or email: admin@ssvpscotland.com
We look forward to sharing this special day with you.

St Andrew's & Edinburgh Annual Mass
2019-11-23 12:00 - 14:00 | St Margaret’s Chapel, Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB
St Andrew’s & Edinburgh Archdiocesan Mass

To all in the Archdiocese of St. Andrews & Edinburgh.
Can I remind you that our annual Archdiocesan Mass will be held at St. Margaret’s Chapel, Gillis Centre, Edinburgh, on Saturday 23/11/2019 at 12pm.
The main Celebrant will be His Grace, Archbishop Leo Cushley. Can you please ask your Parish Priest/Spiritual Advisor, if they would like to con-celebrate with His Grace on this special occasion.
There will be a buffet in the Islay Hall after the Mass. As always, this is a chance to catch up with old friends, and also make some new ones.
Please encourage each other to come along to this special occasion, so that we can go out and spread the word, and continue to do the work that St. Vincent, and Blessed Frederic asked us to do.
Yours in St. Vincent and Blessed Frederic,
Richard

Integrating Life and Faith - Encounter:Calais
2019-12-09 19:30 - 21:00 | St Joseph’s Church, 2 Eaglesham Road, Clarkston, Glasgow, G76 7BT
Integrating Life and Faith – Encounter Calais

As stories of lives lost and attempts to cross the Channel continue to make the news there is increasing awareness of the humanitarian disaster taking place at the UK border for thousands of vulnerable refugees. The Integrating Life and Faith group at St Joseph’s Church, Clarkston are hosting Danny Sweeney (Justice and Peace Scotland) who will speak about the situation from his firsthand experiences as a volunteer with Care4Calais, one of the aid organisations on the frontline of the UK’s hostile border policies. The evening will provide space for learning, reflection and discussion. 9th December, 7:30pm.
All are welcome.

Depaul International Book Launch
2020-01-24 17:30 - 20:00 | University of Notre Dame, 1 Suffolk Street, London, SW17 4HG
Book Launch – Depaul International

Following the publication of the book, ‘Street Homelessness & Catholic Theological Ethics’, we are delighted to invite you to a launch event in London on Friday 24th January 2020.
Please see attached the event flyer for further details. Link to Eventbrite page, https://bit.ly/2OGTdvD.

Scottish Faiths Action for Refugees - Glasgow Presbytery Conference, Saturday 29th February 2020
2020-02-29 09:30 - 16:00 | Saint Rollox Church of Scotland, Fountainwell Road, Glasgow, G21 1TN
“improve knowledge and understanding of what is happening across the city”

Glasgow Presbytery Conference on Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Saturday 29th February 2020, 9:30am – 4pm
Do you have an interest in the issues facing refugees and asylum seekers and would like to explore them more from a faith-based perspective? Maybe members of your parish are asylum seekers or refugees and you want to know more about how to support them in your Church?
This one day conference hosted by the Presbytery of Glasgow (the Church of Scotland) aims to bring together people involved in the Church who are refugees or asylum seekers, and those that work with them, improve knowledge and understanding of what is happening across the city with regard to asylum and refugee support and integration, and explore the possibility for future or ongoing work or networking by those involved.
The day is free and lunch is included.
Please register your interest on the Eventbrite page : www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/glasgow-presbytery-conference-on-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-tickets-81970210105
