St Alphonsus R.C. Church, Calton, Glasgow, Scotland
Welcome
Welcome to the St Alphonsus Parish website, bringing you news and information from our parish and it's parishoners
Times of Services
Regular services held at St Alphonsus :
4:30pm (Vigil), 10:00 am, 11:00 am, 12:00 noon and 5:00 pm
Monday to Saturday - 12:00 noon
Mass - 12:30pm
(Except Wednesday - Perpetual Help Novena)
Monday to Saturday - 12:00 noon - 12:30 pm (Except Wednesdays)
Saturday 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Novena to St Peregrine -Last Saturday of each month at 1:00 pm
Novena and Mass to St Pio of Pietrelcina - 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 pm
Eucharistic Adoration - Saturday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Click here for a list of all Services
Boab fae the Barras - Thought for the week
Formula 1 has pit stops, basketball has time outs, and football has half time…the common theme? The chance to rethink, recharge and then recommit. Jesus “got up and left the house and went off to a lonely place and prayed there.” Jesus reminds us that before we can continue to “step up” to what is being asked of us, we have to “step back” to recuperate our energy. Perhaps we can be likened to vending machines: people come to us and take from us. They are “recharged” by what they get, but we are depleted. Unless we restock our “machine”, we won’t be able to serve anyone. So this week, step back in order to be able to step up to what God is asking of you! Boab.
Our Patron Saint - St Alphonsus
Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (September 27, 1696 – August 1, 1787) was an Italian Catholic Bishop, spiritual writer, scholastic philosopher and theologian, and founder of the Redemptorists, an influential religious order. He was canonized in 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI and declared a Doctor of the Church
More information on St Alphonsus (from Wikipedia)
Our Clergy
St Alphonsus Parish is in the care of the Xaverian Missionaries. The late Father John Ceresoli was Parish Priest and the parish is also ably served by Father Ian Bathgate anf Father Eugenio Montesi.
More information on Our Clergy
Our Parishoners
As well as local Calton people, the parish is home to a wide diversity of people from around Glasgow and beyond. The Saturday evening vigil is an especially busy mass where shoppers from the city centre and the famous Barrowland market make their way to worship.
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Parish Notices
October Pilgrimage
The Canonization of the Conforti Xaverian founder took place on Sunday, 23rd October 2011. A pilgimage to Rome and Parma was organised and a photo diary can be found here.