Welcome to the Parish of
Our Lady of The Assumption
&
St Meddan Catholic Church
Troon, South Ayrshire
Scotland
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Parish Priest
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Fr Willie Boyd
QUICK LINKS.......
Bishop Frank's
February
Pastoral Letter
PARISH YOUTH
Upcoming Events
PARISH EVENTS
Lenten Schedule
2026
ALL WELCOME
AT ANY GROUP
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Leaflets available
at the back of the church
ST.ANNE'S GUILD
- Meetings take place Church Hall at 2pm -
NEXT EVENT
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3rd March Inter-Church Quiz
ST ANNE'S GUILD
2025/6
Syllabus
click here
SMALLS FOR ALL®
Pantometer
20 November 2025 Thanks to you, we’ve collected 2,432,243 items of underwear and distributed 2,397,843. Could you add to our pile of pants?
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ANY DONATIONS OF PANTS CAN BE ADDED IN THE BOX AT THE BACK OF CHURCH
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Thank You, Gail
Smalls for All® is a charity that collects new pants and new or gently worn (laundered) bras for people in Africa and the UK who can’t afford or can’t get any. Because dignity matters.
Giving pants and bras may seem like a small thing, but it can make a life-changing difference. For example, each month many teenage girls miss school and women miss work because having no pants means they’re forced to stay at home during their period.
Boys and men need pants too of course, with requests coming from, for example, homeless charities and school banks.
In Africa, we help those living in orphanages, slums, IDP (internally displaced persons) camps and schools, as well as those in hospitals suffering from medical conditions like obstetric fistula. In the UK, we help charities and organisations supporting the homeless and people living in poverty or straitened circumstances.
Every pair of brand new pants and every new or gently worn bra you send helps us make a difference to someone’s life. As does every penny you’re able to give or raise for us to help carry out our work.
FOODBANK:
The parish collection date for foodbank donations is the last Sunday of the month. Donations required presently- tinned items (meals, vegetables, potatoes, fruit, custard) jars of pasta sauce, long life milk, small packets of tea and any toiletries. Please leave any donations on the table at the back of church. As always, strong shopping bags (“bags for life”) would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks in advance.
Many thanks to all for your support throughout the year. September's Tea & Toast raised £400 for Macmillan Cancer Care. October & November events raised £72 for St Margaret's Adoption Society and will be added to the crib donations.
NEXT TEA/TOAST
Thursday
26th February 2026
OTHER EVENTS & NOTICES
The Ignatian Spirituality Centre is running 3x residential retreats in Scotland this year. See posters attached or details below & on the website (click here).
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RETREAT WEEKENDS FOR PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT WHAT IS NEXT IN LIFE 'Navigating the way forward' - Either 13-15 March (Conforti, Coatbridge) or 8-10 May (Benedictine Monastery, Largs)
Take time out with God for reflection, input and community as we consider how to discern where we are and where we might be invited to next steps. For those facing choices in life, or wondering if there are changes which would lead to greater growth.
'GOING DEEPER' FOR PEOPLE NEW TO THE CATHOLIC FAITH (RCIA) - 1-3 May Pluscarden Benedictine Monastery, Elgin
Take time to pause and reflect on your faith journey in the beautiful surroundings of Pluscarden Benedictine Monastery.
Arrivals from 5pm on Friday 1st May and leaving after 12:00 noon lunch on Sunday 3 May.
This residential retreat is designed for those who have been through RCIA (a programme which prepares people to become Roman Catholic)
The weekend will include opportunities to try different ways of praying, exploring some of the Ignatian (Jesuit) and Benedictine traditions, and sharing with others on living a reflective life.
We will have time together as a group, as well as periods of silence and personal reflection.
Galloway Lourdes 50/50 Club -
Annual Subscriptions of £15 now due for renewal. Funds raised are to help take Sick Pilgrims to Lourdes, usually on our Diocesan Pilgrimage – next one is July 2027. New members most welcome. Contact Anne Cameron, 311509 or Myra Carroll. Cheques as title, please.
The World Day of Prayer Service will take place on Friday 6th March at 11:00am in St. Ninian’s Church, Bentinck Drive. World Day of Prayer is a global ecumenical movement led by Christian women, inviting people everywhere to unite in prayer and action for peace and justice. This year’s theme, “I Will Give You Rest: Come,” has been prepared by Christian women in Nigeria. Everyone is warmly invited – both ladies and gents are most welcome.
Tea and coffee will be served after the service.
FOR MORE DETAILS https://worlddayofprayer.net/nigeria-2026.html
NIGERIA 2026
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
I Will Give You Rest: Come”
