We are now all set for a record-breaking parish lottery year! This month you have set yet another all-time sales record - with 390 entries purchased - including 7 new entries - mostly bought by brand new members playing for the first time.

Thank you all very much indeed for your many contributions to the parish - whether you're an eager newbie, or a chiselled stalwart of many years.

The draw for November took place earlier today for four £100 prizes.

The lucky winners were Archie Sinclair, Seonaid Bell, Laura Chalmers, and John Canning.

Many congratulations to them.

You could afford to buy as much as 6 to 7 minutes of King's Counsel time for your impending defamation defence if you win one of the TEN £100 prizes in the December super draw which will take place during the first week of January.

All payments to be received on or before the 31st of December please, even if Panorama tells you another time.

The opportunity to be entered into the special £1,000 super draw for Christmas ends on the 31st of December. The incredible prize fund has TEN £100 prizes available rather than the usual four. There's still time to consider taking out an additional entry, or asking a family member or friend to join. You can also buy a membership as a Christmas gift.

Historically, this time of year has been incredibly important in growing the lottery.

Amazon gift cards are the beige socks of Christmas giving: practical, predictable, and about as exciting as watching 'The Great Escape' for the eighty-third time, with adverts.

A Saint Joseph's Parish Lottery gift entry, on the other hand, is pure festive drama wrapped in cardboard. It's hope in your stocking. It's the nail-biting thrill of waiting for next month's newsletter email, while Auntie Senga insists she 'feels lucky this year'.

Amazon gives you Prime shipping; the parish lottery gives you prime suspense. Forget next-day delivery; choose same-day adrenaline. Choose the Saint Joseph's Parish Lottery!

There were 390 paid entries in November.

The monthly profit for the parish after prizes was £1,550.

The lottery has raised a total of £16,505 in 2025.

The projected total profit for 2025 is currently £17,455.

Thank you to all members.

The flood of new entries this month has been absolutely astonishing, even by your own incredibly high standards. To keep on setting records like this at such an expensive time of year is a tribute to your limitless generosity of spirit for the parish.

On behalf of Father Dan, the pastoral council, and myself, thank you all very much indeed.