WELCOME TO ST JOHN'S

The Catholic Parish of Saint John the Evangelist is part of the Diocese of Paisley and has served the community of Barrhead for more than 175 years.
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TIMES OF HOLY MASS

Saturday: 10am, Vigil for Sunday 4pm
Sunday: 10am, 11:30am & 5pm
Weekday Mass: Monday-Saturday 10am

Weekday Mass: Monday-Saturday 10am
Rorate Mass for Advent:  Wednesday 7:30am
Holy Days of Obligation: Vigil 7pm, 8am & 10am

​Confessions:
Saturday 10:30am-11am, 3:15pm-3:45pm
Monday-Friday 9:30am-9:50am​



 Funerals this week


Recently Dead
Ann Marie Carberry
Robert McCann,
​Charles Wright


Forthcoming Requiem Masses
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The Requiem Mass for Robert McCann will be celebrated at 10:00am on Wednesday 21st January with the Vigil reception at 6:00pm Tuesday 20th January.






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Click on the image to read Bishop Nolan's Pastoral Letter on the Day of Prayer for Peace
​January 4th 2026.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed,
​through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
​Amen.
Parish Restoration
Read the minutes of our Parish Meeting on the Restoration

Latest Minutes of the PPC​

Grant Award
We are pleased to announce that St. John's  have been awarded £25,000 for our church renovation project from the Benefact Trust, which supports the work of churches in Great Britain.

We have been awarded £10,000 from The National Churches Trust. (Nov. 26th 2025).
Thanks be to God.

Glasgow Times article about the Renovation Project-Click to read.

 
Parish Hall Getting Ready to Move:
The Stage Curtains have now been fitted as we prepare to move into the Parish Hall later in the autumn. Thanks to Anne White who oversaw the installation through the week. There are still final specifications being done to help us work to our tight budget. We hope to have final costs ready very soon. Please keep up the prayers for the work to start as soon as possible.


Renovation Fundraising Page. 
​Click to see news of our fundraising activities and progress.

           Restoration Fund Update
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St John’s Social Committee are delighted to announce that, in addition to the £10,000 raised at the summer fête, ongoing fundraising initiatives including the Afternoon Tea, Hogmanay Party, Dr Who raffle, monthly quizzes and more have contributed a further £9,461.65 towards the Church Restoration Fund! Thank you again to everyone who has contributed in any way to raising this incredible amount. We look forward to your continued support and generosity in the year ahead!
 
The Social Committee meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm in the tea room. If anyone has any fundraising ideas, initiatives, grant awareness or simply wants to get involved, please come along — everyone is welcome.

The December Quiz raised £146 for the Restoration Fund. Thank you to all our quizzers!
The next quiz is Friday 13th February 2026

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