17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Collection	St John's	St Thomas
First	GA £459.00, NGA £537.21	GA £40.00, NGA £171.61
Monthly Standing Orders	£3,818.00	£2,415.00
Monthly Building Fund	GA £28.00	GA £50.00
St Anthony's Box	£67.00	£80.73

St John’s Sunday 5pm Mass
This Mass will not continue until after Summertime.
 
World Day For Grandparents and Elderly
Pope Francis has established  the celebration of the World Day for Grandparents and Elderly. It will be on the fourth Sunday of July (25th July) near the liturgical memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, the grandparents of Jesus. A Plenary Indulgence will be granted under the usual conditions: sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer, according to the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff during the solemn celebration he will preside over in St. Peter’s Basilica or at the various functions that will be held throughout the world.
The Plenary Indulgence will also be granted on this same day to the faithful who devote adequate time to actually or virtually visiting their elderly brothers and sisters in need or in difficulty (such as the sick, the abandoned, the disabled and other similar cases),” the note reads.
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The Year of St Joseph
Our third evening will take place on Thursday 5th August in St Mirin’s cathedral at 7pm, to pray for our Clergy and Religious commending them to St. Joseph. Please use Eventbrite link to book your tickets. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/diocese-of-paisley-33712912941 Alternatively call Angela to book a place on 0141 237 3584.
 
Carfin Day
The annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Carfin, led by Bishop John Keenan, will take place on Sunday 29th August. Mass with the Anointing of the Sick will be celebrated at 3pm followed by the Rosary Procession which will take place at 5:30pm. Catering facilities are available at the shrine.
 
Think Vocation
“He took pity on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd.” Do you feel called to bring people a sense of Jesus’s pastoral love as a priest, deacon or religious? Speak to Fr. John Morrison - email vocations@rcdop.org.uk or Tel 01418895056.
 
March for Life UK
This will take place on Saturday 4th September in Central London from approx. 10am-4:30pm. The Diocese of Paisley together with SPUC Glasgow are organising an overnight coach which will leave from St. Mirin’s Cathedral at midnight on Friday 2nd September picking up at St Andrew’s Cathedral and Gretna Green.  The coach will return from parliament square at approx. 5:30pm with an ETA of midnight. The cost per person will be £30. To book a seat please use our Eventbrite link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/march-for-life-september-2021-coach-tickets-163611601705. More information on the days’ event is available at Home - March for Life UK For all other enquiries please contact Marianne by email at curia@rcdop.org.uk or Louise at lgrant@spucscotland.org thank you.
 
Food Bank
Gents toiletries are needed. Thank you for your continued and generous support.
 
The late Maria Hannigan’s Estate
Maria Hannigan left £1000 to St Thomas Parish (Rest in peace).
 
Please pray for those who have died recently especially
Eddie Casey, Willie Duffy, Frances Nicolson, Patricia O’Connor, Gordon Richards;
and for the Anniversaries of
Liam Boylan, Margaret Carroll, Kelly Anne Donn, Margaret Gore, John Haldane, Kathleen Hughes, Ian Meechan, Margaret McGuire, Alastair Thomson.