29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Collection	St John's	St Thomas
First	GA £323.60, NGA £289.30	GA £40.00, NGA £121.25
Monthly Standing Orders	£3,818.00	£2,990.00
Monthly Building Fund	GA £65.00	GA £80.00
St Anthony's Box	£91.61	£30.81

Missio Scotland Annual Collection (24th October)
Missio Scotland enables missionaries to help communities in need through grassroots projects.  They build and maintain hospitals, schools and seminaries, care for people in need and act for justice in the developing world. In 2020 this collection was affected by the Covid-19 restrictions raising £15,305 (2019: £30,705)
 
Annual Mass at St. Conval’s Cemetery
Bishop John will celebrate Mass to pray for the souls of family members laid to rest in St Conval’s on Sunday 14th November at 2pm. Later date due to COP26.
 
Mass for COP26
The Bishops of Scotland will host a Mass during COP26 at St Aloysius’ Church, Rose Street, on Sunday 7th November at 1pm. The Mass is for Official Delegates, Visitors to Glasgow and for the Faithful of Scotland.  Places must be booked on Eventbrite in order to attend by following the link to https://mediades.co.uk/cop26/
 
Adoration
St John’s: Daily from 9am-9:55am with Rosary at 9:25am.
St John’s Oratory: Mon, Wed, Fri 10:30am-9pm. You can still sign up for a weekly hour.
St Thomas’s: Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat 9am-9:55am with Rosary at 9:25am.
 
ACN’s ‘1 Million Children Praying the Rosary’ Campaign - 18th October 2021
The worldwide campaign is an invitation to remember the words of Our Lady of Fatima that the childlike and trusting prayer of the Rosary can truly change the world and bring peace.
 
Pastoral Formation of Young Adults (18-30) Thursday 28th October
Fr Jonathan Whitworth will speak about the Eucharist as 'the pearl of great price' with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Benediction of the Church. Finally, we will get together over drinks. @DoPYoungAdults (Facebook and Twitter); @rcdopya (Instagram).
 
Annual Torchlight Procession
The Annual Torchlight Procession to remember the lives lost from abortion will be on Thu 28 Oct. Please at George Square, Glasgow, from 6pm, with Rosary at 6:30pm followed by the procession at 7pm to St Andrew's Cathedral, for Mass beginning at 7:30pm. 
 
East Renfrewshire Faith Forum
An Inter-Faith Pandemic Healing & Reflection Service on Sunday 17th October at 3pm in the United Reform Church, Lowndes St, Barrhead. All Welcome!
 
Evening of Reflection
An Evening of Reflection before the Blessed Sacrament in St John’s in honour of the Holy Souls in Purgatory commencing with Mass, Exposition, Rosary, Way of the Cross and Private Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament on Friday, 5th November 7pm-10pm.
 
We pray for those who have died recently:
Sarah Connolly, Evelyn Gadd, Catherine Mackenzie, Alison McMaster, Marion Mulaney, and Anna Wilson;
and for the anniversaries of
Michael Conafray, Anne Donnelly, Charles Duffin, Johnny Farrell, Patricia Fitzpatrick, Jimmy Fleming, Joseph Foy, Mary Goldie, James McAllister, Angus McEachen, Alice McGrory, Johnny MacMillan, Fr James Murray, Fr James O’Connell, Katie & Patrick Reilly, Kenny and Patricia Ross.
 
All notices and anniversaries for the bulletin should be handed in by 7pm on Thursday please.