Fifth Sunday of Easter

                    Fifth Sunday of Easter 28th April
 
COLLECTIONS
First Collection GA: £542.50 NGA: £816.99                         
Monthly Standing Orders: £5,194.
Building Fund GA: £116.00                                                          
Monthly Paya Charity Donations £ 780.00                           
Spiritans Collection £1478.30                                                     
St Anthony’s Box: £56.57                        
 
Coffee Morning Sunday 5th May: The coffee morning after the 10am Mass is to raise funds for the young adults Pilgrimage to Poland in August. All donations of home baking and raffle prizes gratefully accepted. Any donations for the raffle can be left in the hall after 10 am Mass this weekend. Any home baking and last minute raffle prizes can be left in the hall on 5 May from 9 am onwards.
 
Assisted Suicide – Called to Care, Not to Kill. Please contact your MSPs today to stop assisted suicide becoming legal in Scotland. Use the QR code to access an online resource created by the Catholic Parliamentary Office, including guidance on contacting your MSPs. Visit rcpolitics.org/assistedsuicide or email  [email protected]  

 
First Communion Catechism Class: Immediately after the 10am Mass today in the hall.
 
Parish First Communions: Saturday 11th of May at 10am. Please keep all the children of St John’s & St Mark’s in your prayers.
​There will be no Confessions, Rosary, nor Adoration.
 
First Fridays for Life: The next Mass will be offered in St Fillan's, Houston, on Friday the 3rd of May at 7 PM; Adoration & Confession from 6 PM. Bishop John will offer the Mass.
 
First Friday 3rd May: Mass at 7.30am & 10am.
 
First Friday Children’s Rosary in St Johns: This Friday at 6.00pm. This is an opportunity, for children of all ages to gather together to pray the rosary.  The idea is that children as young as 4 or 5 and up to around 14 can learn to lead the rosary and make the rosary part of their daily lives. The rosary only lasts around 15 minutes. Please contact Lesley Ward if you need any further information ([email protected] or call 07910266821).
 
A Family Day with Mary – Sunday 12th of May: Bishop John and the Marriage, Family, and Life Commission warmly invites you to join families throughout the Diocese for an afternoon of celebration and fun in honour of Mary our Mother! The day will begin at 2pm in St John’s, Barrhead parish hall on Sunday the 12th of May and will include prayer, games, activities for children and refreshments for all. We will conclude with Holy Mass at 4pm.
 
Cleaners and Pass keepers: We are looking for more volunteers to clean the Church and to pass keep at weekend Masses. If interested see one of the priests.
 
Keeping the Church tidy: Could we remind everyone to take away bulletins or return them to where they were picked up and to take away any dirty hankies, bottles/foodstuff etc.
 
Make your donation go further with Gift Aid:  The New Envelopes for New Tax Year began on the weekend 6th/ 7th April. They are now ready to collect from Sacristy for those who by pay weekly envelope and also for those who pay monthly donations by standing order there are envelopes available for the 12 Monthly Building Fund and Diocesan Second Collection.
 
Sponsored Walk: Fr Ryan Black will walk from St Mirin's Cathedral in Paisley to Celtic Park in May to raise funds for the Diocese of Paisley Young Adults' Pilgrimage to Poland.  To donate, visit  www.justgiving.com/page/dopya-Poland. 
Quiz Nights: Come along to some or all of 3 Quiz Nights at the cathedral hall to help raise funds for the Young Adults pilgrimage to Poland later this year. £5 per ticket. Raffle prizes appreciated. Max 6 per team. The first Quiz starts at 7pm on Sat 4th May. BYOB.
We pray for those who have died recently: Fr Des Broderick, Fr Martin Chambers, Mary Ann Murray, Allan Mc Allister, Donald Mc Cormick and for the Anniversaries of  Catherine Costello, Margaret Ellis, Laura Hughes, Thomas Kerr, Minnie Monaghan, Maurice Mc Guire, Sarah Mc Kinstry, William Mc Laughlan, William Mc Master, James Mc Shane, John & Sadie Quinn, Nan Robello.
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