Fourth Sunday of Year A 29th January 2023
St John the Evangelist: Collections: First Collection GA £ 416.50 NGA £801.31 Monthly Standing Orders: £3,818.00 Building Fund GA £20.00 St Anthony £62.12 Sick & Retired Priests GA £631.00. NGA £737.53 Justice & Peace GA £50.00 Annual White Flower SPUC Collection: Retiring Collection this weekend of 28th/29th January This Sunday Coffee/Tea Morning: All welcome to come along after the 10.00am Mass to the hall. First Friday Parish Monthly Mass & Adoration: Mass begins at 7pm, followed by Adoration, Rosary & Night Prayer. First Friday Children’s Rosary in St Johns: This Friday at 6.30pm. This is an opportunity, for children of all ages to gather together to pray the rosary. All families are invited to attend and pre- school children are very welcome. 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). Monthly Diocesan First Friday Pro-life Mass: St Francis, Port Glasgow at 7pm. White Mass: Mass for Catholic Healthcare Professionals and the intention of healthcare work in Scotland will take place on Sunday 12th February 2023 at 11am in St. Mirin’s Cathedral. Following Mass reception in the Diocesan office foyer. Please RSVP if attending the Reception and for more details please email: [email protected] Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes: Takes place from 30 June until 7 July 2023. Pilgrimage is open to all. Prices start at £859 Esplanade Eden, (15 min walk to the Domain) £919 foe Beau Site (12 min walk to the Grotto) and £984 for the Hotel Padoue. (3 min walk to the Domain, recommended if you struggle with distance). Prices are per person based on 2 people sharing and does not include insurance. (There is an additional single room supplement for each hotel) If you have a medical condition, or require assistance you should register with the Pilgrimage medical team. You should do this prior to booking with Tangney Tours. Please contact Anne Louise Buchanan on 01475 638132. To book phone Tangney Tours on 01732 886666 or visit www.tangney-tours.com/paisley Youth to Lourdes 2023: Our pilgrimage returns this summer. In s3-s6? Do you wish to serve others? Learn more about your faith? Meet other young people? If so, then Youth to Lourdes could be for you. This year the pilgrimage will leave Scotland on Thursday 29th June 2023. We will arrive in Lourdes on Friday 30th June. We will arrive back in Scotland on Friday 7th July 2023. The pilgrimage costs £650.00. Want to know more? Contact Fr. John Morrison tel: 01418892026 5056 or email [email protected] or follow us on Instagram, facebook and twitter. Diocesan Office for Pastoral Formation of Young Adults Pilgrimage to Lourdes: This will coincide with the Diocesan/ Youth to Lourdes Pilgrimage from 30th June to 7th July 23. The cost is £500 per person. If you’re aged 18-35 and would like to know more, or if you would like to register your interest, please email ([email protected]) ([email protected]). Deposits of £100 should be paid before the end of January 2023. Admission to Hospital: If you are due to go into hospital please contact Fr Joe/Jonathan to receive the Sacrament of the Sick before admission. Every hospital has a system to contact a Priest in emergencies; a family member simply asks a member of staff to contact the Priest on Call and he will visit. Other non-emergency visits can be arranged via the Hospital Chaplain if required. Due to Data Protection, the Chaplain won’t know you are in the hospital unless you inform him. Catholic TV Televised Mass: Tomorrow 29th January at 10.00 am here in St Johns. We pray for those who have died recently, Joseph Brogan, Paul Burke, Amy Cook, Hurst Kundinger, John Joseph Mc Gonigle, Elizabeth Mc Guinness, Catherine Mc Lachlan, Irene & Liam Mc Laughlin, Oliver Smyth and for the Anniversaries of Edward, George & Mary Brady, Allan Brown, Maria Crolla, Isabella Docherty, Jane Mitchell Doyle, Aloysius Fernandes, Anna Gaffney, Mary Hill, Edward Hone, Patrick, Patricia & Susan Hone, Jennifer Mowat, Anna Mc Guire, Rena Owens, John Speirs Jnr, Betty & Danny Williamson, Jack Winning.
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Third Sunday of Year A 22nd January 2023
St John the Evangelist: Collections: First Collection GA £371.70 NGA £903.93 Monthly Standing Orders: £3,818.00 Building Fund GA £19.50 St Anthony £64.37 Justice & Peace GA £42.00 This weekend Special Collection - Sick and Retired Clergy: We remember our Sick & Retired Priests of the diocese with great love and affection. We have thirteen retired priests, still active in prayer and witness: one living in Rome, five in houses throughout the diocese, three in parish presbyteries, and two at the Residence of the Little Sisters and two in Chile. We thank God for the gift of these priests and keep them in our prayers. In 2021 our two special collections and Friends Campaign raised £47,513 which represents 33% of our expenditure of £144,938 i.e. a shortfall of £97,425, which was met by the Sick & Retired Priests Investment income. Annual White Flower SPUC Collection: Retiring Collection next weekend of 28th/29th January Funerals this week: Peter Mc Gilloway Fri 27th Jan at 10.00am. SYNOD 2021-2024: The document for the Continental Stage has now been published and is available on the diocesan website homepage. This will be the focus of the European Assembly in February 2023. Please send any comments to [email protected] Diocesan Office for Pastoral Formation of Young Adults Pilgrimage to Lourdes: This will coincide with the Diocesan/ Youth to Lourdes Pilgrimage from 30th June to 7th July 23. The cost is £500 per person. If you’re aged 18-35 and would like to know more, or if you would like to register your interest, please email ([email protected]) ([email protected]). Deposits of £100 should be paid before the end of January 2023. Diocese of Paisley Safeguarding Thought for the Month: The Gospel invites us to respond to the God of love who saves us, to see God in others and to go forth from ourselves to seek the good of others” Pope Francis Food Bank Donations: As a Parish we contributed 520 Kilogrammes of food. Thank you for your generosity. Divine Mercy Monthly Devotions: Divine Mercy Mass at 7 p.m. followed by Adoration on Wednesday 25th January 2023. The Mass will take place at St Mary’s Church, 163 George Street, Paisley PA1 2UN. Next Sunday Coffee/Tea Morning: This will be on Sunday the 29th January after the 10.00am Mass in the hall. Next Children’s Rosary: Friday 3rd February at 6.30pm. White Mass: Mass for Catholic Healthcare Professionals and the intention of healthcare work in Scotland will take place on Sunday 12th February 2023 at 11am in St. Mirin’s Cathedral, and will be celebrated by Bishop John. Following Mass reception in the Diocesan office foyer. Please RSVP if attending the Reception and for more details please email: [email protected] St Margaret’s Children & Family Care Society: This is the only Catholic Adoption Society in the U.K. They are very much dependent on the Crib Donations. The Crib will remain on the Altar until 2nd February, Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Reconciliation and Healing Service: There will be a Reconciliation and Healing Service at St Columbkille's Parish Hall, Kirkwood Street Rutherglen G73 at 2.30pm on Sunday 5th February. Speakers, Rev Jonathan Whitworth and Joe Livingston. The Theme - Finding Forgiveness. All welcome. We pray for those who have died recently: Esther Flynn, Peter Mc Gilloway, Desmond Henaghan, Alan Hickey, Elizabeth Mc Guinness, Catherine Mc Lachlan, Liam Mc Laughlin, Monsignor Richard Mohan, Betty Taylor and for the Anniversaries of Patrick Brady, Leonard Bradley, Mary Buchanan, Jim Casey, Elizabeth Conelly, Mary Forsyth, Rose Gormley, Maria Hannigan, Sylvia Harris, Agnes Kelly, John & Rose Mc Goldrick, Agnes & Peter Mc Goldrick, Kathleen Veronica Mc Laughlan, Betty & Billy Mc Shane, Gordon Roy, Lex Shields, Second Sunday of Year A 15th January 2023
St John the Evangelist: Collections: First Collection GA £386.80 NGA £1042.16 Monthly Standing Orders: £3,818.00 Building Fund GA £125.00 St Anthony £78.80 Justice & Peace GA £352.26 NGA £506.55 Christmas £60.00 Special Collection - Sick and Retired Clergy 22nd January: We remember our Sick & Retired Priests of the diocese with great love and affection. We have thirteen retired priests, still active in prayer and witness: one living in Rome, five in houses throughout the diocese, three in parish presbyteries, and two at the Residence of the Little Sisters and two in Chile. We thank God for the gift of these priests and keep them in our prayers. In 2021 our two special collections and Friends Campaign raised £47,513 which represents 33% of our expenditure of £144,938 i.e. a shortfall of £97,425, which was met by the Sick & Retired Priests Investment income. Annual White Flower SPUC Collection: Retiring Collection on the weekend of 28th/29th January Monthly Pro-Life Mass: The monthly Pro-Life Mass is on Wednesday, 18th January at 7.30pm at Holy Cross, 113 Dixon Ave, G42 8ER. Adoration begins at 6.15pm. Tea in the hall afterwards – all welcome. The celebrant will be Fr Douglas Green. Valentine’s Retreat 2023: This free half-day retreat offers couples a chance to reflect on their love and commitment to each other, to God and to their community. It will be led by Annette and Paul O’Beirne, of Equipes Notre-Dame - Teams of Our Lady, which supports married couples in their vocation. They will share some of the stories and tools gathered over their 42 years together. The retreat takes place from 2-5pm on Saturday 11 February at the Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB (free parking onsite). Register at bit.ly/valentineretreat Catholic Art Calendars: Available now from the Stall located in the link corridor between the Sacristy and Church ho at £1.00 Funerals this week: Mon 16th John Patrick Gaynor. Wed 18th Cornelius Mc Gettigan (Woodside Crematorium only @ 11am). Fri 20th Elizabeth Thomson. SYNOD 2021-2024: The Papal Synod timeline has now been extended, by a year, to 2024. The document for the Continental Stage has now been published and is available on the diocesan website homepage. This will be the focus of the European Assembly in February 2023. Please send any comments to [email protected] Diocesan Office for Pastoral Formation of Young Adults Pilgrimage to Lourdes: This will coincide with the Diocesan/ Youth to Lourdes Pilgrimage from 30th June to 7th July 23. The cost is £500 per person. If you’re aged 18-35 and would like to know more, or if you would like to register your interest, please email ([email protected]) ([email protected]). Deposits of £100 should be paid before the end of January 2023. Think Vocation: Where is God’s light leading you? Or are you called to be a guiding light to others in their search, as a priest or religious? Speak to our Diocesan Vocations Director, Fr. John Morrison tel: 01418892602 or email [email protected] Diocese of Paisley Safeguarding Thought for the Month: The Gospel invites us to respond to the God of love who saves us, to see God in others and to go forth from ourselves to seek the good of others” Pope Francis 100 Club Winners January: 1st Rosaleen Reilly No 12. 2nd Gerald Morrow No 4. 3rd Maureen Mc Cready No 45. 4th John Joe Reilly No 100. 5th J & M Trainor No 146. We pray for those who have died recently: Edward Dowling, John Patrick Gaynor, Peter Mc Gilloway, Cornelius Mc Gettigan, Daniel Mc Sorley, Neil O’Neil, Elizabeth Thomson, Jennifer Tan, and for the Anniversaries of Jim Brown, Desmond & Jane Coleman, Annie Docherty, Ethna Herbert, Robert Gribbon, Charles Mc Aleavy, Jean Mc Allister, Dominic Mc Cue, David Mc Donald, Jean Mc Fadyen, Sarah Anne Mc Grath, Maria & Tommy O’Hara, Annie Mc Quade, Alec, Nan & Sandra Wylie, Solemnity of the Epiphany 8th January 2023
St John the Evangelist: Collections: Christmas Day First C GA £1290.41 NGA £1706.94 Monthly Standing Orders: £3,818.00 Building Fund GA £124.81 St Anthony £39.01 Last weekend: First C GA £349.00 NGA £866.00. Building Fund GA £397.50 NGA £449.09 Christmas GA £80.00. St Anthony: £47.60 Second Collection this weekend: Justice & Peace. Wednesday Morning 7am Mass: This Mass recommences this Wednesday 11th of January. Thank you: A big thank you to all those who cleaned and prepared the Church for Christmas, the florists who decorated the Church with such beauty, our choirs/cantors, altar servers, sacristans, pass keepers and all those who put up our Christmas cribs and trees and thank you for all your Christmas greetings, cards and gifts. Wishing you all a Holy & Happy New Year. Catholic Art Calendars: Available now from the Stall located in the link corridor between the Sacristy and Church ho at £1.00 Sacred Heart Companions Prayer Group: Meeting in the Oratory from 1pm to 2pm this Tuesday 10th January. Think Vocation: Where is God’s light leading you? Or are you called to be a guiding light to others in their search, as a priest or religious? Speak to our Diocesan Vocations Director, Fr. John Morrison tel: 01418892602 or email [email protected] SYNOD 2021-2024: The Papal Synod timeline has now been extended, by a year, to 2024. The document for the Continental Stage has now been published and is available on the diocesan website homepage. This will be the focus of the European Assembly in February 2023. Please send any comments to [email protected] Diocesan Office for Pastoral Formation of Young Adults Pilgrimage to Lourdes: This will coincide with the Diocesan/ Youth to Lourdes Pilgrimage from 30th June to 7th July 23. The cost is £500 per person. If you’re aged 18-35 and would like to know more, or if you would like to register your interest, please email ([email protected]) ([email protected]). Deposits of £100 should be paid before the end of January 2023. Diocese of Paisley Safeguarding Thought for the Month January 2023: The Gospel invites us to respond to the God of love who saves us, to see God in others and to go forth from ourselves to seek the good of others” Pope Francis Communications Commission: The Diocesan Communications Commission (which meets every 2-3 months) is responsible for all diocesan communications, to ensure a frequent, consistent and synodal message. We wish to increase the number of representatives, especially recruiting people who are/have been engaged in media & communications. If interested or want more information, please contact Canon Danny McLoughlin at [email protected]. Cinema, Arts and Literature Club: Interested in discussing perspectives on film, novels, poetry, music and more? Come to our next meeting where we will be discussing the novel "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. Text INFO to 07957644546 for full details. Tuesday 17th January 7:30pm to 9pm, Dunreath, 231 Nithsdale Road, G41 5HA. (Spiritual activities at Dunreath are entrusted to Opus Dei, a personal Prelature of the Catholic Church.) All welcome 100 Club Winners: Sept 22 No 113 Ed Casey and for Nov M. Sloey No 136. Winnings are still to be collected from the Sacristy. We pray for those who have died recently: Rachel Church, Susan Gallagher, John Patrick Gaynor, Peter Mc Gilloway, Cornelius Mc Gettigan, Frank Mc Garvey, Neil O’Neil, Doris Mc Quarrie, Elizabeth Thomson, and for the Anniversaries of John Anderson, Mary Armstrong, Brian Corcoran, Pearl Dunne, Robert Furie, Susan Gallagher, Clare Murray, Gregg Thomas Mc Master, Owen & Margaret Taylor. |
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