Feast Of The Epiphany Year C

St John the Evangelist Parish
Aurs Rd., Barrhead G78 2RW
 
Feast of the Epiphany  Year C
 5th January 2025  
 
Rev Monsignor John Canon Tormey: Parish Priest
Rev Joseph J McGill:   Assistant Priest
Email: [email protected]  Tel- 0141 881 0769
Website: www.stjohns-barrhead.org
 
Mary Hallan:    Safeguarding Co-Ordinator: [email protected]
 
LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS
First Collection GA: £366.00  NGA £858.83
Christmas GA: £1382.60  NGA £1796.08
Monthly Standing Orders: £4,271.50
 
 
                       Happy New Year to Everyone
All Mass times resume as normal from this week
 
Response to Psalm:
“All the nations on earth
Shall fall prostrate before you, O Lord.”
 
Justice and Peace Second Collection this Sunday
 
Crib Donations for St Margaret’s Family and Child Care. There is a donation box at the Lady Altar
 
Presentation for Canon Joseph Balmer
16 January at 7pm Mass, followed by reception in Parish Hall. We will begin collecting for Canon Joe’s Presentation. Donation envelopes are also available at the back of the church. Thank you.
 
The next children’s rosary group
We are back on Friday 10th January at 6 pm.
 
No Quiz Night this January. Next quiz night 14th February. Thanks for December quiz night which raised £63 for the Church Restoration Fund.
 
“Catholic Families for Life” Newsletter from the National Commission for Marriage, Family and Life - latest version can be found at www.marriagefamilyandlife.org.uk
 
We pray for those who have died recently:           
Mary Crossan, Janet Connelly, Janet Keenan, Betty McQuade, John Rippey, John Marshall, Mark McVey, Thomas McMahon, Tracey McHugh, Thomas Taylor.
 
and for the anniversaries of Madge Burns, Owen and Margaret Taylor, Mary and Tom Lynagh, Mary Connolly, Susan Taylor, Margaret and Peter McKenzie, John Anderson, Margaret McGuire
 
Church Cleaning. Can you please spare an hour on a Thursday after 10am Mass to help clean our church. Thanks very much. Fr John
 
St Luke’s High School First Friday Prayer Group.
We will ask our young people to add your intentions to their oratory prayer book.
You can add names at this website: https://forms.office.com/e/LZiW6ZAtiU
 
 
Lourdes Hospitalité: Booking is now open for the Diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes, 28th June-3rd July 2025. Booking is currently via the Tangney Tours website, booking forms will be available soon. If you have a life limiting, chronic medical condition or a taking regular medication you should register with the medical/nursing team. If you wish to come to Lourdes as part of the medical/nursing or helper team, please attend the meeting on 7th January at 7pm in St Ninian’s, Gourock. If you would like to come to Lourdes as a registered sick pilgrim please come to the meeting on 26th January at 2pm in St Ninian’s, Gourock. If you have any questions, please contact Anne Louise pilgrimage co-ordinator on 01475 638132
 
 
Think Vocation:. If you think God is calling you to be a priest, please get in touch with Fr John Morrison, our Diocesan Vocations Director, tel: 01418892602 or email: [email protected]
 
Justice and Peace. Please see all the latest articles on the work for justice and peace in Scotland. (Bishops’ Conference)
www.justiceandpeacescotland.org.uk.
 
Special Guest Podcast: Remember to catch-up on our podcasts over Christmas. Listen now on the Diocesan website www.rcdop.org.uk/podcast or on all major streaming platforms.
 
Men’s Spiritual Exercises, 31 March – 5 April 2025: A 5-day version of the Ignatian Exercises offered specifically for men (whether lay or ordained), this retreat will be preached by the Benedictine Monks of St Joseph’s Abbey, France. Founded in 1988, this community has retained its charism of a specific apostolate to men and of engaging them through a shortened version of the Ignatian Exercises. One-to-one direction will be offered alongside the talks. Priests are welcome to attend and concelebrate or celebrate their own Mass.
For more information and to book: https://christianheritagecentre.com/events/mens-spiritual-exercises/
 
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration – Christmas Closure
The Oratory reopens at 10.30 am on Monday 6 January. There is a new list sent out to all participants.
 
St John’s, Barrhead Finance 
Parishioners wishing to set up standing orders to complete a standing order form and gift aid declaration, if applicable and return them to the parish priest. These forms can be obtained from the parish website or from the Sacristy.
Thank you. Jackie Brett. Diocesan Finance.
 
The Diocesan Youth Commission invites children in P4-7 to a Retreat Day on Sunday 19th January, from 2-5pm. The theme is The Luminous Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. The day begins and ends in the church hall at Holy Family parish, Port Glasgow. It will include Holy Mass. A light dinner will be provided. Registration is necessary: www.tinyurl.com/dpy-january-retreat.
Email Fr Ryan for more info:
[email protected].
 
Times of Sunday Masses: Sat Vigil 4pm. Sun: 10am, 11.30am, 5pm.
Weekdays: Mon to Saturday 10am. Workers Mass: Each Wednesday at 7.30am
Daily Adoration in Church: 9.00am – 9.55am.
In Oratory: 10.30am-9pm on Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
Daily Rosary: 9.25am.
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions): Monday to Friday 9.30am -9.50am      
Saturday: 10.30 am – 10.50am & 3.15pm – 3.45pm
 
Funerals this month: 
 
7th January:  Janet Connelly 10am Mass
10th January:  Thomas Taylor 10am Mass
13th January:   Janet Keenan 10am Mass
 
Holy Year 2025  Theme: Pilgrims of Hope
Please take home the prayer and information leaflet for the Holy Year 2025, which you can find at the church main entrance.
 
Pre-Christmas Coffee Morning Thanks
With a joint effort from St Mark's parents and the wonderful parishioners of St John's church. We made an outstanding £600 to be split evenly with the school and the parish.
 
Thanks to all who donated raffle prizes and a special thanks again to D Moodie & Co. Funeral Directors for donating our main prize (a tv) Thanks to all our home bakers!!!! Fab cakes and biscuits!!!! Thank you to Annamarie Monaghan Johnston for our entertainment!
 
100 Club Winners for December
1st: £100 N 28 Eliz Corcoran
2nd: £50  N 30 Susan Kinroy
3rd: £30: N 100 John J Reilly
4th: £20: n 132 Marie McCool
5th: £20: n 102 Maureen Davidson
 
Justice & Peace collection Today 5 Jan 2025
 
In 2024 our Justice & Peace collection raised £16,793 with an additional £1,373 from Gift Aid and £1,665 in interest, bringing total income to £19,831. In 2024 our total (draft) expenditure was £34,953 with £10,300 as our Diocesan pro-rata contribution to the National J&P work and £24,653 for the Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency. So, our costs in 2024 were £15,122 (76%) higher than our income.
 
This collection helps fund our Scottish Catholic Justice and Peace Commission, our Marriage Tribunal and our Catholic Parliamentary Office. Our Justice & Peace Commission campaigns against renewal of Trident, for fairness for asylum seekers and refugees and for action against climate change and for the environment. It also networks with parishes and advises our Bishops on social justice, international peace and human rights. Our national Marriage Tribunal processes cases for annulment and supports two staff.  Our Parliamentary Office works with MSPs, MPs and the wider political society to promote the influence of Catholic Social Teaching on our law and supports one officer. Thank you for your kindness in contributing to these important ministries in the Church.