Fifth Sunday of Lent

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Fifth Sunday of Lent 17th of  March 24
 
COLLECTIONS
First Collection GA: £456.10 NGA: £ 8881.35                                Monthly Standing Orders: £5,194.
Building Fund GA: £80.00                                                                   Monthly Paya Charity Donations £740.00                            
Papal & Episcopal & Sciaf Collection £1021.04                               St Anthony’s Box: £84.53                         
 
Stations of the Cross: Stations of the Cross today Sunday  at 2pm.
 
Funerals this week:  James Coffield on Tues 19th (10am Mass).  Nadine Schelpe on Wed 20th (11am at Hurlet Crematorium only). Margaret Flynn on Fri 22nd (10.am Mass).
 
Cluster Confessions in St Joseph’s Clarkston: All the Priests in the Cluster will be available this Tuesday from 7pm.
Cathedral Confessions: Come home for Easter! On Thu 21st March, priests will be available to hear confessions from 8.30am until 7.30pm in St Mirin’s Cathedral. Masses will be celebrated at 8am, 10am and 1pm, during which Confessions will not be heard. 
Make your donation go further with Gift Aid: If you are a UK taxpayer, the initiative increases the value of your charitable donation by 25%, meaning every £1 you donate, 25p gets added to the donation at no extra cost to you. As a donor, you will need to complete a Gift Aid Declaration (GAD). New Envelopes for New Tax Year beginning 7th April now ready to collect from Sacristy for those who by pay weekly envelope and for those who pay monthly donations by standing order, envelopes available for the 12 Monthly Building Fund and Diocesan Second Collection.
 
40 Days for Life Vigil: On Palm Sunday, March 24th our 40 Days for Life Vigil outside of the grounds of the QEUH in the Hardgate Rd draws to a peaceful close with a traditional silent candle lit hour. Please consider coming along to stand in silence for one hour to witness to the sanctity of human life from conception until death. Please arrive by 6.30pm to collect your candle and lantern holder which will be provided. Stewards will be wearing hi viz vests. Hardgate Rd Car Park opens until 9.30pm price £5. No parking on the Hardgate Rd. 
 
Legion of Mary Acies: Will be held in the Holy Family Church, Port Glasgow on Sat 23rd Mar. A bus will leave at 12.50pm from the Church Car Park and any auxiliaries are invited to renew their promise to Our Lady.  List for bus in the porch.
 
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. We have two Parishoner’s going on the Young Adults Pilgrimage.
Young Adults: The ‘Christ in the Covenants’ series continues with a talk from Fr Malcom Hutchison, who will explore the ministry of John the Baptist, on 10th Apr. Aged 18-35? Come along to learn more about the Faith and to meet other young Catholics. The talk begins at 7pm in the Diocesan office. It will end with Adoration and Benediction, followed by an opportunity to socialise in a local bar. Email Fr Ryan ([email protected]) for more info, and to be added to the WhatsApp group. 
 
100 Club Members: Some people have been enquiring about joining the 100 Club. Please call Karen Mc Phee on 07923 564434 on details on how to join.
 
100 Club Winners for February: 1st Mary Quinn No 104, 2nd MM Davidson No78, 3rd R&S Young No 58, 4TH Therese Gallagher N0 75, 5th Susan Kinroy No 30. Winnings can be collected from the Sacristy.
 
We pray for those who have died recently: James Coffield, Margaret Flynn and Nadine Schelpe,  and for the Anniversaries of John Brady, Winnie Devlin, Francis MacSorley, James MacSorley, Mary MacSorley, Dominic + Ellen McCue, Edward McGorrian, Gerard + Marie McGuire, John + Mary McMullen, Eddie Monaghan, Jack Morton, Joe + Eliza Quigley, Robert Turner, Margaret Wallis, Canon Thomas Hearty, Fr. James Donnelly, Rt. Rev. James Black.
 
 
 
 
 
Rev Joseph G Balmer: Parish Priest
Rev Joseph J McGill:   Curate
Email: [email protected]                      Tel- 0141 881 0769
Website: www.stjohns-barrhead.org

Mary Hallan:   Safeguarding Co-Ordinator: [email protected]

Mary Murray: Safeguarding Co-Ordinator: [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
 

Confiteor: I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned,  in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

Gloria: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Creed: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.

The mystery of faith.
We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.

Or: When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.

Or: Save us, Saviour of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free.
 
Prayer to St Michael, the Archangel:
St Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who wander through the world, seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
 
Guardian Angel Prayer
Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here, ever this day be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.
 
Alternative Guardian Angel Prayer
O my good Angel, whom God, hath appointed to be my guardian, enlighten and protect me, direct and govern me this day. Amen.

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