Fifth Sunday of Year B

    Fifth Sunday of Year B:           4th February 24
                                                                               
COLLECTIONS
First Collection GA: £497.00  NGA: £ 920.82                                    Monthly Standing Orders: £5,194.
Sick & Retired Priests GA: £132.00                                                     St Anthony’s Box: £44.84                         
Building Fund GA: £25.00                                                                     
 
Second Collection this Weekend: Monthly Building Fund.
 
Second Collection Next weekend: This collection, on the Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes, will help fund the great work that SPRED do for our parishioners with special needs, helping them understand and celebrate their faith. Thank you, in anticipation, for your financial support. 
Young Adults Aged 18-35?  Fr Ryan Black, who will explore God’s covenant with David. Come along to learn more about the Faith and to meet other young Catholics. The talk begins at 7pm in the Diocesan office on Wednesday 7th February. It will end with Adoration and Benediction, followed by an opportunity to socialise in a local bar. Email Fr Ryan ([email protected]) or Fr Joe McGill ([email protected]) for more info, and to be added to the WhatsApp group.  
 
P4-P7 Diocesan Lenten Retreat Day: This takes place on Sunday 18th February, from 2pm- 5.30pm, in St Mary’s, Paisley. It will start in the church hall. The retreat day will include activities, Mass and the chance to meet new friends. All participants must bring a signed consent form, which can be obtained from your parish or primary school, or by contacting Fr John Morrison at [email protected] or on 0141 889 5056. The forms will soon be available on the diocesan website.
 
Young Adults’ Pilgrimage: The Diocesan Young Adults office hopes to arrange a pilgrimage to Poland from 5-12 August 2024 for those aged 18-35 years old. We will stay in Krakow with visits to the St John Paul II Centre, Divine Mercy Sanctuary, Salt Mine Museum, Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and the Częstochowa Sanctuary. Flights from/to Edinburgh. Estimated cost: £600-800pp. To book, please attend a meeting on Sun 25th Feb at 4pm in the diocesan offices. For more info, contact Fr Ryan Black ([email protected]) or Fr Joe McGill ([email protected]). 
 
Diocesan Choir- New Members:  We will start rehearsals for the Chrism Mass in a few weeks, and are looking for new members to join us as we learn new repertoire. We rehearse on Thursday evenings from 6.30- 8pm in the Diocesan offices. There will be an initial workshop for all new members that wish to join on the 8th of February,  If you are interested in joining, please contact Michael Hepburn, our Diocesan Director of Music, at [email protected] 
 
40 Days for Life: Ash Wednesday 14th February 2024 until Palm Sunday 24th March 2024. What are you going to do for Lent? Please consider joining our 40 Days for Life Peaceful Prayer and Fasting Vigil outside of the grounds of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Govan Glasgow. Our Vigil takes place from 8am until 8pm each day from Ash Wednesday 14thFebruary 2024 until 8pm on Palm Sunday evening. According to WORLDOMETER / ABORTION 44.6 MILLION babies were aborted globally in 2023. For information email:  Ogilvie1615@ outlook.com
Theology Thursdays: Each seminar has a particular theological focus, lasts for one hour and is taught by an expert in the field at the University of Glasgow. To register, click here: https://rcdop.org.uk/news/theology-thursdays.
 
Christian in Scotland Today Survey: Logos Scotland has launched an online national survey on the experience of being a Christian in Scotland today and your experience of Christian faith in public life. It takes a few minutes to complete. Your answers will be confidential. To take the survey, visit https://www.rcdop.org.uk/news/christian-in-scotland-today-survey
 
We pray for those who have died recently: Mary Elizabeth Boland, Mary Burns, Joseph Callaghan, Seamus Docherty, Audrey Fitzgerald, Jean Mc Shane, Francis O’Donnell, and for the Anniversaries of John Brady Snr, John Brady Jnr, Leonard Bradley, Mary Buchanan, Betty Donegan, Paul Goodwin, Jenny Hughes Hannigan, Moira Henry, George Logue, Helen Mc Carthy, Annie & John Mc Gowan, Marta Stirling, Canon Henry Mooney, Canon Thomas Jamieson.
 
 
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 one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

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 Divine Power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen