First Sunday in Lent, Year C

St John the Evangelist Parish
Aurs Rd., Barrhead G78 2RW
 
1st Sunday of Lent Year C
 9 March  2025  
 
Rev Monsignor John Canon Tormey: Parish Priest
Rev Fr Joseph J McGill:   Assistant Priest
Rev Denis Murphy:  Deacon
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: £451.65  NGA £1098.69
Building Fund: GA £948.10 NGA £561.13
Monthly Standing Orders: £4,271.50
 
Response to Psalm:
“Be with me, O Lord, in my distress”
The Season of Lent
 
Weekday Masses During Lent 10am each day
And Wednesdays 7.30am and Thursdays 7pm
St Luke’s HS Fridays 8.20am
Stations of the Cross:
After Masses on Wednesday (10.30am), Thursday (7pm) and Friday (10.30am)
Brief Stations of the Cross for Infants after Tuesday Morning Mass: (10.30am)(Catholic Mothers Group)
 
Children’s Rosary This Friday 14 March 6pm
 
Quiz Night The next Parish quiz takes place in the hall on 14th March at 6.45pm.  It’s a great night and all money raised goes towards the restoration fund.  £2 per adult, £1 for kids.  BYOB/snacks and a prize for the raffle. For our March theme each quizzer wearing green will score a point towards their teams total.  It’s all to play for!’
 
First Confessions
The children of St Mark’s PS and St John’s PS were very well prepared by their teachers and families. We look forward to their First Holy Communion Day. Please keep them in your prayers and our your people who are preparing for Confirmation on May 1st in the Cathedral in Paisley.
Gift Aid Box and Second Collection Envelope.
For the new tax year, please collect, your Gift Aid Box or Second Collection Envelopes (in White Long Envelope) at the back of the church.  Your names are in alphabetical order. Please check your name on the box or envelope as your number may not be the same as last year’s envelope number.
 
Standing Orders
We are encouraging parishioners to take out a standing order for the first collections, rather than using cash. If you feel you can do this, it will make our money counters very happy, as they will have less work to do. Forms available in church porch.
If you already use SO you might consider if you are able to increase your donation to help with the restoration of the parish church.
 
You can take out a standing order whether you Gift Aid or not. Some banks have their own SO Forms, e.g. Virgin Banks. Please check.
 
If you pay tax you can Gift Aid your contributions to the parish at no extra expense, but it gives 25p extra to the church.  If you do pay tax and have not already signed a Gift Aid form, please think of signing a Gift Aid Form today. It is like money for old rope, as the saying goes!
 
 
Aid to the Church in Need: Scottish Conference 'Courage to be Catholic'
Please try and support with your attendance this important conference.
Saturday 29th March, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 9:30am - 4:00pm
Hear from inspiring speakers, meet representatives of Catholic organisations from around Scotland, and help build Catholic community. Scan the QR code below or go to https://www.trybooking.com/uk/EHSR to register
 

We pray for those who have died recently:            
Robert Higgins, May Phillips, Maurice Smyth, James Baillie, Maureen Kenny,
 
We pray for the anniversaries of Angu Fernandes, David Monteiro, Grace Glenroy, Elizabeth Logue, June Docherty, Maria Herbert, John Nolan, Frank Monaghan, James MacSorley, Mary MacSorley, Marie McGuire, Gerard McGuire, Stephen Hickey, Teresa Leckie, Maurice Docherty, Margaret Flynn, Peter Flynn,
and the sixth month mind of Michael Welsh.

Funerals
May Phillips: Monday 10th March  10am with Vigil on Sunday 9th March at 6.30pm
 
Centenary of St. Patrick’s, Greenock, St. Patrick’s will celebrate its centenary 1924-2024  with a Mass in St. Patrick’s Church on Sunday 16th. March at 6.00pm. Bishop John will preside at this Mass which will be followed by an informal buffet.
 
Sacred Heart Companions Prayer Group
Meets Tuesday 11 March in Tea Room: 1-2 pm
 
Lourdes Hospitalité: Booking is now open for the Diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes, 28th June-3rd July 2025. please contact Anne Louise pilgrimage co-ordinator on 01475 638132
 
Catholic Mothers Play and Pray Group 
Tues 10.30am in Parish Hall, All children and mothers welcome Contact Rachel Callaghan for more details 07508835310
[email protected] 
 
New Sunday Missal in Stall
Copies of the new Sunday Missal
Red cover: £19.95 White cover: £22.95
Jubilee Year Items also available in stall.
 
Beginning Experience for anyone suffering bereavement, separation or divorce.  4-6th April at Conforti Centre Coatbridge. Book to attend on 07926 571 004 or [email protected]
 
Jubilee Year Indulgence and St Mirin’s Cathedral.
As groups, or as individuals, we can receive the Holy Year indulgence by going to confession and Mass, or devoutly visiting the Cathedral for a period of time for Eucharistic adoration and meditation, concluding with the Our Father, Profession of Faith, and invocations to the Blessed Virgin Mary (for example, Hail Mary; Hail, Holy Queen; Memorare).  The indulgence may be obtained each day and may be applied in suffrage for the souls in purgatory.
 
GRIEF TO GRACE – A Healing Retreat for Victims of Abuse – 29th April to 4th May 2025 – Perth: Grief to Grace is a specialised 5-day programme of spiritual and psychological healing for anyone who has suffered from sexual, physical, or emotional abuse or neglect in childhood, adolescence or adulthood, including those abused by a religious / member of the clergy.  If you are interested in this confidential healing retreat, please contact: Grief to Grace (Scotland) at [email protected]
 
 
Parish Fundraising Meeting.
in the Parish Hall at 11am.
 
Proposal for Summer Fete Saturday 7 June 2025
There is a fundraising meeting next Saturday in the parish hall at 11am. Please come alone and help us plan our Summer Fete. We would like different parish groups and individuals to take charge of a stall each, and someone to run raffle tickets. It will be a great family day for the parish and we look forward to everyone getting involved in some way, even just to help set up and put away tables.
Donations are welcome of toys, jewellery, plants, home baking, arts and crafts, bottles and gifts for the wheel of fortune and the tombola. We will also have a bouncy castle, beat the goalie and other games for all the family.
 
SSVP Scotland Vacancies: Society of St Vincent De Paul Scotland are recruiting for two new posts based in the National Office in Glasgow: National Youth Co-ordinator, and Finance and Administration Manager. More details are available on the website www.ssvpscotland.com and on the SSVP Scotland Facebook page
 
Lent Pro-Life Stations of the Cross: Pray the Stations of the Cross every Monday in Lent: 7.45pm, on Zoom. We will be praying for the unborn, their mothers and all pro-life intentions. Includes brief reflection from a member of the clergy each week.  Starts 10 March.  Register here:  https://bit.ly/stations25
 
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