Twenty Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B

6th October 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B:
 
LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS
First Collection GA: £451 NGA £954.13
Monthly Standing Orders: £4,271.50
September Paya Charity Donations £375           
                                         
Day of Prayer and Fasting for peace on Monday 7 October, Our Lady of the Rosary
Pope Francis calls for global day of prayer and fasting amid escalating conflict in Holy Land |Monday 7th October
 
Parish Pastoral Council.  Please take time to nominate a person for parish pastoral council meetings, Please take a nomination slip from the porch at the back of the church and place it in the “post box” at the back of the church or hand it in at the sacristy. Please ask the person whom you are nominating if they are willing to be nominated and then please write down their name and contact number or email address.. Thank you very much. Fr John
 
Parish Helpers. Please let me know what you are good at doing and join us in building up our parish community of St John’s here in Barrhead. I would like to form a new parish social committee. If you were already on one you may wish to offer your name. We need lots of experienced people as well as people with new ideas. Please get in touch if you are interested. Fr John
 
RCIA  The parish programme for initiation of adults into the Catholic Church will begin on Wednesday 16 October at 7pm. If you know of someone who may wish to become a catholic, please get them to contact one of the priests. The catechesis will take the form of a weekly meeting which will last until Easter, when those who are ready will be invited to come forward for baptism at the Easter Vigil. Please pray for those who would like to become a member of our Catholic community of faith and love. 
 
The Scottish Parliament are considering whether certain people should have the right to state assisted dying/suicide in ending their own life. Professor Leonie Herx,  Queen’s University in Ontario has experience of state assisted dying in practice. She said, “Administering death is cheaper and easier than providing care, and it will quickly become the solution for any forms of human suffering, as we have seen in Canada.”                                      
If you are concerned about what may happen in Scotland, come and speak to us.
 
Children’s rosary group. Our next meeting is Friday 11 October at 6pm.
 
Sacred Heart Companions Prayer Group will meet on Tuesday 8 October in the Tea Room from 1pm – 2pm
 
Glasgow Torchlight Procession to mark 57th Anniversary of the Abortion Act
Please join the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children in Glasgow on Thursday 24 October for the annual torchlight procession to commemorate 57 years since the passing of the 1967 Abortion Act, which has led to the loss of more than 10 million lives here in the UK. This is a solemn and prayerful event to pray for an end to abortion.
Thursday 24 October - Glasgow
6:30 pm – Rosary in George Square
7:00 pm – Begin procession to St. Andrew’s Cathedral
7:30 pm – Mass in St. Andrew’s
 
Cathedral Catholic Mothers: exists to connect, inspire, and equip women in the vocation of motherhood. Our group runs every Tuesday mornings in the Church hall after 10am Mass-12.00pm. Meet ups are very relaxed, where mums or grandmothers can bring their children along to play while the mothers and grandmothers gather round the table with a cuppa, have a catch up and chat. The topics are usually connected to that week's circulated podcast episode, book extract, Saint or Feast days. For more information please contact: Rachel Callaghan (Core Team Member) 07508835310 Or e-mail: [email protected]
Annual Safeguarding Announcement: This year’s annual safeguarding announcement will be read out at all masses this Sunday 6 October to coincide with the Feast of the Guardian Angels.    Safeguarding: Please be advised that any church or group volunteer who falls into the latter category (i.e. has never completed Part 2 training) requires to attend the Induction Training by the end of November 2024, otherwise their volunteer status will be removed.  This has become necessary to ensure all volunteers are appropriately trained to the same level and to allow for forward planning for new volunteer training. Please see below for training dates and venues. Thank you.                                                                                                                                                                              Tuesday 22 October 2024, 7pm        St Mary’s Greenock                                                                                                                                        Tuesday 12 November 2024, 7pm   St Mirin’s Paisley                                                                                                                                      Saturday 23 November 2024, 10.30am-12pm   St John’s Barrhead
Piety Stall   The stall has now returned to the back of the church behind the railings.  There is a limited amount of stock but if there are any suggestions for items you think we should be stocking, or you are looking for something that we don’t have then please speak to one of the volunteers when at mass.  On that note we are looking for some volunteers to cover the 11.30 mass on a Sunday on a rota basis.  If you are interested then please contact Pauline Friel on 07890893914 or Alison Cassidy 07954693485.  As in previous years we will soon be taking orders for Christmas Cards.
Extra-ordinary Ministers and Ministers of the Word. An email has been sent to both groups, regarding improving communication. Please respond and state whether you wish to be included or not in the group.  Thanks Mary H.
Coming Soon: Friday Night Quiz Fundraiser on 11 October, 6.45pm. Tickets: £2 Adult, £1 Child  Great night out as always, BYOB. All funds go towards the Church Restoration Project

Michael Williams age 9 St Marks primary Will be taking part in a sponsored walk this October for Mary's meals. 
Last year he completed 11k and the year before 10k. This year he will be taking on 12k. Please support him by the link https://www.marysmeals.org.uk/fundraising#/detail/701P500000HgZKJIA3
Or by using the QR code attached 


 
We pray for those who have died recently: George Gallagher, Marie Quinn, Annemarie Payne, John Joseph Graham, Jessie Walls, Anne Rendall
and for those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Sarah Agnes Brady, John Kelly, Catherine Garry, Margaret Stewart, Margaret Darcy, Mary Finnigan, Anthony Quinn, Thomas Armstrong
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]

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.

Nicene 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    For us    For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, (At the words that follow up to and including and “became man”, all bow.) 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.

Prayer    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.

Annual Safeguarding Statement.

DIOCESE OF PAISLEY SAFEGUARDING OFFICE Diocesan Office
Cathedral Precincts
Incle Street
Paisley PA1 1HRM

Annual Safeguarding statement from Bishop John: October 2024

My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we celebrate the Feast of the Guardian Angels, I want to update you on the steps we have taken within the last year to grow and strengthen our Safeguarding approach across our Diocese. As always, the main goal in all our efforts is to continually promote a ‘culture of care’, where everyone works together to create safe church environments and provide a place of shelter where survivors can find help, support and compassion for their needs. Since our last annual announcement our Diocese has participated in the selfevaluation process overseen by the Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (SCSSA), which has allowed us to reflect and learn from our own practice in 2023/24 and plan for improvement in the forthcoming year. This cyclical approach challenges us to constantly look at ourselves through a critical lens and review our action plan so that we can build consistency into practice and work to improve safety and protection in our church. Whilst our focus will always be on continuous improvement the analysis of our results shows clear progress from last year, where we have been proactive in protection and encountered no direct safeguarding allegations. We have also added resilience to our training team through the recruitment of two additional trainers and maintained a full complement of Parish Safeguarding Coordinators, who are so central to our efforts in their role. Our Safeguarding training team, have delivered induction training to 201 volunteers so far in 2023/24 with more to follow in the coming months. Over the next year we will use the results from the self-evaluation to drive safeguarding activity at both Diocesan and Parish level, with particular emphasis 2 on improving local governance, prevention and our ongoing approach to meeting the needs of survivors and accompanying them in their journey. I am hugely grateful to all our clergy, parish safeguarding co-ordinators and the Diocesan safeguarding team for the crucial work they undertake to make sure our parishes are as safe as humanly possible. Working together like this is one of our key strengths and one which is valued greatly by me as Bishop. On 16 November 2024, members of the safeguarding community from across Scotland will be meeting at Strathclyde University for our Annual Safeguarding Conference. The conference presents an opportunity for everyone in the safeguarding community to meet up and discuss common themes, ambitions and developments within our Catholic communities. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Preventing abuse in faith organisations’, where we will focus on the key areas of safe people, safe places and safe activities. This will also mirror much of the work we have under development in our own Diocese. As always, the contact details for our Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (Gerry McBride) are available, along with your Parish Safeguarding Co-ordinators, on posters in each church and also via the Diocesan website. They are there to help and will always respond sensitively to anyone wishing to raise a safeguarding concern. Links to our action plan and the independent Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency website are also available from this location along with the current version of ‘In Gods Image’ manual which fully outlines our policy, procedures and standards for safeguarding. Thank you for listening today and for keeping all our parish safeguarding coordinators, volunteers, priests, deacons and religious in your prayers. We also thank everyone who volunteers their time, expertise and skills to build up our parish communities. Please also continue to keep in your prayers anyone who has been affected by abuse. We pray for a generosity of spirit to ensure the vulnerable are protected and for a compassionate heart so that we can reach out to those who have been wounded by such terrible acts. With assurance of my closeness, prayers and blessings,

​Bishop John