Second Sunday of Lent

Collection	St John's	St Thomas
First	GA £491.70, NGA £638.69	GA £40.00, NGA £188.10
Monthly Standing Orders	£3,818.00	£2,990.00
Monthly Building Fund	GA £201.36, NGA £174.78	GA £240.00, NGA £86.99
St Anthony's Box	£62.79	£37.02
SPRED	GA £9.00	N/A
Sick & Retired Priests	£4.00	N/A

Annual SPUC White Flower Collection
This will be next weekend 19/20th March at all Masses in St John's/St Thomas.
 
Ukraine Donations Appeal
Specific donations of Baby Formula, Nappies, Power Banks (battery chargers), torches, warm blankets/bedding, in good condition are required. The appeal concludes today (13th March). You can leave the donations at Our Lady’s Statue in St John's and St Thomas' Porch. SCIAF are accepting monies, which you are asked to give directly to them at www.sciaf.org.uk  or by cheque to SCIAF, 7 West Nile Street, Glasgow G1 2PR. 
 
Legion of Mary Annual Acies
This will take place here in St John's next Sunday 20th March at 2pm. It is the renewal and public expressing of our Consecration to Our Lady: “I am all yours my Queen and my Mother and all I have is yours”.
 
Parish Young Adult Group (18-30)
Calling all young adults of St John’s & St Thomas’! We are restarting our regular formation/social evenings; you are warmly invited to gather with Fr Jonathan on MONDAY 21st MARCH @ 7 PM in St John’s parish house to help plan a series of events in the coming months. Pizza will be provided!
 
St Thomas SSVP
The SSVP are here to help anyone in need. If you or someone you know, needs any material assistance, then please let us know by contacting a member of the Society, Fr Joe/Fr Jonathan.  All contact will be in confidence. The SSVP have Rosary on Mondays in church at 7:30pm prior to their meeting. All welcome to join them.
                                                                             
St Anthony’s Box Feb
St John's £243.79 & St Thomas £309.42. Monies sent to Mary’s Meals.
 
Lenten Station Masses
Bishop John will celebrate our cluster Mass here in St John's on Thursday 24th March at 7pm.
 
Stations of the Cross
On Fridays after the 10am in both Parishes and on Sunday 13th & 20th March in St Thomas at 3pm and in St John's on Sunday 27th March, 3rd, 10th April at 3pm.
 
St John's Additional Confessions during Lent
Each morning (Mon-Fri) from 9:15am to 9:45am, beginning this Monday 14th March in the Oratory.

Thursdays of Lent
Additional Mass at 7:30am (in St John's only)
 
Marriages in 2022
Please get in touch with Fr Joe to confirm marriage & arrange to complete Pre-Nuptial Enquiry Forms as soon as possible.
 
Young Adults (18-30) 30th March
Fr Patten will speak on the Sacrament of Confession from 7pm in St Mirin's Cathedral. Holy Mass at 6pm and followed by Adoration and Benediction. Connect with us on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).
 
100 Club Winners
Feb: L. Meechan No 122, W. Hood No18.
These are still to be collected along with Dec: P & S Brady No 148.
 
Synod of Bishops Rome '23
Paper copies for questionnaire now available. You can complete this and hand it in or online via Facebook, QR code or https://forms.office.com/r/yMuMrM64Vh. For more details on Synod see https://rcdop.org.uk/synod-2021-2023
 
We pray for those who have died recently
Jim Canning, Shaun Carlin, Jimmy Coyle, John Doherty, Charlie McGeever, and Edward Stewart;
and the 4th Months' mind of
James Fleming;
and the Anniversaries of
Morag Cassells, Anju Fernandes, Greta & Jack Hickey, Stephen Hickey, Jane Jardine, Teresa Leckie, Margaret Mullews, Elizabeth & Thomas Murphy, Edward McAllister, David & Robert McCarthy, Eddie Mc Lafferty, Jim Ross, Fred Seils, and Margaret Wallis.